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Verso, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

FHQ Officers and Board of Directors

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 4, Number 3. Includes the Table of Contents

Notes And Comment, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.

New Books, C. Seton Fleming

Florida Historical Quarterly

Includes a reviews of A History of Jacksonville, Florida, by T. Frederick Davis

The Surrender Of Amelia, March, 1812, George I. F. Clarke

Florida Historical Quarterly

The original of this letter of G. I. F. Clarke’s has been presented to the Society by Mrs. Hazel F. Barsa, Daytona, through the Fernandina Chamber of Commerce.

The Occupation Of Pensacola Bay, 1689-0698, Part Ii, William Edward Dunn

Florida Historical Quarterly

There were two purposes in the coming of the Spaniards to America. One was the desire for gain; the other the hope of making Christians of the natives. Unfortunately the two conflicted. The fierce desire for gold, that led to the inhuman treatment of the Indians, for a time rendered of no avail the efforts of the priests.

The Truth Regarding "Tiger-Tail", Isabella M. Williams

Florida Historical Quarterly

Dictionaries do not agree in all things, but upon one point there is no difference of opinion: history is avowedly a recital of actual occurrences. Yet how often have we known blatant inaccuracies in historical records ; and how many times have we accepted as true some fictitious statement which was meted out to us, through the ignorance, conjecture or lack of information of some chronicler!

Notes On Secession In Tallahassee And Leon County, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Verso, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

FHQ Officers and Board of Directors

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 4, Number 2. Includes the Table of Contents

Society Affairs, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Reviews Of New Books, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Includes reviews for Brevard, A History of Florida, by A. H. Roberts and Eppes, The Negro of the Old South, by Catherine Z. Winters

The Settlement Of Charlotia (Rolles Twon), 1765, Carl Bohnenberger

Florida Historical Quarterly

In the year 1763 George the Third, King of Great Britain and Ireland, secured from his Catholic Majesty of Spain the province of Florida in exchange for certain territory lately taken by the English, including the City of Havana.

George I. F. Clarke, C. Seton Fleming

Florida Historical Quarterly

One of the most interesting characters in the early history of Florida was George I. F. Clarke, an Englishman. He was engineer for the British Government during its possession of Florida and continued this work throughout the succeeding Spanish period and for many years after Florida’s cession to the United States. He is frequently referred to by name and reputation in American State Papers, Public Lands, especially Vol. IV containing the reports of the Land Commissioners appointed by the United States Government to pass upon land claims in Florida. Clarke made many of the surveys of royal grants, and was …

Jacksonville And The Seminole War, 1835-36, Part Iii, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Florida's Spanish Missions, A. H. Phinney

Florida Historical Quarterly

There were two purposes in the coming of the Spaniards to America. One was the desire for gain; the other the hope of making Christians of the natives. Unfortunately the two conflicted. The fierce desire for gold, that led to the inhuman treatment of the Indians, for a time rendered of no avail the efforts of the priests.

The Occupation Of Pensacola Bay, 1689-1698, William Edward Dunn

Florida Historical Quarterly

One of the most notable results of the series of maritime expeditions sent out by Spain in search of La Salle’s colony was the rediscovery of and revival of interest in Pensacola Bay, a region which had figured conspicuously in the early activities of the Spaniards in Florida.

Illustration: Siguenza Map Of Pensacola Bay, 1693, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Verso, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

FHQ Officers and Board of Directors

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 4, Number 1. Includes the Table of Contents

Farmers Picnic!

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

This program shows the event schedule for the picnic at Cleveland's Grove. This event consisted of many speeches, musical numbers, and other events surrounding the prohibition platform.

A Grand Prohibition Picnic At S.W. Brown's Grove

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

This was a flyer printed to advertise the picnic where many speakers, including McClellan Brown, would address those gathered. It includes a refreshment stand, and some singing from the Bethel Prohibition Singers.

National Prohibition Alliance

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

This flyer has two purposes. First, one side shows the main officers and who is on the Board of Managers. Second, is a short explanation as to what the purposes and goals of the organization are. This brief explanation was written by Martha McClellan Brown as she was Secretary of the organization at the time.

Montgomery, Crerar And The Possibility Of Canadian Military Independence, 1944, J.L. Granatstein

Canadian Military History

Bernard Montgomery and Harry Crerar were not friends, and their relationship grew worse in September 1944 when Crerar skipped a meeting at Montgomery’s headquarters to attend a commemorative service at Dieppe. A furious Montgomery indicated that he wanted to sack Crerar, and the Canadian responded that he would consult his government. Monty quickly realized he could not easily get rid of the First Canadian Army commander, but Crerar, fuming, asked Canadian Military Headquarters to study how to secure more independence for his army. The course of the war by late 1944 eventually rendered this idea moot, but it was nonetheless …

Connecting The Dots And Dashes: Wireless Telegraphy Communication In The Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914–1918, Brian Pascas

Canadian Military History

This article seeks to explain wireless telegraphy (W/T) equipment, its development and use over the course of the First World War and how W/T performed in conjunction with the established landline network. W/T deployment during Canadian Expeditionary Force battles is evaluated to determine whether W/T was viewed as an alternative battlefield communication medium or simply as a standby for emergency situations. The analysis discloses that the Canadian infantry was unable to take advantage of continuous wave, a superior form of wireless that the artillery relied upon. This article contends that by war’s end W/T had become a viable substitute for …

Between Fact And Fiction: The 26th Battalion, The “Crater Fight,” And The “Myth Of The War Experience”, Curt Mainville

Canadian Military History

In October 1915, during only their second tour of the front line, New Brunswick’s 26th Battalion conducted a reconnaissance-in-force upon a recently detonated German mine in front of their firing trench. The “crater fight,” as it has come to be known, resulted in twenty-one dead and thirty-six wounded but was portrayed as a success. But how much of what was printed in local newspapers was true? Official reports and personal accounts were engaging, idealistic and emotive. They were also highly exaggerated. This was the genesis of the “myth of the war experience”—a marriage of both fact and fiction that reflected …

Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), B. 1931 (Sc 3576), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3576. “History of Manuscript Division and Bibliography of Literary Manuscripts” by Patricia M. Hodges, Manuscript Librarian at Western Kentucky University. The paper details the creation of the Manuscript Division (now the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives unit of WKU’s Department of Library Special Collections), personnel, and early collecting efforts. Includes a bibliography of the literary manuscript holdings of the Manuscript Division compiled as of the date of the paper.

Msu Clip Sheets, 1986-1997, University Communications Office

University Archives Finding Aids

No abstract provided.

Mccaslin, Donald, Collection, 1940-1945, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Finding Aids

A collection of World War II flight publications, pins, and other memorabilia from the life of Donald A. McCaslin.

Donald A. McCaslin was born in Coffeyville, Kansas in 1917. He enlisted in the US Army Air Force on August 30, 1941. Donald was a Private in the Air Corps and it is likely that he trained at Moody Army Air Field in Valdosta, Georgia. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II. In 1948, Donald graduated from the University of Illinois. He and Norma Rouch married in 1954. Donald worked for the United States Postal Service until …

Girard Chamber Of Commerce Collection, 1921-1968, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Finding Aids

A collection of financial documents, legal papers, correspondence, and publications regarding Girard, Kansas, and the Girard Chamber of Commerce, 1921-1968.

The Girard Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1948, focuses on local businesses, economic climate, and quality of life for residents in Girard, Kansas, founded in 1868. Their mission is to “promote and enhance commerce and community development in the Girard area.”