Box 4198.001
Container
Contains 9 Collections and/or Records:
James Harris Fitts - Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society - Floor plan of Old State Bank building showing renovation into his home in 1850
File — Box: 4198.001, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains the papers, correspondence, and photographs from three generations of these two Tuscaloosa, Alabama, families. The largest group of materials concern the capsizing of Samuel Fitts Alston's yacht "Mary Frances" during a philanthropic cruise on the Black Warrior River in June 1919, where twenty-five people, mostly children, were drowned.There are also materials from Samuel's wife, Fannie Fitts Alston and their children, James Fitts Alston and Marilou Alston...
Dates:
1900 - 1966
Fannie Fitts Alston - Art gallery programs (featuring Nicholas R. Brewer, the artist who painted her portrait)
File — Box: 4198.001, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains the papers, correspondence, and photographs from three generations of these two Tuscaloosa, Alabama, families. The largest group of materials concern the capsizing of Samuel Fitts Alston's yacht "Mary Frances" during a philanthropic cruise on the Black Warrior River in June 1919, where twenty-five people, mostly children, were drowned.There are also materials from Samuel's wife, Fannie Fitts Alston and their children, James Fitts Alston and Marilou Alston...
Dates:
1900 - 1966
Samuel F. Alston - Legal documents, affidavits, etc., relating to the capsizing of his yacht "Mary Frances", June 15, 1919 (1 of 2)
File — Box: 4198.001, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains the papers, correspondence, and photographs from three generations of these two Tuscaloosa, Alabama, families. The largest group of materials concern the capsizing of Samuel Fitts Alston's yacht "Mary Frances" during a philanthropic cruise on the Black Warrior River in June 1919, where twenty-five people, mostly children, were drowned.There are also materials from Samuel's wife, Fannie Fitts Alston and their children, James Fitts Alston and Marilou Alston...
Dates:
1900 - 1966
Samuel F. Alston - Legal documents, affidavits, etc., relating to the capsizing of his yacht "Mary Frances", June 15, 1919 (2 of 2)
File — Box: 4198.001, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains the papers, correspondence, and photographs from three generations of these two Tuscaloosa, Alabama, families. The largest group of materials concern the capsizing of Samuel Fitts Alston's yacht "Mary Frances" during a philanthropic cruise on the Black Warrior River in June 1919, where twenty-five people, mostly children, were drowned.There are also materials from Samuel's wife, Fannie Fitts Alston and their children, James Fitts Alston and Marilou Alston...
Dates:
1900 - 1966
Samuel F. Alston - Letters of sympathy and support (with his replies) relating to the capsizing of his yacht "Mary Frances", June 15, 1919 (1 of 3)
File — Box: 4198.001, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains the papers, correspondence, and photographs from three generations of these two Tuscaloosa, Alabama, families. The largest group of materials concern the capsizing of Samuel Fitts Alston's yacht "Mary Frances" during a philanthropic cruise on the Black Warrior River in June 1919, where twenty-five people, mostly children, were drowned.There are also materials from Samuel's wife, Fannie Fitts Alston and their children, James Fitts Alston and Marilou Alston...
Dates:
1900 - 1966
Samuel F. Alston - Letters of sympathy and support (with his replies) relating to the capsizing of his yacht "Mary Frances", June 15, 1919 (2 of 3)
File — Box: 4198.001, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains the papers, correspondence, and photographs from three generations of these two Tuscaloosa, Alabama, families. The largest group of materials concern the capsizing of Samuel Fitts Alston's yacht "Mary Frances" during a philanthropic cruise on the Black Warrior River in June 1919, where twenty-five people, mostly children, were drowned.There are also materials from Samuel's wife, Fannie Fitts Alston and their children, James Fitts Alston and Marilou Alston...
Dates:
1900 - 1966
Samuel F. Alston - Letters of sympathy and support (with his replies) relating to the capsizing of his yacht "Mary Frances", June 15, 1919 (3 of 3)
File — Box: 4198.001, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains the papers, correspondence, and photographs from three generations of these two Tuscaloosa, Alabama, families. The largest group of materials concern the capsizing of Samuel Fitts Alston's yacht "Mary Frances" during a philanthropic cruise on the Black Warrior River in June 1919, where twenty-five people, mostly children, were drowned.There are also materials from Samuel's wife, Fannie Fitts Alston and their children, James Fitts Alston and Marilou Alston...
Dates:
1900 - 1966
Samuel F. Alston - Statements and memos of victims, survivors, and eye-witnesses regarding the capsizing of his yacht "Mary Frances", June 15, 1919
File — Box: 4198.001, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains the papers, correspondence, and photographs from three generations of these two Tuscaloosa, Alabama, families. The largest group of materials concern the capsizing of Samuel Fitts Alston's yacht "Mary Frances" during a philanthropic cruise on the Black Warrior River in June 1919, where twenty-five people, mostly children, were drowned.There are also materials from Samuel's wife, Fannie Fitts Alston and their children, James Fitts Alston and Marilou Alston...
Dates:
1900 - 1966
Samuel F. Alston - Correspondence with Racine Boat Co.
File — Box: 4198.001, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains the papers, correspondence, and photographs from three generations of these two Tuscaloosa, Alabama, families. The largest group of materials concern the capsizing of Samuel Fitts Alston's yacht "Mary Frances" during a philanthropic cruise on the Black Warrior River in June 1919, where twenty-five people, mostly children, were drowned.There are also materials from Samuel's wife, Fannie Fitts Alston and their children, James Fitts Alston and Marilou Alston...
Dates:
1900 - 1966