Minutes Of The Directors' Meeting,
2021
University of Central Florida
Minutes Of The Directors' Meeting, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
The semi-annual meeting of the board of directors of the Florida Historical Society was convened at 9:45 a.m. in the Society’s Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, December 7, 1974, by Milton D. Jones, president. Officers and directors attending included Thelma Peters, Alva Jones, Jay B. Dobkin, Jerrell H. Shofner, Samuel Proctor, George E. Buker, Lewis H. Cresse, Jr., Addie Emerson, William M. Goza, Marty Grafton, John W. Griffin, James R. Knott, John K. Mahon, Jessie Porter Newton, Randy Nimnicht, Sister Eileen Rice, and Norman Simons. Mrs. Margaret Burgess was also present. Mr. Jones welcomed Messrs. Buker, Cresse, and Nimnicht …
Some Early Railroads In Alachua County,
2021
University of Central Florida
Some Early Railroads In Alachua County, Caroline Watkins
Florida Historical Quarterly
Earliest transportation in Florida was usually by water routes— north and south— since few rivers offered east-west communication. The inland, unsettled country was covered by pine and oak forests and a thick growth of palmettos, vines, and scrub. Canals to connect the Atlantic and the Gulf had been proposed as early as the first Spanish period, and routes were surveyed in the 1820s. When it became evident that tidewater canals would be difficult to construct and locks expensive, attention was diverted to roads and railroads.
History News,
2021
University of Central Florida
History News, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
The Annual Meeting, Florida Confederation of Historical Societies, The Florida History Newletter, National Register of Historic Places, Florida Anthropological Society, Activities and Events, Florida Manuscript Acquisitions and Accessions, Notes
Book Reviews,
2021
University of Central Florida
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
HIBERNIA: THE UNRETURNING TIDE, by Margaret Seton Fleming Biddle, reviewed by Dena Snodgrass; BEYOND THE FOURTH GENERATION, by Lamar Johnson, reviewed by Charlton W. Tebeau; FLORIDA FROM SECESSION TO SPACE AGE, by Merlin G. Cox and J. E. Dovell, reviewed by Dorothy Dodd; SPAIN: THE RISE OF THE FIRST WORLD POWER, by John Fraser Ramsey, reviewed by Donald E. Worcester; PEDRO DE LA TORRE: DOCTOR TO CONQUERORS, by John Tate Lanning, reviewed by Irving A. Leonard; BRITISH MAPS OF COLONIAL AMERICA, by William P. Cumming, reviewed by Louis De Vorsey, Jr.; BLACK MAJORITY: NEGROES IN COLONIAL SOUTH CAROLINA, FROM 1670 …
Vicente Pazos, Agent For The Amelia Island Filibusters, 1818,
2021
University of Central Florida
Vicente Pazos, Agent For The Amelia Island Filibusters, 1818, Charles H. Bowman, Jr.
Florida Historical Quarterly
The appearance of a North American squadron under John D. Henley and a land force under James Bankhead at the mouth of the St. Marys River on December 18, 1817, with orders to move against Luis Aury and his establishment on Amelia Island, compelled the filibusters to abandon posthaste their illfated Republic of the Floridas. Aury had occupied the island since September under the flag of Mexico. It was obvious that the North American fighting power was superior to any that Aury could muster and that surrender of the island was inevitable.
Reminiscences Of A Lector: Cuban Cigar Workers In Tampa,
2021
University of Central Florida
Reminiscences Of A Lector: Cuban Cigar Workers In Tampa, Louis A. Perez, Jr.
Florida Historical Quarterly
In the latter half of the nineteenth century, increased tobacco imports revived the historico-economic nexus between Cuba and Florida. In Key West, Tampa, Ocala, and Jacksonville cigar factories opened to process Havana tobacco. Thousands of Cubans arrived in Florida to work and most of them established themselves permanently.
The New York Times Views Civil War Jacksonville,
2021
University of Central Florida
The New York Times Views Civil War Jacksonville, Richard A. Martin
Florida Historical Quarterly
During the Civil War, military units North and South had their newspaper contingents in camp and field— war correspondents living out of saddlebags stuffed with pencils and notebooks, artists with sketch pads, and photographers working out of wagons jammed with the apparatus of their craft. Although southern newspapers were restricted by shortages of newsprint and men, northern journals prospered, publishing prolifically every shade of drama and every degree of tragedy the conflict offered. In fact, as Allan Nevins has observed, Civil War correspondents enjoyed such a virtual monopoly on the news “they were able to write with greater fullness and …
Florida Gubernatorial Politics: The Fuller Warren Years,
2021
University of Central Florida
Florida Gubernatorial Politics: The Fuller Warren Years, David R. Colburn
Florida Historical Quarterly
Inaguration Day, January 3, 1949, dawned overcast and rainy in Tallahassee. The inclement weather, however, did not dampen the enthusiasm of a large crowd that lined the route from the executive mansion to the capitol to greet the new governor, Fuller Warren. With typical inaugural fanfare, Warren was escorted to the steps of the capitol by marching guardsmen and a band which periodically broke into a rendition of “Suwannee River,” the state song. After taking the oath of office, Warren gave a brief inaugural address in which he called for governmental economy, pine tree prosperity, citrus reform, increased tourism, and …
Title Page,
2021
University of Central Florida
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 53, Number 4. Includes the Table of Contents
Florida History Research In Progress,
2021
University of Central Florida
Florida History Research In Progress, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
This list shows the amount and variety of Florida history research and writing currently underway and as reported to the Florida Historical Quarterly. Doctoral dissertations and masters theses completed in 1974 are included. Research in Florida history, sociology, anthropology, political science, archeology, geography, and urban studies is included.
