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George T. Whitfield
Contents
George T. Whitfield
Historical Notes By J. B. Whitfield Box 1
J. B. Whitfield Family Memorabilia Box 2
J. B. Whitfield Family Memorabilia Box 3
J. B. Whitfield Family Memorabilia Box 4
J. B. Whitfield Family Memorabilia Box 5
John Augustine Whitfield Collection
George T. Whitfield
G. T. Whitfield – Biography.
G. T. Whitfield – News clippings upon appointment as Clerk of the Supreme Court, July 1, 1915.
G. T. Whitfield – News clipping of tribute, August, 1918.
G. T. Whitfield – News clippings upon death, March 29, 1939.
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Historical Notes By J. B. Whitfield Box 1
Historical Notes By J. B. Whitfield Box 1
Supreme Court:
- The first election of Supreme Court Justices by the Electors in 1852.
- The first Supreme Court Building in Jackson Square.
- 100% Approval for improvement and additions to the Supreme Court Building and its Library.
- Constitution:
- Some Active Members of the Constitutional Convention, 1838 – 39.
- Florida Constitution of 1865 and 1868.
- The Constitution. (a speech) (2 copies)
- Post Civil War Florida:
- State government in Florida after the Civil War.
- Florida after the Civil War, 1861 – 65.
- Florida Election Laws:
- State Elections under Florida election laws, 1944.
- Notes on the election laws of Florida: the form of ballots used in the general state electionsin Leon County in 1868, and in 1888 under the Constitution of 1885, and other incidental subjects. (3 copies)
- Miscellaneous:
- All territorial governors had been members of Congress.
- The Second Judicial Circuit and its part in the judicial history of Florida. (2 drafts)
- Colored legislators.
- Random historical legal notes.
- The president of the Senate and gubernatorial succession.
- Explanation by Commission.
- State sovereignty.
- A history of the Third Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida, 1930.
- “Florida State Government, 1885: An Official Directory.” Compiled by J. B. Whitfield (alsoa second copy it appeared as an addendum to the Senate Journal of June 2, 1939).
A more complete collection of J. B. Whitfield’s historical writings is available in the Florida State Archives
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J. B. Whitfield Family Memorabilia Box 2
J. B. Whitfield Family Memorabilia Box 2
- Miscellaneous photographs.
- *[in box 4] Letter to his brother, “Biney” (Bryan Croom Whitfield), November 27, 1885.
- Letter of recommendation for J. B. Whitfield from John B. Minor, 1886.
- Letter to his father from J. B. Whitfield from the Sub-Tropical Exposition, 1888.
- Ballot and certificate of election of J. B. Whitfield as County Judge of Leon County in November 1888.
- Letter of resignation as Clerk of Supreme Court – proffered upon change of Court administration – not accepted. June 20, 1889.
- Correspondence of Leila Nash and J. B. Whitfield, November 1889 – November 1895.
- Wedding announcement of Leila Nash and J. B. Whitfield, November 25, 1896.
- Mementoes of Governor Bloxham’s Inaugural, January 5, 1897.
- Correspondence of J. B. Whitfield, August 12, 1896 – June 3, 1897.
- News clippings on J. B. Whitfield’s resignation of Supreme Court Clerkship, February 1897.
- News clippings on the appointment of J. B. Whitfield as State Treasurer, June 4, 1897.
- Letters and telegrams of congratulations to J. B. Whitfield on appointment as State Treasurer, June 4 – June 25, 1897.
- Stationery and forms from J. B. Whitfield’s tenure as State Treasurer, 1897 – 99.
- Correspondence of J. B. Whitfield, August 23 – September 12, 1897.
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J. B. Whitfield Family Memorabilia Box 3
J. B. Whitfield Family Memorabilia Box 3
- Letters of congratulations on birth of John Nash Whitfield and messages of concern for health of Leila Whitfield, September 25 – October 3, 1897; news clipping on baptism of infant.
- News clippings on death of Leila Whitfield, October 5, 1897.
- Order adjourning Supreme Court, October 5, 1897.
- Resolution of Cabinet, October 5, 1897.
- Invitation to funeral of Leila Whitfield, October 5, 1897.
- Telegrams and letters of condolence on death of Leila Whitfield, October 5 – 31, 1897.
- Calling cards of visitors after death of Leila Whitfield.
- Official ballot, 1898.
- Commission of J. B. Whitfield on re-election as State Treasurer, January 3, 1899.
- Appointment of J. B. Whitfield as State Treasurer, 1900.
- Papers and correspondence of J. B. Whitfield, 1899 – 1905.
- Official ballot, 1904.
- Certificate of election to Supreme Court of J. B. Whitfield, November 8, 1904.
- Court stationery during J. B. Whitfield’s tenure as Chief Justice, 1909 – 1913.
- Biography and judicial highlights of J. B. Whitfield, from Case and Comment, 1911.
- Campaign letter and newspaper advertisement for J. B. Whitfield in 1918 for re-nominationas Supreme Court Justice.
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J. B. Whitfield Family Memorabilia Box 4
J. B. Whitfield Family Memorabilia Box 4
- Correspondence of Nan Ward on her engagement to John Nash Whitfield, March 29 – December 26, 1920.
- Correspondence of John Nash Whitfield, March 12 – December 16, 1921.
- Letter to Nan Whitfield from J. B. Whitfield, August 25, 1921.
- Letters of condolence to Nan and John Whitfield on death of baby, September 2 – 26, 1921; including bill from doctor for care and delivery, September 1, 1921.
- Correspondence to Nan and John Whitfield, July 22, 1926 – February 18, 1928.
