Harlow, Alvin F. (Alvin Fay), 1875-1963

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Birth 1875
Death 1963

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Alvin F. Harlow was born in Sedalia, Missouri.He started working as a youth of eighteen in an express office, eventually went to Franklin College in Indiana, graduated, and entered business, becoming an officer in a large Tennessee corporation. During this period of his life, he studied and wrote about the Southern Appalachian people and produced many "educational" motion pictures illustrating their folk life. As a writer Mr. Harlow is widely known as the author of "Old Towpaths: The Story of the American Canal Era," "Old Postbags: The Story of the Mail Service," "Old Waybills: The Romance of the Express Companies," and "Old Bowery Days," the chronicle of New York's most famous street. For this historical work, he has been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by Franklin College.

From the description of Alvin F. Harlow manuscripts 1930-1940 (Tulsa City-County Library). WorldCat record id: 505871028

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