Sacred Heart Hospital

            Historical notes, 1915‑1972, with a list of administrators.

            1 piece (photocopy).  Original owned by Mrs. Joselyn Warner.

            Accession M1968-13/31.

 

Sacred Heart Hospital Archives.

       Records, 1915- of Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, Florida including photographs, scrapbooks, publications, annual reports, biographical files, newspaper clippings, and other materials documenting the history of Sacred Heart Hospital, its founding, growth, programs, and activities. The hospital opened as Pensacola Hospital in 1915 by the Daughters of Charity and was renamed Sacred Heart Hospital in 1948. Includes materials on the School of Nursing as well as Elizabeth Ann Seton.

          1,492 pieces. 5.56 c.f. Gift of Sacred Heart Hospital, 1996.

          Accession M1996-06.

 

Saenger Theatre Collection

            Publications, programs, brochures, and records concerning the history of the Saenger Theatre in pensacola, Florida from its building in 1924 through restoration in 1981 and history since.  Includes research notes, photocopies, newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia.

            Gifts of various donors including Judy DeBolt and Diane Mack.

            436 items (in two legal-size document cases) (.9 c.f.)

            [cr 21 Dec 1981; lstrv 09 Nov 1999]

            Accession M1981-37.

           

 

St. Andrews Bay, Florida

            Scrapbook, 1892-1896, with newspaper clippings (primarily from the St. Andrews Buoy Newspaper), illustrations, and other clipped matter concerning the St. Andrews and Cromanton area of Florida (now Panama City) and Perote, Alabama.  Includes social notes, travel accounts, poetry, wedding invitations, a description of the 22 homes along the Bay in 1885 and other area news.

            1 scrapbook.   Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Servies.

            Accession M1983-18 SC.

 

 

St. Augustine Historical Society

            Calendar of Spanish documents, 1512-1790.  Begun as a project to calendar all Spanish documents relating to the first Spanish period in North America (1512-1763), the calendar covers 78,223 manuscripts described by William B. Griffen under the direction of Albert Manucy, Librarian, St. Augustine Historical Society.  This includes photostat Spanish documents from the Stetson Collection (University of Florida), the North Carolina Spanish Records (North Carolina Department of Archives and History), the Florida manuscripts in the Woodbury Lowery collection (Library of Congress), the letters of Governor Manuel de Montiano from the East Florida Papers (Library of Congress), and Pensacola materials from the Newberry Library (Chicago).

            Includes Appendix I which is an annotated descriptive list of maps pertaining to Florida and especially St. Augustine, 1500s-1940; Appendix II which has notes on the Robertson Index to the Stetson Collection with legajo and card correlation numbers; and Appendix III, notes which describe the North Carolina Spanish records which are photostats from the General Archives of the Indies (Seville), the National Historical Archives (Madrid), and the Archives at Simancas, Spain.

            Calendar entries are typed cards in English, annotating and describing each document, its date, contents, source, and writer/receiver.

            Microfilm, 3 reels.

            Panton, Leslie & Company Research Collection, Microfilm Nos. 65, 64, 67; also John C. Pace Library, Microfilm No. 271.

 

 

St. John's Cemetery Company, Pensacola

            Records, 1892-1985, including correspondence, annual reports, certificate of ownership books, perpetual care records, minute books, payroll files, burial registers, and plat maps showing names of individuals in St. John's Cemetery, and other records pertaining to the history of St. John's Cemetery and Escambia Lodge No. 15 of Free and Accepted Masons.

            5,217 items (6.78 c.f. and 9 ledgers). 

            Accession M1985-07.

 

 

St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Pensacola, Florida

            Burial Records, Book 1, December 16, 1892 - May 15, 1904; Book II, July 13, 1904-July 27, 1951.   Shows in alphabetical order the names of persons, their age, date of burial, and cemetery.   Cemeteries include St. Michael's, St. Joseph's, St. John's and a few other Pensacola sites.

            27 photocopies.   Gift of the Pensacola Historical Museum.

            West Florida Collection No. 6 and No. 29.

