Ricardo J. Alfaro - Diary (RESTRICTED)., 10/01/1904-12/30/1904

File — Box: 2, Folder: 14

Identifier: 56679

Collection-level scope and content note

From the Collection:

The Alfaro Family Papers consist of five series as follows:

1. Alfaro Family Series (Box 1, 31 folders): Consists of correspondence received/sent/about various family members, as well as autograph/printed ephemera relating to them. Notable items in this series include material pertaining to Amelia Lyons de Alfaro, consisting of correspondence to friend Jeannette T. Blum; an accounts book 1905-1973; and a record of lists of books read, acquaintances, places visited (1899 to 1960's); as well as clippings of newspaper articles featuring Mrs. Alfaro. The collection includes material in the form of correspondence, writings, and clippings about and by other family members: Ivan J. Alfaro, Dr. Luis D. Alfaro, Nancy Hamilton de Alfaro (wife of Victor Ricardo Alfaro), Rogelio E. Alfaro, and Yolanda Alfaro de Maddux. Some ephemera collected by or pertaining to the Alfaro family are also included in this series: clippings of articles about the family, Panama, as well as a program from the National Symphony Orchestra of Panama, and a sticker reproduction of a shield of the Panama National Guard (1968).

2. Ricardo J. Alfaro Series, Box 2, 26 folders; Box 3, 36 folders; Box 4, 11 folders: Consists of correspondence primarily to his daughter Yolanda Alfaro de Maddux (1934-69); a diary written in 1904 during his courtship of Ameilia Lyons (restricted without permission from the family); and material (correspondence, clippings, photographs and a videotape recording) relating to Dr. Alfaro's death in 1971. The series also includes correspondence and article clippings pertaining to the 1982 centennial celebration of Dr. Alfaro's birth, as well as a number of journal articles by and about Dr. Alfaro. Other notable ephemera in this series include a list of wedding gifts received by Dr. and Mrs. Alfaro (1905); printed invitation cards sent and received by Dr. and Mrs. Alfaro, as well as menus for luncheons and dinners they hosted; and a typescript copy of a guide to encoding/decoding secret telegram messages used by the Panamanian government, probably used by Dr. Alfaro during his time in the diplomatic service or as president of Panama.

3. Photographs Series, Box 5, 26 folders: Consists of black-and-white photographs of Ricardo J. Alfaro: many taken at official functions during his time as president of Panama, as a U.N. delegate, a judge in the International Court of Justice, and as a member of the Pan American Union. Includes one reel 32 mm, black-and-white film (Box 6) taken of a national primary in Panama (date unknown).

4. Addenda:Contains photographs of Ricardo J. Alfaro and printed materials about him.

5. Addenda: Contains phorographs of Ricardo J. Alfaro and invitations and menus.

Dates

10/01/1904-12/30/1904

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 4.5 Linear Feet (8 Hollinger boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains original diary notebook of Ricardo J. Alfaro, kept from October 1 through December 31, 1904 during the period of courtship of his wife Amelia Lyons de Alfaro. A memoir by his daughter, Yolanda Alfaro Maddux, describes the diary as "...the only diary my father kept during a period of the courtship, from October through December of 1904...The diary I speak of is a beautiful revelation of the man at 21..." (TMs p.2). Also that, "We did not know this diary existed until the last year of my mother's life following my father's death..." (TMs p.3). NOTE: Restricted to year 2020 by request of the Alfaro family. Property of Mrs. H. Cabell Maddux, Jr.