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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Nancy McAllister Tatem Sutcliffe Collection, 1978-1994, undated
ID: 001/01/MSS 2018-063
Primary Creator: Sutcliffe, Nancy McAllister Tatem (1945-2018)
Extent: 9.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 11/20/2018
Subjects: Children--Writing, Public schools--Virginia--Norfolk, Schools
Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Invitations, Newsletters, Photographs, Poems, Sketches
Languages: English
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.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
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
Browse by Box:
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Box 1],
[All]
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence, to Nancy Tatem, 1980-1994
- Folder 2: Correspondence, to Nancy Tatem, undated
- Folder 3: Lists, circa 1980s-1990s
- Folder 4: Photographs, circa 1980s-1990s
- Folder 5: Programs, 1978, 1986-1990
- Folder 6: Newsletter, Azalea Junior Gazette, 1978-1979 Winter
- Folder 7: Newsletters, The Rocket Report, 1985, 1987
- Folder 8: Newsletters, The Rocket Report, 1986, 1988-1989
- Oversized.
- Folder 9: Miscellaneous Materials, circa 1978-1991
- Includes poems, jokes, a sketch, and a clipping.
