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By Judy Sweets, Susan Alig, Sally Campbell, Amy Natale, Nathasha Alvarez
Collection Overview
Title: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011
Predominant Dates:1960-1996
ID: 03/012
Extent: 294.0 Boxes
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Archive of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics houses approximately 25,000 photographs relating to the personal life and political career of Robert J. Dole. The photographs range in size from wallet-size to oversize and include both color and black and white. The photo collection spans the dates circa 1900-2011 and contains images relating to Robert J. Dole's childhood and youth, living family members and ancestors, military service, legal career as Russell Kansas County Attorney, four campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives, the eight years spent as congressman from Kansas' 6th and later 1st Congressional Districts (1961-1968), his subsequent 28 year Senate career (1968-1996), and the post-Senate years. Other individuals who appear in the photographs include American presidents and foreign heads of state, senators, legislators and dignitaries, as well as constituents and staffers. While the majority of the images in the photograph collection were donated by Senator Dole, several important smaller groups of personal photos were donated by his sisters, Norma Jean (Dole) Steele and Gloria (Dole) Nelson and friends of the Dole family. In addition to photographic prints, collections include negatives, slides, and digital images of Institute events which Dole attended.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections
Processing Information:
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Dole Family, circa 1900-2003],
[Series 2: Pre-Congressional, 1940-1957],
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Series 3: House of Representatives, 1960-1968],
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Series 4: Senate, 1969-1996],
[
Series 5: Campaigns, 1976-1996],
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Series 6: Dole Foundation for Employment of Persons with Disabilities, 1984 -1996],
[
Series 7: Post-Political Career, 1996-Present],
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All]
- Series 2: Pre-Congressional, 1940-1957
- Sub-Series 1: Military Service
- Box 5
- Folder 1: 10th Mountain Division reprints, 1940s (5 images)
- Item 1: Bob Dole in Co. I., 85th Infantry, 3rd Battalion, 1945. Black and white, landscape, Dole, Robert J., 1923-; Dole on far left, kneeling, holding rifle, light coat, no helmet, photo features the battalion posing together in front of a hill.
- Folder 2: Camp Hale, Colorado (1 images)
- Item 1: Aerial view of Camp Hale. Aerial view of Camp Hale in Colorado; Was a U.S. Army training facility for 10th Mountain Division.
- Folder 3: Castle d'Aiano Families and Soldiers 5-8 Apr 1945 (1 images)
- Item 1: Castel d'Aiano in 1945. Upper left to right: Capponi, Ebe; Righetti Capponi, Luciana [Paola's mother]; Poggi, Ernestina [mother of Luciana]; Lower left to right: Manchester, Sgt. Robert W.; Schimke, T/Sgt. Arthur O.; Benassi, Clelia; Arabia, PFC Anthony; Small boy: Righetti, Tony; Righetti, Paola; Monzoni Palmieri, Maria; Barr, Lt. Robert S. [1st Platoon Leader, 87th Mtn. Inf. killed in action - Mt. Croce April 15, 1945].
- Folder 4: Dole as second lieutenant, 1944 (1 images)
- Item 1: Dole in officer's uniform, standing. Black and white, portrait, Dole, Robert J., 1923-; Bob Dole standing in front of house and bush in his dress uniform with his hands behind his back, or at ease position.
- Folder 5: Dole in Enlisted Man's Cap- portrait, 1943 (3 images)
- Folder 6: Dole in helmet, c. 1942 (3 images)
- Item 1: Bob Dole in M-1 Steel Helmet. Black and white, portrait, Dole, Robert J., 1923-; Bob Dole in M-1 Steel Helmet.
- Folder 7: Dole Standing next to Artillery (4 images)
- Item 1: Bob Dole before war injury. Black and white, portrait, Dole, Robert J., 1923-; Dole standing in front of artillery without shirt. Inscriptions: Dole-1943 before injury- 192 lbs.
- Item 2: Dole before injury- 192 pounds. Inscriptions: Front: Dole- 1943 before injury Weight- 192 lbs.
- Folder 8: Dole, Robert in military uniform with friend, Bub Dawson, ca 1944 (1 images)
- Item 1: Bob Dole with friend, "Bub" Dawson. Black and white, snapshot, Dole, Robert J., 1923-; Dawson, "Bub"; Dole and childhood friend kneeling together in dress uniforms with a car and house in the background.
- Folder 9: Dole, Robert J. 1923- Portrait in Officer's cap (3 poses), 1943 (2 images)
- Folder 10: Portraits of Dole in uniform without a cap in two poses, [1944?] (4 images)
- Item 1: Bob Dole in Uniform. Color, portrait, Dole, Robert J., 1923-; Dole is wearing his brown dress uniform, sleeve has a red, white and blue patch that reads "75." He is wearing a gold ring with a stone on his left ring finger and seated in front a blue-green curtain.
- Folder 32: Bob Dole and Fellow Army Trainees at the Empire State Building (1 image), 1943
- Item 1: Bob Dole and Fellow Army Trainees at the Empire State Building, 1943
- Box 145
- Folder 2: World War II Photographs
- Item 1: Young Dole in Uniform
- Item 2: Winston Churchill walking (only year is known, the day is incorrect)
- Sub-Series 2: Recovery
- Box 5
- Folder 11: Curtis, Jack (1 images)
- Item 1: Daniel Inouye as a soldier. 4/20/1991. Black and White photo showing Daniel Inouye at far left at Percy Jones hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan. Photo from Jack Curtis, pictured at front right. Notes: Photo published in Bob Dole- One Soldier's Story.
