History News,
2021
University of Central Florida
History News, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
The Annual Meeting, Census Schedules, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Week, Announcements and Activities
Book Reviews,
2021
University of Central Florida
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
OLD HICKORY’S TOWN, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF JACKSONVILLE, by James Robertson Ward, in association with Dena Elizabeth Snodgrass, reviewed by Herbert J. Doherty, Jr.; PENSACOLA, THE DEEP WATER CITY, by Lucius Ellsworth and Linda Ellsworth, reviewed by Robert R. Rea; ATLAS OF FLORIDA, edited by Edward A. Fernald, reviewed by Louis De Vorsey, Jr.; GUARDIANS ON THE GULF: PENSACOLA FORTIFICATIONS, 1698-1980, by James C. Coleman and Irene S. Coleman, reviewed by John K. Mahon; HISTORY OF APOPKA AND NORTHWEST ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, by Jerrell H. Shofner, reviewed by Jack C. Lane; FLORIDA FRENZY, by Harry Crews, reviewed by Jesse Earle …
Florida Manuscript Acquisitions And Accessions,
2021
University of Central Florida
Florida Manuscript Acquisitions And Accessions, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
The following are recent manuscript acquisitions and accessions as reported by Florida universities, colleges, public libraries, and other institutions. Those interested in using particular collections should correspond with the library or archives in question.
Notes On U. S. Arsenals, Depots, And Martial Firearms Of The Second Seminole War,
2021
University of Central Florida
Notes On U. S. Arsenals, Depots, And Martial Firearms Of The Second Seminole War, M. L. Brown
Florida Historical Quarterly
Escalating complaints to the United States War Department about ineffectual ordnance management by the Corps of Artillery, coupled with the rapid technological evolution of innovative small arms systems and radical manufacturing techniques, prompted Congress to pass the act of April 5, 1832, which resurrected an independent Ordnance Department. Elevated a grade in rank and appointed Chief of Ordnance on May 30 was Lieutenant Colonel George Bomford, USA (1780-1848).
Dignity And Importance: Slavery In Jefferson County, Florida-1827 To 1860,
2021
University of Central Florida
Dignity And Importance: Slavery In Jefferson County, Florida-1827 To 1860, Larry Rivers
Florida Historical Quarterly
Jefferson County, formed January 16, 1827, from Leon County, was a part of the area then called middle Florida. Many settlers who migrated to this frontier area came with their slaves seeking cheap fertile land. Thomas Randall and his wife, Laura, arrived in 1827 from the Washington, D. C./Maryland area to buy inexpensive land, and a year later had their slaves brought down to them. John and Robert Gamble were among the first families of Jefferson to transport their slaves with them, in their case from Virginia. Other settlers, like the Randall and Gamble families, moved from Maryland, Virginia, North …
Following Bartram's "Track": Titian Ramsay Peale's Florida Journey,
2021
University of Central Florida
Following Bartram's "Track": Titian Ramsay Peale's Florida Journey, Charlotte M. Porter
Florida Historical Quarterly
On Christmas Day 1817, Titian Ramsay Peale, the seventeen-year-old son of Charles Willson Peale, noted painter and founder of the nation’s first museum, left Philadelphia with zoologist George Ord and sailed to Savannah, Georgia. There they joined the wealthy geologist, William Maclure, and Thomas Say, whose pioneering work on American insects the self-styled “Dr. T. R. Peale” had begun to illustrate for publication. All four men, including young Titian, were officers of the newly incorporated Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. As Academy president, Maclure generously supported members’ fieldwork, although the exact scientific expectations for this collecting trip into Florida …
Palm Trees, Public Relations, And Promoters: Boosting Southeast Florida As A Motion Picture Empire, 1910-1930,
2021
University of Central Florida
Palm Trees, Public Relations, And Promoters: Boosting Southeast Florida As A Motion Picture Empire, 1910-1930, Richard Alan Nelson
Florida Historical Quarterly
While the greater Miami area today is the nexus of Florida’s continuing motion picture industry, this was not always the case. Historically, Jacksonville, and to a lesser extent Tampa, were the leading film centers of the state prior to 1920. This reflected their early importance as commercial and transportation hubs, but these advantages began to be outweighed as other areas within Florida also began to develop as popular location sites.
Title Page,
2021
University of Central Florida
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 61, Number 4. Includes the Table of Contents
Book Reviews,
2021
University of Central Florida
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
MY WORK AMONG THE FLORIDA SEMINOLES, by James Lafayette Glenn, edited by Harry A. Kersey, Jr., reviewed by William C. Sturtevant; THE VISION OF A CONTEMPORARY UNIVERSITY, by Russell M. Cooper and Margaret B. Fisher, reviewed by Jack C. Lane; THE TRANSLANTIC SLAVE TRADE: A HISTORY, by James A. Rawley, reviewed by Jack P. Greene; LA MISION DE DON LUIS DE ONIS EN LOS ESTADO UNIDOS (1809-1819), by Angel del Rio, reviewed by Jack D. L. Holmes; THE PAPERS OF HENRY CLAY, VOLUME 6: SECRETARY OF STATE, 1827, edited by Mary W. M. Hargreaves and James F. Hopkins, reviewed by …
History News,
2021
University of Central Florida
History News, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
1910 Census Schedules, Awards, Announcements and Activities,
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, as reported to the Florida Historical Quarterly. Doctoral dissertations and masters’ theses completed in 1981 are included. Research in Florida history, sociology, anthropology, political science, archeology, geography, and urban studies is included.
