Vast archives at JFK Library help bring 'Hemingway' to life The project was made with the help of an extensive Hemingway collection housed at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum and Library. Credit: AP In this 1939 file photo, American novelist and short-story writer Ernest Hemingway is shown at his typewriter as he works at Sun Valley lodge, Idaho. (AP Photo/File) Author: Associated Press Updated: 8:19 AM EDT April 4, 2021 A new Ken Burns documentary on Ernest Hemingway — powered by vast but little-known archives kept at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston — is shedding new light on the acclaimed novelist.