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Manuscript Collections - Neil Macneil Papers
NEIL MACNEIL PAPERS, 1926-1969 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 1891 Born , Dorchester, Mass., February 6, 1891, son of John A. and Catherine (MacNeil) MacNeil. 1912 B.A., St. Francis Xavier University. 1914‑16 City Editor, Daily Mail, Montreal. 1916‑18 Correspondent, Montreal Gazette. 1918 Joined the staff of the New York Times. 1920 Married Elizabeth Quinn, June 28, 1920. 1924 Assistant night telegraph editor, New York Times. 1926 Head of night cable desk, New York Times. 1927‑30 Night city editor, New York Times. 1930‑51 Assistant night managing editor, New York Times. 1932 Reorganized the Times Bureau in Washington. 1932‑48 Led Times staff covering the National political conventions. 1945 Headed staff that covered U.N. Charter Conference in San Francisco. 1951 Retired from New York Times. 1954‑55 Editorial director Hoover Commission. 1954‑58 Assistant to Herbert Hoover. 1964 Became one of Mr. Hoover's three literary executors. 1969, Dec 30 Died in Southampton, Long Island SERIES NOTES CORRESPONDENCE, 1928‑1969 SUBJECT FILES, 1940‑1969 FOLDER LIST CORRESPONDENCE Box Contents 1 Correspondence, 1928-1958 (11 folders) 2 Correspondence, 1959-1969 and undated (4 folders) SUBJECT FILES Box Contents 2 Administrative Vice‑President for United States, 1956‑1964 Progress of Legislation, 1956‑1959 Clippings, 1926, 1954‑1961 Depression - Hoover's Response 3 Hoover Birthplace Foundation, Inc., 1955-1968 and undated (3 folders) Book by MacNeil and Metz, 1954‑1958 4 Hoover Illnesses and Funeral Medical Bulletins, 1963‑1964 Hoover Pamphlets and Menus, 1953-1967 and undated Hoover, 1940-1964 and undated (3 folders) This Week Magazine, 1961‑1962
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