The Eugene James Keogh Collection, 193?-196?

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The Eugene James Keogh Collection, 193?-196?

This collection primarily contains the records of Congressman Keogh's 40 years of distinguished public service. Most of the materials relate to Keogh's thirty years in the United States Congress, 1937-1967. In its entirety, the Keogh Collection reveals the life, work and legacy of Eugene James Keogh, a man who rose from the powerful Brooklyn Democratic Party machine to become the national spokesman for the social security of the retired self employed. The content of materials found here demonstrates Eugene Keogh's commitment to the self employed in its bills, correspondences, speeches and scrapbook clippings.

49 boxes (24.5 cu. ft.).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7571064

Brooklyn College

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Keogh, Eugene J. (Eugene James), 1907-1989

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Congressman. From the description of Reminiscences of Eugene James Keogh : oral histroy, 1950. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743705 Eugene James Keogh (1907-1989) was born in Brooklyn and, as a lifelong resident of Bushwick, he went to Frankin K. Lane High School. He attended New York University School of Commerce. After that, Keogh taught for the next three years in the New York City Public School system; he then clerked for the New Y...