Non-federal censuses of Florida, 1784-1945 : a guide to sources
Title:
Non-federal censuses of Florida, 1784-1945 : a guide to sources
Author:
Publication Information:
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, c2010.
Physical Description:
v, 210 pages : facsimiles ; 23 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
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.
Abstract:
"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.
