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):

Florida--History.

Florida.

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

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

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

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co., Publishers, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the days of the Spanish colonial settlements until the last state census in 1945, a variety of censuses have been taken within the regions now comprising the modern state, from lists of Seminole War refugees to modern school censuses. This book is 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 usefulness to modern gen

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Key to the Repositories; The Sources; A Brief Census History of Florida; I. The Finding Aids; II. Derivative Sources; Books; Periodical Articles; Manuscripts; The Joseph B. Lockey Papers; III. Original Sources; Original Documents; Microfilmed and Digitized Works; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-46611-9

9786612466113

0-7864-5710-4