Hugh F. O'Neil papers, 1828-1938, bulk 1850-1938

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Summary

Creators:
O'Neil, Hugh F.
Abstract:
Papers belonging to Hugh F. O'Neil, writer, political activist, and resident of Utah.
Extent:
0.41 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Hugh F. O'Neil papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains 58 pieces, including correspondence, diaries, documents, ephemera, essays, journals, legal documents, manuscripts, and reports, which were collected by O'Neil while working for the Works Progress Administration. The great majority of these materials are typescript copies. This collection focuses on Mormon history, from its earliest days through the 1930s. Every aspect of Mormon religion, daily life and cultural expression is explored, including pieces of Mormon poetry and items on the history of Mormon theater. Of particular interest are those items that portray the relationship Mormon settlers had with their Native American neighbors. Subjects addressed within the collection include the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Federal Writers Project, the Historical Records Survey, Native Americans in Utah, the Mormon Church, Mormon pioneers, Mormon poetry, Mormon social life and customs, Mormon theater, the history of Ogden (Utah), the Works Progress Administration, Utah history, Jedediah Strong Smith (1799-1831), Joseph Smith (1805-1844), Charles L. Walker (1832-1904), and Brigham Young (1801-1877). Also included are typescript copies of works by John Alexander Devan (1851-1935), Esias Edwards (1812-1897), Emma Seegmiller Higbee, Maurice L. (Maurice Langdon) Howe, George Miller (1794-1856), and Theodore Albert Schroeder (1864-1953).

Biographical / historical:

Hugh F. O'Neil (born 1901) was a writer, political activist, and a long-time resident of Ogden, Utah. He worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad and ran several campaigns in Weber County for Utah governor J. Bracken Lee. From 1937 to 1940, he edited the Ogdenite, and between 1936 and 1942 he was an editor for the Historical Records Survey of the United States Works Progress Administration for Utah.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Hugh F. O'Neil, June 1942.
Processing information:

Collection was processed by Marisa E. Diehl in August 2001 and updated by Mitch Toda in June 2003. In 2022, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series: 1. Correspondence, diary, journal, book and other publications; 2. Utah history and Mormon culture; 3. Legal and governmental materials and ephemera.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Hugh F. O'Neil papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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