Zelda Kingoff Nordlinger Papers, 1970-2007
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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The Library of Virginia800 East Broad StreetRichmond, VA 23219
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Archives Reference ServicesEmail: archdesk@lva.virginia.govPhone: (804) 692-3888Web: www.lva.virginia.gov
Collection context
Summary
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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Papers, 1970-2007, of Zelda Kingoff Nordlinger (1932-2008) of Richmond, Virginia, consisting of articles, bills, biographies, campaign buttons, church bulletins, circular letters, civil actions, clippings, essays, letters, lists, newsletters, newspapers, pamphlets, press releases, questionaires, resolutions, and speeches relating to Nordlinger's activities as a member of the Women's Liberation movement and the National Organization for Women (NOW).
- Biographical / historical:
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Zelda Kingoff was born 19 January 1932 in Greenville, South Carolina, to Joseph Kingoff and Alice Heiner Kingoff. The family moved to Richmond while she was a teenager and she attended Richmond public schools. Kingoff graduated from Marjorie Webster Junior College in 1952 and from Sally Tompkins School of Nursing in 1963. She married Martin Stanford Nordlinger (1930-2002) 24 December 1963. Zelda Kingoff Nordlinger was a lobbyist to the Virginia general assembly from 1971 to 1976, a free lance writer, and active in the women's movement. She was a co-founder of the Richmond chapter of the National Organization for Women in 1971. Nordlinger was also active in the National Women's Political Caucus and the Virginia Women's Political Caucus. Nordlinger had two children from a previous marriage and two daughters with Martin Nordlinger. Zelda Kingoff Nordlinger died 18 March 2008 in Richmond, Virginia.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Zelda Kingoff Nordlinger, Richmond, Virginia, 21 January 1983. Gift of Samuel Markel, executor of the estate of Zelda Kingoff Nordlinger, Richmond, Virginia, 7 July 2008. Gift of Sharon Nordlinger, New York, New York 1 January 2011.
- Arrangement:
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This collection is arranged into the following series:
- Series I: Personal Papers containing Correspondence, 1970-2006; Statements, Speeches, and Writings; Biographical Information; Notes; Financial papers, 1984-1989; and miscellaneous personal papers.
- Series II: Suits and Complaints.
- Series III: Subject files.
- Series IV: Articles.
- Series V: Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, 1937-2007.
- Series VI: Magazines and Newsletters.
- VII: Organization Papers.
- Series VIII: Miscellaneous Papers.
- Series IX: Political Campaign Buttons.
- Physical description:
- 2.5 cubic feet