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O'Leary Family collection, 1942-1953, Date accessioned: 2019-06-18

 

Summary

Creator:
O'Leary, John J., Jr., 1923-2003
O'Leary, John J., Sr.
Extent:
1 folders 1 folder located in oversize collection box 10
1 items 1 flag located in flag box 1
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], O'Leary Family collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_19_0011.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Dr. John "Jack" J. O'Leary Sr. and Jr. Both men served in U.S. Navy during World War II, with Dr. O'Leary Senior working as Examining Physician. This collection contains various group photographs of Dr. O'Leary in various honor societies, military certificates for both Dr. O'Leary Senior and Jr., a framed portrait of Dr. O'Leary Jr., and a forty-eight-star flag.

Biographical / historical:

John J. "Jack" O'Leary, Jr., M.D., was born January 4, 1923 in Olympia, Washington to John J. and Mary Louise O'Leary. He died April 12, 2003 in Tucson, Arizona. Jack graduated from Olympia High School in 1941, and then attended the University of Michigan. While in medical school, he met his roommate's sister, Mary, and they married in July of 1950. Jack received his medical degree in 1946, and served in the Navy from 1950 to 1954. He then returned to Olympia to start his Internal Medicine practice. In addition to his private practice, Jack served as Medical Director for Sunset Life Insurance Company from 1970 to 1982. He was an active member of the St. Peter Hospital staff, the Olympia Rotary Club, and an Olympia Investment club, He and his family enjoyed several foreign exchange students. In his spare time, he enjoyed gardening and following the Husky and Wolverine football teams. Jack retired in 1984 and moved with his wife to Green Valley, Arizona, where he enjoyed golf, hiking, genealogy, gardening, and local geology.

Acquisition information:
Collection donated by a cousin of John J. O'Leary Jr., Theresa Brown.
Custodial history:

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], O'Leary Family collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_19_0011.

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA