Daniel O'Sullivan Collection (MS141)

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
Preferred citation:

[Item identification], Daniel O'Sullivan Collection, MS141, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.23 Cubic Feet 1 Box
Creator:
O'Sullivan, Daniel, 1828-1904
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Item identification], Daniel O'Sullivan Collection, MS141, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Daniel O'Sullivan collection consists of business records and correspondence related to Daniel Sullivan and his son Michael R. Sullivan who owned and operated a rooming house, and wholesale grocery and liquor store in the 1850s-1940s. Items also include a letter from Jeremiah O'Brien who fought for the 26th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry and writes concerning battles fought during 1861-1862.

Biographical / historical:

Daniel O'Sullivan and his son Michael R. Sullivan (b.1863-09-01 d.1952-04-06) owned and operated a boarding house, and wholesale grocery on 244 Duke St. and later 414 S. Lee st., and 628 S. Patrick.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard