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Nancy McAllister Tatem Sutcliffe Collection, 1978-1994, undated

By Sarah Osorio

Collection Overview

Title: Nancy McAllister Tatem Sutcliffe Collection, 1978-1994, undated

ID: 001/01/MSS 2018-063

Creator: Sutcliffe, Nancy McAllister Tatem (1945-2018)

Extent: 9.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 11/20/2018

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

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.

Biographical Note

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.

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: Estate of Nancy McAllister Sutcliffe by donation

Acquisition Method: 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.

Preferred Citation: Nancy McAllister Tatem Sutcliffe Collection, MSS 2018-063, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed January 3, 2019.


Box and Folder Listing

Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Correspondence, to Nancy Tatem, 1980-1994Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Correspondence, to Nancy Tatem, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Lists, circa 1980s-1990sAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Photographs, circa 1980s-1990sAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Programs, 1978, 1986-1990Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Newsletter, Azalea Junior Gazette, 1978-1979 WinterAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Newsletters, The Rocket Report, 1985, 1987Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Newsletters, The Rocket Report, 1986, 1988-1989Add to your cart.
Oversized.
Folder 9: Miscellaneous Materials, circa 1978-1991Add to your cart.
Includes poems, jokes, a sketch, and a clipping.