Timothy J. O'Sullivan Papers (MS087)

Access and use

Location of collection:
Alexandria Library
Alexandria Library
Local History/Special Collections
717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Patricia Walker, Branch Manager
Phone: (703) 746-1719
Phone: (703) 838-4577
Fax: (703) 706-3912

Summary

Extent:
.46 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
O'Sullivan, T. J. (Timothy Joseph), 1855-1887
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

This collection is comprised almost entirely of correspondence relating to O'Sullivan's work with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey during the late 19th century.

Biographical / historical:

O'Sullivan was a native Alexandrian (?) and an expert draftsman and surveyor. He was born May 14th, 1855, and lived in New York from 1871 until 1881, when he secured a job with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in Washington DC. In 1881, when fire destroyed the north side of the 700 block of Alexandria's Gibbon Street, O'Sullivan drew the plans for two replacement houses. He died of consumption in March 1886.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard