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 232 Collections and/or Records:

Heloise H. Cruzat Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms 019

Abstract

Personal letters and business correspondence pertaining to the Panton, Leslie, and Company, and their successors John Forbes and Company, by entrepreneur John Innerarity.

Dates: 1788-1848

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

J. Broward Culpepper Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms 020

Abstract

Miscellaneous papers relating to higher education in Florida, and the state universities in particular.

Dates: 1941-1968

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

John M. Goggin Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms 044

Abstract

John M. Goggin was a renowned archaeologist and anthropologist who worked in the American Southwest and Southeast, the Caribbean, and Mexico. The collection includes his field notebooks, his publications and research files, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1912-1975; Majority of material found within 1930-1963

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

James Edmundson Ingraham Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms 056

Abstract

Correspondence, miscellaneous materials, and photographs of businessman, entrepreneur, and railroad company executive along with his family.

Dates: 1854 - 1982

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

Business Papers of William Moore Angas and Robert Moore Angas

Collection

Identifier: MS 121

Abstract Business records and correspondence, primarily created and maintained by William Moore Angas, of several British-owned companies operating in Florida and of Florida companies. The primary companies represented by William Angas include the Land Mortgage Bank of Florida, the Florida Syndicate (succeeded by the Keighley Company), the Indian River Association, the Florida Finance Company and the Hollybrook Company. William's son, Robert Moore Angas, was a Jacksonville civil engineer who...

Dates: 1889-1953

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

Sidney Walter Martin Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms 123b

Abstract

Notes and manuscripts of historical works pertaining to Florida, created by historian Sidney W. Martin.

Dates: 1935-1986

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

Effie Knowles Case Records

Collection

Identifier: MS 146

Abstract

Case records related to The Seminole Indians of Florida v. The United States before the Indian Claims Commission. Specifically, these records pertain to a 1976 petition for attorney fees to be awarded to Effie Knowles.

Dates: 1936-1978

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

D. Robert "Bob" Graham Political Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 148

Abstract Records from the political career of D. Robert "Bob" Graham documenting his tenure as a Florida legislator, 1966-1978, and a United States Senator, 1987-2005. The collection also contains Graham's private papers and records from several commissions that Graham served on and also chronicles Graham's Workday experiences. Among the many record types, the collection contains correspondence, memoranda, press releases, speeches, articles, schedules and calendars, trip files, campaign materials,...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1966 - 2024; 1950 - 2024

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

John Henry Davis Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms 023

Abstract

Papers relating to the feasibility of constructing a canal across the Florida peninsula, by consultant to the Canal Authority of the State of Florida.

Dates: 1940-1974

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

Robert N. "Bert" Dosh Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms 025

Abstract

Correspondence on Florida politics and the Cross Florida Canal, and Ocala newspaper editorials.

Dates: 1920-1965

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