Wilma Walker (McQueen) Papers, undated, [circa 1983], 1994-08-01
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet One (1) half-sized flip-top document case
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Wilma Walker (McQueen) Papers, Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
Background
- Scope and content:
The collection consists of three folders: a family ancestry chart, an undated four-page manuscript titled "Memories of Childhood in my Ancestral Community," and a 56-page manuscript titled "I Remember Providence." The manuscripts are Wilma's childhood memories of growing up in a small rural community in northeast Florida during the early twentieth century.
- Biographical / historical:
Wilma Walker McQueen was born in September 1904 at the Walker Family homestead called "Providence," just south of the Saint Marys River in Nassau County, Florida. Her great-grandfather, Samuel Walker (1806-1889) settled in the area that became known as Walker's Landing in the 1820s. After the death of Wilma's father, John William Walker (1874-1920), the family moved to Jacksonville. Several years later "Providence" burned to the ground. Most of the Walker Family is buried at the Pigeon Creek Primitive Baptist Church cemetery nearby.
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was acquired through donation from Wilma Walker McQueen, 1994.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
The collection is open for research by appointment only. Please contact lib-special@unf.edu to schedule an appointment.
- Terms of access:
Materials in the collection may be subject to copyright and are to be used for private study, scholarship, or research in accordance with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Use of reproductions of copyrighted works in excess of " fair use," may result in the user's liability for copyright infringement and be subject to the civil and criminal penalties of federal law. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for further information.
- Preferred citation:
Wilma Walker (McQueen) Papers, Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
- Location of this collection:
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Thomas G. Carpenter Library1 UNF DriveJacksonvilleFL32224USA
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