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Dr. Mark F. Boyd Collection, 1516-1965, Date acquired: 04/03/1967, Date acquired: 04/01/1968 8 boxes 8 boxes 6 Linear Feet 6 linear feet

Collection consists mainly of photocopies of original manuscripts in Spanish from Archivos General de Indias, Sevilla, Spain. There are a few translations in Spanish and English in holograph, a few typed copies of the translations and transcription, plus some holograph notes and typed pages of the manuscript by Dr. Boyd. These, the microfilm rolls, and other items that are included in the gift by Dr. Boyd are packed in separate envelopes, boxes and other containers.

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Dr. Walter Wadepuhl Faculty Papers Collection, 1781-1989 19.00 Linear Feet

Walter Wadepuhl

Dr. Walter Wadepuhl (1895-1989) is well-known for his scholarship on German poets Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Heinrich Heine. Born in Germany in 1895, he immigrated to the United States at the age of twelve. He held a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Wadepuhl was head of the Department of Languages and Comparative Literature at Elmhurst College where he also taught German for nineteen years. In 1964, he was appointed Distinguished Visiting Professor of German at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Wadepuhl authored many articles and several books on Goethe and Heine, including Goethe's Interest in the New World (1934) and Heine: Sein Leben und seine Werke (1974). The collection also includes correspondence, research notes, manuscripts, publications, photographs and letters with other German scholars.

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Dry and Smith Papers, 1779-1826 3.00 items 1 folder.

This collection consists of abstracts of the wills of Colonel Dry (1779), G. Benjamin Smith (1824), and his wife, Sarah Dry Smith (1824), who was the daughter of Colonel Dry. Also included in the collection is a letter from Smithville, North Carolina, dated June 22, 1826, pertaining to the wills.

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Early America/Civil War-era, 1794-1892, 2003, Undated

Consists of the oldest materials in the collection, both including and bookending the Civil War. Materials range from magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, and an array of visual ephemera. Of particular interest is an original Buffalo Soldier muster roll signed by Colonel Abner Doubleday, discharge papers from 1874, and an authentic slave bill of sale.

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El Destino and Chemonie Plantation Papers, 1822-1859, Date acquired: 11/01/1969 16.00 items 1 Folder

The collection relates to the El Destino and Chemonie plantations located a short distance from Tallahassee, Florida. These papers consist of records and documents of the executors and administrators of the estate of William B. Nuttall. The materials discuss sale of cotton and other agricultural products, conveyance of land and enslaved peoples, as well as reports and accounts related to the estate. Some papers are signed by Mary W. Savage (Nuttall), Hector W. Braden and George Noble Jones.

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Ella Scoble Opperman Papers, 1719-1963, bulk 1900-1963 4.48 Linear Feet

Correspondence, articles, speech material, notebooks, daybooks, music record books, photographs, memorabilia, and legal records documenting the personal and professional life of Ella Scoble Opperman, the first Dean of the Florida State College for Women School of Music. Includes Opperman family papers.

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Ellis Hughes papers, 1813-1866, Date acquired: 00/00/1974 0.42 Linear Feet 3 boxes

Hughes, Ellis (1813-1866)

The Ellis Hughes papers consist of Hughes' journal, kept during the Second Seminole War, a transcription of his journal entries and miscellaneous material which are housed in one document box and one phase box. The bulk of the documentation falls with the range of the 1830s through the 1840s with the balance of the material covering the 1850s through 1861. The materials principally consist of transcriptions and photocopies of Hughes' journal during his tour of duty as an Assistant Surgeon in Florida during the years 1838-1840. The contents of the journal provide a wealth of information on Florida during the first half of the 19th century, including descriptions of Native American, specifically Seminole, life and culture, the daily activities of military personnel, natural history subjects and American social customs. Included in Hughes' descriptions of Seminole life are phonetic representations of various words in the Seminole language. In addition, Hughes provides a visual dimension with sketches of people, animals, and places he visited.

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Ephemera, 1809-1964, Undated

Subseries includes postcards, greeting cards, and birthday cards. Invitations are als included and also deatures letters between family members of Blanche Kalfus and JAmes Brasswell.

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Escambia County Circuit Court Case Files, 1820-1935 296 Cubic Feet

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Escambia County (Florida) Deed Index Books, bulk 1820-1982 242 Volumes

Florida. Circuit Court (Escambia County).

Name index volumes to official deed records of the Escambia County (Florida) Clerk, 1820-1982. Volumes are divided into date series (1820-1910, 1911-1937, 1938-1955, 1956-1961, 1962-1969, 1970-1977, 1978-March 1982) with individual volumes for each alphabet letter (e.g., "A-E). Letter volumes index personal names, businesses, banks, and other entities. Deeds document the transfer of property, usually from a grantor (also referred to as direct) to a grantee (also referred to as indirect). This collection comprises two sets of indexes; an index to grantors and an index to grantees. Property will include real estate and land as well as ships, boats, enslaved individuals (prior to 1865), and other property. Letter volumes (e.g., B, D-E, etc.) will be in order by letter (B, BA, BE, etc.) but will not be strictly alphabetical. These are indexes and will assist in research as well as helping users identifying official records which are available at the county archives. 242 volumes (72 l.f.)

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