Eleanor Walden Papers, 1935-1994, undated | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Nichole Delasalas

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Collection Overview

Title: Eleanor Walden Papers, 1935-1994, undated

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-047

Primary Creator: Walden, Eleanor (1909-1998)

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by series. Series 1: The Nonuette, Series 2: The Virginia Belles, Series 3: Mediterranean Adventure, Series 4: Personal Papers, Series 5: Photographs, Series 6: Miscellaneous, Series 7: Postcards, and Series 8: Scrapbooks.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Berlin (Germany), Guantánamo Bay (Cuba), International travel, Music--Instruction and study--Virginia, Music educator, Norfolk (Va.), Puerto Rico

Forms of Material: Booklets, Brochures, Clippings (information artifacts), Contracts, Correspondence, Fliers (printed matter), Identity cards, Invitations, Itineraries, Lists (document genres), Maps (documents), Menus, Pamphlets, Photographs, Poems, Postcards, Publications (document genre), Receipts, Scrapbooks

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Personal papers, photographs, correspondence, and scrapbooks from Eleanor Walden. Much of the material relates to Walden's international trips abroad for music tours with the Nonuettes in 1965 and Virginia Belles in 1967.

Biographical Note

Eleanor Sloan Eichhorn Walden was born on July 26, 1909 in Lonaconing, Maryland. She married Murray H. Walden on April 21, 1935. In 1940, Walden organized a choir for Norfolk Naval Base Chapel and served as choir director for 28 years. She taught music for various schools in Norfolk, including Granby High School. Her major accomplishments included accompanying her choral groups, The Nonuettes and the Virginia Belles, on overseas tours in 1965 and 1967. Walden died on January 24, 1998 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Berlin (Germany)
Guantánamo Bay (Cuba)
International travel
Music--Instruction and study--Virginia
Music educator
Norfolk (Va.)
Puerto Rico

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: Unknown

Separated Materials: The Sargeant Memorial Collection Main Photograph Collection (MSS 0000-MPC) includes 44 photographs in a folder titled "Murray and Eleanor Walden." Other photographs relating to Eleanor Walden are also in the "Schools" folders and "1950s"/"1960s" folders of this collection. Additionally, some papers belonging to Murray H. Walden are located in the Norfolk Ephemera Collection (MSS 0000-NEC).

Preferred Citation: Eleanor Walden Collection, MSS 0000-047, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed April 20, 2016.

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