James Francis O'Connor Papers 1937-1945

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James Francis O'Connor Papers 1937-1945

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The James Francis O'Connor Papers consists of papers and correspondence from O'Connor's Livingston office. Topics include: O'Connor's ranch properties in Park County, MT, the WPA, Farm Credit Administration, House Committee on Indian Affairs, the America First Committee, the Fort Peck Dam, Senator James E. Murray, and Senator Burton K. Wheeler. The collection also contains newspaper clippings pertaining to O'Connor, speeches both in Montana and in Congress, and photographs of O'Connor, family, and associates.

3 linear feet

eng,

MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections

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