| RC00517 | Members of the 1861 Secession convention - Tallahassee, Florida. | | Men--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Secession--Southern States | /fpc/reference/rc00517.gif |
| RC00781 | Members of the 1899 House of Representatives - Tallahassee, Florida. | | Legislators--Florida--Portraits | /fpc/reference/rc00781.gif |
| s32_vol6_321 | Milton Letterbook: April 21, 1862 | Text | John Milton
A. G. Bailey
R. Gardner
S. A. Spencer
William D. Bloxham
J. W. Holloman
John Frink
G. Vanzant
William Bailey
A. J. Lee
L. M. Attaway
H. B. Grace
John L. Mays
H. O. Bassett
A. D. McLean
H. R. Harin
R. H. M. Davidson
S. B. Love
James C. Evans
A. McMillan
D. L. Kenan
J. J. Finley
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Gen. James H. Trapier
John C. Halley
Thompson B. Lamar
Benjamin F. Davis
Anderson
Military Affairs-Civil War
Civil War-Guerilla Warfare
Civil War-Recruitment | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/milton.jpg |
| s540_v01 | Minutes of the 1861-1862 Florida Convention of the People, or "Secession Convention" | Text | Secession -- Florida
Ordinance of Secession (Florida : 1861)
Florida -- Politics and Government -- 1861-1865 | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s540_v01.jpg |
Minutes of the 1861-1862 Florida Convention of the People, or "Secession Convention"
- Date
- 1861
- Description
- Manuscipt volume of meeting minutes of the Florida Convention of the People (also called the Secession Convention) documenting the topics discussed and actions taken by the from January 3, 1861 to April 27, 1861 and from January 14, 1862 to January 27, 1862. The minutes also contain reports presented to the members from various committees, resolutions, and the ordinance of secession.
- Collection
| Music from the Florida Folklife Collection | Music from the Florida Folklife Collection | Sound | | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/cd1.gif |
Music from the Florida Folklife Collection
- Date
- Description
- From "Shove It Over," a WPA recording of a work song performed by Zora Neale Hurston, to "Orange Blossom Special," performed by Gamble Rogers and Will McLean, this CD spans 50 years of Florida folk music.
Download the disc as a ZIP file containing 320kBps MP3s.
Contact the State Archives of Florida to request a complimentary CD.
Liner Notes
1. What is Folklife - State Folklorist Peggy Bulger (download)
Excerpt from a public radio interview
Recorded: August 18, 1982 by Landon Walker (Florida Folklife Program)
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape C83-58)
2. Black Mountain Rag - White Springs F.F.A. String Band (download)
Recorded: May 5, 1956 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1956 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-45)
3. Alma, Corazon, y Vida - Franco Manolo, Hilda Gonzalez, Nelson Zuleto (download)
Recorded: September 12, 1985 by Laurie K. Sommers (Florida Folklife Program)
Miami-Dade Folklife Survey
Miami, Florida
(S 1576, reel T86-76)
4. Shove It Over - Zora Neale Hurston
Recorded: June 18, 1939 by Stetson Kennedy and Herbert Halbert (Works Progress Administration) (download)
WPA Florida Folklife Project
Jacksonville, Florida
(S 1576, reel T86-243)
5. Orange Blossom Special - Gamble Rogers with Will McLean (download)
Recorded: May 25, 1982 (Florida Folklife Program)
1982 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T83-31)
6. Old Country Church - Marvin and Doris Lacy (download)
Recorded: May 5, 1957 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1957 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-62)
7. Something's Got a Hold of Me - Ida Goodson (download)
Recorded: August 21, 1980 by Doris Dyen (Florida Folklife Program)
West Florida Folklife Survey
Pensacola, Florida
(S 1576, reel T80-87)
8. Welcome to Rainbow Springs - Rainbow Springs Boat Captain Skipper Lockett (download)
Recitation of a glass bottom boat tour
Recorded: May 4, 1956 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1956 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-41)
9. La Viya - Rasta Samba Gynin (download)
Haitian Rastafarian group recorded during fieldwork in Miami
Recorded: August 8, 1985 by Laurie K. Sommers (Florida Folklife Program)
Miami-Dade Folklife Survey
Miami, Florida
(S 1576, T86-56)
10. Understanding Folklife - Folklorist John Marshall (download)
Excerpt from a public radio interview
Recorded: June 30, 1982 by Landon Walker (Florida Folklife Program)
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape C83-59)
11. Camilia la Tejana - Mariachi Jalisco (download)
Recorded: September 4, 1986 by Nancy Nusz (Florida Folklife Program)
Miami-Dade Folklife Survey
Miami, Florida
(S 1576, reel T86-78)
12. Arkansas Traveler - Archie Lee (download)
Recorded: May 5, 1956 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1956 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-48)
13. That Old Time Religion - Julia Dawson (download)
A former slave recounts her life and sings
Recorded: May 1, 1955 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1955 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T76-11)
14. Just Got Married - Little Benny Cox and the Suwannee River Jamboree Boys (download)
Recorded: May 3, 1955 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1955 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T76-36)
15. Sissy in the Barn - Carver Elementary School (download)
Recorded: May 6, 1954 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1954 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T76-1)
16. Alligator Dance - Billy Bowlegs III (download)
Recorded: May 8, 1954 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1954 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T76-6)
17. I'm Going to Die with the Staff in My Hand - The Amigo Male Singers (download)
Recorded: May 2, 1958 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1958 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-68)
18. El Gavilan Cjaropo - Jesus Rodriguez (download)
Performing on the Venezuelan harp at his home
Recorded: August 21, 1985 by Laurie K. Sommers (Florida Folklife Program)
Miami-Dade Folklife Survey
Miami, Florida
(S 1576, reel T86-77)
19. That's Alright - Johnny Brown (download)
Recorded: May 10, 1978 by Brenda McCallum, (Florida Folklife Program)
North Florida Folklife Project
St. Petersburg, Florida
(S 1576, reel T81-316)
20. Which Way Did My Baby Go - Moses Williams (download)
Recorded: May 29, 1978 (Florida Folklife Program)
1978 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T80-36)
21. Where Could I Go But to the Lord - Progressive Seven Shaped Note Singers (download)
Recorded: May 18, 1980 by Dwight Devane (Florida Folklife Program)
Florida Record Project
Crestview, Florida
(S 1576, reel T83-85)
22. Devil's Dream - Mac Criswell, Lee Pancratz, Dixon Hook, Broward Barrs, Frank Noegel (download)
Recorded: May 3, 1957 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1957 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-57)
- Collection
| old-sparkys-rough-start-the-story-of-jim-williams | Old Sparky's Rough Start: The Story of Jim Williams | | Capital punishment
Death row
Executions and executioners
Davis, Fred Henry, 1894-1937
Williams, Jim
McLean, Will, 1919-1990
Florida State Prison (Raiford)
Blitch, James Simeon (1871-1932) | /fmp/learn/floridiana/thumbnails/10301.jpg |
| s972_b001_01 | Ordinance of Secession, 1861 | Text | Secession -- Florida
Ordinances
Secession Convention (Tallahassee, Fla. : 1861)
Constitutional Law -- Florida.
Florida -- Politics and government -- Civil War, 1861-1865 | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s972_b001_01.jpg |
Ordinance of Secession, 1861
- Date
- 1861-01-10
- Description
- Ordinance signed by delegates from Florida stating that the state was seceding from the United States of America and declaring that Florida is "a Sovereign and Independent Nation." There are 65 signatures on the Ordinance of Secession.
- Collection
| PR00741 | Part 1 of Bench and Bar - State of Florida. | | Judges--Florida
Justices of the peace--Florida
Legislators--Florida
Legislators--United States
Statesmen | /fpc/prints/pr00741.gif |
| PR00743 | Part 3 of Bench and Bar - State of Florida. | | Justices of the peace--Florida
Judges--Florida
Statesmen--Florida
Legislators--Florida | /fpc/prints/pr00743.gif |
| s877_b001_f05_13 | Petition of Citizens of Jackson County Asking that John J. Clark Be Allowed to Peddle Free from Taxes, 1839 | Text | Petitions
Peddling
Taxation
Tax exemption
Commercial products
People with disabilities | /fmp/territorial-legislative/thumbnails/s877_b001_f05_13.jpg |
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