Image: George Whitfield's list of enslaved people that he owned in Tallahassee, Florida, 1862.
"List of Negroes," January 1, 1862, Box 517, Folder 1, Whitfield Notebook, MSS 0-261, Florida State University Special Collections & Archives. Note: Image citation reflects the record-naming practices of the creator.
Available in our digital library at: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_MSS_0261_B517_F001_I001.
This guide includes primary sources of enslavement and sharecropping created during the 19th and 20th centuries in Florida that can be found in FSU Special Collections and Archives. The goal of this guide is to aid both historical and genealogical research within the Tallahassee locale and surrounding counties.
Online
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Filter results for SCA by selecting "Library > FSU Special Collections and Archives"
FSU Finding Aid Database
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FSU Digital Library
https://repository.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu:digital_library
Special Collections & Archives Reading Rooms Hours
Summer 2025
SCA Research Center
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Monday By Appointment
Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday By Appointment
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Tuesday 12pm - 5pm
Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
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