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  • Creator Names O'Keefe, John F., 1904-1992.
  • Title John F. O'Keefe papers, 1927-1939.
  • Physical description .5 linear feet.
  • Collection arrangement Organized into two series: 1. Correspondence, 1927-1939; and 2. Legal Papers, ca. 1928-1934; Arrangment is based on orignal order.
  • Collection summary 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.
  • Biographical or Historical Note 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 from 1946 to 1972.
  • Finding Aids Note Finding aid available in repository and online; folder level.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Samuel Insull papers, Loyola University Chicago Archives and Special Collections.
  • Names
    • O'Keefe, John F., 1904-1992 Archives.
    • Insull, Samuel, 1859-1938.
    • Insull Utility Investments, Inc.
    • Corporation Securities Company of Chicago.
    • O'Keefe, John F., 1904-1992.
    • Loyola University Chicago. Archives.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid to the John F. O'Keefe papers http://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/archives/pdfs/okeefe2.pdf