John Joseph O'Connor Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-821020
Collection primarily consists of manuscripts and notes pertaining to O'Connor's work on the faculty of the Georgetown University History Department. Includes printed source material relating to interracial justice and European history.
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John Joseph O’Connor, born November 9, 1904, in Washington, D.C., was a long-time student of Georgetown University beginning with earning an A.B. in 1926 through a PhD in 1936. He was on the faculty of the History Department from 1927 to 1936 and again from 1945 to 1966. O’Connor was a co-founder and president of the Catholic Interracial Council and served as chairman of the National Conference for Interracial Justice.
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
English
Transferred via Emmet Curran, Georgetown University History Department, 1982.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository