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Notes and Correspondence from the National Archives Record Group 105 (Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedman, and Abandoned Lands, 1861-1879), including copies of letters written by Union Officers stationed in Florida during Reconstruction, reproduced from originals at the National Archives and the Florida State Archives.

This small series includes correspondence to Ruby Diamond, mostly from Dorothy N. Cone and the Rosenbaum and Hirschberg families (her cousins) and friends.

Arranged chronologically, then alphabetically by folder title. Includes bound volumes. Much of the correspondence concerns the orders of lumber to be shipped; delay of orders; payments of orders; ship construction; letters from the Pensacola office to the Millville office; letters from E. Lutz, I.J. Diaz, and A. H. Diaz; letters from Bremen, Germany; and letters on shipping from various businesses. H.H. Boyer, vice-president of the company, is a major correspondent. Boxes 10 and 13-14 are related to West Indies operations from 1910-1913. Some of the correspondence consists of telegraphs from Bremen, Germany, and London concerning orders of lumber and cancellations. This series comprises a large portion of the collection.

The correspondence series, covering is arranged alphabetically and contains business related correspondence from the Tomlinson's and clients. Also included in the correspondence is family correspondence found in boxes 22, 29, 30 and 32. Photographs and postcards are found throughout the correspondence series including real estate snap shots from the late 1920's in box 28, folders 5 and 6, and a tintype found in box 30 folder 9. The client and correspondence series include maps, blueprints, legal documents, financial records, clippings, and contracts.

This series includes letters from friends and colleagues to Opperman congratulating her on the publication of Annals of the School of Music, Christmas cards with handwritten drawings from illustrators Walter and Elfrida Cowles and writer Karl W. Gehrkens, and letters from FSCW President Conradi, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and others congratulating her on her piano, organ recitals, and service as director and Dean of the FSCW School of Music. Other topics include the conferring of her Doctor of Pedagogy degree, her retirement, the naming of Opperman Music Hall, and her 80th and 90th birthday celebrations. Correspondents include William G. Dodd, FSCW Dean of the FSCW College of Arts and Sciences; FSU Presidents Doak Campbell and Robert M. Strozier; Percy Grainger, and Felix Alexandre Guilmant.

Arranged chronologically, correspondence is the largest series in the collection. Much of the correspondence concerns seed orders, including orders for "Giant Beggar Weed Seed" and "Velvet Bean Seed." In addition, many letters are from businesses in Tallahassee and other Florida cities, such as O. I. Gramling, a local farm supply and hardware store (Tallahassee); G. M. and Son, manufacturers of cypress water tanks (Palatka); and J. A. Davis, wheelwright (Monticello).