Collections : [Connecticut State Library, State Archives]

Constituent correspondence, reports from state agencies, records of the Governor's legal counsel, records of special assistant David McQuade, correspondence and reports from the Governor's Washington Office, press releases, speeches, photographs and campaign materials including film and videotape. RG 005:037, Governor William A. O'Neill records, to see the complete finding aid and container list.

After war broke out in Europe in 1939, the State created the State Defense Council, similar to the one during the First World War. It coordinated domestic mobilization through advisory committees of leading citizens, local councils and public officials, and agencies of the U.S. government. By 1943, this body was known as the War Council. It went out of business on October 1, 1945.

Probate record books, None; Probate files, 1865-1944.

The records of Stonington justices of the peace and Probate Court, housed in 4 boxes, comprise an extensive, although incomplete, collection of papers that provide documentation on civil and criminal actions in Stongington from before the American Revolution to the middle of the 19th century. etc.

On January 26, 2004, House Resolution 702 formally established the Select Committee of Inquiry to determine whether sufficient grounds existed to impeach Governor John G. Rowland. Speaker of the House Moira K. Lyons (D-Stamford) appointed Arthur J. O'Neill (R-Southbury) and John Wayne Fox (D-Stamford) as co-chairmen.

The Department of Housing handled all matters relating to housing and community development, including policy, development, redevelopment, preservation, maintenance and improvement of housing and neighborhoods.