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Archive

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Archive

Entry/Object ID

2016.059

Scope and Content

This collection contains papers relating to Napoleon Bonaparte Broward. N.B. Broward (April 19, 1857 – October 1, 1910) was an American river pilot, captain, and politician; he was elected as the 19th Governor of the U.S. state of Florida from January 3, 1905 to January 5, 1909. He was best known for his major project to drain the Everglades to recover land for agricultural cultivation. As governor, he built alliances with the federal government to gain funds for this project. He had previously served as the sheriff of Duval County, Florida, and in the Florida House of Representatives. He was allied with the Straighouts, Populist-leaning elements of the Democratic Party in the state. This collection also contains the original manuscript of a book written by Robert Broward, direct descendant of N.B. Broward, about the Broward family. Robert C. Broward (March 30, 1926 – June 28, 2015) was an architect and author based in Jacksonville, Florida. He had a 61-year professional career during which he designed more than 500 projects.He was an adjunct Professor of Design at the University of Florida for more than four decades. He is known for his water effects including spilling effects with a decorative and sonic element, taking advantage of Florida's frequent rainstorms. His designs often included the work of local painters, sculptors and mixed-media artists. His works included small houses and chapels, large warehouses and office buildings, churches, art museums, movie theaters and large high-rises. Broward attended Landon High School in Jacksonville. After graduating in 1944, he served in the United States Army Air Corps, then studied architecture at Georgia Tech. He studied with Frank Lloyd Wright at both Taliesin and Taliesin West. Among Broward's writings is a book about Henry John Klutho and The Prairie School in Jacksonville. In 2011 he was selected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. An issue of a national architectural journal was devoted to his work and he was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2012. Broward died on June 28, 2015, following a stroke. He was 89 years old.

Collection

Broward Family Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Archive

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1764 - 2011

Title

Postal Telegraph Cable Co. book

Description

Book of stamps for the Postal Telegraph - Cable Company - Will transmit on its lines under the conditions stated witihn personal, social messages signed by Capt. N.B. Broward

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 1

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Date: 1903 Public Access

Title

Survey of Caloosahatchee River Florida

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 2

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, Caloosahatchee River

Notes

Public Access

Title

Napoleon B. Broward - Autobiography 1938

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 3

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Date: 1938 Public Access

Title

Broward vs Florida Publishing Co. 1907

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 4

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, Florida Publishing Co.

Notes

Date: 1907 Public Access

Title

Hobe Sound by George M. Chapin

Description

undated booklet written by George Chapin

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 5

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, George M. Chapin, Hobe Sound

Notes

Public Access

Title

Reciepts for Cords of Wood

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 6

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Date: 1884 Public Access

Title

Letter of Report by Chief Drainage Engineer

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 7

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Date: April 15, 1912 Public Access

Title

1903 Gubernatorial Contest in Florida

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 8

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, Gubernatorial Contest

Notes

Date: 1903 Public Access

Title

Drainage of the Everglades

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 9

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, Everglades

Notes

Date: 1912 Public Access

Title

Okeechobee Land Co. and Atlantic and Gulf Coast Canal Map

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 10

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, Okeechobee Land Co., Maps

Notes

Date: 1900s Public Access

Title

Lands and Waterways of the Florida Coastline Canal Map

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 11

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, Maps

Notes

Date: 1900s Public Access

Title

"The Three Friends" - Telegraph by Jacksonville Towing

Description

Song "The Three Friends" - by Jacksonville Towing

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 12

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, Song, Jacksonville Towing, The Three Friends

Notes

Date: 1900s Public Access

Title

"Renew 5 Year Note" Telegraph June 3, 1901

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 13

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Date: June 3, 1901 Public Access

Title

Message of the Governer

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 14

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Date: May 3, 1905 Public Access

Title

Speech of Napoleon B. Broward - Memphis, TN

Description

Speech of Napoleon B. Broward , Oct. 5, 1907 - Memphis, TN

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 15

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Date: Oct. 5, 1907 Public Access

Title

To The People of Florida: Florida Legislature

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 16

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, Florida Legislature

Notes

Date: 1901 Public Access

Title

Report on the Drainage of the Florida Everglades

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 17

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, Everglades, Drainage of the Florida Everglades

Notes

Date: 1909 Public Access

Title

"Flyer" State Temperance League

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 18

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Date: 1904 Public Access

Title

U.S. District Court - N.B. Broward and Montcalm Broward "Three Friends" Rules of Wrecking

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 19

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, Montcalm Broward, The Three Friends

Notes

Public Access

Title

Assignment to Vessel of Official Number - Three Friends

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 20

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, The Three Friends

Notes

Date: Oct. 21, 1895 Public Access

Title

Bill of Sale "Three Friends"

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 21

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, The Three Friends

Notes

Date: May 25, 1896 Public Access

Title

Appointment of Napoleon B. Broward Sheriff by Florida Gov.

