James Alexander Robertson Papers - UF Special and Area Studies Collections

A Guide to the James Alexander Robertson Papers

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University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
December 2011


Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Robertson, James Alexander, 1873-1939
	Title:	James Alexander Robertson Papers
	Dates:	1926-1939
	Abstract:	Materials collected by historian and archivist James Alexander Robertson relating to a bibliography of Florida history.
	Extent:	8 Linear feet. 27 boxes.
	Identification:	MS 85
	Language(s):	English

Biographical/Historical Note

James Alexander Robertson (1873-1939) was an editor, bibliographer, archivist, and historical expert for the Florida State Historical Society, specializing in the Spanish colonial period. He was a native of Pennsylvania, graduated from Western Reserve University in 1896, and was a research professor at Stetson University in Florida from 1923 to 1932.

Scope and Content

The papers of historian James Alexander Robertson primarily pertain to a bibliography of Floridiana covering 1500 to 1926. These files, which apparently were gathered 1932-1933, are arranged in chronological order and include notes, index cards and notebooks. In addition to the bibliography materials, the collection includes Robertson's translations of Spanish archival records and notes on subjects such as British East Florida, Richard Keith Call, and West Florida. The collection also includes a small amount of correspondence, including James Grant, Arthur P. Whitaker, and the Florida State Historical Society.

Access or Use Restrictions

Access

The collection is open for research.


