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Westcott Family Papers, 1846-1931 3.00 items 2 folders

James Diament Westcott, Jr. correspondence. The collection includes one letter, dated November 9, 1846, to John Y. Mason, from J. D. Westcott, Jr. Mason was then serving as Secretary of the Navy. The letter is in regard to a request of an appointment for Robert J. Floyd of Florida to a pursurship in the Navy and several other concerns regarding Florida's representation in various departments of the military. On the back of the letter Mason has penned his response to the requests, which were favorable. This item was formerly catalogued as MSS 2002-6.

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Western (Pensacola), 1920–1983

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West Indies photograph album, circa 1920 1.5 Linear Feet 1 box

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The West Indies photograph album, circa 1920, contains forty-two photographs taken on a cruise to the West Indies aboard the S.S. Megantic. The album features scenes from Havana, Cuba; Venezuela; Jamaica; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Port of Spain, Trinidad; St. Thomas; Saint-Pierre, Martinique; Cristóbal; Panama; and Chimborazo, Barbados. There are photographs of the S.S. Megantic, El Templete in Havana, Cuba; Castillo del Morro in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba; and the Gatún Locks, Pedro Miguel Locks, Miraflores Locks; and the Culebra Cut taken while traveling through the Panama Canal. The S.S. Megantic launched in 1908. The ship provided service between Liverpool and Quebec City, Canada from 1909 until 1914, when it was briefly put on the Liverpool-New York City service. The Megantic served as a troop ship from 1917 until the end of World War I. Throughout the 1920s and early 1930s, the Megantic was used in the winter for cruising from New York to the Caribbean. The Megantic was taken out of service in 1931 and sold to shipbreakers in Osaka, Japan to be scrapped in 1933.

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Weymouth Tyree Jordan Papers, 1822-1970 10.00 boxes

Jordan, Weymouth Tyree, 1912-

This collection contains a wide variety of materials realted to Weymouth Tyree Jordan, his life and his career. Includes biographical materials, correspondence, articles, photographs, writings, research materials, announcements, books, and related materials.

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Which One of You Fixed My Daughter's Wagon Last Year, bulk undated Box 1, Item 59

Image of man holding a shotgun oat two men. A women with a crying baby stands beside him; 8-C; LAFF GRAM; Baxtone, Box 175, Amarillo, Texas. Made in U.S.A.

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Whitaker, Hurdis, Collection, 1874-1926, Date acquired: 03/00/1979 42.00 items

Whitaker, Hurdis

Papers of Hurdis Whitaker (1874-192 6), including photocopies and newspaper clippings relating to his management of the Muscogee Commissary for the Southern States Lumber Company, 1909-1917, and as Sheriff of Escambia County, 1920's. Other topics include Governor Sidney J. Catts, Mrs. O. H. Thompson of Crestview, and the Whitaker family.

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White, Joseph M., Papers, 1820-1977, Date acquired: 00/00/1974 37.00 items

White, Joseph M.

Biographical information and correspondence of Joseph M. White.

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W. H. Meeks, Jr. Collection, Circa 1915-1973 1 Hollinger Box

The W. H. Meeks Jr. Collection contains tax documents, contracts and other papers related to Broward County Tax Collector William H. Meeks Jr.

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Why Mr. Wolffee…, bulk undated Box 1, Item 62

Image of a woman climbing out of a convertible. Man in drver's side in touching a button and a bed 'pops out' of the trunk; Text reads, 'Mr. Wolffe, you didn't say it was That kind of Convertible! ©F.F.F

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Wildlife, circa 1848-2000 Box 24, Folder 5, Box 25, Folder 1-4, Box 28, Folder 3

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