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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "Alachua County "
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University of Florida's Pamphlet "Community Health: How the Public Schools will Help Combat Disease," 1919

University of Florida's Pamphlet "Community Health: How the Public Schools will Help Combat Disease," 1919
Date
1919-11
Description
This pamphlet is describing the need for civic biology and nature study courses in Florida's communities so that epidemics throughout the state can be prevented in the future. The pamphlet is calling for interested elementary school teachers, parents, and members of the local board of health, to name a few, to come together and participate in educational programs to learn about measures to prevent epidemics.
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University of Florida's Pamphlet "Community Health: How the Public Schools will Help Combat Disease," 1919

University of Florida's Pamphlet "Community Health: How the Public Schools will Help Combat Disease," 1919
Thomas Benton Ellis - Civil War Recollections, 1913

Thomas Benton Ellis - Civil War Recollections, 1913
Date
1913-09-30
Description
Recollections of Thomas Benton Ellis about his experiences during the American Civil War.
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Thomas Benton Ellis - Civil War Recollections, 1913

Thomas Benton Ellis - Civil War Recollections, 1913
Territorial Census Returns, 1838 and 1840; Election Returns, 1838-1845

Territorial Census Returns, 1838 and 1840; Election Returns, 1838-1845
Date
1845
Description
This document includes the territorial census for 1838 and 1840. There are also election returns for the election of members of the convention and council, October 1838; elections for delegates in 1839, 1841 and 1843; elections for members of council, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843 and 1844; and numbers of votes in each county, according to the estimate of the members of the present legislature, 1845.
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Territorial Census Returns, 1838 and 1840; Election Returns, 1838-1845

Territorial Census Returns, 1838 and 1840; Election Returns, 1838-1845
Starke USO Theater Performance Poster, 1942

Starke USO Theater Performance Poster, 1942
Date
1942-11-13
Description
Poster advertising the Little Theatre of Gainesville's performance of "Arsenic and Old Lace" presented by the Starke USO.
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Starke USO Theater Performance Poster, 1942

Starke USO Theater Performance Poster, 1942
Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865

Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865
Date
1861 (circa)
Description
A typescript copy of a diary kept by Robert Watson of Key West from September 1861 through March 1865. Watson describes the movements of the 7th Florida Infantry Regiment from Key West around Florida and then to Tennessee. The diary includes descriptions of weather, news, meals, illnesses and deaths.
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Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865

Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865
Resolution Ceding the District of Elotchaway in the Republic of East Florida to the United States, 1814

Resolution Ceding the District of Elotchaway in the Republic of East Florida to the United States, 1814
Date
1814-01-25
Description
A resolution written by Francis Sanchez, president pro tempore of the Legislative Council of the Elotchaway District, appointing Wilson Connor as minister plenipotentiary and resolving that he should go to Washington to extend the District's offer to cede to the United States.
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Resolution Ceding the District of Elotchaway in the Republic of East Florida to the United States, 1814

Resolution Ceding the District of Elotchaway in the Republic of East Florida to the United States, 1814
Reminiscences of the War Between the States by a Boy in the Far South at Home and in the Ranks of the Confederate Militia by Joshua Hoyet Frier, 1859-1865

Reminiscences of the War Between the States by a Boy in the Far South at Home and in the Ranks of the Confederate Militia by Joshua Hoyet Frier, 1859-1865
Date
1895 (circa)
Description
A photocopy of a transcribed journal of reminiscences written by Joshua Hoyet Frier from 1895 to 1903. Frier describes the period immediately before and during the American Civil War. The journal documents his service in the First Florida Reserves from 1864 to 1865. He discusses the prewar debate over secession; the early enthusiasm of some volunteers and the reluctance of others; the shortages of food, salt and other materials as the war progressed; a slave hunt; Frier's acquaintance with Lewis Thornton Powell (Lewis Payne) of Hamilton County, who later gained notoriety as one of the John Wilkes Booth conspirators; his participation in an expedition to capture deserters; his work taking up rails; a duel fought between two officers; and his relationship with the other men in his unit. Frier's narrative includes a vivid description of the Battle of Natural Bridge in March 1865, in which his unit participated. He also describes the execution of two Confederate deserters captured in Union uniforms. His narrative closes shortly before the Confederate surrender in May 1865. The journal was transcribed by the donor, J.W. Hart, and there is an introduction by J. Hoyet Frier III.
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Reminiscences of the War Between the States by a Boy in the Far South at Home and in the Ranks of the Confederate Militia by Joshua Hoyet Frier, 1859-1865

