Tatem Family Papers, 1835-1954, undated

Collection Overview

Title: Tatem Family Papers, 1835-1954, undated

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-644

Creator: Tatem, Charles Edward (1937-2011)

Extent: 2.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 00/00/2005

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Miscellaneous original and photocopied materials relating to the Tatem family in Norfolk, Virginia from 1835 to 1954. Several items relate to Roger William Tatem (1891-1984) during his school years and early career from 1914 to 1918.

Biographical Note

Charles Edward Tatem was born on June 6, 1937 in Norfolk, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Ann Ryan on August 26, 1961 in Newport News, Virginia. He was an environmentalist in Burlington, New Jersey, an entomologist for the Virginia Department of Health, and a school teacher for Norfolk Public Schools in Norfolk, Virginia. Tatem died on February 12, 2011 and was buried at Epworth United Methodist Church Memorial Garden in Palmyra, New Jersey.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

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 Source: Charles Edward Tatem by donation

Preferred Citation: Tatem Family Papers, MSS 0000-644, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed December 28, 2016.

Other URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tatem/

Box and Folder Listing

Box 8: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts

Folder 1: Tatem Family Papers, 1840-1948, undated

Item 1: Writ, William H. Wilson to the Sheriff of Norfolk County, 1840 February 18: Writ commanding the sheriff to hold Nathaniel Tatem for the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for debt owed to John Miars.
Item 2: Correspondence, R. A. Brown to Howlett & Tatem, 1885 October 23: Written in New Haven, Connecticut and sent to Norfolk, Virginia.
Item 3: Deed, W. W. Smith to W. F. Higginbotham, Jr., 1887 October 1
Item 4: Agreement, Between W. L. Howlett and William F. Higginbotham, Jr., 1888 April 24: Agreement concerns payment for and delivery of a machine for Howlett & Tatem's machine shop at 184 Water Street, known as Twin City Iron Works in Norfolk, Virginia.
Item 5: Agreement, Between William W. Old and Ava and John Ann Tatem, 1894 January 20: Promise to pay $400 in the suit of Henry C. Lovitt, Guardian etc. v. John H. Lovitt and others. Back of agreement includes notes from William W. Old recording dates of payment on July 20, 1894 and January 21, 1895.
Item 6: Certificate, Ava Tatem appointed District Deputy Grand High Priest, 1904 November 9: The Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Virginia. Includes seal.
Item 7: Letter of recommendation, For Roger W. Tatem, 1914 February 16: Written by R. B. Smithey, Professor of Math at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia.
Item 8: Letter of recommendation, For Roger W. Tatem, 1914 February 28: Written by Hall Canter, Professor of Chemistry at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia.
Item 9: Letter of recommendation, For Roger W. Tatem, 1914 March 4: Written by R. E. Blackwell, President of Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia.
Item 10: Report card, Roger W. Tatem, 1915 July-August: Report card at Columbia University in New York for studies in Chemistry and Education. Signed by registrar Frank A. Dickey.
Item 11: Correspondence, Dwight R. Meigs to Roger William Tatem, 1916 March 28: Written at The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania and sent to Harrisburg Academy in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Letter concerns Tatem working for The Hill School in the Science Department in September 1916.
Item 12: Correspondence, Dwight R. Meigs to Roger William Tatem, 1917 December 15: Written at The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania and sent to Norfolk, Virginia. Letter concerns Mr. Tatem's departure for the war.
Item 13: Correspondence, Dwight R. Meigs to Roger William Tatem, 1918 October 9: Written at The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania and sent to Edgewood Arsenal in Edgewood, Maryland. Letter concerns Mr. Tatem's future visit to the school following an outbreak of influenza.
Item 14: Envelope, Roberts, Tatem & Company, undated: Berkley, Virginia.
Item 15: Photograph, Robert H. Tatem, 1905 September: Moore, 107 Broughton Street West, Savannah, Georgia.
Item 16: Photograph, Old Tatem House on Indian River Road, near Ford Plant, undated: F. Morris.
Item 17: Clipping, "Spiders Lose to Randolph-Macon", circa 1912 May
Item 18: Clipping, Reprint: House with a Legend "Tatemville", 1947 September 28: From Virginian-Pilot.
Item 19: Clipping, Promoted by Commerce - Roger W. Tatem, 1948 January 15: From Virginian-Pilot.

Folder 2: Photocopies, 1835-1954, undated

Item 1: Photograph, Old Howlett House, 300 Court Street, Portsmouth, Virginia, undated
Item 2: Clipping, "Tatemsville for Sale", 1835 December 15: From The American Beacon and Norfolk and Portsmouth Daily Advertiser.
Item 3: Clipping, Dr. H. A. Tatum, 1839 February 2: From Beacon.
Item 4: Biography, Roger William Tatem, circa 1914: A photograph and a short paragraph about Mr. Tatem.
Item 5: Clipping, "Talented Pupils of Piano", 1941 September 21: From Virginian-Pilot. Photograph of Floyd Vernon Tatem and Mary Alice Tatem.
Item 6: Cover page, The Commonwealth: The Magazine of Virginia, 1954 December: Photograph of Roger William Tatem.
Item 7: Transcription, Letter from Emily Wood Brown to Mary Ellen Tatem Williams, undated
Item 8: History, The Tatem House, undated: A paragraph describing the Tatem House in Norfolk, Virginia.
Item 9: Biography, Dr. Nathanial Tatem, undated: Transcribed from the writings of Emily Brown Tatem by C. E. Tatem.