 

 

St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Milton, Florida

            Materials concerning the history of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Milton, Florida, including photocopies of correspondence of Bishop Frank A. Juhan, research records about early church activities, ministers, the church building, baptisms, marriage, burials, and confirmations (1867-1916), sermons of Rev. S. Albert Kennington (1977-1982); and related records pertaining to the McDougall, Golson, Creary, and Keeling families, the Ladies Aid Society of Milton, and Milton history.

            682 items (.45 c.f.).   Originals loaned by the Church.

            Accession M1982-25.

 

 

St. Michael's Catholic Church, Pensacola, Florida

            Oldest Catholic Church in Pensacola.

            Microfilm set of the records of the Church and Parish, 1811‑1956, includes interments and funerals, 1841-1956; baptisms, 1817-1953, including African-Americans; marriages, 1811-1937; and confirmations, 1881-1931.  Many of the early records are in Spanish.

            With additional materials and records on the history of the Church, St. Michael's Cemetery, and the St. Michael's Cemetery Foundation; with a transcription of the interments and of the marriages, with an index correlating cemetery headstones, church burials, and County civil records.  With a group of marriage contracts, 1878-1929 and other materials.

            Users should also consult Lola Lee Bruington's published cemetery index to St. Michael's Cemetery which has appendices with additional indices and articles on the church and cemetery.

            .68 c.f. and 4 microfilm reels.  Originals owned by the Church; sponsored by Rev. Frank Giri.

            Accession M1993-28.

 

 

St. Michael's Creole Benevolent Association

            Records, 1878-1961, including correspondence, annual reports of officers, bylaws, and related materials.  Also known as the St. Michael's Benevolent Club or St. Michael's Benevolent Social Club.

            10 ledgers (.68 c.f.).

            Accession M1993-30.

 

 

Saltmarsh Family Papers

            Papers and photocopies, 1909‑1964, including school papers by Thomas William (1888‑1962) and Ernest 0. Saltmarsh, students of H. C. Armstrong at the Pensacola Classical School, 1909; programs of concerts; notes of Pensacola Little Theatre presentations, 1949‑1964; undated tribute to James C. Watson; records derived from the Saltmarsh family Bible, and other printed materials.

            32 items (.34 c.f.).   Gift of Thomas W. Saltmarsh.

            Accession M1974-20.

 

 

Salvation Army, Pensacola, Florida

            Research materials on the history of the Salvation Army in Pensacola, Florida, with lists of commanders, and related research by Suzanne Borges.

            Gift of Salvation Army office, Pensacola, Florida.

            West Florida Collection No. 569.

 

 

Sanborn, Henry W.

            Geologist and Realtor

            Papers, 1918-1965, concerning real estate activities and notes of oil exploration in Escambia County and vicinity.  Includes a report of a geophysical survey of oil fields in the Ensley area, 1918; maps of Floridatown, Pensacola, and elsewhere; and a plat of timber lands along the Escambia River in Alabama and Florida, ca. 1950, owned by Ed L. McMillan, of Brewton, Alabama.

            66 items (.34 c.f.).   Gift of Mrs. H. W. Sanborn.

            Accession M1974-04.

 

 

Sanborn Fire Insurance Company

            Microfilm of the Sanborn Fire Insurance maps in the Library of Congress for West Florida.  These maps show streets, buildings, and details such as water lines, type of building construction, house numbers, railroads, and other details for each city.  Cities and dates covered include Bonifay (1926), Chipley (1913-1926), Crestview (1939), DeFuniak Springs (1912-1929), Graceville (1922-1929), Marianna (1884-1937), Milton (1895-1932), Panama City (1917-1950), Pensacola (1884-1945), and Port St. Joe (1940-1945).

            With microfilm of a Sanborn Fire Insurance Company book for Pensacola, Florida, 1907, that includes an index for 1953 and 1956, from a volume at the Pensacola Historical Society.

            Microfilm, 2 reels.   Purchased from the Library of Congress and the Pensacola Historical Society. 

            Accession M1983-13 MF.

 

 

Santa Rosa County, Florida

            A collection of single items pertaining to Santa Rosa County including correspondence, histories, photographs, imprints, maps and plats, photocopies, and other papers, especially of the communities of Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Jay, and Milton, Florida.   Select subjects include the Shakespeare Club, Milton; the Jay oil fields; soil and water studies of the Blackwater region; the Rolling Greens Country Club; the Nowling Family; Mt. Carmel Church; John Gay; Chumuckla Springs; the Hanshaw family; Santa Rosa Island; Pensacola Shores; Sabine Island; and the Santa Rosa Education Association.

            Additional series in this collection are described throughout this Guide and listed in the index.  A descriptive inventory of the entire collection is available in the Department.

            179 items (.68 c.f.).   Gifts of various donors.

            Accession M1973-9.

 

 

Santa Rosa County, Florida.  Land Records

            A group of land records, 1856-1935, including mortgages, land grants, promissory notes, and other materials for lands in Santa Rosa County.  Includes such firms as Balentine and Whitley, Milton, Florida; S. J. Stewart & Bro., Milton, Florida; and Presidential land grants signed in proxy by Franklin Pierce, and William McKinley.  An annotated calendar of names and land descriptions is available in the collection inventory.

            33 items.  Gift of Peggy Walker.

            Accession M1983-27 SC.

 

 

Santa Rosa County, Florida.  Supervisor of Elections.

            Voter Registration Books, 1914-1950 of primary and general elections, and poll tax registers, 1928-1936, for Santa Rosa County, Florida.  Registration books are arranged by precinct, show name of voter, age, occupation, city or place of residence, and election, with occasional notes of place moved to, married name, or reason for deletion from the rolls (death, etc.).  Poll tax registers show name of voter and receipt number for that year.  Each ledger is indexed by initial letter of surname.

            316 ledgers.

            Accession M1985-17.

 

 

Santa Rosa County, Florida.  Tax Assessor.

            Delinquent tax ledger, circa 1928, for Santa Rosa County, consisting of names and addresses of owners of real estate in Santa Rosa County who have failed to pay taxes on property.   Arranged alphabetically by name of delinquent taxpayer or corporation.

            1 volume.   Gift of Judge Woodrow M. Melvin.

            Accession M1988-21.

 

 

Santa Rosa County Extension Homemakers

            Scrapbook, 1964-1976 including programs and Mother of the Year books.

            3 items.  Gift of Mrs. J. B. Hartley.

            Accession M1987-05.

 

 

Satterfield, Frances Gibson

            Personal papers 1976-1986, concerning research on Octavia Walton Le Vert (1810-1877) and publication of Satterfield's biographical book, Madame Le Vert: A biography of Octavia Walton Le Vert (1987).  The papers include correspondence with family descendants, archivists, researchers, publishers, and agents;  photocopies of research materials including primary (letters and diaries) and secondary sources (journal articles and book excerpts), and final manuscript.  Subjects include the Le Vert, Walton, and Reab families, Henry Clay, the Marquis de LaFayette, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, General P. G. T. Beauregard, the Mount Vernon Ladies Association and Le Vert's 19th century locales of Mobile, Alabama; Pensacola, Florida;  Washington, D.C.;  St. Louis, Missouri;  Saratoga Springs, New York; and New Orleans, Louisiana. 

            933 items (.70 cubic feet).  Gift of Mrs. Frances G. Satterfield.

            Accession M1990-07.

 

 

Schenk, Clarence (1900-1978)

            Sheet music, ca. 1925‑1970, and original compositions by Mr. Schenk, popular dance band leader and pianist, Pensacola.  With photographs of Mr. Schenk and his band.  Includes fox trots and full orchestrations.

            300 items (4.0 c.f.).  Gift of Mrs. Clarence Schenk.

            Accession M1978-14.

 

 

Schmidt, Lewis G.

            Photocopies of research files on the relocation in 1927 of military and civilian burials from Key West, Florida to Fort Barrancas Military Cemetery, Pensacola; includes newspaper clippings, declassified military records, correspondence, and a survey of Fort Barrancas National Cemetery.

            60 leaves.    Gift of Lewis G. Schmidt.

            West Florida Collection No. 412.

 

 

Sheet Music Collection

            Miscellaneous bound and unbound musical scores of classical and popular music, ca. 1830-1950; representative examples of music owned by various West Florida families; piano compositions written by West Floridians or relating to Pensacola and the Gulf Coast.

            1,500 items.   Gifts of various donors.

            Accession M1968-10.

 

 

Shriners Collection

            Publications of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Hadji Temple (Shriners) of Pensacola, Florida, including programs for sponsored conventions, ceremonials, softball leagues, and related events.

            17 items (.18 c.f.).  Gift of the Pfeiffer Printing Company.

            Accession M1982-27.

 

 

Sikes, Robert Lee Fulton (b.1906)

            Papers, 1969, 1974‑1977, including newspaper clippings on the House Standards of Conduct review, and a report of National Seashore Committee to the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce (1969).

            The Robert L. F. Sikes Papers, formerly on deposit with the University of West Florida, were transferred to the R. L. F. Sikes Library, Crestview, in 1978.   Additional materials concerning Bob Sikes are available in the Escambia County and Biography Collections.

            50 items (.34 c.f.).         

            Accession M1978-06.

 

 

Simmons Family Papers

            Personal papers, 1947-1980, including family photographs and photocopies of birth certificates, wills, and other materials about an African-American family in Pensacola.

            42 items (photocopies).  Gift of Mrs. Georgia Simmons.

            Accession M1981-21 SC.

 

 

Simpson Papers

              Selected papers, 1834-1865, taken from the Simpson Family papers, 1797-1883.  Primarily letters written to the Simpson sisters in Pensacola, Florida from 1834 to 1865; letters touch on social and family life, the railroad at Pensacola (1853), and the war (1863).  A detailed index and description is available with these papers [105 items in 5 folders].

            Microfilm, 1 reel.  Originals owned by the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

            Accession M1968-11/45.

 

 

Slemmer, Adam J. (1824-1868)

            Lieutenant, U. S. Army; Commander, Company G, U. S. Artillery at Fort Barrancas and Fort Pickens, 1861-1864.

            Letterbook kept at Fort Pickens, 1861‑1864, with correspondence of Lt. Slemmer and Captain H. A. Allen, in charge of Union forces.

            1 volume (photocopy).  Original owned by Virginia Historical Society.

            Accession M1968-11/88.

 

 

Smith, Buckingham (1810-1871)

            Member, American Legation in Madrid; Florida Historian.

            The Buckingham Smith Papers comprise thousands of transcripts (copies) of Spanish documents from the Lenox Library, New York; from Mexico City, and from Madrid, especially the Archivo General de Simancas, copied by Buckingham Smith between 1852 and 1868.  Most of his materials relate to Spanish West Florida, with added materials covering St. Augustine and the South.

            He gathered together his transcripts, drawings, and notes into volumes; these include 'Vida de Menendez,' 'Florida Manuscripts, 1526-1743,' 'North America Transcripts' for 1500-1560, 1561-1593, and 1607-1786; 'Copies of early maps of Florida with descriptive keys,' 'Miscellaneous transcripts from Archivo General de Simancas,' and 'Original Spanish documents in the Timuguan and Apalache languages of Florida.' 

            Microfilm, 3 reels.  Originals owned by the New York Historical Society.

            Accession M1973-07/24.

 

 

Smith, Fanny

            Rooming house register, 710 West Jackson Street, New Warrington, April 30, 1930-January 1933; gives names of roomers, rooms occupied, and amount paid.  With a second register of various notes, 1933-1938.

            2 ledgers.  Gift of Mr. James A. Servies.

            Accession M1968-11/81.

 

 

Smith, Mary Catherine (White) (1912-1972)

            Photocopies of typescripts of collected notes, photographs and printed ephemera primarily relating to the history of Pensacola and Escambia County, especially of historic sites and buildings.

            6 folders (.18 c.f.).   Originals owned by Mrs. Daniel Smith, Millview.

            Accession M1974-08.

 

 

Snodgrass Family

            Papers, 1871-1985, pertaining to the Snodgrass family of Bagdad, Florida including deeds and purchases of land, descriptions and drawing of home, visits of Florida Governors to the town, and related materials.

            11 items.  Gift of Miss Dena E. Snodgrass.

            Accession M1985-04 SC.

 

 

Spain.  Servicio Historico Militar

            Documents and maps of 18th century Spanish Pensacola, selected from the Servicio Historico Militar by Dr. A. B. Thomas for the Historic Pensacola Preservation Board.

            Microfilm, 1 reel.

            Microfilm No. 227.

 

 

Sphere Magazine

            Records and papers of Sphere magazine, a science fiction fan magazine published in Cantonment, Florida.  Includes issues of the magazine, 1956-1959, and correspondence files with writers, subscribers and science fiction fans, 1958, 1960, 1966.  Includes letters of Brian W. Aldiss and Leslyn MacDonald Macabee concerning their writing and comments on John W. Campbell, Robert A. Heinlein, Ray Bradbury, and others.

            111 items (.18 c.f.).  Gift.

            Accession M1984-11.

 

 

Spilman, Robert B.

            Personal papers, 1937-1971, concerning his military career (1937-1971) and as Commandant of the United States Army Management School (1968-1971), including biographical materials, copies of the Howitzer, correspondence and vita pertaining to guest speakers at the U. S. War College, and materials on the history and disestablishment of the U. S. Army Management School in 1971.  Correspondents include Paul Seabury, Clinton Rossiter, Max Lerner, W. C. Westmoreland, Henry Kissinger, and Thomas J. Watson, Jr.

            419 items (.8 c.f.).  Gift of Col. Bob Spilman.

            Accession M1989-02.

 

 

Starling, Lewis

            Letter, July 2, 1862 from Pensacola, to his father telling of conditions in Pensacola after capture by the Federal troops, the devaluation of Confederate currency, and continued fighting in the area.

            4 leaves, photocopies.

            Accession M1968-11/66.

 

 

Stearns, Silas (1859?-1888)

            Papers, 1878-1888, including original and photocopy correspondence, notebooks, photographs, and other papers.  Includes notebooks, illustrations and drafts relating to the U.S. Fish Commission census of 1880, data concerning fish and sponge vessels, correspondence with ichthyologists at the Smithsonian, and papers relating to vessels and equipment employed in the Pensacola fishing industry.

            Mr. Stearns, a native of Bath, Maine, came to Pensacola about 1878, and joined the Warren Fish Company.  He was active in collecting specimens of fish for the Smithsonian Institution, and collaborated with Dr. David Starr Jordan in the publication of scientific papers. 

            460 items (.83 c.f.).    Gift of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mrs. M. M. Marple, Francis Taylor, and the Smithsonian Institution.

            Accession M1973-01.

 

 

Stiggins, George (1788-1845)

            "A historical narration of the genealogy, traditions and downfall of the Ispocaga or Creek tribe of Indians, written (ca. 1831‑1844) by one of the tribe'."  An unpublished manuscript by George Stiggins, Indian agent to the Creek nation in the early 1830s, and a brother-in-law to William Weatherford.  Stiggins' reminiscent narrative about the Creek Indians was unfinished at the time of his death in 1845, and was obtained by Lyman Copeland Draper from the author's son in 1874.

            Microfilmed as part of the Draper Papers of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, this reel also contains a small collection of Draper's correspondence, 1851-1878, on several Georgia and Alabama families, as well as notes and letters concerning William Candler, Elijah and John Clarke, Benjamin Few, Richard McGriff, Micajah Williamson, Alexander McGillivray, and William Weatherford.   With South Carolina papers, 1786-1790, of Alexander Moultrie and Richard Winn pertaining to the South Carolina Yazoo Company; and papers of Elijah Clarke, 1782-1794, on land, legislative, and militia business in Georgia.

            Microfilm, 1 reel.  "Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina Papers" microfilm reel of the Draper Manuscripts in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.

            Accession M1968-11/103.

 

 

Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth (Beecher) (1811-1896)

            A.L.S., January 10, 1865.  Addressed to Mr. Fields (probably Mr. James T. Fields of Boston, of her publisher Ticknor and Fields) concerning finances to settle Boston accounts.  Discussed books and weather.

            A.L.S., November 13, 1886.  Addressed to Mr. James Houghton of Houghton, Mifflin and Company, requesting that her letter be placed in a copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin and forwarded to requestor.

            2 items.

            Accession M1968-11/4 and M1968-11/10.

 

 

Student Research Papers

            The Special Collections Department actively solicits research reports and papers written by University of West Florida students and others which cover any aspect of West Florida, including history, science, health fields, botany, and other subjects.  Each paper received is cataloged with name and subject tracings and can be located through indices maintained in the Department.

            Student research papers may be used, but except for bibliographies, cannot be reproduced or photocopied for users.

            500 items (4.0 c.f.).    Gifts of various donors.

            Accession M1980-10.

 

 

Sullivan, J. J., and Son, Pensacola

            Legal papers, correspondence and deeds, 1885‑1929, relating to Jeremiah J. Sullivan and Jeremiah J. Sullivan, Jr., and the firm's legal practice in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

            With copies of deeds and abstracts, 1794‑1878, letters of Mrs. Emily Hulse Taylor regarding her Pensacola property, correspondence relating to the Bay Point Lumber Company, Bagdad Sash Factory, Gulf Real Estate Company, the City of Pensacola, Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Memphis and Pensacola Railroad, Keyser‑Muldon Company, and the Dietzen Company.  With draft of the will of Rev. William Lane, 1891, and letters of Pensacola Mayor C. H. Bliss.

            4,000 items (3.27 c.f.).   Gift of Mike Thomas.

            Accession M1973-18, M1976-06.

 

 

Sully, George Washington (1816-1870)

            Artist and Cotton Broker

            Sketches in pencil and watercolor of scenes in Pensacola and elsewhere in West Florida and the Caribbean, 1833‑1839.  Sully, a nephew of American painter Thomas Sully, had been employed by William H. Chase during the construction of Fort Pickens.  Includes views of the site of Fort McRea, scenes of the Apalachicola River and St. Marks, paintings from life of Lower Creek Indians and Hix Chijo, sketches of various homes in Pensacola, and other paintings.

            The original gift of Mrs. Ralph Estes has been enhanced by additional purchases and additions of research materials, including the Antiques magazine

article on Sully, March 1983.  Sully's paintings are the earliest known paintings of any part of Florida during the Territorial Period (1821-1845).

            187 items (.68 c.f.).   Gift of Mrs. Ralph Estes and purchases.

            Accession M1978-16.

 

 

Surface Water Improvement and Management Collection, Pensacola Bay System

            Research files and records pertaining to the study of the Pensacola Bay System, including publications, journal articles, manuscripts, and other materials, collected by Dr. Sneed B. Collard, about Pensacola Bay, the Escambia River, Escambia Bay, and their biology, botany, fish, ecology, and environment. 

            A partial bibliography and citations appear in The Pensacola Bay System: Biological Trends and Current Status by Sneed B. Collard (Havana, FL:  North-west Florida Water Management District, 1991).

            7.0 c.f.    Gift of Dr. Sneed B. Collard.

            Uncataloged.

            Accession M1990-05.

 

 

Sutton, Leora M.

            Papers and research files, 1960-1975, including typescripts, photographs, research notes, drafts of publications, and other papers chiefly on history of Pensacola, its buildings and families.  Subjects and organizations include the Pensacola Historic Preservation Society, the Dorothy Walton House Foundation, the Seville Square Settlers, the Pensacola Historic Restoration and Preservation Commission (later the Pensacola Historic Preservation Board), the Downtown Improvement Board, the Dorothy Walton House Museum, the Quina House Museum, the Barkley House, the Tivoli House, Julee Cottage, and William F. Steel.

            Families and name files include the Bell, Bobe, Bonifay, Brent, Commyns, Dauphine, De La Rua, Gonzalez, Horsler, Langley, Lavalle, LeVert, LeBarron, McVoy, Moreno, Pfeiffer, Perry, Quina, Sierra, Thiesen, Touart, Walton, Willings, and Yniestra families.

            With abstracts and notes on properties and archaeology of areas of

Seville Square.  Publications of Mrs. Sutton are included in the Bibliography of West Florida files.

            1,968 items (2.45 c.f.).   Gift of Leora M. Sutton.

            Accession M1986-01.