Collections

The Barnett Banks collection contains records by or about Barnett Banks. While the majority of the collection was created by Barnett Bank during the course of business, some of the materials are about or by people involved in the bank. Researchers should note that these records are not comprehensive. This collection has been divided into six series.

This collection contains an assortment of personal belongings of Carlos Barnett and his family and their transition to the United States. This includes personal letters, immigration papers, photographs, negatives of photographs, obituaries, and personal mementos, including of religious beliefs.

Personal papers, 1946-1951, including a scrapbook, publications, commencement and football programs, and other papers reflecting activities as a student at Pensacola High School (1946-1948), as a student nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing (1948-1951) and at Pensacola Hospital School of Nursing Education (1948), and other activities in Pensacola during this time period.

The Barrington Irving Collection includes materials documenting the career of Jamaican-American pilot Barrington Irving. It contains one of his khaki flight suits, a copy of "Caribbean Today" (January 2008) newspaper issue featuring Irving on the cover, a copy of the "Broward Times" (June 2007) featuring the cover story "Pilot gets hero's welcome after round-the-world trip", materials related to the 2007 "National Salute to America's Heroes" honoring Barrington Irving and Elijah H. Williams, and a City of Lauderdale Lakes proclamation declaring October 27, 2007 as "Barrington Irving Day."

Journal in manuscript kept by US Army Private Bartholomew M. Lynch, commanded by Lieutenant John Graham during the Florida War. Early entries document his training and travel from New York to Florida on board the "Southern liner called America." Includes an eyewitness description of the captive Seminole leader Osceola, dated May 2, 1837.

The collection is comprised of an over-size scrapbook which details the opening of Bartke's Restaurant at Tampa International Airport on August 17, 1952 as well as numerous newspaper clippings and photographs of Tampa International Airport during the 1950s. Included are restaurant reviews, editorials and special feature articles about groups who booked dinners at Bartke's Restaurant.

This collection relates to Staff Sergeant Bascom Walden Sparkman who served with Service Company, 753rd Tank Battalion, in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Southern France, and Germany during World War II. The 753rd served as a detached unit assigned as armored support for both the 36th and 45th Infantry Divisions.  The collection includes letters sent from Sparkman to his wife Eleanor and his family.  Letters from his family to Sparkman are also included.  Furthermore, the collection includes documents, unit newspapers, diaries, postcards, personal items carried by Sparkman, and artifacts.

Personal papers including photocopies and photographs of biographical information and materials concerning the history of Pensacola Navy Yard and Warrington, Florida.