Chiles, Eugene Edward, papersEugene Edward Chiles papers MSS 14439Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

31 August 2018

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:
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The collection is open for research use.

 Provenance

Purchased October 31, and November 11, 2008.

 Biographical Note

Eugene Edward Chiles was a lieutenant in the United States Army who settled in Pittsuburg, Pennsylvania after the war. From 1918-1921, he received love letters from his girlfriend, Eugenie O'Neill (1888-1973), who was also from Pittsburgh but left to sail on the White Star Line for travel in London and France with her mother. She was the daughter of Florence O'Neill who was a writer for the Pittsburgh Dispatch. His father owned the newspaper and their family line descends from Hugh O'Neill (1781-1859 Ireland). Eugenie breaks up with Eugene after her parents divorce and financial issues arise. She marries Robert William Whitty Cryan.

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_O%27Neill_(editor) https://www.geni.com/people/Florence-O-Neill/1826727

 Preferred Citation

MSS 14439, Eugene Edward Chiles papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, at the University of Virginia.

 Scope and Contents Note

Eugene Edward Chiles papers, (3 cubic feet, 1915-1922) contain love letters from his girlfriend, Eugenie O'Neill who is traveling in European circles with wealthy and or famous acquaintances, while he is working as a realtor in Pittsburgh, PA. and Stephens City, Virginia, after the war. Her letters mostly describe her feelings for him and mention (briefly) famous places, people, and events from the Twenties. Topics consist of post war conditions, unemployment, strikes, feminism, racism, and the Sinn Fein rebellion (newspaper clippings). Included are a few letters from Eugene and letters from his mother, and girlfriends (1915-1922). There are also financial, military, miscellaneous, and personal papers belonging to Eugene Chiles.

 Arrangement

The collection is organized into 4 series: Series 1. Correspondence, Series 2. Financial papers, Series 3. Military papers, and Series 4. Miscellaneous and personal papers.

 Love letters letters (correspondence) photographs Correspondence1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/786442.5 Cubic Feet5 document boxes1915-1922EnglishScope and Contents

This series contains mostly letters from Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Chiles about their relationship, her daily activities lunching at the Ritz or sightseeing, and a variety of topics, including post war Europe, strikes, welfare, unemployment, Belfast and Sein Finn, discrimnation of African Americans in Paris, women, depression, psychics, and her philosophy on life. Included are a few letters from Eugene Chiles to her after their break up in 1921. There are also some letters from other family members and friends to Eugenie or Eugene. People mentioned are Cornelius Vanderbilt, Princess Thurn, Lady Duff Gordon, Lady Tindore, Baron Rothchilds, and Comte Lambert.

Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/787720.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in Document Box 11918English1 1Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/787740.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 11919 January 13- May 19English1 2Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/787760.04 Cubic Feet1 folder in document box 1.1919 May 20-31English1 3Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/787770.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 1.1919 June 1-10English1 4Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/787790.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 1.1919 June 11-20English1 5Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/787810.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 1.1919 June 21-27English1 6Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/787820.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 1.1919 June 28-30English1 7Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/787840.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 1.1919 July 1-5English1 8Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/787850.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 1.1919 July 6-9English1 9Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/787860.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 1.1919 August 5-12English1 10Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/787870.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 1.1919 August 13-17English1 11Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/787940.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 2.1919 August 19-21English21Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788260,04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 2.1919 August 22-25English22Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788270.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 2.1919 August 26-28English23Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788280.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 2.1919 September 3-14English24Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788290.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 2.1919 September 16-19English25Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788300.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 2.1919 September 21-25English26Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788310.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 2.1919 September 26-30English27Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788320.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 2.1919 October 1-November 30English28Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788330.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 2.1919 December 1-10English29Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788340.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 2.1919 December 11-15English210Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788350.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 2.1919 December 16-20English211Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788360.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 2.1919 December 21-25English212Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788370.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 3.1920 MayEnglish3 1Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788380.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 3.1920 June 1-8English3 2Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788390.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 3.1920 June 10-20English3 3Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788400.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 3.1920 June 21-31English3 4Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788410.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 3.1920 July 1-7English3 5Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788420.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 3.1920 July 8-16English3 6Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788430.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 3.1920 July 17-22English3 7Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788440.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 3.1920 July 23-27English3 8Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788450.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 3.1920 July 28-31English3 9Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788460.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 4.1920 August 1-11English4 1Scope and Contents

Included is a letter from Eugenie's friend Thurlow.

Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788470.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 4.1920 August 12-20English4 2Scope and Contents

Includes a letter to Eugenie from Gifford G. Bakewell.

Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788480.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 4.1920 August 21-25English4 3Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788490.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 4.1920 August 26-31English4 4Scope and Contents

Includes a letter from Eugenie's attorney.

Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788500.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 4.1920 September 1-10English4 5Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788510.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 4.1920 September 11-16English4 6Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788520.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 4.1920 September 17-25English4 7Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788530.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 4.1920 September 26-30English4 8Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788540.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 4.1920 October 1-9English4 9Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788550.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 4.1920 October 10-13English4 10Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788560.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 4.1920 October 15-20English4 11Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788570.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 4.1920 October 21-31English4 12Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788580.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 4.1920 November 1-10English4 13Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788590.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 5.1920 November 11-20English51Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788600.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 5.1920 November 21-30English52Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788610.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 5.1920 December 1-13English53Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788620.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 5.1920 December 14-21English54Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788630.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 5.1920 December 24-30English55Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788640.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 5.1921 January 1-13English56Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788650.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 5.1921 January 16-29English57Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill and Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788660.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 5.1921 February 1-7English58Scope and Contents

Included are letters from Eugene Chiles to Eugenie O'Neill about their break-up.

Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788670.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 5.1921 February 10-20English59Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788680.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 5.1921 February 21-29English510Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788690.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 5.1921 March 1-10English511Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788700.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 5.1921 March 11-20English512Correspondence Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788710.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 5.1921 April 6-May 15English513Correspondence (postcards) Eugenie O'Neill to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/789010.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 6.UndatedEnglish6 1Scope and Contents

Postcards from Eugenie O'Neill

Correspondence Florence O'Neill and Elizabeth O'Neill to Eugenie O'Neill1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788720.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 6.1920 July-AugustEnglish6 2Scope and Contents

Letters to Eugenie from her parents.

Correspondence Mrs. Chiles [F.M.C.] to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788850.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 6.[1921]English6 3Scope and Contents

Letters to Eugene Chiles from his mother encouraging him to forget Eugenie and advising him that he is better off without her. Included are several invitations to weddings and events.

Correspondence Margaret Hathaway and other girlfriends to Eugene Edward Chiles1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788880.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 6.1915-1922English6 4Scope and Contents

Also includes postcards.

Financial papers2Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/789080.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 61915-1920; UndatedEnglishScope and Contents

This series contains financial papers such as bills, receipts, and insurance and real estate notebooks. Included are identification cards(with photograph) for Eugene Chiles.

Eugene Edward Chiles financial papers1Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/788950.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 6.1919-1922English6 5Scope and Contents

Letters from the American Correspondence School of Law, and the Pelman Institute of America, Inc. about late payments and various receipts.

Eugene Edward Chiles real estate and insurance notebooks2Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/789150.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 6.notebooks, wallets, identification cards1915; UndatedEnglish6 6Scope and Contents

Notebooks, real estate listings, wallets, and identification cards.

Military papers3Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/789200.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 6.1917-1919EnglishScope and Contents

This series contains one folder of receipts, discharge papers, and other military correspondence and papers.

Eugene Edward Chiles military papers3Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/789240.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 6.1917-1919English6 7Miscellaneous and Personal papers4Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/789271918-1921; UndatedEnglishScope and Contents

This series contains miscellaneous papers including photographs of Eugene Chiles, Eugenie O'Neill, and other girlfriends; art supplies and ephemera; newspaper clippings about the estate of Senator Philander Chase Knox; a French-English translation book; typescripts of poetry; songs; and medical reports for Eugene Chiles.

Eugene Edward Chiles miscellaneous papers4Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/789300.04 Cubic FeetOne folder in document box 6.1920-1921; UndatedEnglish6 8Scope and Contents

Included are newspaper clippings about the estate of Senator Philander Chase Knox; a French-English translation book; typescripts of poetry; songs; and medical reports for Eugene Chiles.

Eugene Edward Chiles art supplies and ephemera4Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/789860.5 Cubic Feetone document box 7UndatedEnglish7Photographs4Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/789890.04 Cubic Feet[1918-1922]l; UndatedEnglish6 9