Book Reviews,
2021
University of Central Florida
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
THE EVERGLADES: FROM YESTERDAY TO TOMORROW, by Wyatt Blassingame, reviewed by Thelma Peters; THE NEW FLORIDA ATLAS: PATTERNS OF THE SUNSHINE STATE, by Roland Wood and Edward A. Fernald, reviewed by Robert B. Marcus; WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE STUDIES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, VOLUME XII, GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES ON SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT, edited by John C. Upchurch and David C. Weaver, reviewed by Shannon McCune; MONEY AND POLITICS IN AMERICA, 1755-1775: A STUDY IN THE CURRENCY ACT OF 1764 AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REVOLUTION, by Joseph Albert Ernst, reviewed by Richard B. Sheridan; THE OLD DOMINION AND THE NEW NATION, 1788-1801, by …
History News,
2021
University of Central Florida
History News, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Florida Bicentennial Symposium, Florida College Teachers of History, State and Local History Awards, Announcements and Activities, Local Societies and Commissions, Notes
The Case Of Tom Tiger's Horse: An Early Foray Into Indian Rights,
2021
University of Central Florida
The Case Of Tom Tiger's Horse: An Early Foray Into Indian Rights, Harry A. Kersey, Jr.
Florida Historical Quarterly
At a time in our national history when the American Indian’s claim to social and political justice is being vigorously pursued, and dramatically portrayed through mass media coverage of incidents such as the occupation of Alcatraz, disruption at the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, and a “Second Wounded Knee,” it might be well to consider in calmer retrospective one of those little known efforts to secure Indian rights which occurred in Florida at the turn of the century. The participants included an aggrieved Seminole headman of the Cow Creek band and his white friends who displayed an unusual zeal …
Newnansville: A Lost Florida Settlement,
2021
University of Central Florida
Newnansville: A Lost Florida Settlement, Susan Yelton
Florida Historical Quarterly
Created by an act of the Territorial Legislative Council on December 29, 1824, Alachua County comprised most of the territory known as “inland Florida,” extending almost from the Georgia line to Charlotte Harbor. The development of this land had a long and colorful history. In the annals of Florida history one finds the name Newnansville identified as the county seat of Alachua County, a fort site during the Second Seminole War; and as a prosperous nineteenth-century settlement in one of the richest land belts in north-central Florida. This little town, located south of the Santa Fe River, helped pave the …
Vicente Pazos And The Amelia Island Affair, 1817,
2021
University of Central Florida
Vicente Pazos And The Amelia Island Affair, 1817, Charles H. Bowman, Jr.
Florida Historical Quarterly
On May 9, 1817, seven distinguished patriots from Buenos Aires arrived at Savannah on board the English cutter Hero. The number included Vicente Pazos, editor of La Crónica Argentina. Their departure from the Río de la Plata had helped rid Supreme Director Juan Martín de Pueyrredón of his most virulent detractors. Born in the province of Larecaja in Upper Peru in 1779, Pazos was descended from the Aymará Indians who resided around Lake Titicaca. After attending the Royal and Pontifical University of San Antonio de Abad in Cuzco where he received his doctorate in sacred theology in 1804, Pazos taught …
Cherokees And The Second Seminole War,
2021
University of Central Florida
Cherokees And The Second Seminole War, Gary E. Moulton
Florida Historical Quarterly
The Second Seminole War had its origins in removal agreements concluded between the Florida tribe and the United States government in 1832 and 1833. What had been accepted by a few Indian chiefs had not won the approval of the majority of the Seminoles who wanted to remain in their native lands. Attempts at forced emigration simply broadened scattered hostilities to become a major war by late 1835. The war was a tragic conflict that cost nearly $40,000,000 and countless lives of soldiers, civilians, and Indians. The administration of President Martin Van Buren was eager to find a way out …
Title Page,
2021
University of Central Florida
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 53, Number 3. Includes the Table of Contents
Race, Politics And Education: The Sheats-Holloway Election Controversy, 1903-1904,
2021
University of Central Florida
Race, Politics And Education: The Sheats-Holloway Election Controversy, 1903-1904, Arthur O. White
Florida Historical Quarterly
William N. Sheats, elected three times as Florida state school superintendent, brought Florida national recognition by his progressive school policies. During his socalled “crusade against ignorance” he had written the educational provisions of the state constitution of 1885, organized the dual school system, and had helped to upgrade the professional status of teachers. His negotiations with the state legislature had resulted in a $188,000 appropriation for public schools from Florida’s Indian War claim settlement with the federal government and a $50,000 state appropriation for high school development. Still, Sheats had made many political enemies in Florida over the years, and …
History News,
2021
University of Central Florida
History News, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Annoucements and Activities, Local Societies and Commissions
Seventy-Second Annual Meeting,
2021
University of Central Florida
Seventy-Second Annual Meeting, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Proceedings of the Seventy-second Annual Meeting of the Florida Historical Society
