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Col. Bayard F. Floyd Papers, 1910-1949, 1910-1949

 

Summary

Creator:
Floyd, Bayard F.
Extent:
.5 Linear Feet
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The collection has been divided into two series: Personal and Publications. The Personal series contains materials believed to have belonged to the subject and was organized alphabetically by subject. The Publications series contains booklets written for Wilson and Toomer Fertilizer Company by the subject and was organized chronologically by publication date.

Biographical / historical:

Colonel Bayard Franklin Floyd (1882-1945) was a leader in both the citrus and fertilizer industries. He began his career in Florida at the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station in 1907 as a plant pathologist. He took a leave of absence during World War I to join the U.S. Army, eventually earning the rank of Colonel. In 1920, Floyd shifted to the private sector and joined Wilson and Toomer Fertilizer Company as a horticulturalist and later becoming Vice President. He primarily worked in Davenport as part of Wilson and Toomer's subsidiary the Holly Hill Grove and Fruit Company. Floyd wrote several publications, including numerous bulletins for Wilson and Toomer; he would work for the company until his death in 1945. Colonel Bayard F. Floyd was posthumously inducted into the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame in 1962 as part of its inaugural class of inductees.

Acquisition information:
It is unknown when the materials in this collection were donated to the Citrus Archives. The Thomas B. Mack Citrus Archives were transferred to the Roux Library in 2005 then to the McKay Archives Center in 2009.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Researchers must contact McKay Archives in advance for access to unprocessed born digital materials in this collection. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the SPCUA's ability to provide access to unprocessed born digital materials.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from the Col. Bayard F. Floyd Papers must be obtained from Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr. Archives Center or the appropriate copyright holder. Please inquire if you have questions at 863-680-4453

Location of this collection:
Florida Southern College
111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr.
Lakeland
FL
33801
USA