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Pattie Louphelia Busby Green (5 of 5)
A discussion of the poet and musician Pattie Louphelia Busby Green, with one of her poems
Lindsay Moore Narrative
Version of the Lindsay Moore 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.…
Lindsay Moore Interview Notes
Notes from Muse's interview with Lindsay Moore, a Jacksonville resident who was formerly enslaved in Georgia
Charles and Irene Coates Age and Date Calculations
Mathematical calculations related to the Charles Coates Interview Notes and Irene Coates Interview Notes.
Because these calculations do not occur within the flow of either set of notes, and because they relate to both, we have present them here as a…
Smart P. Livingston (4 of 4)
A note about the artist Smart P. Livingston.
This item consists of one sentence, struck entirely in the original and which appears to be another attempt at starting Smart P. Livingston (3 of 4). The remainder of the page corresponds to the document…
Incomplete Page 4 of Charles Coates Narrative (1 of 2)
An incomplete version of page 4 of the Charles Coates Narrative (1 of 2).The text that begins this page ("somewhat like a collar") follows directly the text that ends page 3 of that document ("It fitted around the neck tightly"), while the text that…
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)
"All Dye Together" in The Florida Negro
The section "All Dye Together" found on p. 31 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. This text…
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…
"Good Masters and Bad" in The Florida Negro
The section "Good Masters and Bad" found on pp. 31-35 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. This text…
"Contemporary Life" in The Florida Negro
The section "Contemporary Life" found on pp. 18-21 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. This text…
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…
"Git It 'n Run!" from The Florida Negro
The section "Git It 'n Run!" found on p. 27-29 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. This text…
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.…
Description of Painting of "Indian Chief"
Description of a painting of an "Indian Chief" by an unknown artist, found in the home of Thelma Livingston Roberts.
This document occupies the back of the same paper as Thelma Livingston Roberts and Smart P. Livingston (3 of 3), and is written…
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…
George H. Leaphart (2 of 2)
Notes about the sculptor George H. Leaphart.
This document is found on same paper as the apparently unrelated documents Thelma Livingston Roberts, Smart P. Livingston (3 of 3) and Description of Painting of "Indian Chief".
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.…