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Leonard Family Records, 1913-1950, Date acquired: 03/01/1972, bulk 1914

 

Summary

Extent:
36359.00 items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Leonard Family Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-0-166

Background

Scope and content:

Business records of enterprises managed by Samuel A. Leonard and Wade Hampton Leonard in Calhoun County, Florida. Significant subject areas include Florida naval stores state, business and social life of Florida counties along the Apalachicola and Chipola rivers, steamboats, lumber, Florida Governor Cary A. Hardee, tobacco, cotton, resin, and Julia W. Leonard.

Biographical / historical:

Samuel A. Leonard (died 1938), Henry C. Leonard (died 1921) and Wade Hampton (W.H.) Leonard (died 1956) came from Bladen County, North Carolina, about the turn of the century or a little before, and in 1902 started a turpentine and rosin enterprise at Frink, Florida. W. H. later moved to Ochessee, Florida and, in partnership with Samuel Leonard, engaged in enterprises including naval stores, cane syrup manufacture, automobiles, investments in Miami real estate, and dairying.

Note written by Mr. Clifton Paisley

Acquisition information:

Gift of Mr. Donald Leonard

Received in several portions from March 1972-June 1972. Acquired through the efforts of Clifton Paisley.

Processing information:

Processed Fall 1975. Cross reference (cp numbers) from Clifton Paisley's numbering to the processed collection numbering are listed with each item.

Arrangement:

Cross reference (cp numbers) from Clifton Paisley's numbering to the processed collection numbering are listed with each item.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

Leonard Family Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-0-166

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA