Text Materials of Central Florida
Description
Describes a young man's winter trip to Florida, beginning with a stay at a boarding house in Jacksonville and a New Year's Eve Steamboat ride down the St. John's River to Sanford. The diary also chronicles his stays in various other areas such as Titusville, Merritt Island, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, and ending in Daytona. The writer gives accounts of several "tourist" activities he participates in while on his journey, these include fishing, beach combing, boat rides, oyster gathering and as well as an "ice cream social." There are also many layman's terms description of the local flora and fauna found near the places the young man visits and the diary has a number of small drawings as well as some pressed leaf samples. Pre-manufactured memorandum book with ruled pages.
Subjects
Florida -- History -- Sources.; Florida -- Description -- Sources.; Melbourne (Fla.) -- History -- 19th Century -- Sources.; Eau Gallie (Fla.) -- History -- 19th Century -- Sources.; Titusville (Fla.) -- History -- 19th Century -- Sources.; Indian River (Fla.) -- History -- 19th Century -- Sources.; Daytona Beach (Fla.) -- History -- 19th Century -- Sources.; Merritt Island (Fla.) -- History -- 19th Century -- Sources.; Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History - 19th Century -- Sources.; Sanford (Fla.) -- History -- 19th Century -- Sources.
Date Issued
1895-1896
Format
Manuscripts
Call Number / ID #
F316.D5 A3 1895
Type
Manuscripts; Text
Repository
University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives
Repository Collection
Thomas and Georgine Mickler Collection
Language
English
Coverage-Spatial
Melbourne (Fla.); Eau Gallie (Fla.); Titusville (Fla.); Indian River (Fla.); Daytona Beach (Fla.); Merritt Island (Fla.); Jacksonville (Fla.); Sanford (Fla.)
Rights Statement
All rights are held by the respective holding institution. This material is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576. http://library.ucf.edu/SpecialCollections/
Digital Publisher
Electronically reproduced by the Digital Services unit of the University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, 2005.
Digital Reproduction Specifications
This image was derived from an uncompressed TIFF image scanned at a minimum of 400 dpi.
Material Type
Manuscript
Recommended Citation
., "Diary of young man's winter vacation in Florida" (1895). Text Materials of Central Florida. 169.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-texts/169
Notes
Travel diary of Reynolds.