- Court stationery during J. B. Whitfield’s tenure (during Justice Terrell’s second term as ChiefJustice, 1938 – 41).
- Editorials honoring J. B. Whitfield on his retirement from the Supreme Court, January 1943.
- Newspaper clipping son retirement of J. B. Whitfield, January 4, 1943.
- [at end of Box 4] Letter to Lou Whitfield Miller (his niece), December 26, 1943.
- [at end of Box 4] Letter to “cousins” (not identified), April 8, 1944.
- Florida Law Journal (v. 18, #6, June, 1944) containing article by J. B. Whitfield, “Swamp and Overflowed Lands in Florida.”
- News report and photographs on J. B. Whitfield’s being awarded an honorary Doctors of Laws degree by the University of Florida, September 10, 1945.
- Proceedings of acceptance of law library of Hon. J. B. Whitfield by Leon County, October 1, 1945.
- Announcement of planting of Torreya tree on Court lawn; gift of J. B. Whitfield, 1945 or 46.
- Correspondence to Nan and John Whitfield, June 11, 1936 – August 17, 1948.
- News clippings on 86th birthday of J. B. Whitfield, November 8, 1946.
- Miscellaneous correspondence of J. B. Whitfield, July 31, 1948.
- News clippings on death of J. B. Whitfield, August 20, 1948.
- Pamphlet on “Tallahassee, Florida’s Capital City.” Contains brief history of the city and of the Capitol Building. Undated, but circa 1947 – 55.
- Memorials and memories of the Whitfield family.
- Official program from inauguration of Governor Dan McCarty, January 6, 1953.
- Official Program from inauguration of Governor LeRoy Collins, January 4, 1955.
- News clippings on the death of John Nash Whitfield, May 21, 1983.
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John Augustine Whitfield Collection
J. B. Whitfield Family Memorabilia Box 5
October 24, 1941 – Historical data collected by Justice J. B. Whitfield at the request of Governor Spessard Holland, available for placing in the cornerstone of Supreme Court Building.
- List of Judges of federal courts in Florida, including District Attorneys and Marshals, 1823-1941.
- List of officials appointed by President Monroe in 1821 to serve under Territorial Governor Andrew Jackson.
- Letter from Library of Congress with copy of Act granting one township of land to GeneralLaFayette.
- St. Joseph Convention issue of the Florida Historical Quarterly, October 1938.
- Directory of the Confederate States, 1861-65, compiled in 1899.
- Florida State Government, an official directory, compiled by J. B. Whitfield, 1885.
- Letter from the Supreme Court Clerk to the editor of the Florida Times-Union newspaper requesting a copy of edition of September 14, 1930, containing a list of Florida officials from the beginning of the Territorial Period.
- Appendix to Senate Journal of July 9, 1935, containing governor Bloxham’s Memorial Services.
- Program of laying of cornerstone of the addition to the Capitol Building, December 30, 1936.
- Florida Population Census, 1940.
- Historical data concerning Florida, from pamphlet issued by Department of Agriculture, circa 1940.
- Official program, inauguration of Governor Spessard Holland, January 7, 1941.
- Postal card of the Florida Capitol, circa 1941.
- Pamphlet with pictures and brief histories of various state symbols.
- Pamphlets containing the Flag Code and the American’s Creed.
- Bloom, Sol. The Story of the Constitution. Washington, D.C.: United State Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission. 1937.
- Bloom, Sol. History of the Formation of the Union Under the Constitution. Washington, D.C.: United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission. 1943, [?]
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John Augustine Whitfield Collection
John Augustine Whitfield Collection
- Eulogy of James T. Archer by Major George T. Ward, January 17, 1860.
- Poem by George T. Ward, no date.
- Letter to a friend from John Nash while a prisoner of war, August 1, 1864.
- Letter to his sister-in-law from Miles H. Nash, October 4, 1868.
- Wedding Announcement of Leila Nash to J. B. Whitfield, November 25, 1896.
- News Clippings concerning the death of Leila Nash Whitfield, October 5, 1897.
- Official ballot from 1900 Election in Leon County.
- “Florida Alligator” memorial edition on the death of University of Florida President Albert A. Murphree, January 19, 1928.
- Letter to J. B. Whitfield from George P. Coleman, Mayor of Williamsburg, September 30, 1929.
- Tribute to J. B. Whitfield by Hon. Arthur G. Powell, January 29, 1931.
- News clipping concerning the death of Governor William D. Bloxham, 1935.
- Observance of 100th anniversary of the birth of William D. Bloxham, July 9, 1935.
- Tribute to Governor William D. Bloxham by John E. Proctor, prominent Black citizen ofLeon County, 1935.
- Letter to John Nash Whitfield from J. B. Whitfield, l March 26, 1937.
- News clipping concerning J. B. Whitfield’s induction into Phi Alpha Delta, 1940.
- News clipping concerning the retirement of J. B. Whitfield, January 1943.
- Letter to James B. Whitfield from Robert R. Milam, July 8, 1947.
- News clipping concerning J. B. Whitfield’s honorary law degree from the University of Florida, September 10, 1945.
- Miscellaneous news clippings concerning J. B. Whitfield.
- News clippings concerning the death of J. B. Whitfield, August 20, 1948.
- News clipping concerning the death of James H. Randolph, no date.
- News clipping concerning the death of George T. Whitfield, no date [he died March 29, 1939].
- News clipping concerning the death of Dr. Miles Nash, no date.
- Postcard depicting Florida Supreme Court Justices on the Bench in the 1902 Capitol Building, circa 1905? [may date from circa 1905 to 1912]
- Murphree family memorabilia.
- Unidentified photograph and correspondence.