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Watson, William H., Papers

 Collection — Container: M1979-07
Identifier: M1979-07
Scope and Contents The major portion of the papers were from the files of William H. Watson, senior member of the Pensacola law firm of Watson & Pasco, and its successors. Mr. Watson was born in Walton County, Florida, February 22, 1876. He read for the law and was admitted to the bar in 1897. Samuel Pasco (1878- ), Clarence J. Brown (1890- ), Samuel Pasco, Jr.(1909- ), and James Baker Watson (1909-1976) also served at various time with the firm. The...
Dates: Created: 1918-1960; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1976

Weber, Theodore, Collection

 Collection — Container: M1988-05
Identifier: M1988-05
Scope and Contents

Watercolor paintings, 1904-1910, of float designs for Pensacola Mardi Gras parades.





OTHER INFORMATION: Several Mardi Gras items of 1904, describe Float 2 as "The Naiads Guardians of the Springs--a water foundation gushed from a rock and beautiful nymph sstood in the recess of a mountain cave. A great frog and 2 snails sat on a mossy bank."

Dates: Created: 1904-1910; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1984

Weddell, Justin R., Papers

 Collection — Container: M1967-03
Identifier: M1967-03-##kzl
Abstract

Pamphlets, advertising brochures and other imprints, ca. 1950-1966, designed or written by Mr. Weddell, prominent Pensacola artist and publicist.

Dates: Created: 1950-1966; Other: Date acquired: 03/15/1967

Weekes, Warren, Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: M1982-31
Scope and Contents Ledgers, 1876-1916, collected by Warren Weekes, pertaining to Bagdad, Florida. Includes sales ledger for Bagdad Sash and Door Factory (1898-1899), payroll Ledger for Bagdad Sash Factory Company (1903-1905), a ledger for Simpson and Company, and an account book for the Estate of B. W. Thompson kept by James Dreary (1876-1881). [7 items] [NOTE: LOCATION INDEX--Box 1 Contains Ledger #1-4 located in Manuscript Collections, Ledgers #5-7 located in Ledger...
Dates: Created: 1876-1916; Other: Date acquired: 04/00/1983

Weeks, Roger G., Papers

 Collection — Container: M1996-14
Identifier: M1996-14
Scope and Contents Personal papers, 1955-1991, of Roger G. Weeks, architect, of Pensacola, Florida consisting of artworks and architectural drawings for residences, churches, hotels, shopping centers, schools, businesses, and restaurants, primarily in Pensacola, Florida but also Bradenton, Brooksville, Cantonment, Crestview, Cross City, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Gulf Breeze, Jay, Milton, Navarre, Pace, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Santa Rosa Shores, Tampa, and Warrington, Florida; as well as Brewton and...
Dates: Created: 1955-1991; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1997

Wentworth, T. T., Papers

 Collection — Container: Papers
Identifier: M1968-06SC-##ywf
Abstract

Personal papers of T.T. Wentworth, including publications and other materials concerning Pensacola history, Mr. Wentworth and his family, the T.T. Wentworth Museum and related materials.

Dates: Other: To Be Determined

Wernicke, Otto Heinrich Louis, Papers

 Collection — Container: M1982-12
Identifier: M1982-12
Scope and Contents Inventor; pine industry and tourism promoter; realtor. Correspondence and personal papers, 1928-1931, covering activities in the pine industry (pine distilling, turpertine, paper mills, forestry, the Pine Institute of America), as an inventor, and as a promoter of West Florida (Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, the Gulf Coast Highway Association, the Old Spanish Trail Association), and land development and civic activities in Pensacola and Gull Point, Florida. ...
Dates: Created: 1928-1931; Other: Date acquired: 08/00/1982

West Florida Genealogical Society Records

 Collection — Container: M1986-09
Identifier: M1986-09
Scope and Contents

Records, 1982- , including minutes, committee files, conference materials, lineage charts, membership records, and related records.





OTHER INFORMATION: Newsletters that are not in the collection are kept with the West Florida Periodical Files. Journals are in BWF/RBR.

Dates: Created: 1982-; Other: Date acquired: 03/00/1986

West Florida Natural Resources Council Records

 Collection — Container: M1984-04
Identifier: M1984-04
Scope and Contents

Records, 1969-1971, including minutes, correspondence, reports, and subject files concerning the Council's work in the study of pollution in the Escambia Bay, Escambia River, Mulat Bayou, and related waterways. Subjects covered include the dog fly, coastal zone management, the environment, water pollution, and other environmental concerns in pollution control.

