Florida – Page 2 – African American Documentary Resources

October 12, 2009December 9, 2011

William Asbury Whitaker papers, 1596-1957.

Creator: Whitaker, William Asbury, 1883-1960.
Collection number: 3433
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Abstract:William A. Whitaker was a chemist; business executive; and collector of art, autographs, literary and historical manuscripts, and rare books. The collection consists of manuscripts collected by Willaim A. Whitaker. Among them are materials pertaining to British and Spanish colonial America; the Revolutionary War, including correspondence of General Continue reading “William Asbury Whitaker papers, 1596-1957.”

October 12, 2009April 14, 2010

Stetson Kennedy papers, 1936-1978.

Creator: Kennedy, Stetson.
Collection number: 4193
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Abstract: Stetson Kennedy was employed in the 1930s by the Florida office of the Federal Writers’ Project as a folklorist. He went on to write many articles and books on folklore and on Continue reading “Stetson Kennedy papers, 1936-1978.”

October 12, 2009December 16, 2011

W. N. Sheats papers, 1872-1922; 1949 (bulk 1911-1922).

Creator: Sheats, W. N. (William Nicholas), 1851-1922.
Collection number: 2999
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Abstract: Correspondence, 1911-1922, of William N. Sheats, Florida superintendent of public instruction, 1893-1905 and 1913-1922, with Florida politicians, educators, campaign workers, Continue reading “W. N. Sheats papers, 1872-1922; 1949 (bulk 1911-1922).”

October 12, 2009March 16, 2011

Daniel Augustus Powell papers, 1945-1983 (1950-1981).

Creator: Powell, Daniel Augustus, 1911-1983.
Collection number: 4364
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Abstract: Daniel A. Powell was born on 29 July 1911 in Wilson, N.C. In the 1930s Powell worked as a salesman for the American Circulation Company, the Pacific Mutual Life Continue reading “Daniel Augustus Powell papers, 1945-1983 (1950-1981).”

October 12, 2009February 1, 2012

Anne C. Stouffer Foundation records, 1960s-1990s.

Creator: Anne C. Stouffer Foundation.
Collection number: 4556
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Abstract: The Anne C. Stouffer Foundation was established in 1967 by Anne Forsyth of Winston-Salem, N.C., to promote the integration of preparatory schools in the South. Over its eight years of operation, the Foundation helped 142 students, chiefly Continue reading “Anne C. Stouffer Foundation records, 1960s-1990s.”

October 12, 2009November 15, 2011

Wiliam Henry Wills papers, 1712-1921 (bulk 1803-1882).

Creator: Wills, William Henry, 1809-1889.
Collection number: 792
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Abstract: William H. Wills was a general merchant, Methodist Protestant minister, and cotton planter of Halifax County, N.C. His wife was Anna Wills (1817-1893), and his children included Reverend Richard H. (1836-1891); George Whitaker (1842-1864); Mary (1848-1941); Lucy (b. Continue reading “Wiliam Henry Wills papers, 1712-1921 (bulk 1803-1882).”

October 12, 2009June 12, 2012

Weedon and Whitehurst family papers, 1824-1869; 1932-1966?

Creator: Weedon and Whitehurst family papers, 1824-1869; 1932-1966?
Collection number: 4057
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Abstract: Scattered business papers, commissions and army orders, and letters of Frederick Weedon (1784-1857), physician of St. Augustine, Fla.; his daughter, Henrietta Williams Weedon Whitehurst (1821-1885); and her husband, Continue reading “Weedon and Whitehurst family papers, 1824-1869; 1932-1966?”

October 12, 2009July 15, 2011

Florida memoranda book, 1864.

Creator: Florida memoranda book.
Collection number: 2172-z
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Abstract: Memoranda book with lists of dates, tools, and food furnished by various slaveowners, perhaps for a public construction project, near Fernandina or White Spring, Fla., in 1864. Included are names of persons who were to Continue reading “Florida memoranda book, 1864.”

October 12, 2009

George Johnson Baldwin papers, 1884-1936.

Creator: Baldwin, George Johnson, 1856-1927.
Collection number: 850
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Abstract: George Johnson Baldwin (1856-1927), capitalist and civic leader, was born in Savannah, Ga. An 1877 graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he began his career as a chemist, but quickly became associated with diverse industries Continue reading “George Johnson Baldwin papers, 1884-1936.”

October 12, 2009August 1, 2011

Southeastern Cooperative League records, 1939-1952.

Creator: Southeastern Cooperative League.
Collection number: 3597
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Abstract: The Southeastern Cooperative League, an interracial organization established as the Southeastern Cooperative Education Association in 1940, became a federation of cooperatives in Continue reading “Southeastern Cooperative League records, 1939-1952.”