Florida Supreme Court Archives Inventory of Accessioned and Processed Materials

HISTORICAL NOTES BY J. B. WHITFIELD

Box 1

Supreme Court:

1. 
   The first election of Supreme Court Justices by the Electors in 1852.
   
2. 
   The first Supreme Court Building in Jackson Square.
   
3. 
   100% Approval for improvement and additions to the Supreme Court Building and its Library.
   
4. 
   Constitution:
   
5. 
   Some Active Members of the Constitutional Convention, 1838 – 39.
   
6. 
   Florida Constitution of 1865 and 1868.
   
7. 
   The Constitution. (a speech) (2 copies)
   
8. 
   Post Civil War Florida:
   
9. 
   State government in Florida after the Civil War.
   
10. 
    Florida after the Civil War, 1861 – 65.
    
11. 
    Florida Election Laws:
    
12. 
    State Elections under Florida election laws, 1944.
    
13. 
    Notes on the election laws of Florida: the form of ballots used in the general state elections in Leon County in 1868, and in 1888 under the Constitution of 1885, and other incidental  subjects. (3 copies)
    
14. 
    Miscellaneous:
    
15. 
    All territorial governors had been members of Congress.
    
16. 
    The Second Judicial Circuit and its part in the judicial history of Florida. (2 drafts)
    
17. 
    Colored legislators.
    
18. 
    Random historical legal notes.
    
19. 
    The president of the Senate and gubernatorial succession.
    
20. 
    Explanation by Commission.
    
21. 
    State sovereignty.
    
22. 
    A history of the Third Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida, 1930.
    
23. 
    “Florida State Government, 1885: An Official Directory.” Compiled by J. B. Whitfield (also a second copy it appeared as an addendum to the Senate Journal of June 2, 1939).
    

J. B. WHITFIELD FAMILY MEMORABILIA

Box 2

1. 
   Miscellaneous photographs.
   
   1. 
      *[in box 4] Letter to his brother, “Biney” (Bryan Croom Whitfield), November 27, 1885.
      
2. 
   Letter of recommendation for J. B. Whitfield from John B. Minor, 1886.
   
3. 
   Letter to his father from J. B. Whitfield from the Sub-Tropical Exposition, 1888.
   
4. 
   Ballot and certificate of election of J. B. Whitfield as County Judge of Leon County in November 1888.
   
5. 
   Letter of resignation as Clerk of Supreme Court – proffered upon change of Court administration – not accepted. June 20, 1889.
   
6. 
   Correspondence of Leila Nash and J. B. Whitfield, November 1889 – November 1895.
   
7. 
   Wedding announcement of Leila Nash and J. B. Whitfield, November 25, 1896.
   
8. 
   Mementoes of Governor Bloxham’s Inaugural, January 5, 1897.
   
9. 
   Correspondence of J. B. Whitfield, August 12, 1896 – June 3, 1897.
   
10. 
    News clippings on J. B. Whitfield’s resignation of Supreme Court Clerkship, February 1897.
    
11. 
    News clippings on the appointment of J. B. Whitfield as State Treasurer, June 4, 1897.
    
12. 
    Letters and telegrams of congratulations to J. B. Whitfield on appointment as State Treasurer, June 4 – June 25, 1897.
    
13. 
    Stationery and forms from J. B. Whitfield’s tenure as State Treasurer, 1897 – 99.
    
14. 
    Correspondence of J. B. Whitfield, August 23 – September 12, 1897.
    

J. B. WHITFIELD FAMILY MEMORABILIA

Box 3

15. 
    Letters of congratulations on birth of John Nash Whitfield and messages of concern for  health of Leila Whitfield, September 25 – October 3, 1897; news clipping on baptism of  infant.
    
16. 
    News clippings on death of Leila Whitfield, October 5, 1897.
    
17. 
    Order adjourning Supreme Court, October 5, 1897.
    
18. 
    Resolution of Cabinet, October 5, 1897.
    
19. 
    Invitation to funeral of Leila Whitfield, October 5, 1897.
    
20. 
    Telegrams and letters of condolence on death of Leila Whitfield, October 5 – 31, 1897.
    
21. 
    Calling cards of visitors after death of Leila Whitfield.
    
22. 
    Official ballot, 1898.
    
23. 
    Commission of J. B. Whitfield on re-election as State Treasurer, January 3, 1899.
    

1. 
   Appointment of J. B. Whitfield as State Treasurer, 1900.
   

24. 
    Papers and correspondence of J. B. Whitfield, 1899 – 1905.
    
25. 
    Official ballot, 1904.
    
26. 
    Certificate of election to Supreme Court of J. B. Whitfield, November 8, 1904.
    
27. 
    Court stationery during J. B. Whitfield’s tenure as Chief Justice, 1909 – 1913.
    

1. 
   Biography and judicial highlights of J. B. Whitfield, from Case and Comment, 1911.
   

28. 
    Campaign letter and newspaper advertisement for J. B. Whitfield in 1918 for re-nomination as Supreme Court Justice.
    

