John A. Kirkpatrick Collection Relating to Florida Nurseries
Scope and Content
The Kirkpatrick Collection mainly consists of correspondence to John A. Kirkpatrick from J.H. Girardeau, the proprietor of Arcadia Nurseries. These letters are dated from 1894 to 1903 and are arranged chronologically by month and year. The collection also includes correspondence from Pomona Wholesale Nurseries, Interlachen Nurseries, and Glen St. Mary Nurseries. These letters are solicitations, receipts of orders and bills. The collection holds nursery catalogs and price lists, freight charges, letters from various stores that Kirkpatrick wrote to, along with miscellaneous items including order sheets, advertisements, and a small notebook with records of orders.
Dates
- Creation: 1894-1903
Creator
- Kirkpatrick, John A. (Person)
Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical/Historical Note
John A. Kirkpatrick was a planter based in Pensacola, Florida. He also was a member of the Florida State Horticultural Society. He grew, among other things, citrus trees, kiefer pear trees, pecans and plums. Kirkpatrick was adversely affected by the citrus freeze of 1895. He placed orders with Arcadia Nurseries, which was based in Monticello, Florida. According to the Florida Historical Society, Arcadia Nurseries was one of the largest pecan nurseries in the state.
Extent
0.2 Linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Original letters primarily from Arcadia, Pomona, Interlachen and Glen St. Mary's Nurseries to John Kirkpatrick.
Physical Location
University of Florida Smathers Library Building
- Title
- A Guide to the John A. Kirkpatrick Collection Relating to Florida Nurseries
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Walter Thompson
- Date
- November 2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755
special@uflib.ufl.edu