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By Tammy Woodward
Collection Overview
Title: O'Connor Family Papers, 1938-1991
Predominant Dates:1938-1969
ID: 001/01/MSS 2017-038
Primary Creator: O'Connor, Owen R. (1917-1983)
Extent: 3.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by subject matter and family member.
Date Acquired: 06/19/2017
Subjects: Families--Virginia, Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949, Portsmouth (Va.), World War, 1939-1945
Languages: English, German
Scope and Contents of the Materials
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.
Collection Historical Note
The collection represents the family papers of Owen Robert O'Connor and his wife, Beulah Leona O'Connor (nee Rutter) of Portsmouth, Virginia, along with their children Mary Susan O'Connor and Owen Robert O'Connor, Jr. Owen Robert O'Connor served in the U.S. Army as a Private during WWII (1943-1946) in Germany and in the Persian Gulf. He was present during the Nuremberg Trials in Nuremberg, Germany.
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:
Claus Ihlemann and Robert Roman, Decorum Furniture, by donation
Preferred Citation:
O'Connor Family Papers, MSS 2017-038, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed July 27, 2018.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[
Box 1: Records of Owen R. O'Connor, 1943-1969],
[
Box 2: Records of Beulah O'Connor (nee Rutter) and family, 1938-1991],
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Box 3: Artifacts: 6 Catholic rosaries, 2 Knights of Columbus pins],
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Folder Oversized: Woodrow Wilson High School diploma of Beulah Rutter, 1938 June 15],
[All]
- Box 1: Records of Owen R. O'Connor, 1943-1969
- Folder 1: Military records, 1943-1946
- Folder 2: Documents from War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945
- Folder 3: War Department identification card and military patches, 1945
- Folder 4: Photographs and memorabilia from military travels, Egypt and Casablanca, 1943-1946
- Folder 5: War ration books, 1943-1946
- Folder 6: WWII map with handwritten annotations, 1943
- Folder 7: Medical and disability correspondence, 1966-1968
- Folder 8: Medical and disability correspondence, 1969
- Folder 9: Miscellaneous records
- Folder 10: Probate court record and correspondence, O'Connor v. O'Connor, 1960
- Folder 11: Newsletters: Service to the Fleet and St. Paul Spirit, 1955-1956
- Box 2: Records of Beulah O'Connor (nee Rutter) and family, 1938-1991
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1938-1944
- Folder 2: Clippings, various
- Folder 3: School records, various
- Folder 4: Programs: church, theater, and school, 1943-1997
- Folder 5: Disassembled baby album of Mary Susan O'Connor, 1949 July 29
- Folder 6: School records of Mary Susan O'Connor, various
- Folder 7: School records of Owen O'Connor, Jr., various
- Folder 8: Disassembled funeral albums of Bessie Vernelson Rutter (1895-1989) and Roland L. Rutter (1894-1974)
- Folder 9: Photographs of O'Connor family, undated
- Folder 10: Disassembled photograph album, 1991
- Folder 11: Photographs of wedding, undated
- Box 3: Artifacts: 6 Catholic rosaries, 2 Knights of Columbus pins
- Folder Oversized: Woodrow Wilson High School diploma of Beulah Rutter, 1938 June 15
- Housed separately.
Browse by Box:
[
Box 1: Records of Owen R. O'Connor, 1943-1969],
[
Box 2: Records of Beulah O'Connor (nee Rutter) and family, 1938-1991],
[
Box 3: Artifacts: 6 Catholic rosaries, 2 Knights of Columbus pins],
[
Folder Oversized: Woodrow Wilson High School diploma of Beulah Rutter, 1938 June 15],
[All]
