Non-federal censuses of Florida, 1784-1945 : a guide to sources / Karen Packard Rhodes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rhodes, Karen Packard, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archival resources.

Library resources.

Florida--Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Florida.

Florida--Census--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Florida--Genealogy--Library resources--Directories.

Florida--Genealogy--Archival resources--Directories.

Genre:

Genealogy.

Directories.

Census data.

Handbooks and manuals.

Family histories.

Physical Description:

v, 210 pages : facsimiles ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2010]

Summary:

"This book is designed to serve as a one-stop guide to the colonial, territorial, and state censuses, along with their supplements and substitutes. Covering original documents along with indexes, abstracts, translations, transcriptions, extracts, periodical articles, and digitized or microfilmed documents, the guide describes each source and evaluates its potential usefulness to modern genealogical researchers"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Key to the repositories

The sources : a definition of terms

A brief census history of Florida

The finding aids

Derivative sources

Books (including microfilmed books)

Periodical articles

Manuscripts (including microfilmed manuscripts)

The Joseph B. Lockey papers

Original sources

Original documents (including photocopies)

Microfilmed and digitized works

Appendix A: The repositories

Appendix B: The East Florida papers

Appendix C: The Papeles de Cuba and the Stetson Collection

Appendix D: The Archivo General de Indias and PARES

Appendix E: The LDS Family History Library film no. 1014120

Appendix F: Checklist of the censuses of Florida and their substitutes.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780786437047

0786437049

OCLC:

386708034