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Alford Family Papers (1944 - 1991)
Collection IDMG Nwk Alford
Size2 boxes, one oversize
Collection Description
This collection consists of personal and professional material relating to George and Roberta Alford and their family, and especially to their involvement in the Newark Branch of Frontiers International, an African American service organization. George Alford was born in 1924 in Newark, NJ to Peter Alford and Kim Williams. He served in the U.S Army and was a longtime officer in the Newark Police Department.
Frontiers International, Inc. was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1936 by Nimrod B. Allen, a former Executive Director of the Akron YMCA and a leader in the city's African-American community. The primary purpose of the organization was to provide an opportunity for African-American men to serve their communities through a civic, service leadership organization that did not discriminate against them, as was custom of other organizations at that time. Eventually the organization developed local clubs around the country. The community services offered vary. Some clubs focus on mentoring of youth in their cities through the Adopt-a-School program. Many clubs emphasize the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday and hold annual luncheons. Some Frontiers clubs work with groups who feed the hungry and assist those moving from welfare to work. The raising of funds for scholarships is another major activity.
Frontiers International, Inc. was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1936 by Nimrod B. Allen, a former Executive Director of the Akron YMCA and a leader in the city's African-American community. The primary purpose of the organization was to provide an opportunity for African-American men to serve their communities through a civic, service leadership organization that did not discriminate against them, as was custom of other organizations at that time. Eventually the organization developed local clubs around the country. The community services offered vary. Some clubs focus on mentoring of youth in their cities through the Adopt-a-School program. Many clubs emphasize the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday and hold annual luncheons. Some Frontiers clubs work with groups who feed the hungry and assist those moving from welfare to work. The raising of funds for scholarships is another major activity.
Collection Contents
Contents of the collection are as follows:
Box 1 contains five folders and an album. Folder 1 contains Frontiers and Women's Auxiliary material (mostly Newark-related) including speeches, reports, programs, flyers, clippings, receipts, and correspondence. Contents include a Frontiers international membership directory for listing Alford and other Newark members; a Corporate Resolution for the Women's Auxiliary (1971); and the Alfords' certificates of membership.
Box 1, Folder 2: contains miscellaneous items, many Newark-related. These include clippings, programs (Zion Hill Baptist Church, National Council for Negro Women), a certificate from George Alford's time in the Army, two issues of "Essex Plaza News" (1984), a resolution honoring Hickman Holmes, and a Boys Club Bronze keystone award presented to Sally Carroll (1988).
Box 1, Folder 3: contains photographs, including snapshots and posed photos of George Alford and family. Also present are images of Newark notables such as <span class="highlight_word">Kennethspan> Gibson, group photos of the Frontiers Newark branch and auxiliary, a photo of George Alford at a National Black Police Association convention, and a modeling sheet for William Elliott.
Box 1, Folder 4: contains material from a disassembled Frontiers Women's auxiliary album (ca. 1987)
Box 1, Folder 5: contains material from a disassembled album covering George Alford's police career. Contents include images of him with Newark official and of police department events, clippings, an award certificate, and a retirement program.
Also in Box 1 is an intact album including wedding, travel, and other family photos. Newark activist Larrie Stalks appears in some images.
The oversized box contains panoramic photos of the 10th and 11th Frontiers Annual Awards Breakfasts in Newark (Essex House, 1967; Military Park Hotel, 1968) and an unidentified Frontiers meeting (1974).
Box 1 contains five folders and an album. Folder 1 contains Frontiers and Women's Auxiliary material (mostly Newark-related) including speeches, reports, programs, flyers, clippings, receipts, and correspondence. Contents include a Frontiers international membership directory for listing Alford and other Newark members; a Corporate Resolution for the Women's Auxiliary (1971); and the Alfords' certificates of membership.
Box 1, Folder 2: contains miscellaneous items, many Newark-related. These include clippings, programs (Zion Hill Baptist Church, National Council for Negro Women), a certificate from George Alford's time in the Army, two issues of "Essex Plaza News" (1984), a resolution honoring Hickman Holmes, and a Boys Club Bronze keystone award presented to Sally Carroll (1988).
Box 1, Folder 3: contains photographs, including snapshots and posed photos of George Alford and family. Also present are images of Newark notables such as <span class="highlight_word">Kennethspan> Gibson, group photos of the Frontiers Newark branch and auxiliary, a photo of George Alford at a National Black Police Association convention, and a modeling sheet for William Elliott.
Box 1, Folder 4: contains material from a disassembled Frontiers Women's auxiliary album (ca. 1987)
Box 1, Folder 5: contains material from a disassembled album covering George Alford's police career. Contents include images of him with Newark official and of police department events, clippings, an award certificate, and a retirement program.
Also in Box 1 is an intact album including wedding, travel, and other family photos. Newark activist Larrie Stalks appears in some images.
The oversized box contains panoramic photos of the 10th and 11th Frontiers Annual Awards Breakfasts in Newark (Essex House, 1967; Military Park Hotel, 1968) and an unidentified Frontiers meeting (1974).
FormatsPhotographic materials; Textual materials
SubjectsAfrican-American History / Civil Rights; Leisure Activities / Clubs / Societies; Police / Crime / Law Enforcement
Time Period20th Century
LanguageEnglish
Access policyOpen for research
Finding AidYes