P0306 JOHN JOSEPH McDONOUGH: An Inventory of His Scrapbooks at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Dennis Meissner Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Dennis Meissner December 6, 2001Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Minnesota Historical Society McDonough, John Joseph, 1895-1962. Scrapbooks about St. Paul. 1940-1948. Clippings relating to St. Paul events and activities during McDonough's term as mayor, including his elections, the city's defense and war-support activities during World War II, housing for returning veterans, highway and airport construction, municipal finances, schools, national elections, city officials and commissions, and urban development and expansion. 3.0 cu. ft. (2 boxes, containing 7 v.). P306: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN JOSEPH McDONOUGH

John J. McDonough was born in St. Paul on September 25, 1895. He attended the College of St. Thomas and graduated from the St. Paul College of Law in 1918. A Democrat, he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1924, serving through 1934, and in 1937 served as the chief clerk of the House. He ran for the fourth congressional district seat in 1932, but was defeated. McDonough served as mayor of St. Paul from 1940 to 1948, and died in St. Paul on February 27, 1962.

 ARRANGEMENT OF THE PAPERS

The scrapbook materials are arranged chronologically.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Education -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Housing -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. World War, 1939-1945. Persons: Delaney, Edward K. Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978. Oehler, Harry William, 1888- . Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. Organizations: Democratic Party (U.S.). Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission. Saint Paul (Minn.). Fair Employment Practices Commission. Places: Capitol Approach (Saint Paul, Minn.). Saint Paul (Minn.) -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945. Saint Paul (Minn.) -- Economic conditions -- 1945-1980. Minneapolis (Minn.). United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1953. Saint Paul (Minn.) -- Politics and government -- 1918-1945. Saint Paul (Minn.) -- Politics and government -- 1945-1980. Occupations: Mayors. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. John Joseph McDonough Scrapbooks. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number: 10,205

 Processing Information:

Processed by: Dennis Meissner, December 2001

Catalog ID number: 09-00040416

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION P306 1 Volume 1, May 7-November 7, 1940.

Contains information on McDonough's election as mayor on the Progressive-Labor ticket, St. Paul's role in national defense production, the 1940 Democratic National Convention, and the general elections of 1940.

 Volume 2, June 18, 1942-June 24, 1943.

Includes material on activities in wartime St. Paul, St. Paul men and women serving in the armed forces, scrap metal drives, naval installations in St. Paul, construction of Warner Road, and the visit of President Roosevelt to the war plant at New Brighton in October 1942.

 Volume 3, June 29, 1943-August 24, 1944.

Continues the wartime topics found in Volume 2 and also includes information on proposals of the Metropolitan Airports Commission to establish a new Twin Cities airport, proposed highway construction, city budget matters, and St. Paul school finances.

 Volume 4, August 25, 1944-April 20, 1945.

Continues the wartime topics noted above as well as the launching of the cruiser U.S.S. St. Paul, dismissal of Henry W. Oehler as city corporation counsel, proposals for the new Capitol approach, the 1944 presidential and St. Paul mayoral election campaigns, and the death of President Roosevelt.

 P306 2 Volume 5, April 22-December 12, 1945.

Most of the scrapbook documents postwar problems, particularly veterans' housing. Other topics include victory celebrations, school finances and construction, construction of the Capitol approach, Minneapolis mayor Hubert H. Humphrey, and the work of the St. Paul Council of Human Relations.

 Volume 6, December 12, 1945-February 9, 1947.

Topics include veterans' housing, the Metropolitan Airports Commission and the Twin Cities airport, the 1946 St. Paul city elections, eatablishment of the St. Paul Fair Employment Practices Commission, city transit problems, the resumption of the St. Paul Winter Carnival, attempts to connect St. Paul with natural gas supply channels, teachers' salaries, and McDonough's paralytic stroke.

 Volume 7, February 10, 1947-May 18, 1948.

The 1947 teachers' strike, municipal finances and budget problems, charter revision, city employee salaries, the Metropolitan Airports Commission, St. Paul industrial development, the 1948 city elections, and McDonough's successor, Edward K. Delaney.