The Jacqueline Upham Oliver Collection, 1869-2004

Access and use

Location of collection:
Fairfax County Public Library
Fairfax County Public Library
City of Fairfax Regional Library
Virginia Room
10360 North Street
Fairfax, VA 22030-2514
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Chris Barbuschak
Phone: (703) 293-2142
Phone: (703) 293-6227 ext. 6 (Virginia Room)
Fax: (703) 293-2155

Summary

Extent:
0.5 linear feet
Creator:
Oliver, Jacqueline Delores Upham (1935-2009)
Abstract:
The Jacqueline Upham Oliver Collection consists of 0.5 linear feet and spans the years 1869-2004 and contains school certificates, photographs, correspondence, alumni directories, a pin, newspapers, books, photocopies, notes, and birth, death, and marriage certificates.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Jacqueline Upham Oliver Collection consists of 0.5 linear feet and spans the years 1869-2004 and contains school certificates, photographs, correspondence, alumni directories, a pin, newspapers, books, photocopies, notes, and birth, death, and marriage certificates. Subjects include Fairfax High School class reunions and genealogical research of the Upham, Oliver, and Lillard families. Original marriage certificates for Jack Yates Upham and Lorena Mae Lillard (1932); Glenn Wakley Upham and Gertude C. Yates (1906); and Andrew Jackson Upham and Isadora Adell Wakeley (1869) are also included. School certificates are from Annandale Elementary School in Annandale, Virginia and Boone Elementary School in Watauga, North Carolina.

Biographical / historical:

Jacqueline Delores Upham was born on November 2, 1935 in Aitkin, Minnesota to Jack and Lorena Upham. She attended Boone Elementary School in Watauga, North Carolina. In 1946, the family moved to Annandale, Virginia where she attended Annandale Elementary School and later graduated from Fairfax High School in 1953. In November 1956, Upham joined the U.S. Marines Corps. After graduating from boot camp in Parris Island, the Marines stationed her at MCB Quantico working as a clerk. She left the Corps as a Private First Class on May 2, 1958, married Bernard “Doug” Oliver, and returned to Virginia in 1960.

She had a 27-year career with the Fairfax County Water Authority first as a clerk-typist and working her way up to an Engineer Technician before retiring in 1988. On May 15, 1976, after 18 years of civilian life, she joined the U.S. Naval Reserves as a DK2. She was recalled to Desert Storm in February 1991 and stationed at Cherry Point for 119 days. Oliver retired in November 1995 at age 60 and spent her retirement traveling, working on genealogical research, and volunteering at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington Cemetery. She died on July 3, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Unknown