By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Gertrude E. Ward Scrapbook, 1918-2002, undated
Predominant Dates:1941-1945
ID: 001/01/MSS 2015-061
Creator: Ward, Gertrude E. (1919-1996)
Extent: 1.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Loose materials have been separated.
Date Acquired: 07/02/2015
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
One circa 1941-1945 scrapbook of personal mementos relating to Betty Ward and her husband, Fred Ward. The scrapbook includes photographs, telegrams, playbills, birthday cards, poems, and other materials relating to the couple's relationship during Fred's service in the United States Navy in World War II. Prominent geographic locations in the scrapbook include New York; Jersey City, New Jersey; and San Diego, California. The scrapbook also includes several late 1990s to early 2000s photographs of Fred Ward in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Biographical Note
Gertrude "Betty" Elizabeth Parsons Harkness Ward was born on August 12, 1919 in San Dimas, California. She married Frederick George Ward on May 6, 1941 in Yuma, Arizona. Ward taught for the Norfolk and Virginia Beach school systems for more than 30 years; she taught at Princess Anne High School for a total of 19 years. She died on June 7, 1996 in Virginia Beach, Virginia and was buried at Princess Anne Memorial Park in Virginia Beach, 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 Frederick G. Ward by donation
Preferred Citation:
Gertrude E. Ward Scrapbook, MSS 2015-061, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed September 21, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1: Scrapbook, 1941-1945
- Box 2: Loose Materials, 1918-2002, undated
- Folder 1: Correspondence (Folder 1 of 2), 1943-1959
- Folder 2: Correspondence (Folder 2 of 2), undated
- Folder 3: Photographs (Folder 1 of 3), circa 1970s
- Folder 4: Photographs (Folder 2 of 3), circa 1918-2002
- Includes primarily 1940s photographs, approximately 4x5". Fourteen color photographs date from 1996-2002 and feature Frederick Wade.
- Folder 5: Photographs (Folder 3 of 3), 1940s-1950s
- Includes photographs of United States Navy personnel.
- Folder 6: School Ephemera of Gertrude Ward, 1943, 1946
- One report card and one program from the E. R. Snyder Continuation High School, and one diploma from Western Union School.
- Folder 7: Navy Papers of Frank Ward, circa 1944-1945
- Includes a poem written by F. G. Ward.
- Folder 8: Clippings, circa 1945
- Folder 9: Printed Materials, circa 1940s
- Folder 10: Miscellaneous ephemera (Folder 1 of 2), circa 1940s
- Includes postcards and printed materials relating to Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks, California.
- Folder 11: Miscellaneous ephemera (Folder 2 of 2), circa 1940s
- Includes one ribbon for the USS Lexington and printed materials for tourist locations in California.