found: NUCMC data from Univ. of Ill. at Urbana-Champaign Archives for Harding, A.A. Papers, 1895-1958(Harry Alford)
found: LC manual cat.(hdg.: Alford, Harry L.)
found: Minding the score, 2013:label (Harry L. Alford) insert (born Harry LaForest Alford, August 1875, Lenawee County, Michigan; his birth year has been erroneously stated by many sources, including his own tombstone, but 1875 is now known to be correct; died March 4, 1939; arranger, active in Chicago; also credited as composer)
found: Catalog of Copyright entries, Musical compositions, Part 3, Volume 12, Issue 1, accessed online July 22, 2014(music by Al. J. Ford, pseudonym of Harry L. Alford)
notfound: Baker, J. Baker's biog. dict. of musicians, 1984;New Grove dict. of music and musicians, c1980
