Scope and Contents From the Series: Over 7,500 photographs document O'Neill's life and career, from his days at Boston College and in the Massachusetts State Legislature through his terms in Congress, as a member of the Democratic leadership, to the final tribute he received upon his retirement in 1986. The largest segment records O'Neill's tenure as Speaker of the House of Representatives (1977-1986). As Speaker, O'Neill received numerous visitors to his Capitol office. His door seemed always open to presidents and...

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research. Selected items are closed due to fragility; a microfilm access copy is available. Audiovisual recordings in this collection have been migrated from source media; digital use copies can only be accessed onsite in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Over 7,500 photographs document O'Neill's life and career, from his days at Boston College and in the Massachusetts State Legislature through his terms in Congress, as a member of the Democratic leadership, to the final tribute he received upon his retirement in 1986. The largest segment records O'Neill's tenure as Speaker of the House of Representatives (1977-1986). As Speaker, O'Neill received numerous visitors to his Capitol office. His door seemed always open to presidents and...

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research. Selected items are closed due to fragility; a microfilm access copy is available. Audiovisual recordings in this collection have been migrated from source media; digital use copies can only be accessed onsite in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Over 7,500 photographs document O'Neill's life and career, from his days at Boston College and in the Massachusetts State Legislature through his terms in Congress, as a member of the Democratic leadership, to the final tribute he received upon his retirement in 1986. The largest segment records O'Neill's tenure as Speaker of the House of Representatives (1977-1986). As Speaker, O'Neill received numerous visitors to his Capitol office. His door seemed always open to presidents and...

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research. Selected items are closed due to fragility; a microfilm access copy is available. Audiovisual recordings in this collection have been migrated from source media; digital use copies can only be accessed onsite in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Over 7,500 photographs document O'Neill's life and career, from his days at Boston College and in the Massachusetts State Legislature through his terms in Congress, as a member of the Democratic leadership, to the final tribute he received upon his retirement in 1986. The largest segment records O'Neill's tenure as Speaker of the House of Representatives (1977-1986). As Speaker, O'Neill received numerous visitors to his Capitol office. His door seemed always open to presidents and...

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research. Selected items are closed due to fragility; a microfilm access copy is available. Audiovisual recordings in this collection have been migrated from source media; digital use copies can only be accessed onsite in the Burns Library Reading Room.