O'Shaughnessy Family Papers O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, 1857-1965 Ms.1987.052

O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, 1857-1965 Ms.1987.052


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John M. Jackson

Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1987.052
Title
O'Shaughnessy Family Papers 1857-1965
Quantity
5.2 Cubic Feet, 11 boxes; 2 oversize folders
Creator
O'Shaughnessy, Louis
Creator
O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
This collection consists of papers--including correspondence, schoolwork, diplomas, diaries, photographs, and printed materials--of Louis O'Shaughnessy, professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI); his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter, VPI mathematics instructor Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock; and the Surface family (parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy).

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Preferred Citation

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Source of Acquisition

The O'Shaughnessy Family Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1987, 1998, and 2019.

Processing Information

The processing of the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers commenced in May, 2018 and was completed in August, 2018. Additional processing was completed in March, 2020.


Biographical Note

Louis O'Shaughnessy was born in South Solon, Ohio, in 1877. After a year of study at Valparaiso University, O'Shaughnessy matriculated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1903; the following year, he earned a graduate degree in civil engineering at VPI and taught at the university for two years. O'Shaughnessy obtained a master's degree in mathematics from Ohio State University (1907) and a doctorate degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania (1911), where he served on the faculty.

In 1905, O'Shaughnessy married Ida Louise Surface (1885-1973), a native of Montgomery County, Virginia and daughter of Rev. Floyd Daniel and Elizabeth (Betty) Childress Surface. The O'Shaughnessys would have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Later known as Betty Louis).

In 1918, O'Shaughnessy returned to VPI as a professor of applied mechanics. The family lived near campus at what is today (2020) 206 Turner Street and home to the Alpha Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi. He served as acting dean of engineering during the 1927/1928 year; as head of civil engineering for 17 years; and as director of graduate studies from 1936 to 1954. In addition to his teaching and departmental administrative duties, O'Shaughnessy served on the university's athletic council and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society, Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society), Chi Epsilon (civil engineering society), and Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honor society). Louis O'Shaughnessy retired in 1954 and died on February 17, 1958.

Betty Louis (née Mary Elizabeth) O'Shaughnessy was born to parents Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy in Philadelphia in March, 1917. The following year, she moved with her parents to Blacksburg, Virginia. She graduated early from Blacksburg High School and is listed as a freshman biology major in the 1932-1933 list of VPI students. By her junior year, O'Shaughnessy had switched majors to general science. She graduated with honors from VPI in 1936, and is listed as a graduate student in 1936/1937 but seems not to have completed her graduate studies. In 1942, she joined the VPI faculty as a mathematics instructor, teaching courses in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. In December, 1944, she married Arthur E. Bock (1916-1989), who had earned his master's degree in engineering at VPI in 1940. The Bocks moved to Annapolis, where Arthur Bock was employed as an engineering instructor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Betty Louis Bock died in 1989.

Scope and Content

This collection contains the papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy, a long-time professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, a VPI mathematics instructor; and the Surface family, parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. The collection includes correspondence, schoolwork, diaries, photographs, and printed materials.

Series I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. This collection contains both personal and professional papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy and personal and financial papers of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Included in Louis O'Shaughnessy's papers are a few pieces of personal correspondence, written to various family members and relating personal news. Among these are two postcards, both postmarked in 1906: one shows children sledding down a street in Christiansburg, Virginia; the other is an illustrated postcard listing the wins and losses of the VPI football team that year. Also among O'Shaughnessy's personal papers are examples from his years as a student, including his VPI diplomas, schoolwork, graded exams, and grade reports, as well as an account book he maintained while a student at VPI. The notepad provides an account of every expenditure made by O'Shaughnessy during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The series also includes a file of material on the Coming Men of America, a junior secret society to which O'Shaughnessy belonged. Among the few materials in the series relating to O'Shaughnessy's professional career is a folder of VPI announcements and forms, including--among other items--a 1943 University Club financial statement, a circular letter sent to freshmen regarding the honor system, and two registers of students (1932 and 1945) that include the religious affiliation of each.

From Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy, the series includes several pieces of correspondence, including a number of get-well cards received. The series also contains some of Ida O'Shaughnessy's personal financial records from the years following her husband's death.

Also included are collections of invoices and receipts, advertising ephemera, and printed material. Among the latter are two postcards relating to the 1905 VPI football team, a postcard from Hemlock Haven (Marion, Virginia); a 1957 holiday program from De Jarnette State Sanatorium (Staunton, Virginia), and a flyer for an appearance by psychic Madam Orva at Roanoke Theatre

Series II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. This series contains both personal and professional papers of Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, who served as an instructor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1940s. The series includes a large collection of Bock's letters to her parents. A frequent correspondent, she writes chatty letters of her social activities, home life, and travel. The majority of the letters are written from the Bocks' home in Annapolis, Maryland, during the 1940s and 1950s. The series also contains three diaries, written while Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock was a student at Blacksburg High School. The diary entries revolve almost entirely around the many boys that she liked and little else. Also among her personal papers is a collection of ephemera including mementos from VPI dances, the text of a speech that O'Shaughnessy delivered in 1936 to urge the inclusion of women students in the VPI annual, and printed materials. A large portion of the series is devoted to Betty Bock's schoolwork, particularly at VPI, and includes class notes, essays, and exams. From Bock's years as a mathematics instructor at VPI, the series includes her course plans, exam questions, a selection of students' graded exam books, and grade reports.

Series III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933. This series includes papers of the parents of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. From F. D. Surface, father of Ida, the collection includes two notebooks, devoted almost entirely to Bible study notes. The series includes two letters written by Betty Surface (one co-written with her husband), touching on local news from Blacksburg, one mentioning the campus death of Stockton Heth Jr. at the hands of Charles Vawter. Accompanying these is a letter from Vawter's father, asking for Betty Surface's prayers for his son. Included also in this series are papers of Fanny and George Thomas Surface, siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Among these are a number of letters from George Surface. Several of these consist only of fragments, as they were seemingly retained only as scrap paper that F. D. Surface used for notes. The series also includes George Surface's student notebooks and the Surface family Bible, published in 1857 and purchased in Christiansburg in 1863.

Series IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950. The images in this series include both studio portraits and informal snapshots--most unidentified-- of the O'Shaughnessy and Surface families and their friends. The collection contains several images from Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock's wedding. Also within the collection are a number of photos of various buildings, including the O'Shaughnessy home at 206 Turner Street, Blacksburg (today the home of the Alpha Phi chapter of Betha Theta Pi) and Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Several local and regional photographic studios are represented in the collection: Twin City, Bristol; W. H. Richards, Christiansburg; Jewell's, Christiansburg; Olinger, Blacksburg.

Series V: Mementos and Personal Effects and Artifacts, n.d. This series includes a few textiles, origin unknown, though they likely belonged to Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock. Among these items are an infant's dress, and some women's dress gloves. The series also includes some cosmetics compacts and a miniature bar of soap from the Hotel Roanoke.

Arrangement

The O'Shaughnessy Family Papers are arranged in the following series:

Series I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. Series II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. Series III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933. Series IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950. Series V: Mementos and Personal Effects, n.d.

Related Material

See also the Louis O'Shaughnessy Letters, 1903-1905, Ms1993-010 , at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.

Separated Material

The following items were removed from the collection to be cataloged for the rare book collection:

Andrews, E. A. Selections from the Metamorphoses and Heroides of Ovid . Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1869. (Includes inscription: "F. D. Surface, Preston & Olin Inst. Blacksburg Va. Feby. 6, 1871" on first free end paper.)

Burpee Bulbs for Fall Planting , 1949. [Clinton, IA: W. Atlee Burpee Co.], 1949.

Foster, R. S. Objections to Calvinism As It Is in a Series of Letters Addressed to Rev. N. L. Rice, D. D . Cincinnati: Hitchcock and Walden, 1849. (Includes inscription "F. D. Surface, Auburn, Montgomery Co. Va." on first free end paper.)

Griffis, William Elliot. Corea, Without and Within . Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1885.

Gudheim, H. Differential Equations for Engineers . 3rd ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1928.

Kuhner, Raphael. Grammar of the Greek Language, for the Use of High Schools and Colleges . Boston: B. B. Mussey, 1849.

Laboratory Manual (Virginia Polytechnic Institute Sophomore Physics Laboratory). 3rd rev. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, n.d.

Lucas, J. B. and J. A. Addlestone. Laboratory Outline of Introductory Qualitative Analysis . rev. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, n.d.

Robeson, F. L. Notes on Physics . Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1932-1934. [in 3 parts]

Robeson, F. L. Notes on Physics , pt. 3. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1935.

Stevens, Wm. Bacon. The Parables of the New Testament Practically Unfolded . Philadelphia: Bradley, 1887. (Includes the inscription "J. T. Olinger, Montgomery County Va" on first free end paper.)

Surface, George Thomas. The Story of Sugar . New York: D. Appleton, 1910.

Tigert, Jno. J. The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South . Nashville, TN: M. E. Church, South, 1894.

Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences. Ribbon Trimmings: Instruction Paper with Examination Questions . pt. 4. Scranton, PA: The Institute, 1920.

Carefree Washing: the Frigidaire Way! Dayton, OH, 1948.

"Housewares Harvest." Roanoke, VA: Pugh's, n.d.

Also separated from the collection was the VPI cadet uniform of Louis O'Shaughnessy, transferred to the collections of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets (VTCC) Museum.


Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Faculty and staff
  • O'Shaughnessy, Louis
  • O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-
  • O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-
  • Surface family
  • University History
  • Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)
  • Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • O'Shaughnessy, Louis
  • O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-

Container List

Series I. Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers
1886-1965
  • Louis O'Shaughnessy
    1886-1954
    • box-folder 1 folder: 1
      Outgoing correspondence
      1907-1945, n.d.
    • box-folder 1 folder: 2
      Incoming correspondence
      1896-1954, n.d.
      [2 folders]
    • box-folder 1 folder: 3
      Get well cards
      1956
    • box-folder 1 folder: 4
      Guardianship of John M. Lucas
      1886-1890, n.d.
    • box-folder 1 folder: 5
      Schoolwork
      1890-1896
      [2 folders]
    • box-folder 1 folder: 6
      Exams
      1899
    • box-folder 1 folder: 7
      Grade reports
      1900-1903
    • box-folder 1 folder: 8
      Account book and checkbook
      1900-1906
    • box-folder 1 folder: 9
      Coming Men of America
      1896-1899, n.d.
    • box-folder 1 folder: 10
      Teacher's certificates
      1895
    • box-folder 1 folder: 11
      VPI reports and forms
      1923-1945, n.d.
    • box-folder 1 folder: 12
      VPI printed material
      1894-1949, n.d.
      • Maury Literary Society program
        1894
      • Executive Bulletin
        1931
      • Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute commencement program
        1935
        [2 copies]
      • Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute commencement program
        1937
      • "Virginia Tech Follies" program
        1937
      • Invitation and program for inauguration of VPI President Walter Stephenson Newman
        1949
      • "Feeding the Trees on the Lawn" by A. G. Smith Jr. and A. S. Beecher (Virginia Agricultural Extension Service)
        n.d.
  • Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy
    1917-1965
    • box-folder 1 folder: 13
      Correspondence
      1917-1964, n.d.
      [2 folders]
    • box-folder 2 folder: 1
      Get well cards
      1947
      [2 folders]
    • box-folder 2 folder: 2
      Christmas greeting cards
      1958, n.d.
    • box-folder 2 folder: 3
      Bank statements
      1959-1965
    • box-folder 2 folder: 4
      Wig purchases
      1946-1953, n.d.
    • box-folder 2 folder: 5
      Notes and ephemera
      1917-1956, n.d.
  • box-folder 2 folder: 6
    Letters of congratulations on Betty O'Shaughnessy's birth
    1917
  • box-folder 2 folder: 7
    Invoices and receipts
    1936-1965, n.d.
    [4 folders]
  • box-folder 3 folder: 1
    Personal financial records
    1906-1959, n.d.
  • box-folder 3 folder: 2
    Commercial advertising ephemera
    1948-1956, n.d.
    [2 folders]
  • box-folder 3 folder: 3
    Printed materials
    1896-1958, n.d.
  • box-folder 3 folder: 4
    Notes and ephemera
    1924-1956, n.d.
Series II. Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers
1887-1958
  • Subseries I. Personal / Student Papers
