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Report of the Jacksonville Relief Association.Entry/Object ID
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Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023Description
110 p., 1 folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.
Report of the Jacksonville Relief Association. by Charles Smith.
Panoramic view of the ruins of Jacksonville after the fire in a pocket located verso of front cover.
The official report of the Association formed jointly by the Jacksonville Board of Trade and a city government body, the Common Council, to organize a recovery from the fire of May 3, Consists primarily of detailed reports by the various relief committees as to their actions, accomplishments and finances covering the period May-December, 1901. Also includes a list of all cash donations to the city with a summary by state and a summary of disbursements by committee.
Partial Contents: Constitution of the Relief Association, Organization of Committee of Fifteen, In memorial to Mrs. Sarah Cornelia L'Engle, List of the 7 who perished in the fire.
Seven who perished in the fire: Harry Bounetheau, Willie Clark, Mrs. Waddy Thompson, Mrs. Solon Robinson, Mrs. Grace Bradley, March Hayes, (African-American), and one unknown, (African-American).Collection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Great Fire, Jacksonville, Fla., 1901., Disaster relief -- Florida -- Jacksonville., Fires -- Florida -- Jacksonville., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History.Publication Details
Author
Jacksonville Relief Association (Jacksonville, Fla.), Smith, Charles H.Publisher
[The Association?], (Jacksonville : S.F. Hall & Sons, Printers).Place Published
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Jacksonville, FlaCall No.
Rare Book F 319 .J1 J3