Alachua County Abstract Company Records
Scope and Content
Business records of the company. Includes correspondence, tax bills, receipts, and notices concerning lands in Alachua County. Also includes abstracts of titles for Paynes Prairie.
Dates
- Creation: 1874-1930
Creator
- Alachua County Abstract Company (Gainesville, Fla.). (Organization)
Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical/Historical Note
Alachua Country Abstract Company is the oldest firm of its kind for North Central Florida and the Gainesville region. Presidents of company have included Lindon K. Rawlins, William C. Jackson, Barney R. Colson, Sr., and Barney R. Colson, Jr.
Extent
7 Linear feet (7 Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Business records of the company. Includes correspondence, tax bills, receipts, and notices concerning lands in Alachua County.
Physical Location
Please note that this collection is housed in the Auxiliary Library Facility off campus and will require advance notice for timely retrieval. Please contact the Special and Area Studies Collections department prior to your visit.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Barney R. Colson, Jr.
Subject
- Rawlins, Lindon K. (Person)
- Jackson, William C. (Person)
- Colson, Barney R. (Person)
- Colson, Barney R., Sr. (Person)
- Title
- A Guide to the Alachua County Abstract Company Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff
- Date
- March 2005
- 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