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Southern States Lumber Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: PKY 88.003

Scope and Content

Six pamphlets (in one volume) surveying areas of Escambia County, most of which were owned by the Southern States Lumber Company. The details are mostly, though not exclusively, about the holdings of the Southern States Lumber Company. F.F. Bingham wrote these six pamphlets over the course of two and a half years. There are a number of good photographs in this ledger that would be useful in studying pre-Depression era Pensacola.

Dates

  • Creation: 1925-1927

Creator

Access

The collection is open for research.

Biographical/Historical Note

Frasier Bingham was born in Yankee Spring, Michigan, in 1872. He was Chief Clerk and assistant manager for Southern States Lumber Company of Pensacola, Florida. He was also an early supporter of the Florida Republican Party, the Masonic Order and Sons of the American Revolution. Bingham died in Pensacola in 1953.

Extent

0.03 Linear feet (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Pamphlets (in one volume) created by F.F. Bingham, an executive officer of the Southern States Lumber Company, describing the areas of Escambia County, Florida.

Physical Location

University of Florida Smathers Library Building

Related Material

F.F. Bingham Papers, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History Miscellaneous Manuscripts Box 58.

Title
A Guide to the Southern States Lumber Company Records
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Stephen Jackson
Date
December 2007
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

Contact:
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755