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 223 Collections and/or Records:

Standard Manufacturing Company Records

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0582

Abstract

Articles of incorporation, history, cashbooks/ledgers, video, and other documents related to the Standard Manufacturing Company. A fiber and brush factory that operated in Cedar Key from 1910 to 1952.

Dates: 1909 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1952

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

William E. B. Hayman Sketches

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0585

Abstract

This collection of personal drawings documents four years that the artist William E.B. Hayman spent in St. Augustine and Deland, Florida. Unknown until this collection appeared, Hayman was one of the artists who worked on the rotunda of the Ponce de León Hotel, now Flagler College. He later bought land and built a house in St. Augustine.

Dates: 1884 - 1887

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

Photographs of Saint Augustine (Anonymous)

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0586

Abstract

Thirteen albumen photographs of Castillo de San Marcos and St. Augustine from the early 1870s.

Dates: 1870s

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

Florida Peace Movement Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0590

Abstract

This collection preserves audiovisual, photographic, and written documentation of the activism of Martina and John Linnehan to oppose deployment of nuclear armaments and support peace and environmental movements, centered mostly on Florida and Georgia.

Dates: 1979 - 2006

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

Florida Archaeological Council Records

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0591

Abstract

The working papers, minutes, presidents’ correspondence, and administrative records of the Florida Archaeological Council.

Dates: 1976 - 2007

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

Anita Spring Collection on Visions 2000

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0602

Abstract

Reports, background papers, summaries, newspaper clippings, and meeting notes produced by the Committee for Visions for the Future of Gainesville and Alachua County as part of the Florida Legislature's 1985 Act (House Bill 1408).

Dates: 1983 - 1987

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