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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.…

Tags: African American writers of Jacksonville, Biographical narrative, Jacksonville FL, Sunshine and Shadows, Tuskegee Institute, W.E. Dancer

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…

Tags: Art in African American communities of Jacksonville, Notes on artwork, Sanford FL, Stuart Street, Thelma Livingston Roberts

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…

Tags: Biographical notes, Jacksonville FL, Notes on artwork, Sleeping Beauty, Smart Livingston, Stuart Street

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".

Tags: Biographical notes, Duval Street, George H. Leaphart, Memorial Cemetery, Moncrief Avenue, Notes on artwork, Old City Cemetery

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.…

Anna Scott Narrative (3 of 3)

The version of the Anna Scott 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.…

Tags: 1846, 1867, 1937, Abigail Dove, Africa, African American women in Jacksonville, Anna Scott, Biographical narrative, Charleston SC, Dove City SC, Edgewood Avenue, Elias Mumford, Experiences of former slaves, Grand Bassa Liberia, Harper Liberia, Moncrief Avenue, Monrovia Liberia, United States, West Africa

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 (2 of 4)

Narrative based on the Irene Coates Interview Notes.The pages of this document are numbered in the original, and page two is missing (the back of the paper containing page one 1 blank, and we have not located page 2 elsewhere). We have numbered the…

Tags: 1888, 1888 (appx.), African American women in Jacksonville, Atlantic Coast Live train, Bay Street, Beaver Street, Bedell family, Biographical narrative, Black Bottom, Bloxham Street., Bridge Street, Broad Street, Camden County GA, Caroline Street, Cedar Street, Charles Coates, Clay Street, Cohen's Store, Development of Jacksonville, Duval Street, Earthquake c.1888, Experiences of former slaves, Fernandina FL, Florida, Forsyth Street, Georgia, Grant's Memorial Church, Hogan Creek, Holmes Undertaking Establishment, Irene Coates, Jacksonville, Jefferson Street, Jim Bedell, LaVilla, Lou Bedell, Main Street, Market Street, Masonic Temple, McCoy Creek, Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, Old City Cemetery, Orange Street, Pearl Street, Pine Street, St. Augustine FL, Stanton School/Stanton High School, State Street, Uncle Neal's Pawn Shoppe, Union Depot, Union Street

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).

List of Dances

A list of dances accompanied by an address for Clara Royster

Tags: Clara Royster, Duval Street, Miscellaneous notes

"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…

Tags: Jacksonville FL, Knights of Pythias Hall, Masonic Temple, Miscellaneous notes, Odd Fellows Hall

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…

Tags: 1784, 1829, 1855, 1859, Ada Daniels Walden, Adams (spouse of Mayme Peck), Agnes Sams, Alexander Peck, Alice Sullivan, Alonzo Jones, Amelia Sams, Anest Sams, Angeline Sams, Arthur Sams, Ashley Street, Beaver Street, Bernis (Sams Daniels?), Betty Sams, Betty Simmons (Chaves?), Brooks (spouse of Mary Sams), California, Carrie Sams, Chaves (spouse of Sarah Chaves), Church Street, Coleman family, Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay (?), Connecticut, Cowford FL, Daniels (spouse of Sally Sams), Darien GA, Davis (spouse of Matilda Simmons), Dorsey (third spouse of Susan Sams), Dr. Carvin, Duval Street, Eliza Sams Patterson, Elsie Sams, Emma (Daniels Walden?), Emma (Irene?) Nicholas, Emma (Ryals?), Felix Sams, Gardner Sams, Gardner Sams Jr., Georgia, Georgia Sams, Gwendolyn Schelle, Haiti, Hanibal Sams, Hannah (sister of Sally Sams), Hays (spouse of Amelia Sams), Henrietta Putnam, Henry (Sams?), Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Irene Davis, Irene Davis Silas, Irwin County GA, Isabella Gardner, Jacksonville FL, James Patterson Schell, James Sams, Jeffery (Ryals?), Jeffrey Hampton, Jeffrey Simmons, Jessie (Kimbell?), Jimmy Blackman, Joe McIntosh, Joe Sams, John McQueen McIntosh, John Sams, Joseph Sams, Joseph Simmons, Josephus Sams, Judge Lee, Julie Burney, Key West FL, Kissimmee FL, Lady's Island SC, Lancaster family, Lizzie (Ryals?), Lloyd Peck, Louis Lawrence (Chaves?), Louis Sams, Louisa Sams, Louise Sams, Louise Vanderhorst, Lucius Sams, Lucretia Jones, Luther Walden, Main Street, Margery Sams, Mary (Brooks?), Mary Felix Sams, Mary Felix Sams Wells, Mary Felix Wells, Mary Francis Blackman, Mary Sams, Mary Sams Brooks, Matilda Sams Grant, Matilda Simmons, Mayme Peck, McIntosh (father of Luisa Sams's children), McIntosh County GA, Miller family, Mitler (family?), Mount Vernon FL, Mrs. Alexander, Nancy Baker, Nanie (Ryals?), Nannie Sams, Nanny Bailey, Nelson Spaulding, Nelson Spaulding Jr., Newnan Street, Ocean Street, Ohio, Paul Sams, Peck (spouse of Susan Sams), Petty family, Phatro (?) Palmer, Randall Blackman, Rebecca Fulton, Rebecca McIntosh, Rebecca Sams, Rebecca Sams Simmons, Rebecca Simmons, Rebecca Smith, Richard Sams, Robert Sams, Sally Sams, Sapelo Island GA, Sarah Chaves, Sarah Sams Daniels, Sarah Simmons Kimbell, Sofia (Ryals?), South America, State Street, Sullivan (first spouse of Susan Sams), Susan (Kimbell?), Susan Beadwell, Susan Sams, Thomas McIntosh, Union Street, United States, Virgil Walden, Vivian Sams, Warren Schell, Wilhemina Adams, Willard Sams, William Sams, William Simmons, Willie Belton

Tags: 1846, Abigail Dove, Abraham Lincoln, African American women in Jacksonville, Anna Scott, Biographical narrative, Daniel Dove, Dove City SC, Emancipation, Experiences of former slaves, Georgia, Sarah Dove, South Carolina, United States, William Tecumseh Sherman

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