- Folder 12: Dole standing with father in Russell, KS, 1947 (1 images)
- Folder 13: Dole with hand in brace, [1945?] (1 images)
- Folder 14: Recovery- Dole in hospital bed, Winter General Hospital, Topeka, KS, 1945 (1 images)
- Item 1: Bob Dole recovering at Winter General [Veterans] Hospital. Black and white, landscape, Dole, Robert J., 1923-; Dole in bed with chains for recovery, Dole after losing 70 lbs. -- Inscriptions: 1945, Winter General Hospital; Topeka, KS; weight 122 lbs.
- Folder 15: Recovery- Dole in white T-shirt (in Percy Jones Hospital), c. 1947-1948 (6 images)
- Item 23: Bob Dole recovering at Percy Jones [Veterans] Hospital, Battle Creek, MI, 1947
- Black and White, portrait, Dole, Robert J., 1923-; close-up photo of Bob Dole smiling in bed wearing a white T-shirt, Notes: (same as AutoNumber 7)
- Acquisition Information: Source: Robert J. Dole
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Physical Description: Photograph. Film Photo. B&W. 5 x 7. Portrait.
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Related Material: dip.bio_2_23.tif
- Folder 16: Recovery- Dole standing with mother, Russell, KS, c. 1947 ( images)
- Item 1: Bob Dole standing with Mother, Bina Dole, Russell,, Kansas. Bob Dole standing in front of the Dole home with his mother, Bina Dole. Dole was recovering from war injuries.
- Folder 17: Recovery- Dole standing with sisters, 1947 (1 images)
- Folder 18: Recovery- Dole with pulleys (2 poses), 1947 (5 images)
- Item 1: Bob Dole exercising at his parents' home, 1947
- Black and White, Dole, Robert J., 1923-; Dole is outside in shorts pulling weights at his home in Russell, Kansas, Notes: Rebuilding strength in arms after WW II injuries
- Acquisition Information: Source: Robert J. Dole
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Physical Description: Photograph. Film Photo. B&W. 8 x 10. Landscape.
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Related Material: dip.bio_2_159.tif
- Folder 19: Recovery- with dogs on chaise, 1940s (1 images)
- Box 145
- Folder 3: Print of Cigar Box
- Item 1: Picture of Santa Fe cigar box with Home State Bank deposits
- Sub-Series 3: Russell, Kansas County Attorney
- Box 5
- Folder 20: 1957 Young Republicans, 2 Nov 1957 (1 images)
- Folder 21: Dole Portraits, head shots (2 views), 1950s (1 images)
- Folder 22: Dole- Swearing-in Ceremony [and others], [1950s] (1 images)
- Folder 23: Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 1950's Photographs (3 images)
- Item 1: Eisenhower Inauguration. Notes: 4 U.S. presidents -- Inscriptions: Back: Eisenhower Inaugural (Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower & Nixon).
- Item 2: Portrait of Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower. Inscriptions: Taken sometime during Truman Administration (Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower).
- Folder 24: Kansas County Attorneys (Circa 1955?) (1 images)
- Item 1: Bob Dole, Russell County Attorney.
- Folder 25: Percy Jones Reunion, 1952 (5 images)
- Folder 26: Russell County Attorney Robert J. Dole with Secretary Wilma Tittle, c. 1955 (2 images)
- Item 1: Bob Dole, County Attorney of Russell, KS dictating to secretary, 1955. 8/29/1955. Black and white, landscape, Dole, Robert J., 1923-; Tittle, Wilma; Bob Dole is at his desk and Wilma Tittle is seated on the opposite side taking notes; Inscriptions: Bob Dole and Secry. in Courthouse office (county attorney). Aug 29, 1955, secretary was [Wilma] Tittle.
- Folder 27: Russell County Attorney swearing in, 1955 (1 images)
- Item 1: Bob Dole sworn in as [Russell] county attorney, 1955-01-10
- Black and White, 8 x 10", landscape, Galyart, Mitt; Graft, Christy; Dole, Robert J., 1923-; Hartman, Fred; Ruppenthal, Jacob Christian; Dole and others are standing and taking the oath of office, Inscriptions: Russell County officers take oath of office 10 Jan 1955 Judge J.C. Ruppenthal, Bob second from right back row
- Acquisition Information: Source: Robert J. Dole
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Physical Description: Photograph. Film Photo. B&W. 8 x 10. Landscape.
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Related Material:
- Folder 28: Russell County Attorney swearing in, 1957 (1 images)
- Folder 29: Russell County Peace Officers, 1956 (2 images)
- Item 1: Russell, Kansas peace officers sworn into office by Judge Ruppenthal. 1/14/1957. Black and White, landscape, Dole, Robert J., 1923-; Ruppenthal, Jacob Christian; Ruppenthal is swearing in Dole and others, everyone is standing and taking the oath, Inscriptions: County officers take oath of office; Courthouse, noon Jan 14, 1957; Judge J.C. Ruppenthal at left.
- Folder 30: Russell High School Class of '41, Reunion, 29 Dec 1956 (2 images)
- Folder 31: Schoeppel, Andrew Frank, 1894-1962; 1958 (1 images)
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Dole Family, circa 1900-2003],
[Series 2: Pre-Congressional, 1940-1957],
[
Series 3: House of Representatives, 1960-1968],
[
Series 4: Senate, 1969-1996],
[
Series 5: Campaigns, 1976-1996],
[
Series 6: Dole Foundation for Employment of Persons with Disabilities, 1984 -1996],
[
Series 7: Post-Political Career, 1996-Present],
[
All]