East Florida Papers

            Records of the Spanish administration of the occupation of East Florida, 1783-1821.  These records were seized by the United States government in St. Augustine in 1821, preserved in Tallahassee, and donated to the Library of Congress in 1905.   The collection consists of 85,000 documents in 381 bundles or legajos.  Among these files of Spanish Governors' correspondence are substantial materials documenting the Spanish regime in West Florida.

            Select examples of records include matrimonial licenses, 1785-1803 (reel 132); accounts of Jesse Fish, 1763-1770 (reel 146); municipal accounts, 1792-1820 (reel 148); records of civil proceedings, 1786-1821 (reel 163); papers on captures, shipwrecks, protests, etc., 1789-1813 (reel 164), and miscellaneous papers, 1784-1821 (reel 174).  In addition, an Index of Royal Decrees, 1595-1762 (bundle 489) and the Montiano letters (bundle 37) relate to a much earlier period of Spanish control of the Floridas.

            175 microfilm reels.    Originals in the Library of Congress.

            Panton, Leslie and Company Research Collections, Microfilm Nos. 261-435.

 

 

East Florida Papers Calendar

            A calendar is a listing of a group of document with an entry for each document identifying the date, writer, place of origin, receiver, place of destination, subject of report, and other descriptive details.

            The East Florida Papers Calendar is a microfilm of 56,000 catalog cards prepared by the University of Florida which index the East Florida Papers (see previous entry in this Guide).  Cards are in chronological order.

            11 microfilm reels.    Purchased from University of Florida.

            Microfilm No. 902.

 

 

Ebenezer Baptist Church

            Minute book of the church, 1846-ca. 1958, formerly known as Holmes Valley Church (1846-1865) and as Ebenezer Baptist Church of Christ, (1866-1958) of Holmes County, Florida.

            1 volume (photocopies).  Original in possession of Ebenezer Baptist Church.

            Accession M1968-11/9

 

 

Edwards, Dorothy Alice (Commons) (1913-1977)

            Founder, UWF Woman's Club; wife, UWF Professor Palmer Lowell Edwards.

            Personal papers, 1970-1977, concerning her activities in the Southeastern Theatre Conference (1973), the inauguration of University of West Florida President James Robinson (1975), and the University of West Florida

Women's Club (1974).

            23 items.   Gift of Dr. Palmer L. Edwards. 

            Accession M1977-10 SC.

 

 

Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

            Users researching the history of this facility should check the Bibliography of West Florida and newspapers of the area.  For example, Russell D. Roth's "History of the Air Proving Ground Command" 1935-1940, and a list of base commanders, 1935-1963, are examples of some of the materials available.  A chronological history of the Armament Development and Test Center, 1913-1945, with listing of acronyms and abbreviations in use at the base is also available as West Florida Collection No. 257.

 

 

Ehm, Mildred Lee

            "Aimley: the Story of an American Family", an unpublished genealogy of the Ehm and Lee families of Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.  Mimeographed.

            1 volume.  Gift of Mrs. Emma Lee Turnbull Kurkowski and the author.

            Accession M1968-11/106.

 

 

Elbert, Donald L.

            Gulf Breeze Councilman, 1964-1966; Mayor, 1974-1976.

            Personal papers, 1961-1976, including correspondence, reports, maps, minutes, and other materials concerning Gulf Breeze, Florida during his administration as Councilman and Mayor.  Subjects include transportation, collective bargaining, housing, water and sewers, zoning, elections, Pensacola Beach, health, sanitation, animal control, budgets and related topics.

            589 items (.68 c.f.).   Gift of Elbert Family.

            Accession M1980-01.

 

 

Ellicott, Andrew (1754-1820)

            Surveyor and mathematician.

            Papers, 1777-1829, comprising correspondence, maps, charts, and reports of astronomical observations, chiefly of Ellicott's work in surveying the boundary between the United States and Florida under Pinckney's Treaty (1795), and his surveys of the city of Washington, the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina, the town of Presque Isle (later Erie), Pennsylvania, and the boundary between the United States and Canada.  Selected correspondents include Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, Benjamin Hawkins, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Stephen Minor, Timothy Pickering, and James Wilkinson.

            Microfilm, 2 reels.   Original collection in the Library of Congress.

            Panton, Leslie and Company Research Collection, Microfilm No. 77-78.

 

 

Ellis, Thomas Howard

            Genealogical records relating to the Ellis and Pearce families of Dothan, Alabama, and Milton, Florida, including deeds for sales of lands, information on the Pearce Point Lumber Company (1870s), and a lineage register for the Allen family of Virginia which includes the Watts, Pearce and Ellis families.

            5 items (photocopies).   Gift of T. H. Ellis.

            Accession M1981-25 SC.

 

 

Ellsworth, Lucius F.

            UWF Professor of History, 1969-1983.

            Personal papers, 1971-1976, including correspondence as Assistant to the Provost, and research files concerning lumbering in West Florida, the Bagdad Land and Lumber Company, brickmaking in Pensacola and the firm of Raiford and Abercrombie, Jay Gould and the leather industry, John Williamson Crary, and Fort Jefferson at Key West.  University subjects include academic rank at UWF, the Presidential Selection Advisory Committee (1974), Dr. James A. Robinson, and the State University System Faculty Senate Council (1974-1975).

            629 items (1.25 c.f.).   Gift of Dr. Lucius F. Ellsworth.

            Accession M1988-19.

