By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Richard A. Old Papers, 1913-1937
Predominant Dates:1914-1919
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-034
Creator: Old, Richard A. (1873-1956)
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Correspondence is arranged primarily alphabetically by correspondent in reverse chronological order. Remaining materials are arranged by record type.
Date Acquired: 00/00/0000
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Circa 1914-1918 business and personal correspondence belonging to Richard A. Old of Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes photographs of the Monticello Hotel fire aftemath in 1918, account books for R. A. Old & Company from 1936-1937, and the diary of Richard A. Old, Jr. from 1930-1937.
Biographical Note
Richard Ames Old was born on January 13, 1873 in Nansemond County, Virginia. He was a wholesale grocer; Old operated R. A. Old & Company at 219 East Water Street in Norfolk, Virginia. He was also Treasurer of The Pocomoke Guano Company, a manufacturer of fertilizers. He married Lila Nell Cole, circa 1910. Old was a member of Larchmont Methodist Church and Ruth Lodge, No. 89, A. F. & A. M. He died on April 24, 1956 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Administrative Information
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
Preferred Citation:
Richard A. Old Papers, MSS 0000-034, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 28, 2020.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence, "A", 1914-1919
- Folder 2: Correspondence, "B", 1914-1919
- Folder 3: Correspondence, "C", 1914-1919
- Folder 4: Correspondence, "D", 1914-1919
- Folder 5: Correspondence, "E", 1914-1918
- Folder 6: Correspondence, "F", 1916-1918
- Folder 7: Correspondence, "G", 1913-1918
- Folder 8: Correspondence, "H," "I," and "J", 1914-1919
- Folder 9: Correspondence, "K" and "L", 1915-1919
- Folder 10: Correspondence, "M", 1914-1919
- Folder 11: Correspondence, "N" and "O", 1914-1918
- Folder 12: Correspondence, "P", 1914-1919
- Folder 13: Correspondence, "R", 1915-1918
- Folder 14: Correspondence, "S", 1914-1919
- Folder 15: Correspondence, "T" and "V", 1914-1919
- Folder 16: Correspondence, "W", 1914-1919
- Folder 17: Correspondence, "Y", 1914-1918
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Photographs, circa 1918
- Includes photographs from Monticello Hotel fire.
- Folder 2: Bulletin, Norfolk Division, The College of William and Mary, 1932 April
- Volume 3, No. 1.
- Folder 3: Notebook, Baseball Statistics, 1932-1933
- Folder 4: Theater Program, Patches, Blair Junior High School, 1934
- Folder 5: Order Books, Receiving, Inventory, and Unpaid Accounts, R. A. Old & Company, 1936-1937
- Folder 6: Diary, Richard A. Old, Jr., 1930 January - 1937 April
- Pages 199 and after include the following lists: Book List, Plots Under Construction, Books to Own, and Brief Reviews of Works Read.
- Folder 7: Loose Items from Diary, circa 1930s