By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Werth & Associates Memorial Fund Records, 1937, 1963, circa 1980-1985
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-426
Creator: Werth, Samuel (1927-2011)
Extent: 5.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 00/00/0000
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Circa 1980s photocopies of materials relating to Samuel Werth and his non-profit organization Werth & Associates Memorial Fund, dedicated to surveying Jewish gravesites in the Tidewater area and the state of Virginia. The collection includes correspondence primarily sent to Samuel Werth, documents relating to the purpose of the organization, and published materials relating to surveying Jewish cemeteries, particularly in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes three maps (pages 19-21) which outline Hebrew Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia that show names and dates on tombstones.
Biographical Note
Samuel "Sonny" Werth was born on August 28, 1927 in Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated from Fork Union Military Academy and served in the United States Army as a topographical engineer, attaining the rank of second lieutenant and serving for two years in Korea. He was a member of the Norfolk Chapter of Jewish War Veterans, Old Dominion Post #158. He also founded Werth & Associates Memorial Fund, a non-profit organization which mapped Jewish gravesites throughout the state of Virginia. He died on September 17, 2011 in Chesapeake, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
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 Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
Werth & Associates Memorial Fund Records, MSS 0000-426, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed April 16, 2018.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Folder 5 is located in Map Drawer 16.
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1980-1985
- Folder 2: Organization Records, circa 1980-1985
- Includes organizational purpose of the Werth & Associates Memorial Fund, personal purpose of the organization by Samuel Werth, and a list of contributors up to July 1, 1985.
- Folder 3: Certificates, 1937, 1981
- Two photocopied certificates.
- Folder 4: Published Materials, 1963, circa 1982-1985
- Includes clippings, newsletters, and other published materials relating to Werth & Associates Memorial Fund, Samuel Werth, and Jewish cemeteries in Norfolk, Virginia.
- Folder 5: Maps, Hebrew Cemetery, circa 1980s
- Three maps. Sections A, B, and C. "This survey is dedicated to the memory of my father Benjamin Werth (1894-1976), B'nai Israel Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia, U. S. A. Samuel Werth, Jewish War Veterans of the U. S. A., Old Dominion Post #158, Norfolk, VA, U. S. A."