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Frank Papy Woodward (1873-1939) was a prominent Tallahassee citizen who established himself as a writer and poet. He had a long career as a state employee in various capacities, including a thirty-year period with the state Department of Agriculture, but Woodward was primarily recognized for his writing. He penned the column "Sez I to Myself," which newspapers throughout Florida published. He also named and opened Woodward Avenue around 1910 on family property.
Frank Papy Woodward was the grandson of Judge Alfred L. Woodward, who settled in Marianna, Jackson County, in 1825 after leaving Georgetown, South Carolina. Judge Woodward was a signer of Florida's first constitution at the First Constitutional Convention in St. Joseph in 1838. He moved to Tallahassee in 1850 with his wife, Anna S. Bowers and sons, William Woodruff Woodward and Alfred L. Woodward, Jr. William taught in Leon County schools and later became Superintendent of Public Instruction for the county. Before his death in 1890, he served as principal of Leon Academy. Alfred L., Jr. became a Methodist minister; he was married to Mary C. Woodward, with whom he had five children. Of the five, only Frank Papy, reached maturity.
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The collection consists of various papers of the Woodward family, including correspondence, business papers and receipts, photographs and newspaper clippings. Two pieces of interest are an 1844 letter from Andrew Jackson and an 1845 letter from Martin Van Buren, both addressed to Judge A. L. Woodward. Testifying to the abundant creative ability in the family, the collection also includes numerous poems and other writings of Alfred L., Mary C., Anna S., Alfred L., Jr., and Frank Papy Woodward.
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The collection was donated in memory of Frank Papy Woodward by his children.
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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 Woodward family.
Women History 19th century Florida
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Leon County (Fla.) Tallahassee (Fla.) Jackson County (Fla.) Marianna (Fla.)
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Woodward, Alfred L., 1841-1915
Woodward, Alfred L., d. 1882
Woodward, Anna S.
Woodward, Mary C.
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