b0078 Hugh F. O'Neil Papers, 1944-1970 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 78 O'Neil, Hugh F. Hugh F. O'Neil Papers, 1944-1970 1 lin. ft. (2 boxes) Writer and political activist. Miscellaneous materials relating to political activity, and Knights of Columbus scrapbooks. Topics: Newspapers -- Utah -- Weber County. Secret societies -- Utah. Persons: Lee, J. Bracken 1899- Organizations: Knights of Columbus. Republican Party (Utah). United States. Places: Utah -- Politics and government. Weber County (Utah). Background Biographical 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.

 Scope and Content

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

Series Descriptions

Political papers

Historical writings and records

Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Hugh F. O'Neil Papers, 1944-1970, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Hugh O'Neil

 Restrictions on Use

The Hugh F. O'Neil Papers are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Gary Topping, 1987 Finding aid compiled by Gary Topping, 1987 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A128). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Separations

Photographs have been removed to Mss C 78.

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