Alfred P. J. O'Donnell papers

Finding Aid

Prepared by Teresa Grass, December 10, 2002; Revised by Stephanie Wachalec, April 5, 2004; Last Updated: June 2020

Inclusive Dates: 1955-1965
Extent: .50 cubic foot (1 half-size record storage box)
Physical Location: 11th floor

Biographical Note: Alfred P. J. O’Donnell was a resident of Elyria, Ohio, and was active in the Republican Party during the period covered by these records. He was associated with his brothers in the O’Donnell Paint & Wallpaper Company. He ran successfully for Councilman-at-Large in 1955 and made an unsuccessful bid for mayor of Elyria in 1957 and for State Senator in 1960. He was active in the attempt to draft Henry Cabot Lodge for president in 1964.

Scope and Content: The Alfred P. J. O’Donnell papers reflect the activities of the Lorain Republican Club and the Elyria Republican Party, the bulk being related to the Lorain Republican Club. The papers date from 1955 to 1965 and contain the minutes of party meetings, financial records, and correspondence. The records also reflect the involvement of the Lorain Republican Party with the State of Ohio and the Washington D.C. Draft Lodge committees.

Box 1
Folder -- Contents

1. November 1955, Republican Party Brochure
2. 3 January 1956 , Ohio Department of Highway, letter
3. 23 January 1956, U.S. Department of Interior, letter
4. 5 February 1957, Receipt for fee and Declaration of Candidacy, Mayor
5. 13 November 1957, Lorain County Sheriff, letter
6. August 1959, Republican Club of Lorain County, letter
7. 9 October 1959, Lorain County Republican Executive Committee
8. December 1959, Elyria Republican Central Committee, minutes
9. 3 February 1960, Declaration of Candidacy for State Senator, receipt
10. 27 October 1960, Republican Club of Lorain County Annual Ox Roast
11. 27 October 1960, Republican Club of Lorain County, program
12. 24-27 October 1960, Receipts for Roast
13. November 1960, Miscellaneous Receipts
14. February -December 1960, Republican Club of Lorain County, vouchers
15. 1960-1961, Annual Report Republican Club of Lorain County
16. 21 January 1961, Republican Club of Lorain County, Executive Committee
17. 16 February 1961, Republican Club of Lorain County Lincoln Day Dinner, expenses
18. 16 February 1961, Republican Club of Lorain County Lincoln Day Dinner, program
19. 3 February - 21 March 1961, Republican Club of Lorain County, vouchers
20. 31 March 1961, Republican Club of Lorain County, letters
21. 5 April 1961, Republican State Central and Executive Committee, letters
22. 11 April 1961, Republican State Central and Executive Committee
23. 11 April 1961, State Senator John W. Brown, letter
24. 12 April 1961 Republican State Central and Executive Committee
25. 13 April 1961, Correspondence from Representative Charles A. Mosher
26. 15 April 1961, Executive Committee Republican Club of Lorain County
27. 18 October 1961, John Bricker Dinner, program
28. 27 October Republican Club of Lorain County, expenses
29. 1 March 1961 - 1 March 1962, Lorain County Republican Party, budget
30. 23 February 1962, Representative Charles A. Mosher
31. 3 May 1962, Republican Party Polling Card
32. 26 December 1963, Republican Club of Lorain County, Draft Lodge, letter
33. 5 -7 January 1964, Ohio Association of Election Officials, convention program
34. 10 January 1964, Oberlin College Mock Convention
35. 14 January 1964, Card to General Eisenhower
36. 20 January 1964, Lodge student manager
37. 24 January 1964, Saturday Evening Post
38. 30 January 1964, Draft Lodge Committee, Washington D.C.
39. 30 January 1964, Robert R. Mullen letter regarding James Garner
40. 31 January 1964, Ohio Draft Lodge Committee, letter
41. 3 February 1964, Robert R. Mullen letter to Jack B. Beardwood
42. 5 February 1964, Letter to Governor John Lodge
43. 11 February 1964, Draft Lodge Committee, letter
44. 15 April 1964, Draft Lodge Committee
45. 18 April 1964 Ohio Draft Lodge Committee, letter
46. 25 April 1964, Representative Charles A Mosher, letter
47. 28 April 1964, Robert Taft Jr., letter
48. 11 May 1964, Elyria Republican Central Committee
49. 13 May 1964, Lorain County Republican Central Committee
50. 12 June 1964, Draft Lodge Committee
51. 15 June 1964, Draft Lodge Committee
52. 18 June 1964, Ohio Draft Lodge Committee
53. 19 June 1964, Ohio Draft Lodge Committee
54. 26 June 1964, Republican County Chairwomen
55. 11 July 1964, Draft Lodge, petitons and letters
56. 13 July 1964, Republican Precinct Committeemen
57. 10 Sept. 1964 -1 Feb. 1965, Lorain County Board of Election, minutes
58. 18 August 1965, Invitation from Governor Rhodes
59. 1965, Christmas Card from Governor Rhodes
60. Draft Lodge Bumper Stickers (oversize, shelved with collection)
61. Draft Lodge Committee State of Ohio Letterhead and Envelopes
62. Miscellaneous Papers, undated
63. Bolton, Oliver P. Photograph, undated
64. Brown, Paul W. Photograph, undated
65. Douglass, Francis Photograph, undated
66. Group Picture with list of names, undated
67. O’Neill, C. William Photograph, undated
68. Schneider, Louis J. Photograph, undated
69. Taft, Robert Photograph undated
70. Unidentified photographs, undated