Reminiscences of the War Between the States by a Boy in the Far South at Home and in the Ranks of the Confederate Militia by Joshua Hoyet Frier, 1859-1865
Record of Permits to Cut Timber on State Lands, 1879-1885

Record of Permits to Cut Timber on State Lands, 1879-1885
Date
1879 (circa)
Description
Ledger containing a record of permits issued to private individuals to cut timber on state lands in Florida. For each numbered permit, the ledger lists the name of the permit holder, his county of residence, the kind of timber to be cut, where it could be cut from, and where it was to be delivered after cutting. This ledger documents an important source of income for Floridians in the late 19th century. Many of the permit holders were farmers who cut timber for additional cash.
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Record of Permits to Cut Timber on State Lands, 1879-1885

Record of Permits to Cut Timber on State Lands, 1879-1885
Petition to the United States Congress Signed by 105 Citizens of the District of Elotchaway, 1814

Petition to the United States Congress Signed by 105 Citizens of the District of Elotchaway, 1814
Date
1814-01-25
Description
A petition signed by 105 citizens of the District of Elotchaway in the Republic of East Florida offering to cede their territory to the United States and provide military services to aid the U.S. in the War of 1812.
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Petition to the United States Congress Signed by 105 Citizens of the District of Elotchaway, 1814

Petition to the United States Congress Signed by 105 Citizens of the District of Elotchaway, 1814
Petition to Establish the East Florida Seminary in Alachua County, 1852

Petition to Establish the East Florida Seminary in Alachua County, 1852
Date
1852
Description
A petition calling upon the General Assembly to establish a seminary for East Florida at Newnansville, which was then the county seat for Alachua County. Written in 1852 and signed by 150 white male residents of Alachua County, the petition provides the names of a substantial number of the total population of Alachua County (2,524) in 1850. The petitioners envisioned the seminary as a military school, an institution of secondary or college education common in the antebellum South. The military aspects of the schools were primarily intended to provide discipline for the students, not to prepare them for a military career.
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Petition to Establish the East Florida Seminary in Alachua County, 1852

Petition to Establish the East Florida Seminary in Alachua County, 1852
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
sle_colleges-state-universities_01University of Florida's Pamphlet "Community Health: How the Public Schools will Help Combat Disease," 1919TextEpidemics
Preventive health services
Communicable diseases--Prevention		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/sle_colleges-state-universities_01.jpg
n2017-139_b001_f01_01Thomas Benton Ellis - Civil War Recollections, 1913TextCivil war
Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2017-139_b001_f01_01.jpg
s2153_b001_f05_01Territorial Census Returns, 1838 and 1840; Election Returns, 1838-1845TextElections/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s2153_b001_f05_01.jpg
m85-5_b001_f16_x01Starke USO Theater Performance Poster, 1942TextTheater -- Florida -- Alachua County -- Gainesville
Performing arts -- Florida -- Alachua County -- Gainesville
World War II
WWII
World War, 1939-1945		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/m85-5_b001_f16_x01.jpg
m76-139_b001_01Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865TextUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil war		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/m76-139_b001_01.jpg
n2013-6_b001_x05Resolution Ceding the District of Elotchaway in the Republic of East Florida to the United States, 1814TextLegislative councils
Patriotism
Loyalty		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2013-6_b001_x05.jpg
m76-134_b001_f02_01Reminiscences of the War Between the States by a Boy in the Far South at Home and in the Ranks of the Confederate Militia by Joshua Hoyet Frier, 1859-1865TextUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Natural Bridge (Fla.), Battle of, 1865		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/m76-134_b001_f02_01.jpg
s1814_v001_01Record of Permits to Cut Timber on State Lands, 1879-1885TextLumber trade
Licenses		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s1814_v001.jpg
n2013-6_b001_x06Petition to the United States Congress Signed by 105 Citizens of the District of Elotchaway, 1814TextPatriotism
Loyalty		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2013-6_b001_x06.jpg
s2153_b003_f57_01Petition to Establish the East Florida Seminary in Alachua County, 1852TextHigher education and state/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s2153_b003_f57_01.jpg