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Speech of Mr. Hunt, of New York, in the House of Representatives on the Expenses of the Florida War, 1840

Speech of Mr. Hunt, of New York, in the House of Representatives on the Expenses of the Florida War, 1840

Date
1840-07-11
Description
Published transcript of a speech by Hiram P. Hunt, United States Representative from New York, criticizing the federal government's policy in conducting the Second Seminole War, or Florida War. Attachments include reports from the secretaries of War and the Navy describing the quantity of military personnel and vessels involved in the war, as well as the associated costs.
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Storytellers at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Storytelling Tent) (Sunday)

Storytellers at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Storytelling Tent) (Sunday)

Date
1997-05-25
Description
15 audio cassette recordings. Storytellers spoke between 10:00am and 5pm at the Storytelling Tent. (The Storytelling Auditorium area, which featured some of the same storytellers, was not recorded.) Newsom, Moye, and Henricks served as the emcees. Several of the storytellers also sang songs.
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Sunday afternoon performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday afternoon performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date
1977-09-04
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Williams was a street performer from Tallahassee. Thompson was a water witcher (diviner) from Clearwater. Grooms was a University of Florida journalism professor -- as well as a singer-songwriter-guitarist. Schuman played the autoharp. Dale Crider and Linda Bittner (later Mrs. Crider) sang about the environment; they lived in Gainesville. Rogers was singer-guitarist from St. Augustine. His performance was the last one for Sunday. George Heaps-Nelson joined him for a couple of songs.
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Sunday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 7)

Sunday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 7)

Date
1978-05-28
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. The start of Grooms set can be found on T80-29. The rest of the New Sand Mountain Wildcats consisted of Ernie Williams, Rob Levine, Shellie Yaeger, Darelyn Caudill, Bill Dudley, and Jim Strickland.
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Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)

Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)

Date
1993-05-30
Description
One digital audio tape (DAT). Williams served as emcee.
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The Last Chance Stringband performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

The Last Chance Stringband performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date
1988-05-29
Description
One reel to reel recording. Williams served as emcee. The last song -- Florida Sands -- was written by Will McLean.
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Washington County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880

Washington County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880

Date
1880
Description
Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1880 for Washington County documenting persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1880.
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Will McLean Memorial Service

Will McLean Memorial Service

Date
1990-01-24
Description
One video recording (35 minutes, VHS). Memorial Service for singer-songwriter Will McLean, held at the Thomas Center in Gainesville. Includes eulogies and memories by Florida Folk Festival director Thelma, Boltin,singer-songwriter Don Grooms, an emotional Seminole chairman and singer James (Jim) Billie, singer-protégé Gamble Rogers, Barbara Sheen Todd, singer-environmental activist Dale Crider, and Cherill Heaton. Plus performances McLean's songs by Jeanie Fitchen (on autoharp), Dougs Gauss, Wayne Martin, Frank Thomas, Don Grooms, Dennis Devine, Mary Ann Dinella, Sandra Jamieson, Ernie Williams, and Barbara Sheen Todd (who sings his first song). These are interspersed with scenes from a 1982 PBS special on McLean, and concludes with audio from McLean's last performance (St. Augustine, October 29, 1989). Many other folk artists are visible in the audience, including Bobby Hicks. Produced by Margaret Longhill and Philip Schwartz for the McLean Foundation. Singer-songwriter Will McLean was often called the 'Father of Florida Folk.' The Black Hat Troubadour, a nickname given for the hat he usually wore, authored hundreds of songs, and was a national figure on the folk music scene. A fifth generation Floridian, he died in 1990 from cancer.
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William McLean Christie

William McLean Christie

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flc_973.571-h941_01Speech of Mr. Hunt, of New York, in the House of Representatives on the Expenses of the Florida War, 1840TextFinance, Public -- United States
Government spending policy -- United States
Budget -- United States
Military spending
War -- Costs
Speeches
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a_s1576_69_c97-126Storytellers at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Storytelling Tent) (Sunday)SoundFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Oral performance
Oral narratives
Storytelling
Narratives
Trickster tales
Animal tales
Tales
Family history
Hunting Anecdotes
Hunting stories
Great Depression
Seminole Indians
Storytellers
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a_s1576_t77-297Sunday afternoon performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Folk singers
Guitar music
Gospel songs
Gospel music
Water witching
Bagpipe music
Arts, Scottish
Old time music
Country music
Singers
Storytellers
Water witcher
Guitarist
Bagpipers
Musicians
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a_s1576_t80-030Sunday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 7)SoundSingers
Guitarist
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Guitar music
Stringband music
Folk singers
Guitarists
String bands
Old time music
Bands (Music)
Musicians
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a_s1576_43_d93-016Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)SoundFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Country music
Stringband music
Bluegrass music
Guitar music
Old time music
String bands
African Americans
Storytelling
Tales
Oral narratives
Singers
Musicians
Guitarist
Storytellers
Bands (Music)
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a_s1576_t88-046The Last Chance Stringband performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)SoundSingers
Bands (Music)
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Music performance
Singing
Gospel music
Old time music
Stringband music
String bands
Musicians
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PR78285UF Short Course for Registered Nurses at Camp Roosevelt.Medical personnel--Florida--Marion County--Ocala--Portraits
Nursing--Study and teaching (Continuing education)
Nurses--Florida--Marion County--Ocala--Portraits
Portraits, Group--Florida--Marion County--Ocala
Medical education
New Deal, 1933-1939
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s548_mortality_washington_1880Washington County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880TextCensus data
Mortality
Death--Causes--Statistics
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Will McLean Memorial ServiceWill McLean Memorial ServiceMoving ImageGuitarist
Composer
Memorials
Video recording
Memorialization
Tributes
Death rites
Folk singers
Public speaking
Singing
Sing alongs
Personal experience narratives
Autoharp music
Guitar music
Composers
Songs
Performances
Performing arts
Humor
Oral narratives
Seminole Indians
Florida history
Musicians
Singers
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s1204_b04_003110William McLean ChristieTextWorld War (1914-1918)/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/wwi.jpg