A Guide to the Sidney Walter Martin Papers
Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
March 2005
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator: | Martin, S. Walter (Sidney Walter) | |
| Title: | Sidney Walter Martin Papers | |
| Dates: | 1935-1986 | |
| Abstract: | Notes and manuscripts of historical works pertaining to Florida, created by historian Sidney W. Martin. | |
| Extent: | 1 Linear feet. 2 Boxes. | |
| Identification: | Ms 123b | |
| Language(s): | English | |
Biographical/Historical Note
Historian and university administrator. President, Valdosta State University, 1966-1978, vice-chancellor, State University System of Georgia, 1962-1966, President, Emory University, 1957-1962, dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia, 1949-1957. Professor, University of Georgia. Ph.D., University of North Carolina. Born Tifton, Ga. Publications include Florida during the Territorial Days, and Florida's Flagler.
Scope and Content
Includes a manuscript autobiography and manuscript for Epworth: A Mission by the Sea (1986), correspondence from 1935 to 1973, mostly relating to Florida history, and copies of biographical press releases and newspaper clippings.
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
The collection is open for research.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Sidney Walter Martin Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Dr. Sidney Walter Martin.
Contents List
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Autobiography (autograph and typed manuscript) - 2 folders. | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Biographical press releases and clippings. | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Correspondence, 1935-1946. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Correspondence, 1947-[bulk 1958] 1973. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | "Epworth, a Mission by the Sea", (manuscript), 1986 - 2 folders. | ||||||||||||
Selected Subjects and Access Terms
Educators -- Georgia.
Historians -- Florida.
United Methodist Center (Saint Simons Island, Ga.)
For further information, please contact: Special Collections Access Services.
