Winthrop Family Papers, 1592-1970, Date acquired: 12/01/1969, bulk 1841-1941
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 4040.00 items
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Winthrop Papers, Special Collections, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/MSS_0_266.
Background
- Scope and content:
Business, personal, family and military papers, correspondence, orders, bills, pictures, publications, engineering diagrams and blueprints. This collection contains the business papers of John S. Winthrop and Mrs. Susan Winthrop, including correspondence, plantation records, bills, orders, mortgages, tax information and bookkeeping records. There are also personal and family papers of the Winthrop family, including pictures of persons such as Sindey Alder and members of the Winthrop family, as well as the military papers for Captain Guy L. Winthrop. The collection contains a set of eight blueprints and designs, the business papers of Francis B. Winthrop, and a map of Burrow Hill Place.
Select materials from the Winthrop Papers have been digitized and are available through the FSU Digital Library.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mrs. Guy L. Winthrop
- Processing information:
Processed March 1970
- Accruals:
Accession MSS 0-267: Gift of Mrs. Guy Winthrop. July 1, 1970
Accession MSS 1-04: Received from Frank Hutchinson. No date recorded. Rescued from the Winthrop House before it was demolished.
Accession MSS 79-6: Gift of Mrs. Guy Winthrop-King. No date recorded.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
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:
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 and 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:
Winthrop Papers, Special Collections, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/MSS_0_266.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
