07. P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History

Classification

Identifier: 07

Florida History major manuscript collections include the papers of many prominent political and social leaders, as well as the papers of civic, trade and social organizations. Many of the manuscript groups contain business records as well as photographic materials that document the state's agricultural, environmental, military, and social history (the citrus, cattle, and naval stores industries; Seminole Wars; ethnic relations; immigration; etc.). Please note that a separate list exists for the Florida History Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.

Found in 237 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Bannerman Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 309

Abstract

Charles Bannerman owned a plantation near Lake Iamonia in Leon County, Florida. This collection includes a variety of documents and discusses agricultural practices, weather, and family matters before, during, and after the Civil War.

Dates: 1837-1890

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Edythe Stuart Floyd Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 326

Abstract

Papers and personal correspondence between Edythe Stuart Floyd and family members and friends of the Floyd family of Marion County, Jacksonville, and St. Augustine, who were intermarried with the Whitsett family of southern California. Letters from Albert W. Gilchrist form part of correspondence.

Dates: 1850-2014; Majority of material found within 1900-1950

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

James Edwards Travel Notebook

Collection

Identifier: PKY 88.021

Abstract

James Edwards' notes about his experiences during his trip to Florida in 1889.

Dates: 1889

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Sarah Elizabeth Harris Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: PKY 88.022

Abstract

News clippings and photographs collected by Sarah Elizabeth Harris, daughter of an Ocala (Fla.) newspaperman.

Dates: 1905-1912

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Ion L. Farris Campaign Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: PKY 88.025

Abstract

Scrapbook of clippings about the 1916 gubernatorial campaign of Ion L. Farris.

Dates: 1916

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Claude L'Engle Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: PKY 88.028

Abstract

One news clipping scrapbook containing news coverage of the controversy surrounding a libel suit concerning John Graham, put forth by Peter O. Knight against Claude L'Engle.

Dates: 1907

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Southern States Lumber Company Records

Collection

Identifier: PKY 88.003

Abstract

Pamphlets (in one volume) created by F.F. Bingham, an executive officer of the Southern States Lumber Company, describing the areas of Escambia County, Florida.

Dates: 1925-1927

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

James W. Herron Letterbooks

Collection

Identifier: PKY 88.004; 88.006

Abstract

Letters of James W. Herron, a Pensacola resident, from 1856 and an engineer's letterbook from 1848-1852.

Dates: 1848-1856

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Thomas Jessup Orders Book

Collection

Identifier: PKY 88.007

Abstract

Contains General Thomas Jessup's orders for the first five months of 1838 during the Second Seminole War.

Dates: 1838

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

General William Loring Account Book, Letterbook, and Photographs

Collection

Identifier: PKY 88.008

Abstract

An account book and a letterbook created by General William Loring during the Civil War and while in Egypt. Also included are framed daguerreotype family photographs.

Dates: 1863-1878

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida