By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Sarah Constant Shrine Committee Records, 1957-1984
Predominant Dates:1960
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-097
Creator: Beall, Bertha (1905-1982)
Extent: 14.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged by record type. Folders 1-8 were originally housed together in a three-ring binder, and Folders 9-14 were housed in a separate binder.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, and other materials relating to Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, dedication of the historical marker for Operation Torch, Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, naval aviation, the reunion of military members involved in Operation Torch, and the unveiling of the historical marker "Birthplace of Naval Aviation."
Biographical Note
Bertha Waddell Beall was born on September 29, 1905 in Lonaconing, Maryland. She moved to Norfolk, Virginia in 1936 and married Walter Eugene Beall. Beall was a member of Ocean View Presbyterian Church, Ocean View Garden Club, and Norfolk Historical Society. She was a volunteer for Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, American Red Cross, and Navy Relief. Beall died on August 13, 1982 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
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:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
Sarah Constant Shrine Committee Records, MSS 0000-097, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 30, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Clippings, 1957-1963, undated
- Folder 2: Correspondence (Folder 1 of 4), 1958-1959
- Folder 3: Correspondence (Folder 2 of 4), 1960 August
- Folder 4: Correspondence (Folder 3 of 4), 1960 September
- Folder 5: Correspondence (Folder 4 of 4), 1960 October - November, 1962
- Folder 6: Photographs, 1942-1943, undated
- Folder 7: Programs, 1960-1962
- Folder 8: Miscellaneous Materials, 1959-1960, undated
- Includes wording for the Operation Torch historical marker, bill and act authorizing the erection of the marker, description of the military land at Willoughby Spit, and part of a speech listing individuals who could not make the dedication.
- Folder 9: Booklet, Joint Reunion of Officers Attached to Original Units in World War II, 1962
- Includes an introductory letter to Mrs. Beall and a list of officers and their designations as part of the Atlantic Fleet or Mediterranean Theatre.
- Folder 10: Booklets, Naval Aviation, 1957, 1960s
- Two booklets: "Aviation in the United States Navy," Naval History Division, Washington, 1961, and "50 Years of Naval Air and Curtiss-Wright," Reprinted by the Service and Field Operations Organization, Wright Aeronautical Division - Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
- Folder 11: Clippings, 1961, 1976
- Folder 12: Correspondence, To and From Mrs. Walter E. Beall, 1959, 1961
- Folder 13: Photocopies, 1910 November
- Includes materials relating to Eugene Ely's flight over Hampton Roads.
- Folder 14: Programs, 1961, 1984