Lynne O'Neill Papers 1955-1975

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Lynne O'Neill Papers, Accession #Acc. 2011.119, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Creator:
O'Neill, Lynne
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Lynne O'Neill Papers, Accession #Acc. 2011.119, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1955-1975, of Lynne O'Neill, a stripper and burlesque dancer. Includes correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings, and printed material.

Contains what seem to be the first seven pages of a draft of a book that O'Neill was writing. She discusses her opinions on salaries and the death of a performer named Eve Addams.

Contains letters O'Neill received from friends and fans, including several military servicemen.

Includes a list of incidents, including O'Neill's near rape, and a list of questions that she may have wanted to address in her book.

Contains newspaper clippings and a calendar card for 1960-61 that features O'Neill's photograph.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased on 3/4/2011.
Processing information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in March 2011.

Physical location:
Special Collections Research Center
Physical description:
.2 Cubic Feet