Reardon, Anna Smith, Papers, 1962-1983, Date acquired: 05/00/1984
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Reardon, Anna Smith
- Extent:
- 711.00 items
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
Writer and Historian, DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
Personal papers, 1962-1983, including research files, interview notes, photographs, and newspaper articles about DeFuniak Springs and Walton County, Florida. Topics include biographies of settlers, genealogical notes on families, and information about DeFuniak Springs and its hotels, historic homes, library, schools, and churches. Additional files cover the Florida Chautauqua, freemasonry, the turpentine industry, railroads, and Florida towns such as Caryville, Choctawhatchee, Freeport, Grayton Beach, Lakewood, Mary Esther, and Eucheeanna.
OTHER INFORMATION: Mrs. Reardon's articles appeared in the DeFuniak Herald newspaper; there may exist additional articles in the paper that are not part of these files.
A reminiscence on the Smith and Thornber families by Anna Reardon is separately cataloged in the Walton County Collection, M1973-11, Item #6.
- Acquisition information:
- E. L. Hollingsworth, May 1984
- Processing information:
Cataloged 08/17/1984
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- DeFuniak Springs (Fla.)
Walton County (Fla.)
Hotels--Florida--DeFuniak Springs.
Historic buildings--Florida--DeFuniak Springs.
Libraries--Florida--DeFuniak Springs.
Schools--Florida--DeFuniak Springs.
Church buildings--Florida--DeFuniak Springs.
Florida Chautauqua.
Freemasonry--Florida.
Turpentine industry and trade--Florida.
Railroads--Florida.
Caryville (Fla.)
Choctawatchee (Fla.)
Freeport (Fla.)
Grayton Beach (Fla.)
Lakewood (Walton County, Fla.)
Mary Esther (Fla.)
Eucheeanna (Fla.)
Women authors, American--Florida--DeFuniak Springs.
Women historians--Florida--DeFuniak Springs.
Interviews--Florida--DeFuniak Springs.
Photographs--Florida--DeFuniak Springs.
Biographies--Florida--DeFuniak Springs.
Genealogies--Florida--DeFuniak Springs. - Names:
- Reardon, Anna Smith, 1906-1983.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Open to researchers, dependent on our compliance with U.S. Copyright Law, HIPPA requirements, donor agreements and other applicable state and federal statutes. Occasionally we may need to review a collection before permitting immediate access.
- Terms of access:
Digital photography, scanning, and photocopying of materials is prohibited. Permission may be granted by the Special Collections Librarian for such reprography dependent on issues of copyright, ownership, condition, donor agreements, etc. In general, staff do not make reproductions of copyright materials or materials for which title is not owned by the institution. Recent revisions in the U.S. Copyright Law extended the copyright of correspondence, letters, and other personal papers to the life of the author plus seventy years.
- Location of this collection:
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University Archives and West Florida History Center11000 University PkwyPensacolaFL32514USA
