By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: James V. Alfriend Family Papers, 1946, 1959
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-357
Creator: Alfriend, James V. (1866-1951)
Extent: 1.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged by record type.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Correspondence, photographs, and a narrative written by James V. Alfriend. The narrative was written by Alfriend to commemorate his 80th birthday; it relates the author's experiences as a 15-year-old boy in Norfolk, Virginia and his five-month adventure to South America on the tug Victoria J. Peed.
Biographical Note
James Vickery Alfriend was born around May 1866 in Petersburg, Virginia. He married Marie L. Hume on November 25, 1896 in Norfolk, Virginia. Together they had three children: two daughters and one son. Alfriend worked as a bookseller and salesman. He and his family lived in Norfolk, Virginia until around 1915, before moving to Baltimore, Maryland, then Rochester, New York, and finally settling in New Haven, Connecticut. Alfriend died in Oklahoma on April 28, 1951. He was buried at Kings Highway Cemetery in Milford, Connecticut.
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:
James V. Alfriend Family Papers, MSS 0000-357, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed December 19, 2015.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts
- Folder 1: James V. Alfriend Family Papers, 1946, 1959
- Item 1: Correspondence, James V. Alfriend, Jr. to Louis T. Jaffe, 1946 May 24
- Item 2: Correspondence, Harold Sugg to James V. Alfriend, Jr., 1959 January 13
- Item 3: Narrative, "Down Caribbean Way" by James V. Alfriend, 1946
- A typed memoir of Alfriend's 1882 nautical travels with the Baker Salvage Company to the island of Salamanca in Colombia.
- Item 4: Photograph, James V. Alfriend, 1946 May 19
- Item 5: Photograph, James V. Alfriend, undated