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Register of the Hugh F. O'Neil Papers,

Table of Contents

Collection Overview

Collection Inventory+/-

Biographical Note/Historical Note

Content Description

Collection Use

Administrative Information

Collection Overview +/-

Title: Hugh F. O'Neil Papers
Dates: 1944-1970 (inclusive)
Collection Number: Mss B 78
Summary: Writer and political activist. Miscellaneous materials relating to political activity, and Knights of Columbus scrapbooks.
Repository: Utah State Historical Society

Collection Inventory +/-

Box Folder Contents
box , folder : Political papers
box 1, folder 1 : Correspondence, 1944-1948
box 1, folder 2 : Election material, 1948
box 1, folder 3 : Newspapers clippings, 1948
box 1, folder 4 : Correspondence, 1950s
box 1, folder 5 : Campaigns, 1950s
box 1, folder 6 : Newspaper clippings 1950s
box 1, folder 7 : Robert A. Taft presidential bid, 1952
box 1, folder 8 : Correspondence, 1960s
box 1, folder 9 : Campaigns, 1960s
box 1, folder 10 : Newspaper clippings, 1960s
box 1, folder 11 : Campaign material, undated
box 1, folder 12 : Diary of J. Bracken Lee campaigns, 1958-1964
box 1, folder 13 : J. Bracken Lee senatorial campaign, 1962
box , folder : Historical writings and records
box 2, folder 1 : WPA research and writings
box 2, folder 2 : History of newspapers in Ogden
box 2, folder 3 : Miscellaneous Weber County history
box 2, folder 4 : Scrapbook of O'Neil newspaper feature articles
box 2, folder 5 : Ogden Council #777 Knights of Columbus scrapbook
box 2, folder 6 : Ogden Council #777 Knights of Columbus scrapbook, 1954-1964

Biographical Note/Historical Note +/-

Hugh F. O'Neil was a long-time Ogden resident who worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad, then became an author and editor for the Works Progress Administration's Historical Records Survey and Writers Project. O'Neil ran several of J. Bracken Lee's political campaigns in Weber County. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus. The collection contains documentation of most of these aspects of his career.

Content Description +/-

Miscellaneous materials relating to political activity, and Knights of Columbus scrapbooks.

Collection Use +/-

Restrictions on Access:

Restrictions on Access

Administrative Information +/-

Arrangement:

Creator:

O'Neil, Hugh F.

Language:

English.

Sponsor:

Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Quantity:

2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

Language of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid written in Englishin Latin script

EAD Creation Date:

1999.