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Alfred Francis Alois Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4094
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Scope and Contents

Alfred Francis Alois was a 1944 graduate of the University of Alabama and the collection contains several 1940's football programs, photographs of his athletic activities, A Club, Army ROTC, and Phi Sigma Kappa, as well as family photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. It also includes his University of Alabama diploma, his fraternity pins, a red and white "Bama" clip-on tie, and a small red and white Bama pennant.

Dates

  • Creation: 1943-2013

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Alfred Francis Alois, son of Salvatore and Concetta Alois, was born on September 29, 1921, in Schenectady, New York. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1944 with a degree in industrial engineering. He married Helen C. Hensley on June 17, 1951; the couple had a daughter, Cathy, and a son, Louis. He died on November 2, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Extent

2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Memorabilia of a 1944 graduate of the University of Alabama, highlighting his athletic activities, A Club, Army ROTC, and Phi Sigma Kappa, as well as family photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

Provenance

gift of Cathy Alois, 2014; additional gift ("Bama" tie & pennant) by Donna Z. Paulk, 2014

General

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Processed by

Martha Bace, 2015

Source

Title
Guide to the Alfred Francis Alois Papers
Status
Completed
Date
March 2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513