Neil Calnan Collection
Scope and Contents
Neil Calnan’s collection contains six (6) boxes. Within these boxes are correspondence, official documents, campaign platforms, flyers, brochures, issues of the Young Republican Star, and meeting minutes among other materials. Each folder is labeled with the information held within and the names of important people whose correspondence is included in the folder.
Dates
- Majority of material found in March 22, 1956 – January 1992
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Neil Calnan, a Houston attorney, was the self-declared strategist and hatchet-man for the “white hats.” He was first vice chair of the Texas Young Republicans (YR) in 1963-66 and ran for multiple offices later, generally losing by a few votes.
Extent
From the Collection: 5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the SU Special Collections & Archives Repository