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Werth & Associates Memorial Fund Records

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Werth & Associates Memorial Fund Records, 1937, 1963, circa 1980-1985 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Werth & Associates Memorial Fund Records, 1937, 1963, circa 1980-1985Add to your cart.

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-426

Primary Creator: Werth, Samuel (1927-2011)

Extent: 5.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: Cemeteries, Genealogy--Research, Jewish cemeteries, Nonprofit organizations, Surveying

Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Lists (document genres), Maps (documents), Newsletters, Photocopies, Photographs, Publications (document genre)

Languages: English

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.

Subject/Index Terms

Cemeteries
Genealogy--Research
Jewish cemeteries
Nonprofit organizations
Surveying

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: 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.


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Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 5 is located in Map Drawer 16.
Folder 1: Correspondence, 1980-1985Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Organization Records, circa 1980-1985Add to your cart.
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, 1981Add to your cart.
Two photocopied certificates.
Folder 4: Published Materials, 1963, circa 1982-1985Add to your cart.
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 1980sAdd to your cart.
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."


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Norfolk, Virginia 23510
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