Richard A. Old Papers, 1913-1937 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Richard A. Old Papers, 1913-1937

Predominant Dates:1914-1919

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-034

Primary 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

Subjects: Baseball, Business records--Virginia

Forms of Material: Bulletins, Business records, Correspondence, Diaries, Invoices, Ledgers (account books), Notebooks, Photographs, Receipts, Theater programs

Languages: English

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.

Subject/Index Terms

Baseball
Business records--Virginia

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

Preferred Citation: Richard A. Old Papers, MSS 0000-034, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed August 28, 2020.

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