Norfolk NATO Festival Collection, 1954-2015 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Will Hopkins

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Collection Overview

Title: Norfolk NATO Festival Collection, 1954-2015

ID: 001/01/MSS 2015-009

Primary Creator: Norfolk NATO Festival (1953-)

Extent: 19.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in original order, generally in chronological order. Photographs are separated by size in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 08/12/2015

Subjects: International Azalea Festival (Norfolk, Va.), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Anniversaries, etc., Organizations, Portrait photography, Spring festivals--Virginia--Norfolk--History

Forms of Material: Booklets, Brochures, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Financial records, Invitations, Membership lists, Photographs, Portraits, Press releases, Programs

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Official documents, correspondence, promotional materials, newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia collected by the Norfolk NATO Festival in Norfolk, Virginia.

Biographical Note

The Norfolk NATO Festival began in 1953 as the International Azalea Festival, with main events held at the city's expanded Azalea Garden (now Norfolk Botanical Garden). The Festival soon became associated with NATO, which had established an Atlantic headquarters in Norfolk in the early 1950s. Festival queens were selected from various NATO member countries, and annual Festival events had member-country themes. Notable American queens included Linda Baines Johnson, Tricia Nixon, and Susan Ford. The event was renamed the Norfolk NATO Festival in 2010. It remains the longest-running festival in Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

International Azalea Festival (Norfolk, Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Anniversaries, etc.
Organizations
Portrait photography
Spring festivals--Virginia--Norfolk--History

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 Unitied States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Norfolk NATO Festival by donation

Preferred Citation: Norfolk NATO Festival Collection, MSS 2015-009, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed in March 2020.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Records, 1962-1995],
[Box 2: Records, 1998-2006],
[Box 3: Records / Photographs, 1954-2008],
[Box 4: Photographs, 1999-2007],
[Box 5: Photographs, 2007-2014, undated],
[Box 6: Photographs, 1983-2000],
[Box 7: Photographs, 1990, 2001, 2003],
[Box 8: Memorabilia, circa 2003-2013],
[Box 9: Tiaras, circa 2007-2009],
[Box 10: Sashes, circa 2007-2009],
[Box 11: Oversized Items, 1983, 1998, 2014],
[Series 1: International Azalea Festival Queen Portraits],
[All]

Series 1: International Azalea Festival Queen Portraits

Box 1: International Azalea Festival Queen Portraits, 1954-1958: Patricia Ann Priest; Olivia Barbour Twining; Nell Eastland; Lady Carey Coke; Patricia Jane Lemay.
Box 2: International Azalea Festival Queen Portraits, 1959-1963: Bonnie Ruth Buchanan; Paula Layton Pace; Lynda Bird Johnson; Margaret Anne Goldwater; Verita Korth.
Box 3: International Azalea Festival Queen Portraits, 1964-1968: Gene Zuckert; Luci Baines Johnson; Kari Borten; Monique Van Den Boeynants; Cari Luns.
Box 4: International Azalea Festival Queen Portraits, 1969-1973: Tricia Nixon; Ulrike Ahlers; Sarah Rippon; Maria Theresa Sanches; Heather MacDonald.
Box 5: International Azalea Festival Queen Portraits, 1974-1978: Frances Tonarelli; Valerie-Anne Giscard d'Estaing; Susan Elizabeth Ford; Cecilie Countess Lambsdorff; Henrietta Charlotte Aleida van der Klaauw.
Box 6: International Azalea Festival Queen Portraits, 1979-1983: Joanna Edwina Knatchbull; Monique Hamilius; Brigitte Borch; Melanie Pappas; Lorene Alison Stokes.
Box 7: International Azalea Festival Queen Portraits, 1984-1991: Roberta Marini; Alexandra Victoria Dibdin Heseltine; Andrea Rose Carter; Beate Holm Pedersen; Antje Margarete Ruhfus; Oya Soley Turkman; Katrin Sverrisdottir; Isabella De Ruyt.
Box 8: International Azalea Festival Queen Portraits, 1992, 1998-1999, 2004: Matilde Herrero de Zulueta; Helena Winther; Susanne Scharping; Rossella Caruso.