TABLE OF CONTENTS


Introduction

Scope and Content Note

Restrictions

Administrative Information

Search Terms

A Finding Aid to the J. Robert Orton Papers. 1942-1946.

Manuscript Collection No. 75



Introduction

Repository: The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
Creator: Orton, J. Robert.
Title: J. Robert Orton Papers.
Dates: 1942-1946.
Quantity: 0.4 linear ft.
Abstract: The Orton Weekly Bulletin was created and distributed by J. Robert Orton during World War II in order to keep Cincinnati's Jewish men and women who were serving in the armed forces in touch with each other as well as with events in Cincinnati. It carried news about the war, as well as personal notes about enlistments, promotions, transfers, marriages, and births.
Collection Number: MS-75
Language: Collection material in English.

Scope and Content Note

The Orton Weekly Bulletin was created and distributed by J. Robert Orton during World War II in order to keep Cincinnati's Jewish men and women who were serving in the armed forces in touch with each other as well as with events in Cincinnati. It carried news about the war, as well as personal notes about enlistments, promotions, transfers, marriages, and births.


Restrictions

Terms of Access and Use

The J. Robert Orton Papers are open to all users. The original manuscript collection is available in the Barrows-Loebelson Reading Room of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.

Property and Literary Rights

Arthur G. King, by the act of donating the J. Robert Orton Papers to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by J. Robert Orton and his heirs. Literary rights may also be retained by specific creators of materials.

Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives. For more information see the American Jewish Archives copyright information webpage.


Administrative Information

Alternative Forms of Collection

The J. Robert Orton Papers include microfilm. The microfilm may be a duplicate of the collection or include different materials. See MF-3244. Microfilm is available through inter-library loan.

Provenance

The J. Robert Orton Papers were received from Arthur G. King, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1979.

Processing Information

Processed by American Jewish Archives staff.

Accruals and Additions

No further accruals are expected to this collection.



Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the AJA's online catalog.

Jews -- Armed Forces
Jews -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
Orton, J. Robert. -- Newsletters
World War, 1939-1945