J. B. WHITFIELD FAMILY MEMORABILIA

Box 4

29. 
    Correspondence of Nan Ward on her engagement to John Nash Whitfield, March 29 – December 26, 1920.
    
30. 
    Correspondence of John Nash Whitfield, March 12 – December 16, 1921.
    
31. 
    Letter to Nan Whitfield from J. B. Whitfield, August 25, 1921.
    
32. 
    Letters of condolence to Nan and John Whitfield on death of baby, September 2 – 26, 1921; including bill from doctor for care and delivery, September 1, 1921.
    
33. 
    Correspondence to Nan and John Whitfield, July 22, 1926 – February 18, 1928.
    
34. 
    Court stationery during J. B. Whitfield’s tenure (during Justice Terrell’s second term as Chief Justice, 1938 – 41).
    
35. 
    Editorials honoring J. B. Whitfield on his retirement from the Supreme Court, January 1943.
    
36. 
    Newspaper clipping son retirement of J. B. Whitfield, January 4, 1943.
    

1. 
   [at end of Box 4] Letter to Lou Whitfield Miller (his niece), December 26, 1943.
   
2. 
   [at end of Box 4] Letter to “cousins” (not identified), April 8, 1944.
   

37. 
    Florida Law Journal (v. 18, #6, June, 1944) containing article by J. B. Whitfield, “Swamp and Overflowed Lands in Florida.”
    
38. 
    News report and photographs on J. B. Whitfield’s being awarded an honorary Doctors of Laws degree by the University of Florida, September 10, 1945.
    
39. 
    Proceedings of acceptance of law library of Hon. J. B. Whitfield by Leon County, October 1, 1945.
    
40. 
    Announcement of planting of Torreya tree on Court lawn; gift of J. B. Whitfield, 1945 or 46.
    
41. 
    Correspondence to Nan and John Whitfield, June 11, 1936 – August 17, 1948.
    
42. 
    News clippings on 86th birthday of J. B. Whitfield, November 8, 1946.
    
43. 
    Miscellaneous correspondence of J. B. Whitfield, July 31, 1948.
    
44. 
    News clippings on death of J. B. Whitfield, August 20, 1948.
    
45. 
    Pamphlet on “Tallahassee, Florida’s Capital City.” Contains brief history of the city and of the Capitol Building. Undated, but circa 1947 – 55.
    
46. 
    Memorials and memories of the Whitfield family.
    
47. 
    Official program from inauguration of Governor Dan McCarty, January 6, 1953.
    
48. 
    Official Program from inauguration of Governor LeRoy Collins, January 4, 1955.
    
49. 
    News clippings on the death of John Nash Whitfield, May 21, 1983.
    

October 24, 1941 – Historical data collected by Justice J. B. Whitfield at the request of Governor Spessard Holland, available for placing in the cornerstone of Supreme Court Building.

1. 
   List of Judges of federal courts in Florida, including District Attorneys and Marshals, 1823- 1941.
   
2. 
   List of officials appointed by President Monroe in 1821 to serve under Territorial Governor Andrew Jackson.
   
3. 
   Letter from Library of Congress with copy of Act granting one township of land to General LaFayette.
   
4. 
   St. Joseph Convention issue of the Florida Historical Quarterly, October 1938.
   
5. 
   Directory of the Confederate States, 1861-65, compiled in 1899.
   
6. 
   Florida State Government, an official directory, compiled by J. B. Whitfield, 1885.
   
7. 
   Letter from the Supreme Court Clerk to the editor of the Florida Times-Union newspaper requesting a copy of edition of September 14, 1930, containing a list of Florida officials from the beginning of the Territorial Period.
   
8. 
   Appendix to Senate Journal of July 9, 1935, containing governor Bloxham’s Memorial Services.
   
9. 
   Program of laying of cornerstone of the addition to the Capitol Building, December 30, 1936.
   
10. 
    Florida Population Census, 1940.
    
11. 
    Historical data concerning Florida, from pamphlet issued by Department of Agriculture, circa 1940.
    
12. 
    Official program, inauguration of Governor Spessard Holland, January 7, 1941.
    
13. 
    Postal card of the Florida Capitol, circa 1941.
    
14. 
    Pamphlet with pictures and brief histories of various state symbols.
    
15. 
    Pamphlets containing the Flag Code and the American’s Creed.
    
16. 
    Bloom, Sol. The Story of the Constitution. Washington, D.C.: United State Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission. 1937.
    
17. 
    Bloom, Sol. History of the Formation of the Union Under the Constitution. Washington, D.C.: United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission. 1943, [?]