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Jack Walton collection, 1903-1961

 

Summary

Creator:
Walton, Jack (1903-)
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal papers of Jack Walton and his family.
Extent:
4.89 Linear Feet
5 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Jack Walton Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, financial records, family papers, travel documents, estate papers, immigration and citizenship documents, correspondence, postcards, and ephemera pertaining to Jack Walton and other members of the Walton family. Particularly prominent are World War II photographs, materials relating to aeronautics in Tampa, the "rum running" trade, and Jack Walton's numerous inventions.

Biographical / historical:

A well-known air mechanic, pilot, and inventor, Jack Walton was born in January of 1903 in Germany. He resided in Tampa, Florida with his wife, Viola Walton, and their daughter, Maria Anne Walton. Jack Walton was actively involved in the whisky bootlegging trade, and owned one of the "whisky ships" that flew between Tampa and the Bahamas.

Note written by Jean McAllister, 2011

Acquisition information:

Maria Walton

Donation.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged by type of material into the following series: family photographs and postcards, family files, and oversized materials. Family files are further subdivided into subseries by personal name.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Jack Walton Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA