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Vyola System Advertisement
An advertisement for Viola Muse's hair product/salon. located in the Masonic Temple at 410 Broad Street in Jacksonville.
Alternative page 4 of "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (3 of 3)
An alternative version of page 4 of "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (3 of 3). This version is similar but not identical to the page 4 present in that item.Another copy of this same alternative page 4 exists in the archive. We have not…
Alternate page 4 (1 of 2) of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4)
An incomplete, alternative version of page 4 of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4)
Material Related to "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction"
A handwritten partial draft of Muse's early history of Jacksonville, three versions of which are found in JHS Folder 18: Jax History. This is written by hand on the same page as Alternate page 4 (2 of 2) of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4), inverted…
Biographical Sketch of Zora Neale Hurston in The Florida Negro
Biographical sketch of author Zora Neale Hurston found on p. 153 of the manuscript copy of The Florida Negro housed in the State Archives of Florida (S1585) and available through the Florida Memory website of the State Library and Archives of…
Biographical Sketch of Reverend Thomas H.B. Walker in The Florida Negro
Biographical sketch of the Reverend Thomas H.B. Walker found on p. 151-152 of the manuscript copy of The Florida Negro housed in the State Archives of Florida (S1585) and available through the Florida Memory website of the State Library and Archives…
Biographical Sketch of W.E. Dancer in The Florida Negro
Biographical sketch of author W.E. Dancer found on p. 151 of the manuscript copy of The Florida Negro housed in the State Archives of Florida (S1585) and available through the Florida Memory website of the State Library and Archives of Florida.…
Smart P. Livingston (2 of 4)
Biographical notes for Smart P. Livingston, with a description of one of his paintings.
The first two lines appear to be struck in the original, but we preserve them in both the transcription and reading version, as they are needed to introduce the…
Willis Williams Narrative (2 of 2)
Version of the Willis Williams narrative published in Works Progress Administration Federal Writers’ Project, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, vol. 3, Library of Congress, 1941,, pp.…
Irene Coates Narrative (4 of 4)
This document is the version of the Irene Coates narrative published in Works Progress Administration Federal Writers’ Project, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, vol. 3, Library of…
Charles Coates Narrative (2 of 2)
The version of the Charles Coates narrative published in Works Progress Administration Federal Writers’ Project, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, vol. 3, Library of Congress, 1941,…
Charles Coates Narrative (1 of 2)
A narrative based on the Charles Coates Interview Notes.
The word Copy is handwritten diagonally across the entire first page. See also the related Incomplete Page 4 of Charles Coates Narrative (1 of 2).
Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4)
Narrative based on the Irene Coates Interview Notes.See also the following: Alternate page 4 (1 of 2) of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4) and Alternate page 4 (2 of 2) of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4).
"Amusements and Celebrations"
A list of activities and entertainments in Jacksonville.
These notes possibly reflect information provided by Irene Coates, as the Irene Coates Interview Notes mention of three of the places mentioned here: the Knights of Pythias Hall, the Masonic…
Rebecca Fulton Interview Notes
Notes from the interview that informed Muse's writing of the Rebecca Fulton Narrative.
The pages of these notes are unnumbered and have been assembled in their approximate order, based in part on the way the information is presented in the…
Anna Scott Narrative (2 of 3)
A narrative based on the experiences of Anna Scott.
Pages 3-5 of this document present an addendum (to which Muse refers as a "rider"), the text of which, according to Muse's notes, was to be inserted in the middle of page 2. The pagination of…
Pages 3-5 of this document present an addendum (to which Muse refers as a "rider"), the text of which, according to Muse's notes, was to be inserted in the middle of page 2. The pagination of…
Irene Coates Narrative (3 of 4)
An incomplete narrative based on the Irene Coates Interview Notes.Pages 3-6 of this document are missing. We have numbered the pages and images leaving a corresponding gap (1-2, 7-10).
Willis Williams Narrative (1 of 2)
A narrative based on the Willis Williams Interview Notes
Willis Williams Interview Notes
Notes from Muse's interview with Willis Williams
Draft Reference List for Rebecca Fulton Narrative
A draft of the reference list for the Rebecca Fulton Narrative