Brief Description: Family papers of Owen Robert O'Connor and wife Beulah O'Connor (nee Rutter) including clippings, correspondence, photographs, school records, and military records. Military records of Owen O'Connor include U. S. Army service records, uniform patches, ration cards, photographs, medical and disability files, and place of duty records during WWII for Eqypt, Casablanca, and the Nuremberg Trials in Nuremberg, Germany. Family records include baby albums and funeral albums. Family members represented include Mary Susan O'Connor, Owen Robert O'Connor, Jr., Bessie Vernelson Rutter, and Roland L. Rutter. A small collection of rosaries and Knights of Columbus pins is also included.
Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 2017-038
Created by: O'Connor, Owen R. (1917-1983)
Volume: 3.0 Boxes
Acquired:
06/19/2017.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by subject matter and family member.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Families--Virginia
Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949
Portsmouth (Va.)
World War, 1939-1945
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
German [ger]
Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Notes:
Claus Ihlemann and Robert Roman, Decorum Furniture, by donation
PreferredCitation: O'Connor Family Papers, MSS 2017-038, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.