Robert A. Cutchins, Jr. Collection on Cradock Section of Portsmouth, Virginia, 2005-2012 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Nichole Delasalas

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Collection Overview

Title: Robert A. Cutchins, Jr. Collection on Cradock Section of Portsmouth, Virginia, 2005-2012

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-011

Primary Creator: Cutchins, Robert A., Jr. (1923-)

Extent: 2.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in original order.

Date Acquired: 08/11/2012

Subjects: Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Portsmouth (Va.)--History

Forms of Material: Photocopies

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Bob and Ruth Cutchins's newsletters about "the good old days" of the 1930s to 1940s, and advertisements, photographs, and maps relating to Cradock in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Biographical Note

Robert "Bob" A. Cutchins, Jr. was born in 1923 in Virginia. He grew up in the Cradock section of Portsmouth, Virginia. Cutchins graduated from Cradock High School in 1940. He served in the United States Navy during World War II as a radioman. He married Ruth Ortt in 1949. Cutchins worked for Globe Iron Construction Company and retired in 1991. As of 2016, he lives in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)
Portsmouth (Va.)--History

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: Robert A. Cutchins, Jr. by donation

Related Materials: "The Good Old Days in Cradock: Memories of Bob Cutchins and Ruth Ortt Cutchins" For more information please see http://rqbing.tripod.com/newsletters/cutchins_letters/bob_cutchins.htm.

Preferred Citation: Robert A. Cutchins, Jr. Collection on Cradock Section of Portsmouth, Virginia, MSS 0000-011, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed February 4, 2016.

Other Note: This collection is housed in Box 2 of the Barron F. Black Papers (MSS 0000-005).

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[All]

Box 1

Folder 1: Newsletters, "Do You Remember? The Good Old Days in Cradock", 2005-2009
Folder 2: Cradock photocopied advertisements, maps, house plans, and reprints of photographs, 1918-1940