O'Gara, John E. Papers

Dates: 1894-1973

Vice President, R. H. Macy and Co., 1936-1949; Colonel, U.S. Army, 1943-1944; Official, U.S. State Department and Central Intelligence Agency, 1949-1961

The John E. O’Gara papers include correspondence, handwritten notes, applications, newspaper articles, photographs and other documents related to his service in the military, and to his work in the private sector and for the U. S. government.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Size: Less than one-half of one linear foot (about 300 pages). 
Access: Open. 
Copyright: The donor gave to the United States of America all literary property rights in all writings of the late John E. O’Gara in this collection and in other collections of papers deposited in the Harry S. Truman Library. 
Processed by: Philip D. Lagerquist (1973)
Updated by: Joel Burzinski (2010) as part of the Truman Library Internship Program.
Supervising Archivists: Randy Sowell and David Clark.


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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

1895 (July 8) Born John Edward O’Gara in Hanover, New Hampshire
1918 B.S. Degree, Dartmouth College; Ensign, U.S. Navy
1920 M.C.S. Degree, Amos Tuck School of Business and Administration, Dartmouth College
1920-1922 Production Planning, Nashua Gummed and Coated Paper Co., Nashua, N.H.
1922-1926 Associate, Management Methods Department, R.H. Macy and Co., New York
1926-1929 Delivery Superintendent, Macy’s, New York
1929-1932 Assistant Personnel Director, Macy’s, New York
1932-1935 Assistant General Manager, Macy’s, New York
1935-1943 Executive Vice President and General Manager, Macy’s, New York
1943-1944 Colonel U.S. Army
1944-1945 Deputy Director, Office of Strategic Services
1945-1949 Vice President and General Manager, Macy’s, New York
1949-1950 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs, Department of State
c. 1950-1961 Official, Central Intelligence Agency
1973 (March 1) Died, West Palm Beach, Florida

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The papers of John E. O’Gara date from 1894 to 1973, but mostly focus on the time span from 1942 to 1961. The papers include correspondence, photographs, handwritten notes, newspaper articles, memoranda, applications, and other documents.

The O’Gara Papers are organized in a Subject File and focus on his military career, his transition from the private to the public sector, and his work in the Central Intelligence Agency. 

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