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J. Floyd Monk Collection, bulk 1826-1999

 

Summary

Extent:
4.00 boxes
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

J. Floyd Monk began amassing his book collection in the 1930's and continued collecting throughout his life. He was especially interested in books on Florida history, geography and wildlife. Most of his books were purchased from the used book stores he frequently visited. A large portion of his Florida book collection was compiled as part of his research while writing the two books and several articles he authored. Although his books went unpublished, several of his articles were accepted for publication. The J. Floyd Monk papers are comprised of 4 boxes of research in Florida history and boxes of music sheets. Some of his frequently addressed topics include: The Seminole War, tourism in Florida, and the history of Cedar Key, one of Monk's special interests which also served as a vacation place for his family. The sub-topics within Cedar Key that he researched include: wildlife conservation (sea turtle habitat), industry (the pencil company) and racial tensions (Rosewood Massacre). Included are the manuscripts of his scholarly articles and works of fiction.

Biographical / historical:

J. Floyd Monk was born in 1914 in Moultrie, Georgia. He was the youngest in a family of 13 children. Though all of his brothers (and a few of his sisters) went to college, the highest degree he earned was a High School diploma (as class valedictorian) in 1932. Floyd worked in Moultrie for a few years before moving to Miami, Florida in 1936. He took a job as a clerk for Florida National Bank. By the time he retired in the 1970's—after 42 years—he had ascended to Vice President of the bank. He died in September of 2004 at the age of 90. Monk's collection of books and papers were donated to FIU's Special Collections department in 2005.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Rights: In copyright. Standardized rights statement: https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/

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Location of this collection:
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami
FL
33199
USA