    1887-1958
    • box-folder 3 folder: 5-10
      Letters to parents
      1936-1945
    • box-folder 4 folder: 1-7
      Letters to parents
      1951-1961
    • box-folder 5 folder: 1
      Letters to parents
      n.d.
      [2 folders]
    • box-folder 5 folder: 2
      Incoming correspondence
      1933-1953, n.d.
      [2 folders]
    • box-folder 5 folder: 3
      Diaries
      1931, n.d.
      [2 folders]
    • box-folder 5 folder: 4
      Ephemera
      1935-1955, n.d.
    • box-folder 5 folder: 5
      McCall's dress pattern (8514)
      1951
    • box-folder 5 folder: 6
      McCall's printed pattern with transfer (1494)
      1949
    • box-folder 5 folder: 7
      Printed materials
      1912-1955, n.d.
      [4 folders]
      • Arcadian Nitrate of Soda: Handbook for Growers. Hopewell, VA: The Barrett Co.
        1933
      • Books in Mathematics (Ginn and Company)
        n.d.
      • Building with Books [catalog]. Nashville, TN: Methodist Publishing House
        1940
      • Culbertson, Ely. About Bridge: The Best in Bidding and Play. S.l.: Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co.
        1934
      • Daily Highroad (Virginia Conference Youth Assemblies)
        1940
      • Daniel Low's [catalog]. Salem, MA: Daniel Low and Co.
        1943
      • Diamonds: Their Purchase and Care. Los Angeles, CA: American Gem Society
        1938
      • Good Housekeeping Bureau. How to Count Calories When Planning Meals. New York, NY: Hearst Magazines
        1943
      • Good Housekeeping Bureau. An Improved 9-Day Reducing Diet. [S.l.: sn.]
        n.d.
      • Good Housekeeping Bureau. A Quiz on Meal Planning for Health. [S.l.: Hearst Magazines]
        1942
      • Good Housekeeping Fashions. Full Figure Fashions. New York: Hearst Magazines
        1940
      • Good Housekeeping Institute's Daily Chart for Healtful Meals. New York, NY: Good Housekeeping Institute
        n.d.
      • Hafer, Eugene G. The Attorney for the Defense. Chicago: Dramatic Publishing
        1924
      • The Imitation of Christ. Nashville, TN: The Upper Room
        1946
      • Kelly, Thomas R. A Testament of Devotion. Nashville, TN: The Upper Room
        1955
      • Law, William. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life. Nashville, TN: The Upper Room
        1952
      • Low Calorie Diet (1200 Calories). St. Louis, MO: Ralston Purina
        1940
      • Overweight and Underweight. New York, NY: Metropolitan Life Insurance
        n.d.
      • Parrish, Edward. Cal-Par Reducing Plan. New York: Cal-Par Corp.
        n.d.
      • Punky Dunk and the Spotted Pup. Chicago: P. F. Volland (for Philadelphia Public Ledger)
        1912
      • Puzzle Numbers Drawing Book. New York: Charles E. Graham
        ca. 1920
      • Sampley, Ethelene. A Guide to a Study of Jesus' Teachings Concerning Women. Woman's Division of Christian Service, Board of Missions, The Methodist Church
        1954
      • The Tattle Tale (Blacksburg High School)
        1930
      • Tips on Cleaning Floor Coverings and First Aid Treatment for Rug and Carpet Mishaps. S.l.: National Institute of Rug Cleaning
        1950
      • Tressler, J. C. Grammar Minimum Essentials: Diagnostic and Practice Tests. Boston: D. C. Heath, 1931
        1931
    • box-folder 6 folder: 1
      Wedding Embassy yearbook (9th ed.)
      1941
    • box-folder 6 folder: 2
      Newspaper clippings
      1934-1955, n.d.
    • box-folder 6 folder: 3
      Coed Bugle representation speech
      [1936]
    • box-folder 6 folder: 4
      Notes and essays
      1933, n.d.
    • box-folder 6 folder: 5
      Biology drawings
      n.d.
    • box-folder 6 folder: 6
      Cicero composition
      ca. 1932
    • box-folder 6 folder: 7
      Cicero translation
      n.d.
    • box-folder 6 folder: 8
      German science reader notes
      n.d.
    • box-folder 6 folder: 9
      "In Deutschland" class assignment
      n.d.
    • box-folder 6 folder: 10
      Biophysics class notes
      n.d.
    • box-folder 6 folder: 11
      Calculus class notes
      n.d.
    • box-folder 6 folder: 12
      Chemistry class notes
      n.d.
    • box-folder 6 folder: 13
      Comparative literature class notes
      1936, n.d.
    • box-folder 7 folder: 1
      Contemporary literature class notes
      n.d.
    • box-folder 7 folder: 2
      English literature class notes
      n.d.
    • box-folder 7 folder: 3
      History class notes
      1929, n.d.
    • box-folder 7 folder: 4
      Organic chemistry class notes
      n.d.
    • box-folder 7 folder: 5
      Organic chemistry (advanced) class notes
      n.d.
    • box-folder 7 folder: 6
      Quantitative analysis class notes
      1933-1934
    • box-folder 7 folder: 7
      Secretarial English class notes
      n.d.
    • box-folder 7 folder: 8
      Spanish class notes
      n.d.
    • box-folder 7 folder: 9
      Vocabulary building class notes
      1935-1936, n.d.
    • box-folder 7 folder: 10
      "Suggestions on Writing Reports and Term Papers" - C. F. De La Barre
      1933
    • box-folder 7 folder: 11
      Themes, term papers, and book reports
      1933-1936
      [2 folders]
    • box-folder 7 folder: 12
      Exams
      1928-1941, n.d.
      [2 folders]
    • box-folder 8 folder: 1
      Exam questions
      1933-1935
    • box-folder 8 folder: 2
      Arthur Bock - Kansas State University Hydraulics Laboratory experiment paper
      1937-1938
  • Subseries II. Professional Papers
    1942-1944
    • box-folder 8 folder: 3
      Course plans
      ca. 1943
    • box-folder 8 folder: 4
      Exam questions
      1942-1944, n.d.
    • box-folder 8 folder: 5
      Graded student exam books (algebra)
      1942-1944
      [2 folders]
    • box-folder 8 folder: 6
      Graded student exam books (trigonometry and analytical geometry)
      1943-1944
    • box-folder 8 folder: 7
      Student grade records
      1942-1944
    • box-folder 8 folder: 8
      Virginia Tech forms (blank)
      n.d.
Series III. Surface Family Papers
1857-1933
  • F. D. Surface
    1883-1891, 1932-1933, n.d.
    • box-folder 8 folder: 9
      Correspondence
      1923-1933
    • box-folder 8 folder: 10
      Notebook
      1883-1891, n.d.
    • box-folder 8 folder: 11
      Bible study notebook
      n.d.
    • box-folder 8 folder: 12
      Bible study notes
      n.d.
      [2 folders]
  • box-folder 8 folder: 13
    Betty Surface - correspondence
    1916-1917
  • box-folder 8 folder: 14
    Fannie Surface - correspondence and shorthand tablet
    1902-1903, n.d.
  • George Thomas Surface
    1897-1916, n.d.
    • box-folder 8 folder: 15
      Correspondence
      1903-1916, n.d.
    • box-folder 8 folder: 16
      Notes on psychology
    • box-folder 9 folder: 1
      Notes and essays
      1902-1903, n.d.
    • box-folder 9 folder: 2
      Obituary and ephemera
      1897, n.d.
  • box-folder 9 folder: 3
    Surface Family Bible
    1857
Series IV. Photographs and Negatives
1887-1950
  • box-folder 10 folder: 1
    Photographs
    1887-1950, n.d.
    [8 folders]
  • box-folder 10 folder: 2
    Negatives
    n.d.
    [4 folders]
Series IV. Mementos and Personal Effects
n.d.
  • box-folder 11 item: 1
    Infant's dress
    n.d.
  • box-folder 11 item: 2
    Infant's detachable collar
    n.d.
  • box-folder 11 item: 3
    Woman's dress gloves
    n.d.
    [4 items]
  • box-folder 11 item: 4
    Man's detachable collar
    n.d.
  • box-folder 11 item: 5
    Choker
    n.d.
  • box-folder 11 item: 6
    Compacts
    n.d.
    [4 items]
  • box-folder 11 item: 7
    Keychain
    n.d.
  • box-folder 11 item: 8
    Hotel Roanoke mini soap bar
    n.d.
  • box-folder 11 item: 9
    "Je maintiendrai" button
    n.d.
  • box-folder 11 item: 10
    Crepe paper bridal doll
    n.d.
Oversize Materials
  • oversize folder: 1
    Plat of land sold by F. D. Surface to Louis O'Shaughnessy (bearings as of 1893)
    n.d.
  • oversize folder: 1
    Photographic portrait of unidentified young woman (probably Betty O'Shaughnessy)
    n.d.
  • oversize folder: 2
    Diploma, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, VPI
    1903-06-17
  • oversize folder: 2
    Diploma, Graduate Civil Engineering, VPI
    1904-06-15