Bibliography of Floridiana

Box
1			15-? (includes Escobedo)
1			1512
1			1517
1			1519
1			1520
1			1521
1			1521 (Martyr, Peter)
1			1524
1			1525
1			1526
1			1527
1			1529 (Apianus)
1			1532 (includes Hutlech)
1			1535 (includes Oviedo)
1			1536 (includes Brocardus)
1			1537
1			1538
1			1539 (includes DeSoto)
1			1539 (Biedma)
2			1540
2			1541
2			1542 (includes Cabeza de Vaca)
2			1543
2			1548
2			1549
2			1552 (Munster)
2			1553 (Gomara)
2			1555
2			1556 (includes Ramusio)
2			1557 (includes Theuet)
2			1557 (Gent. of Elvas)
2			1558
2			1559
2			1560
2			1561
2			1563
2			1564
3			1552 (Las Casas)
3			1552 (Las Casas)
3			1552 (Las Casas)
3			1552 (Las Casas)
3			1552 (Las Casas)
4			1565
4			1565 (Benzoni)
4			1566 (includes Le Challeux)
4			1567 (includes Gourgues)
4			1568
4			1569
4			1570 (includes Girava)
4			1570 (Belleforest)
4			1571
4			1572
4			1573
4			1574 (includes Monardes)
5			1575
5			1576
5			1577
5			1578
5			1579
5			1580
5			1581
5			1582 (Hakluyt) (2 folders)
5			1582 (includes Popeliniere)
5			1583
5			1584
5			1585
5			1586 (includes Laudonniere)
5			1586 (Drake)
5			1587
5			1588
5			1589
6			1590 (includes Acosta)
6			1591
6			1591 (DeBry and Le Moyne)
6			1592
6			1593
6			1595
6			1596 (Davila)
6			1596 (includes Padilla; Luisschoten; Magini)
6			1597 (includes Wytfliet)
6			1598
6			1599 (includes Abbot)
7			16-?
7			1600
7			1601 (Herrera) (2 folders)
7			1602 (includes Brereton)
7			1603
7			1604
7			1605 (includes Champlain)
7			1605 (Garcilasso de la Vega)
7			1606
7			1607 (includes Mercator)
7			1608
8			1609 (includes Lescarbot)
8			1610
8			1611
8			1612 (includes Pareja)
8			1613
8			1614 (includes Avity)
8			1615
8			1617
8			1618
8			1619
8			1620
8			1621
8			1622
8			1623
8			1624
8			1625 (includes Laet)
8			1626
9			1627 (includes Barcia)
9			1628
9			1629
9			1630
9			1631
9			1632 (includes Diaz de Castello)
9			1634
9			1639
9			1640
9			1642
9			1643
9			1644
9			1645
9			1647
9			1649
9			1650
9			1651
9			1652
9			1653
9			1655
9			1656
9			1657
9			1658
9			1659
9			1664
9			1665
9			1666-1968
9			1669
9			1670
10			1671
10			1672
10			1673
10			1674
10			1675
10			1676
10			1677
10			1678
10			1679
10			1680
10			1681
10			1682
10			1683
10			1684
10			1685
10			1686
10			1687
10			1688
10			1689
10			1690
10			1691
10			1692
10			1693
10			1694
10			1695
10			1696
10			1697
10			1698
10			1699
10			1699 (Dickinson)
11			17-?
11			1700
11			1701
11			1702
11			1703
11			1704
11			1705
11			1706
11			1707
11			1708
11			1709
11			1710
11			1711
11			1712
11			1713
11			1715
11			1716
11			1717
11			1718
11			1719
11			1720
11			1721
11			1722
11			1723
11			1724
11			1725
11			1726
11			1728
11			1729
11			1730
11			1731
11			1732
11			1733
11			1735
11			1736
11			1737
11			1738
11			1739
11			1740
11			1741
11			1742
11			1743
11			1744
12			1745
12			1746
12			1747
12			1749
12			1751
12			1752
12			1753
12			1754
12			1755
12			1756
12			1757
12			1758
12			1759
12			1760 (includes Salmon)
12			1761
12			1762
12			1763
12			1764
12			1765
12			1766 (includes Stork)
12			1767
12			1768
12			1769
12			1770
12			1771
12			1772
12			1773
12			1774
12			1775
13			1776
13			1777
13			1778
13			1779
13			1780
13			1781
13			1782
13			1783
13			1784
13			1785
13			1786
13			1787
13			1788
13			1789
13			1790
13			1791
13			1792
13			1793
13			1794
13			1795
13			1796
13			1797
13			1798
13			1799
14			1800
14			1801
14			1802
14			1803
14			1804
14			1805
14			1806
14			1807
14			1808
14			1809
14			1810
14			1811
14			1812
14			1813
14			1814
14			1815
14			1816
14			1817
14			1818
14			1819
14			1820
14			1821
14			1822
14			1823
14			1824
14			1825
15			1826
15			1827
15			1828
15			1829
15			1830
15			1831
15			1832
15			1833
15			1834
15			1835
15			1836
15			1837
15			1838
15			1839
15			1840
15			1841
15			1842
15			1843
15			1844
15			1845
15			1846 (includes French)
15			1847
15			1848
15			1849
15			1850
16			1851
16			1852
16			1853
16			1854
16			1855
16			1856
16			1857
16			1858
16			1859
16			1860
16			1861
16			1862
16			1863
16			1864
16			1865
16			1866
16			1867
16			1868
16			1869
16			1870
16			1871
16			1872
16			1873
16			1874
16			1875
17			1876
17			1877
17			1878
17			1879
17			1880
17			1881
17			1882
17			1883
17			1884
17			1885
17			1886
17			1887
17			1888
17			1889
18			189?
18			1890
18			1891
18			1892
18			1893
18			1894
18			1895
18			1896
18			1897
18			1898
18			1899
19			1900
19			1901
19			1902
19			1903
19			1904
19			1905
19			1906
19			1907
19			1908
19			1909
19			1910
20			1911
20			1912
20			1913
20			1914
20			1915
20			1916
20			1917
20			1918
20			1919
20			1920
20			1921 (includes Bolton)
20			1922
20			1923
20			1924
20			1925
20			1926
21			Notebooks
22			Notebooks and Note Cards
23			Miscellaneous Undated Entries
23			Maps
23			Miscellaneous Notes
23			Miscellaneous Notes
23			Non-Florida Bibliographical Entries, 1524-1927
23			Bibliography of Spanish scholars, historians, poets, etc., 16th-19th centuries
23			Report on the James A. Robertson Bibliography on Floridiana


Miscellaneous Papers

Box
24			Translations from A.G.I. papers relating to evacuation of Spanish from St. Augustine, 1763-1764 (10 folders)
24			Miscellaneous catalogues, booklists, and plates
25			Correspondence by Robertson
25			Florida State Historical Society
25			Volume 11, Early Bisayans (Philippines)
25			Notes on West Florida
25			Notes on correspondence of James Grant and papers on British East Florida
25			Notes on Richard Keith Call correspondence
25			Notes on De Soto expedition
25			Menendez coat-of-arms
25			Correspondence with Arthur P. Whitaker, 1926-1930
26			Indian Office Manuscripts (file box note cards)
27			File box note cards

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A Guide to the James Alexander Robertson Papers

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Scope and Content

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Bibliography of Floridiana

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