Goulding Family Collection
Scope and Contents
Manuscripts, typescripts, diaries, photo albums, and government documents related to Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Goulding of Tallahassee, Florida and their ancestors, including materials on the American Civil War, Key West (1830-1863), rationing during World War II, YMCA activities during and after World War I, Florida bank notes (1860, 1870), and souvenir photo albums and guidebooks from global tourist destinations (1905-1911).
This collection includes materials previously described as MSS 0-127.
Restrictions on Use: Manuscript diary pages in Boxes 171B and 171C are fragile and not available to researchers without permission of the Manuscript and Instruction Archivist or the Associate Dean for Special Collections and Archives. Reference copies can be found in Box 171A or on microfilm (FILM 9652) in the Scholars Commons, Strozier Library, Florida State University.
Select materials from the Goulding Family Collection are available through the FSU Digital Library.
Dates
- Created: 1830-1967
- Other: Date acquired: 03/03/1973
Conditions Governing Use
Permission of Dr. Goulding (or his heirs) is required before publishing any part of the William R. Hackley diary.
Biographical or Historical Information
William R. Hackley (aka William Randolph Beverley Hackley, William Beverley Randolph Hackley, W.R. Hackley) was born near Richmond, Virginia in 1806. He attended William and Mary College from 1823-1824 and then settled near relatives in the vicinity of Tallahassee in 1826. Hackley was admitted to the Florida Bar and the following year moved to Key West. he served as district attorney for the southern district of Florida from April 1849 to May 1857.
Reverend Francis R. Goulding (1810-1881) authored the juvenile novel The Young Marooners (1852).
Reverend David Stratford Scadeng, Methodist Minister, was born in 1870 in London, England, and died 1957 in Miami, Florida. He came to the United States in June 1905, to Florida in September 1913, and later became an American citizen. Scadeng volunteered for YMCA service during World War I; from Fall 1918 to May 1919, he served at Camp Gordon, Georgia and at the YMCA recreation area in London, England.
Dr. Robert Lee Goulding was a member of the faculty of the Florida State College for Women and Florida State University from 1938 until his retirement in June 1960. Goulding is the grandson of William R. Hackley and son-in-law of David S. Scadeng.
Extent
301.00 items
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
By accession date
Physical Access Requirements
Manuscript diary pages in Boxes 171B and 171C are fragile and not available to researchers without permission of the Manuscript and Instruction Archivist or the Associate Dean for Special Collections and Archives. Reference copies can be found in Box 171A or on microfilm (FILM 9652) in the Scholars Commons, Strozier Library, Florida State University.
Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Goulding
Accruals and Additions
MSS 0-127 received by FSU Libraries July 15, 1969 MSS 0-128 received by FSU Libraries on March 3, 1973
Existence and Location of Originals
A reference copy of the manuscript diary of William Hackley (1830-1863) is also available on microfilm (call number FILM 9652) in the Scholars Commons of Strozier Library, Florida State University.
- Bank notes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Banks and banking--United States. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Confederate States of America
- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Florida State University Libraries. Manuscripts Collections Subject Source: Local sources
- Key West (Fla.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Key West (Fla.)--History--19th century Subject Source: Local sources
- Manuscripts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Souvenir photograph booklets Subject Source: Local sources
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1914-1918 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- YMCA
- Title
- Goulding Family Collection
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
116 Honors Way
PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu
