Karl Richardson Bardin Photograph Album

Collection

Identifier: Ms Coll. 105

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The album depicts Bardin's time at the University of Florida, his time with the National Guard, outings with family and friends, and family events. Of particular interest are images of an encampment at Camp Foster, which is now Jacksonville NAS, an outing in north Florida that includes images of the Live Oak, Perry & Gulf Railroad, and family trips to Lake Waccamaw in North Carolina. Photographs are often identified and dated, but the dates are sometimes incorrect. The album also includes nine panoramic photographs of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Beach (sometimes Pablo Beach) in the mid-1920s. Seven are identified as being from a photographer named DeGroot.

Dates

1896-1966

Creator

Bardin, Karl Richardson, 1886-1968. (Person)

Access

University Archives collections are available for research. Portions of the collections may be restricted due to the requirements of applicable state and federal laws, including but not limited to FERPA and HIPAA, and in accordance with best practices as defined by the Society of American Archivists.

Biographical/Historical Note

Karl Richardson Bardin was born in Fair Bluff, North Carolina, in 1886, and moved to Florida early in his life. He entered the Florida Agricultural College in academic year 1901-02 in a senior preparatory class. His hometown was listed as Fort White. Bardin was still enrolled when the college was renamed the University of Florida in 1903, but did not graduate. Instead, he received an appointment to West Point and enrolled there. Bardin served as a National Guard officer in Florida and was assigned to a company from Live Oak. In World War I, Bardin was a company commander in the 371st Infantry, an African-American regiment assigned to the French army. Bardin moved to Jacksonville in 1910 and worked in real estate. He married Marguerite Hobson Drew in 1933 and died in 1968.

Extent

1 Volume (40 leaves)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Photographs depicting the life of Karl Richardson Bardin and his family.

Arrangement

In general, the album is organized thematically rather than chronologically. The pages are in the order they were received. However, the last leaf was probably taken out sometime and not returned to its proper location.

Physical Location

University of Florida Smathers Library Building

Acquisition Information

Gift of Karl Drew Bardin, 2002.

Related Material

Similar photographs from the Florida Agricultural College/University of Florida in Lake City can be found in the Morgan Family Collection and the Patillo Family Collection. Members of those families attended the school in the same years as Bardin.