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Bird and Ulmer Papers, 1851-1922, Date acquired: 10/30/1964

 

Summary

Creator:
Bird Family
Ulmer family
Extent:
55.00 items
0.00 Linear Feet 0 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Bird and Ulmer Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-1964-020

Background

Scope and content:

The Bird and Ulmer papers consist of photocopies of correspondence, land deeds, tax papers, political and other speeches, resolutions, and papers pertaining to church, lodges, last will, accounts of executors of estates, reports of estate, division of land, and the division of enslaved people with values assigned. These papers pertain chiefly to the plantations of Bunker Hill, Nacossa, and Freelawn, which flourished before the Civil War. The majority of the papers are dated from the 1850s through the late 1800s, although a handful are from the 1920s.

Biographical / historical:

The Bird and Ulmer families lived in Jefferson County, Florida and were plantation owners and officers in the Seminole and Civil Wars. The Birds, including Daniel B. Bird and Major Pickens B. Bird, were natives of Florida. Paul Ulmer, a native of North Carolina, his brother Julius, and sister, Sara, came to Florida in 1824 and married and settled in Jefferson County at and near Monticello where their descendants still reside.

Acquisition information:

Dr. William W. Rogers, Professor of History at Florida State University

Reproduced from originals by permission of Mrs. Daniel B. Bird, Monticello, Florida.

Processing information:

Processed May 1965.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This 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.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been transferred to the Florida State University Libraries

Use of this collection is provided for non-commercial, personal, educational, and research use only. All other use, including but not limited to commercial or scholarly reproductions, redistribution, publication, websites, exhibitions, broadcasts, or other transmission, whether by electronic means or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited. For information about the copyright and reproduction rights for this item, please contact Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Bird and Ulmer Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-1964-020

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