Family Correspondence, 1889-1931
- Scope and content:
Consists chiefly of correspondence between Richard Ellis Watkins and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Watkins. The letters were written when he attended school at White Springs, during the period he taught school, and when he served as Sergeant Major at Camp Price and Guantanamo, Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
In addition, there are letters written by Richard and his wife Bertha (Parker) Watkins to his parents, and between Mrs. T.J. Watkins and her cousins, granddaughters, nephews, nieces, and sisters. They mostly pertain to family matters.
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Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
The collection is open to all researchers.
This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.
- Parent terms of access:
- Copyright has not been transferred to the Florida State University Libraries. All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
