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By Nichole Delasalas
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
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.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 2
- Series 4: Personal Papers, 1944-1987, undated
- Folder 1: Biographical information on Eleanor E. Walden, undated
- Includes major events and milestones in Eleanor Walden's life.
- Folder 2: Printed material, 1954-1965
- Item 1: Clipping, Journal and Guide, 1954
- Item 2: Clipping, The Virginian Pilot, 1960 April 5
- Item 3: Clipping, The Virginian Pilot, undated
- Item 4: Publication, Norva News, 1962 December 20
- Item 5: Publication, Servlant Static, 1964 April
- Item 6: Publication, The Toastmaster, 1964 April
- Item 7: Publication, V. M. E. A. Notes, 1965 May-June
- Item 8: Publication, The Spectator, 1965 May 14
- Item 9: Clipping with note, undated
- Item 10: Clipping with note, undated
- Series 5: Photographs, undated
- Folder 3: Photographs - Eleanor Walden, undated
- Item 1: Photograph, Murray Walden as little boy with his dad, undated
- Item 2: Photograph, Geady Bader, 1956
- Item 3: Photograph, Eleanor Walden on S. S. America, undated
- Item 4: Photograph, Eleanor Walden on S. S. America with friends, undated
- Item 5: Photograph, People waiting for Eleanor Walden to return, undated
- Item 6: Photograph, Eleanor Walden at shipboard party, undated
- Item 7: Photograph, Eleanor Walden, undated
- Item 8: Photograph, Murray Walden, undated
- Item 9: Photograph, Murray and Eleanor Walden, undated
- Item 10: Photograph, Eleanor Walden returning from a trip, undated
- Item 11: Photograph, Friend of Eleanor Walden, undated
- Item 12: Photograph, Eleanor Walden and students, undated
- Item 13: Photograph, Eleanor Walden and students, undated
- Item 14: Photograph, Murray and Eleanor Walden, undated
- Item 15: Photograph, Murray and Eleanor Walden with family, undated
- Item 16: Photograph, Murray and Eleanor Walden with family, undated
- Series 6: Miscellaneous, 1935-1994, undated
- Folder 4: Miscellaneous, 1935-1956, undated
- Item 1: Patch, Granby High Chorus, undated
- Item 2: Luggage tag, 1951 January 6
- Item 3: Wedding invitation (photocopy), 1935 April 21
- Item 4: Wrapper, chocolate, undated
- Label reads: World's Finest Milk Chocolate filled with Roasted Almonds. Made especially for Mrs. Eleanor Walden. Congratulations - A Job Well Done.
- Item 5: Poem, Elegant Eleanor, undated
- Item 6: Poem, My Devotion, undated
- Item 7: Biography, Granby High Chorus, undated
- Item 8: Program introduction, undated
- Item 9: List, undated
- Item 10: Summer Tour itinerary, 1956
- Folder 5: Martha Walden, 1985-1994, undated
- Item 1: Correspondence, Martha Walden to Murray Walden, 1985 January 26
- Item 2: Correspondence, Martha Walden to Eleanor Walden, 1985 February 22
- Item 3: Correspondence, Martha Walden to Murray Walden, 1985 September 4
- Item 4: Brief, 1987 September 28
- Includes multiple copies.
- Item 5: Correspondence, Martha Walden to Murray and Eleanor Walden, 1987 October 29
- Item 6: Correspondence, John M. Bareford to Martha Walden, 1988 January 11
- Item 7: Correspondence, Martha Walden to Murray Walden, 1988 January 20
- Item 8: Correspondence, Murray Walden to Tommy Longest, 1988 March 5
- Item 9: Correspondence, George E. Goode to Murray Walden, 1988 September 30
- Item 10: Correspondence, Tommy Longest to Murray Walden, 1988 December 13
- Item 11: Contract, 1989 January 14
- Document of Anatomical Gift.
- Item 12: Pamphlet, undated
- Answers to your questions about donating your body after death, to medical education and research.
- Item 13: Correspondence, Murray Walden to George E. Goode, 1989 May 30
- Item 14: Contract, 1994 July 12
- Item 15: Booklet, "Michie" by Martha Walden, undated
- Series 7: Postcards, 1956, 1967, undated
- Folder 6: Postcards, 1956, 1967, undated
- Item 1: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, undated
- Item 2: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, undated
- Item 3: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, undated
- Item 4: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1956 July 2
- Item 5: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1956 July 6
- Item 6: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1956 July
- Item 7: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1956 July 8
- Item 8: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1956 July 13
- Item 9: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1956 July 16
- Item 10: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1956 July
- Item 11: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1956 July 22
- Item 12: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1967 October 11
- Item 13: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1967 October 12
- Item 14: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1967 October 18
- Item 15: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1967 October 24
- Item 16: Correspondence, "Biscuit" to Murray Walden, 1967 October 26
- Item 17: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1967 October 29
- Item 18: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1967 November 2
- Item 19: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1967 November 8
- Item 20: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1967 December 13
- Item 21: Correspondence, Eleanor Walden to Murray Walden, 1967 December 14
- Item 22: Postcard, Antigua, undated
- Series 8: Scrapbooks, 1938-1974
- Sub-Series 1: Photograph Scrapbook, 1938-1970
- Includes photographs of Murray and Eleanor Walden's family and friends. Dates associated with this scrapbook include 1938, 1954, 1961, 1963, and 1965-1971. People mentioned in this scrapbook include: Jimmie Lu, Linda, Leavenworth, Jennifer, David and Diane Tornhull, Brian Spiegel, Carolyn Bennett, Mark Bennett, Martha Bennett, Jennifer Eskredge, Amy Thomas, Gay, Koennel, Linda and Eddie Koennel, Stephen. Located in MSS 0000-047 Photograph Box 1.
- Sub-Series 2: Granby High School Concert Chorus Yearbook, 1970-1971
- Includes newspaper articles, photographs, ticket stubs, and chorus programs of the Granby High School Concert Chorus.
- Folder 7: Scrapbook Pages 1-10
- Folder 8: Scrapbook Pages 11-18
- Sub-Series 3: Soroptimist Club Scrapbook, 1972 July 1-1974 June 30
- Includes bulletins, newspaper clippings, committee member information, memorandums, and certificates of the Soroptimist Club. Located in Oversize MSS 0000-047 Box 1.
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