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By Will Hopkins
Collection Overview
Title: Oliver Cromwell Family Papers, 1928-1950, undated
ID: 001/01/MSS 2016-026
Primary Creator: Oliver Cromwell (1903-1975)
Extent: 2.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 03/02/2016
Subjects: Genealogy--Research, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, Richmond (Va.)
Forms of Material: Cards (information artifacts), Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Envelopes, Financial statements, Invoices, Photographs, Postcards, Printed ephemera, Snapshots, Stock certificates
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Various documents from 1928-1950 relating to Oliver Cromwell and his family. Included is correspondence (mostly between Oliver and his half-brother Albert A. Cromwell); assorted envelopes; tax and business-related statements; postcards; several snapshots; and miscellaneous newspaper clippings and advertisements. Other family members mentioned in the collection include Annie L. Cromwell (Oliver's stepmother) and Marshall Cromwell, Oliver's half-brother.
Biographical Note
Oliver Cromwell was born on February 11, 1903 in Norfolk, Virginia. He was the son of Albert Carvoso Cromwell and Mary Eveyln (Savage) Cromwell. Cromwell worked for and retired from the Virginian Railroad. He died on November 23, 1975 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
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:
Anthony P. Felce by donation
Preferred Citation:
Oliver Cromwell Family Papers, MSS 2016-026, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed June 7, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Folder:
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Folder 1: Correspondence, 1928-1950],
[
Folder 2: Miscellaneous Records, 1928-1950, undated],
[All]
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1928-1950
- Item 1: Correspondence, Albert Cromwell to Oliver Cromwell, 1928 March 6
- Includes envelope.
- Item 2: Correspondence, Albert Cromwell to Oliver Cromwell, 1928-1929
- Three letters.
- Item 3: Correspondence, Albert Cromwell to Oliver Cromwell, 1929 June 1
- Includes envelope.
- Item 4: Invoice, Dr. W. Wallace Gill to L. R. Dixon, 1931 December 1
- Written in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Kilmarnock, Virginia. Includes envelope.
- Item 5: Correspondence, McGuire Clinic to L. R. Dixon, 1932 February 5
- Written at St. Luke's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia and sent to Kilmarnock, Virginia. Includes envelope.
- Item 6: Postcards, 1949
- Seven postcards from "Jr." to Mrs. A. C. Cromwell and Oliver Cromwell.
- Item 7: Envelopes, 1929-1950
- Fifteen envelopes (no contents) addressed to Oliver Cromwell and others.
- Folder 2: Miscellaneous Records, 1928-1950, undated
- Item 1: Tax Bill, 1942 June
- Virginia personal property tax bill with envelope. Property is 1722 Fountainbleau Crescent in Norfolk, Virginia.
- Item 2: Various Documents, 1928-1950
- Includes a stock certificate for Oliver Cromwell; a report card for his step-brother Marshall Cromwell; a real estate tax statement for A. A. Cromwell on property at 1327 Transylvania Street in South Norfolk, Virginia; a contract to authorize sale of a house at 1722 Fountainbleau Crescent in Norfolk, Virginia, signed by Oliver's step-mother Annie L. Cromwell; and five various small documents and advertisements.
- Item 3: Tax Bill, 1948 December 17
- State income tax record of payment for Oliver Cromwell. Includes envelope.
- Item 4: Snapshots, 1941 February and May
- Two small snapshots, annotated on the backs indicating they were taken in California and that the subjects were "Stan and Chris" and "Kitty and Stan."
- Item 5: Clipping and Card, 1934
- News article on the deaths of Frank M. Snyder and Frank D. Smith in an air crash at Tidewater Airport. Includes a sympathy acknowledgement card from the Smith family.
