Notes By The Way - Journal of a New York State Monument Manufacturer on a trip to Florida

Collection — Box: 153

Identifier: MSS 0-193

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

14 page journal written by unknown man who was a New York State monument manufacturer. It contains many vivid descriptions of his travels, centered around Jacksonville and on the St. Johns River. He describes visits to plantations, fishing and hunting trips and gives a good description of Florida at the time.

Dates

1855-1856
Other: Date acquired: 02/18/1958

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Extent

1.00 folders (1 folder.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Source of Acquisition

Purchased from R. E. Banta, ordered February 18, 1958.

Processing Information

Processed February 19, 1964.

Subjects

Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Florida State University Libraries. Manuscripts Collections Subject Source: Local sources
Florida--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Jacksonville (Fla.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Plantations--Florida Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Plantations--Southern States Subject Source: Local sources
Saint Johns River (Fla.) Subject Source: Lcnaf

Classifications

- 01. Manuscripts Collections

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Notes By The Way - Journal of a New York State Monument Manufacturer on a trip to Florida
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: eng