The Agrarians From The Perspective Of Fifty Years: An Essay Review,
2021
University of Central Florida
The Agrarians From The Perspective Of Fifty Years: An Essay Review, Willard B. Gatewood, Jr.
Florida Historical Quarterly
In the fall of 1930 Harper and Brothers, an old and prestigious northern publishing house, brought out a collection of essays by “twelve Southerners,” entitled I’ll Take My Stand: The South and the Agrarian Tradition. Described at the time as a Southern or Southern Agrarian manifesto, the collection came into existence, according to one of the contributors, as “a sort of happening”— “a coalescence of circumstances and people and conditions” unlikely to reoccur. The contributors, known as the Agrarians, were for the most part natives of the rural, small-town areas of the westernmost South, and most at some point had …
Immigrant Women In Tampa: The Italian Experience, 1890-1930,
2021
University of Central Florida
Immigrant Women In Tampa: The Italian Experience, 1890-1930, Gary R. Mormino
Florida Historical Quarterly
The historical study of women, particularly immigrant women, has advanced dramatically over the past decade. Recent scholarship has rescued from neglect a great deal of historical material and has placed in clearer perspective the important roles played by women in American society. Ultimately, women’s history will be fully integrated into the pageantry of the American experience. Sufficient specialized studies to accomplish this goal, however, do not yet exist. More regional and local investigations detailing the histories of women in many different locations, time periods, and life situations are required.
Potter Committee Investigation Of The Disputed Election Of 1876,
2021
University of Central Florida
Potter Committee Investigation Of The Disputed Election Of 1876, Karen Guenther
Florida Historical Quarterly
On Saturday, March 3, 1877, Chief Justice Morrison B. Waite, in a private ceremony at the White House, swore into office Rutherford Birchard Hayes of Ohio as the nineteenth president of the United States. This event, culminating four months of controversy, resulted from the decision of a special electoral commission and a subsequent agreement known historically as the Compromise of 1877. Nevertheless, many Democrats still refused to concede the legitimacy of the Republican victory. When Congress reconvened shortly after the inauguration, several prominent House Democrats demanded a thorough investigation of the election. Consequently, in May 1878, the House established the …
Timucuan Rebellion Of 1656: The Rebolledo Investigation And The Civil-Religious Controversy,
2021
University of Central Florida
Timucuan Rebellion Of 1656: The Rebolledo Investigation And The Civil-Religious Controversy, Fred Lamar Pearson, Jr.
Florida Historical Quarterly
The Timucuan Indians rebelled in 1656 because they had been mistreated by the Spaniards. In particular, the Indians reacted against the forced labor policy which Governor Diego de Rebolledo had sought to impose on them. Forced labor had not originated in Florida during the Rebolledo Administration, but the manner in which the governor sought to carry out his policy proved galling to the Indians. Often when St. Augustine experienced frequent food shortages because of the uncertainty of the situado, governors turned to the provinces to procure corn to see the settlers through the difficulty. Apparently such a shortage existed in …
Florida's Capitols,
2021
University of Central Florida
Florida's Capitols, Lee H. Warner
Florida Historical Quarterly
In mid-1982, after years of debate over the ultimate fate of its old capitol, a decision to restore part of the structure, over $7,000,000 spent, and four years of actual restoration work, the old building was again opened. By that time the executive and legislative branches of government were well settled in the new capitol and, surprising no one, expecting to construct still more office buildings to house their activities.
Title Page,
2021
University of Central Florida
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 61, Number 3. Includes the Table of Contents
Annual Meeting,
2021
University of Central Florida
Annual Meeting, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Eightieth Meeting, Proceedings of the Eightieth Meeting of the Florida Historical Society
History News,
2021
University of Central Florida
History News, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Announcements and Activities,
Book Reviews,
2021
University of Central Florida
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
THE KING'S COFFER, PROPRIETORS OF THE SPANISH FLORIDA TREASURY, 1565-1702, by Amy Bushnell, reviewed by Light T. Cummins; VICENTE FOLCH, GOVERNOR IN SPANISH FLORIDA, 1787-1811, by David Hart White, reviewed by Carole W. Troxler; FLORIDA'S “FRENCH" REVOLUTION, 1793-1795, by Charles E. Bennett, reviewed by William S. Coker; THE BILLY BOWLEGS WAR, 1855-1858: THE FINAL STAND OF THE SEMINOLES AGAINST THE WHITES, by James W. Covington, reviewed by John K. Mahon; THE PAPERS OF HENRY LAURENS, VOLUME 8, OCT. 10, 1771-APRIL 18, 1773; THE PAPERS OF HENRY LAURENS, VOLUME 9, APRIL 19, 1773-DEC. 12, 1774, edited by George C. Rogers, Jr. …
