Johnson, Thomas A., Papers, 1800-1945, Date acquired: 10/00/1967
Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Approximately 1,686 pieces relating to the life and public service of Mr. Thomas A. Johnson (1888-1961), of Pensacola, Florida. &nnsp; The collection includes a wide variety of personal papers, documents, business papers, and general correspondence related to the various public and private offices held by Mr. Johnson. Of special interest are the correspondence, notes, clippings, and photographs concerning his service as Chairman of the Florida State Road Department, 1941-1944, and related documents touching on a wide span of activities in the State during the administrations of Governors Holland and Caldwell. &nnsp; Incorporated within this collection are significant groups of papers, documents and photographs relating to the Bruce Dry Dock Company, the State Road Department, the Overseas Highway (U.S. #1, to Key West), the Pensacola Bay Bridge, and the U.S. Study Commission on the Southeast River Basins.
- Extent:
- 1.69 items
- Language:
- English
Background
- Acquisition information:
Mrs. Thomas A. Johnson
Gift
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Baseball World Series (1911-1915)
Court records--Florida--Escambia County. - Names:
- Florida State Road Department
Bruce Dry Docks.
Gulf, Alabama & Florida Railroad
Gulf Ports Terminal Company
United Daughters of the Confederacy, Penasacola (Fla.)
Petree School (Pensacola, Fla.)
Pensacola Housing Authority
Pensacola Port Authority.
Naval Air Station Whiting Field--History.
Bagdad Land and Lumber Company.
Dunwoody-Aiken Towboat Company.
Quina family.
Johnson, Thomas A.
Johnson, Genevieve Watson
Watson family.
Bruce family.
Ollinger family.
Martin, John W.
Pepper, Claude, 1900-1989--Correspondence.
Holland, Spessard L., (Spessard Lindsey), 1892-1971--Correspondence.
Sikes, Robert L. F. (1906-1994)--Correspondence.
Caldwell, Millard Fillmore, 1897- --Correspondence.
Collins, LeRoy--Correspondence.
Gray, R. A.
McCarty, Dan
Warren, Fuller (1905-1973)--Correspondence.
Smathers, George A., (George Armistead), 1913- --Correspondence.
Wilson, Woodrow.
Armstrong, H. Clay, 1870-1950.
Peterson, J. Hardin
Cannon, Pat
Hendricks, Joe
Andrews, Charles Oscar (1877-1946)--Correspondence.
Pace, John C.
Jernigan, Webb C.
Johnson, David
Michelette, Henry [Michelet]
Pintado, Sebastian - Places:
- Florida -- Politics and government
Pensacola (Fla.)--Womens Clubs.
Escambia County (Fla.)--Politics and government.
Okaloosa County (Fla.)--History.
Pensacola Bay Bridge (Fla.)
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 University Archivist 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