 

 

Ellsworth Research Collection

            Research records of Lucius F. and Linda Ellsworth pertaining to the development and publication of Pensacola, the Deep Water City (1986) including manuscript drafts, photograph and illustration files, correspondence, publicity about the book, and subject files pertaining to Pensacola, and many photographs and research items not used in the final book.  Files include a newspaper index to Pensacola newspapers (1937) by Modeste Hargis.

            2,426 items (2.7 c.f.).   Gift of Lucius and Linda Ellsworth.

            Accession M1982-13

 

 

Escambia Amateur Astronomer's Association

            Papers (1977-    ), including publications of local, regional and

national astronomical organizations, such as The Meteor, New Horizons, and The Reflector.  Topics covered include astronomy and sky-watching in the West Florida region.

            86 items (.35 c.f.).  Gift of UWF Physics Department and the Association.

            Accession M1988-18.

 

 

Escambia County, Florida

            A collection of single items pertaining to Escambia County and including imprints, publications, correspondence, and other papers.  Subjects include the Escambia County Volunteer Fireman's Association, the Northwest Florida Comprehensive Health Planning Council, the Escambia Republican Executive Committee, an anonymous historical sketch of schools in Century; an index to historical court cases by Leora Sutton; Escambia Oil Company; the Escarosa Humanities Center; environmental materials relating to dredging of Pensacola Harbor, water temperatures in the Pensacola Estuary, the vegetation of Santa Rosa Island, Escambia Bay Oysters, and the lower Escambia River; the Southern States Lumber Co., Muscogee; agriculture and history of Molino, Florida; photocopies of letters of T. M. Myers, 1822, 1837 describing Cantonment Clinch, and written to his wife at Fort Barrancas; typescripts of a group of letters of Loomis Langdon, 1856, 1861 (written on board frigate Brooklyn off Fort Pickens), 1864 (Battle of Olustee), and 1906 recollections of General Lewis G. Arnold, telling of 1856 Seminole War and 1861 Fort Pickens activities; materials on Beelersville; place names in Escambia County; creation of the town of South Flomaton; and a large group of photocopies of letters sent to Governors of Florida from individuals in Escambia County, 1839-1907.   Detailed inventory available.

            Ca. 200 items (1.3 c.f.).   Gifts of various donors.

            Accession M1973-08.

 

 

Escambia County, Florida.   Election Records.

            Statistical summaries of vote tabulations in Escambia County elections, 1970-1976, including U.S. Presidential primaries, general elections, and special elections.  Records provide numbers of registered voters in each precinct broken down by Party affiliation, and final tabulations of votes cast broken down by candidate or proposition.

            331 items (.23 c.f.).   Gift of Office of Supervisor of Elections, Escambia County, Florida.

            Accession M1989-14.

 

 

Escambia County, Florida.   Election Returns.

            Election returns, 1826 to 1926.   Under Florida law, each County had to send a letter to the Secretary of State, Tallahassee, certifying the election, with names of candidates and numbers of votes received.  However, many of the early years also list the names of those who voted.

            Microfilm, 1 reel.  Originals in RG 156, Series 21, Florida State Archives.

            West Florida Collection No. 496.

 

 

Escambia County, Florida.   Marriage Records.

            Marriage certificates issued by Escambia County, Florida, 1850-1890, (Books C-L); each certificate shows full name of applicants (male and female) and certification of ceremony with date solemnized and person performing ceremony (includes church affiliation).  Some, not all, indexes available.

            1,412 items (1.35 c.f.).   Gift of office of Circuit Court Clerk, Escambia County, Florida.

            Accession M1982-23.

 

 

Escambia County, Florida.   School Records.

            Financial and statistical records for Escambia County schools, 1877-1967, including attendance registers (1947-1951), bond and check registers ledger books (1877-1952), payroll registers, and warrant registers.  Includes teacher lists for schools, furniture distributions, early development of Pensacola Junior College, and other information.

            69 ledgers.   Gift of Dr. Louis Dumas.

            Accession M1981-28.

 

 

Escambia County, Florida.   Sheriff's Department.

            Records, 1988-1991, of the Citizen's Advisory Committee, Inc. including correspondence, articles of incorporation, minutes, subcommittee records, and working papers.  Key correspondents include Escambia County Sheriff Charlie Johnson, Committee President Earl Archer, and Michael L. Ferguson.  Subjects

cover operations of the Sheriff's Department of Escambia County, Florida, 1989-1991, including budgets, organization, and law enforcement activities.

            124 items (.23 c.f.).  Gift of Linda Boldyreff.

            Accession M1992-18.

 

 

Escambia County, Florida.  Tax Assessor.

            Records, 1913-1939, containing correspondence concerning the assessments of property, tax assessment regulations, tax appeals, and related subjects.

            1,642 items (.9 c.f.).   Gift of Escambia County Tax Assessor.

            Accession M1982-20.

 

 

Escambia County Pharmaceutical Society

            Minutes, notes, drafts, and bylaws, 1887-1888.

            1 microfiche.  Gift of Elizabeth D. Vickers.

            West Florida Collection No. 306.

 

 

Escambia County Retired Teacher's Association

            An oral history collection consisting of audiotape reminiscences and related collateral materials of members of the Association.

            35 items.   Gift of Miss Agnes Irene Reedy.

            Accession M1980-03.

 

 

Escambia Education Association

            Records, 1967-1968, and newspaper clippings primarily concerning the teachers' strike in Pensacola, Florida, August 1967 - March 1968.

            250 items (.34 c.f.).   Gift of Dr. Ray Oldenburg.

            Accession M1969-07.