John F. O'Keefe papers, 1927-1939.

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John F. O'Keefe papers, 1927-1939.

The John F. O'Keefe papers comprise 0.5 linear feet spanning the years 1927 to 1939 and consist of correspondence and legal papers pertaining to Insull Utility Investments, Inc.

.5 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7335375

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Loyola University of Chicago. Archives.

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Corporation Securities Company of Chicago.

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O'Keefe, John F., 1904-1992.

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Born 1904, died 1992. Assistant to the vice chairman of Commonwealth Edison Co., newspaper publisher. John F. O'Keefe served as the private secretary of Samuel Insull between the years of 1925 and 1932, and as the executive secretary of Insull Utility Investments, Inc., until its collapse in 1932. In addition to his work with Insull, O'Keefe became involved in publishing, serving as publisher for the Chicago Daily News and as the executive director of the Chicago Newspaper Publishers Association...

Insull, Samuel, 1859-1938

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Public utilities magnate, Chicago, IL. Born in England in 1859, Samuel Insull became the private secretary and bookkeeper for Col. George E. Gouraud, London agent of Thomas Edison, in 1879. Insull emigrated to the United States in 1881 to become the private secretary of Edison. While working for Edison he was in charge of establishing the Edison Machine Works at Schenectady, New York; the second Vice President in charge of the manufacturing and selling departments of Edison General Electric; and...

Insull Utility Investments, Inc.

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