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"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…
"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…
"An Unusual Exhuming"
A story, involving the Muse family, about the mysterious rising of a casket from below ground in Memorial Cemetery and the bad omen it was considered to represent
"Art — References"
A list of references for materials that Muse gathered related to art
"Black Angels Versus White Angels"
An explanation of a controversy surrounding the "angel" statues in Memorial Cemetery
"Boots"
A drawing presumably of the 1930s Hollywood actress Patricia "Boots" Mallory, by Jesse B. Williams, a student at LaVilla Park School.
Mallory was apparently a lesser-known celebrity and does not appear to figure in many studies and repertories of…
"Buffalo Bill"
A drawing of Buffalo Bill on horseback by Jesse B. Williams, a student at LaVilla Park School
"Charles A. Lindbergh"
A drawing of Charles Lindbergh kneeling on his plane with the Eiffel tower in the background, by Clarence Stone, a student at LaVilla Park School
"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…
"Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (1 of 3)
The beginning of an introduction to an early history of Jacksonville to be based, presumably, on the Irene Coates Interview Notes.
This document appears to be identical to "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (2 of 3), with the exception of…
"Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (2 of 3)
The beginning of an introduction to an early history of Jacksonville to be based, presumably, on the Irene Coates Interview Notes.
This document appears to be identical to "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (1 of 3), with the exception of…
"Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (3 of 3)
The beginning of an introduction to an early history of Jacksonville to be based, presumably, on the Irene Coates Interview Notes.
This is a more complete version than than found in "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (1 of 3) and "Early…
"Gar Wood"
A drawing of inventor and motorboat racer Garfield Wood, with explanatory text, by Clarence Stone, a student at LaVilla Park School.
Wood won the Harmsworth Trophy, mentioned in this drawing, numerous times between 1920 and 1933. See J. Lee Barrett,…
"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…
"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…
"Now Spring is Coming"
A poem by Beulah Flowers, a student at LaVilla Park School
"References"
Apparently the beginning of an incomplete list of references for the information Muse gathered on literature, analgous to "Art — References."
This page contains only one citation, to Along This Way by James Weldon Johnson, with instructions for…
"Seasons"
A short poem about the changing of the seasons by Dorothy Lambert, a student at LaVilla Park School
"Spring"
A short poem about spring by Lillie Felder, a student at LaVilla Park School
"Summer"
A short poem about summer by Aleatha Bolden, a student at LaVilla Park School