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 22

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Date: April 29, 1889 Public Access

Title

N.B. Broward Appoints Negroes as Deputy Sheriffs

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 23

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Public Access

Title

Hon. John S. Beard Address at Reunion of Confederate Veterans

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 24

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Date: March 16, 1901 Public Access

Title

Florida Times Union/J.P. Morgan Standard Oil Trusts

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 25

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, Florida Times Union, J.P. Morgan

Notes

Public Access

Title

"The Broward Family''

Description

Book - "The Broward Family" 1764-2011

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 26

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Date: 1764-2011 Public Access

Title

"The Broward Family" Draft - Intro, Chapters 1-3

Description

Book - Draft - Chapters Intro, 1, 2, 3

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 27

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Public Access

Title

"The Broward Family" Draft - Chapters 4-6

Description

Book - Draft - Chapters 4, 5, 6

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 28

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Public Access

Title

"The Broward Family" Draft - Chapter 7

Description

Book - Draft - Chapter 7

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 29

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Public Access

Title

"The Broward Family" Draft - Chapter 8

Description

Book - Draft - Chapter 8

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 30

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Public Access

Title

"The Broward Family" Draft - Chapters 9-11

Description

Book - Draft - Chapters 9, 10, 11

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 31

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Public Access

Title

"The Broward Family" Draft - Chapter 12

Description

Book - Draft - Chapter 12

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 32

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Public Access

Title

"The Broward Family" Draft

Description

Book - Draft

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 33

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Public Access

Title

"The Broward Family" Draft

Description

Book - Draft

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 34

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Public Access

Title

Three Friends Pictures

Description

4 Photos of The Three Friends

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 35

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, The Three Friends

Notes

Public Access

Title

Picture N.B. Broward

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 36

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Public Access

Title

Three Friends Tugboat Pictures

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 37

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, The Three Friends

Notes

Public Access

Title

Picture of N.B. Broward

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 38

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Public Access

Title

Three Friends National Archives Data

Description

Data from the National Archives on The Three Friends

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 39

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, The Three Friends

Notes

Date: 1895-1949 Public Access

Title

Gun Running - Wm.V. Smith

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 40

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Public Access

Title

Napoleon B. Broward - "Rise to Governor" Was Stormy Voyage

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 41

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History

Notes

Public Access

Title

The Log of a Filibuster Correspondent - by Ralph D. Paine

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 42

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, Ralph D. Paine

Notes

Public Access

Title

Three Friends - Cuban Notes

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 201 Container Box 1 Folder Folder 43

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida History, The Three Friends

Notes

Public Access

Title

Letter to Elsie Douglas from a friend in Bayard, Florida

Description

This folder also contains biographical information about Miss Douglas.

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 44

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: October 28, 1892 Public Access

Title

Partial Letter to Louis at the time of his engagement

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 45

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: November 22, 1898 Public Access

Title

Letter to Elsie Douglas from "C" in Huntsville, AL

Description

"C" was serving in the military during theSpanish American War.

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 46

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family, Spanish American War

Notes

Date: January 11, 1899 Public Access

Title

Letter from Howard to Elsie Douglas

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 47

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: June 5, 1899 Public Access

Title

Letter from Howard to Elsie Douglas

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 48

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: July 22, 1899 Public Access

Title

Letter from Nellie M. Starr at Northfield Seminary, Ma to Elsie Douglas

Description

Re: Admission to the seminary which was an all girls school founded in 1879

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 49

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family, Northfield Seminary, MA

Notes

Date: August 2, 1899 Public Access

Title

Letter from Elizabeth Metcalf to Elsie Douglas

Description

Ms. Metcalf was the Dean's Secretary at Barnard College in NY. He was responding to Miss Douglas letters re: classes offered

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 50

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family, Barnard College, NY

Notes

Date: August 9, 1899 Public Access

Title

Letter from Ag to Elsie Douglas

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 51

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: February 20, 1900 Public Access

Title

Letter from Margaret Bryan to Elsie Douglas

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 52

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: Janaury 6, 1901 Public Access

Title

Letter from Alice Ely Doty to Elsie Douglas

Description

Appointing Miss Douglas in the Woman's Club Committee assisting those affected by the 1901 Fire in Jacksonville

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 53

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family, Jacksonville Fire

Notes

Date: May 22, 1901 Public Access

Title

Letter from Shade Strickland to Governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward

Description

Re: Lobbying for William Bryan as candidate for US Senator for Florida. Duncan Fltecher is mentioned in the letter

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 54

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: March 23, 1908 Public Access

Title

Letter from S.H. Wienges to the Hon. A. C. Croom

Description

Mr. Wiegens was the Clerk of the Court for Alachua County and he writes to the Hon. AC. Croom asking him to influence Governor Broward in the appointment of J.A. Carlisle as Justice of the Peace for District 7, Alachua County

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 55

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family, Alachua County, FL

Notes

Date: June 27, 1908 Public Access

Title

Letter from Florie(?) Bryan to Mrs. N.B. Broward

Description

Mrs. Bryan offers condolences to Mrs Broward on the death of the Governor

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 56

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: October 12, 1910 Public Access

Title

Letter from Maggie B. to Elsie Douglas

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 57

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: August 25, no year noted Public Access

Title

Letter to the "ole kid" from Slim

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 58

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: no date Public Access

Title

Letter from Maggie Bryan to Elsie Douglas

Description

This letter is written in the Railroad Commission, State of Florida, stationary. John Bran was one of the commissioners from 1897-1903

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 59

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: no date Public Access

Title

Letter from Howad to "Little Miss Cranky"

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 60

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: no date Public Access

Title

A story titled "A Letter"

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 61

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: no date Public Access

Title

Partial letter from Howard to Elsie Douglas

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 62

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: no date Public Access

Title

Miscellaneous cards and envelopes

Container

Location JHS Archives Room 202 Container Box 1 Folder 63

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Broward Family

Notes

Date: no date Public Access