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 231 Collections and/or Records:

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; 1950-2010

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

Education in Florida Subject Files

Collection

Identifier: MS 149

Abstract

Subject files created by Howard Jay Friedman during his service with the Florida Department of Education, primarily news clippings pertaining to public education in Florida.

Dates: 1947-1978

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

Theodore Leo Ford Letters

Collection

Identifier: Ms 157

Abstract

Letters, dated 1927 to 1929, primarily written between Theodore Leo Ford and Ruth Carpenter of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The majority of the letters are written by Ford while residing in Bradenton, Florida, and Oak Hill, New York.

Dates: 1927-1929

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

Joseph Byrne Lockey Documents Related to the History of Florida

Collection

Identifier: MS 174

Abstract

These documents pertain to British and Spanish colonial activities in East Florida and West Florida. They were selected from the Public Records Office in Kew, England, by Dr. Lockey.

Dates: 1569-1832

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

Miscellaneous Materials Regarding Edward Ball

Collection

Identifier: MS 181

Abstract

Interviews, articles, clippings, and other material used by Raymond K. Mason and Virginia Harrison in their book about Florida businessman Ed Ball entitled Confusion to the Enemy: A Biography of Edward Ball.

Dates: 1938-1981

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

William Davenport Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms 022

Abstract

Two small pocket diaries and personal and official correspondence of Davenport, who saw service in Florida during the Second Seminole War.

Dates: 1835-1842

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