Ditzler Collection, Circa 1919-1937
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Hollinger Box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Ditzler Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Libraries.
Background
- Scope and content:
Mixed materials/ letters and documents.
- Biographical / historical:
John Milton Burwell was born in Indiana in 1870 and settled in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1917. He owned a bakery in Logansport, Indiana and opened a bakery upon his move to Fort Lauderdale. Burwell resigned from the baking buisness during the 1920s and became a docking master for the city until his retirement in 1946. He married Mary S. Burwell and had two children, member of the Florida State Legislature, John S. Burwell and Herrold Burwell. He was also a member of the Elks, Masons, and Shrine. John Milton Burwell died in Fort lauderdale in 1958.
- Processing information:
This collection received container level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as aquisitions to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
Ditzler Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Libraries.
- Location of this collection:
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Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library100 S. Andrews AvenueFort LauderdaleFL33301USA
