Brief Description: Correspondence, newsletters, and other materials collected by Nancy Tatem, a Norfolk schoolteacher of Azalea Gardens Middle School. The materials range in date between 1978 and 1994. The correspondence dates from 1980-1994 and primarily includes words of praise for Tatem as a teacher. The newsletters were published by Azalea Gardens Middle School and include school news, student writings, photographs, and entertainment activities. The collection also includes student lists, school programs, photographs, and other miscellaneous materials.
Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 2018-063
Created by: Sutcliffe, Nancy McAllister Tatem (1945-2018)
Volume: 9.0 Folders
Acquired:
11/20/2018.
Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.
Biographical Note for Sutcliffe, Nancy McAllister Tatem (1945-2018) : Nancy McAllister Tatem Sutcliffe was born on September 15, 1945 in Richmond, Virginia. She was the Social Studies Department Chair at Azalea Gardens Middle School, Gifted Education Specialist in the Office of Gifted Services, and Principal of the Summer Enrichment Program. She worked more than 40 years for Norfolk Public Schools. Sutcliffe was a member of several garden clubs, including the Tidewater Rose Society, Harborfront Garden Club, and Garden Club of Virginia. She married Richard Herbert Tatem II on April 3, 1971 in Norfolk, Virginia. She married George Harold Sutcliffe on October 12, 1996 in Hampton, Virginia. Sutcliffe died on October 8, 2018 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Children--Writing
Public schools--Virginia--Norfolk
Schools
Genres/Forms of Material
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence
Invitations
Newsletters
Photographs
Poems
Sketches
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Notes:
Estate of Nancy McAllister Sutcliffe by donation The materials in this collection were collected from 19 yearbooks of Azalea Gardens Middle School that were donated from the estate of Nancy McAllister Sutcliffe.
PreferredCitation: Nancy McAllister Tatem Sutcliffe Collection, MSS 2018-063, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.