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...

Access Note

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...

Access Note

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...

Access Note

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...

Access Note

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.