Dates: Created: 1969-1971; Other: Date acquired: 06/00/1984

West Florida Press Association Records

 Collection — Container: M1988-02
Identifier: M1988-02
Scope and Contents

Records, 1985-1988, including minutes, newsletters, membership files, and publications such as Media West. Organized to serve media professionals and provide educational enrichment, the Association merged with the Pensacola Press Club in January 1988.

Dates: Created: 1985-1988; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1986

West Florida Railroad Centennial Collection

 Collection — Container: M1984-09
Identifier: M1984-09
Scope and Contents

Research records, newspaper clippings, and other materials pertaining to the West Florida Railroad Centennial in 1982. Includes genealogical records of descendants of railroad employees in West Florida, information on the history of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, materials on the Chipley Centennial and town history, artifacts, and other related papers.

Dates: Created: 1982; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1982

West Florida Video Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M2020-08
Content Description This collection will consist of physical media that has been digitized as well as information on the digital files. These will include video materials such as CDs, DVDs, videocassettes, miniDVD cassettes, and similar items. In all cases, the items have been converted digitally and will be accessible by the Islandora interface. This collection will consist of a 'file' for each item to provide additional access.As an item is added, it will be added to the 'inventory' with...
Dates: Event: Majority of material found within 1970 - 2021

Whitaker, Hurdis, Collection

 Collection — Container: M1979-13SC
Identifier: M1979-13SC
Scope and Contents

Papers of Hurdis Whitaker (1874-192 6), including photocopies and newspaper clippings relating to his management of the Muscogee Commissary for the Southern States Lumber Company, 1909-1917, and as Sheriff of Escambia County, 1920's. Other topics include Governor Sidney J. Catts, Mrs. O. H. Thompson of Crestview, and the Whitaker family.

Dates: Created: 1874-1926; Other: Date acquired: 03/00/1979

White, Joseph M., Papers

 Collection — Container: M1974-10
Identifier: M1974-10
Scope and Contents

Biographical information and correspondence of Joseph M. White.

Dates: Created: 1820-1977; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1974

Wiley, Harry L., Collection

 Collection — Container: M1967-02
Identifier: M1967-02-##oqb
Abstract

Manuscript arithmetic book, 1804; maps of the Pensacola region, 1935-1948, and other papers and photographs, ca. 1920-1950.

Dates: Created: 1920-1950; Other: Date acquired: 02/08/1967

William B. Runyan Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: M1971-07
Dates: Created: 1899-1938; Other: Majority of material found in 1899-1938

Woolley, William Frederick, Papers

 Collection — Container: M1981-34
Identifier: M1981-34
Scope and Contents

Colonel, U. S. Air Force; Assistant Professor of Management, University of West Florida.



Personal papers, 1930-1981, consisting of photocopies of citations, diplomas, service records, and related papers. Includes materials on the dedication of Pisan Fountain sculpture at UWF in his memory, 1981.

Dates: Created: 1930-1981; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1981

Yonge Family Papers

 Collection — Container: M1966-04
Identifier: M1966-04-##of3
Abstract

Correspondence, legal papers and business records, 1781‑1934.  With files of the Pensacola Land Company, established in 1835, legal drafts and notes of Chandler Cox Yonge (1818‑1889), and correspondence of his son, Philip Keyes Yonge (1850‑1934), prominent lawyer, educator and businessman.  The emphasis of the collection is on land speculation in Territorial Florida, and contains numerous maps and legal papers pertaining to land titles in East and West Florida.

Dates: Created: 1781-1934; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1966

Young Men's Christian Association (Pensacola, Fla.) Records

 Collection — Container: M1987-19
Identifier: M1987-19
Scope and Contents

Records of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of Pensacola, Florida, 1881-present. Includes annual reports, minutes, newspaper clippings, press releases, and photographs and other materials concerning the history of the YMCA, its buildings, programs, and activities in Pensacola. Key individuals include Oscar Brock, Maurice Davis, and Robert Hart. Includes materials on the United Service Organization (USO).

Dates: Created: 1881-; Other: Date acquired: 05/12/1988

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