Online Catalog - State Archives of Florida - Florida Department of State

State Archives of Florida Online Catalog

The Online Catalog allows searching and browsing of information about the Florida State Archives’ holdings of over 48,000 cubic feet of state and local government records and historical manuscripts. The catalog provides descriptions of over 3,400 collections and lists the contents of containers and folders in many of those collections. For assistance with accessing and using State Archives collections, call our Reference Staff at 850.245.6719 or email us at archives@dos.myflorida.com.

Details Page
Click on for detailed listing.

	Record Group Number:	900000
	Series/Collection Number:	M74- 4
	Creator:	Poppell, Andrew D., b. 1894
	Title, Dates:	Andrew D. Poppell papers, 1912-1943.
	Amount:	1.00 cubic ft.
	Medium Included:
	Organization/Arrangement:	Subdivided into (1) Land records, (2) Tax records, (3) Business records, and (4) Personal records. By record type.
	Restrictions:
	Terms Governing Use:
	Biographical/Historical:	Andrew D. Poppell was born in June 1894 in Perry, Florida. After joining the army in 1917, he was inducted into the Medical Reserve Corps on February 28, 1918. He advanced from private to sergeant and was honorably discharged on December 13, 1918. After World War I, he returned to Perry and began buying land in Taylor County, establishing the Econfina Land and Timber Company and the Poppell Corporation. He also ran a fish camp in the 1930s, which was used as a commissary for his saw mill. In 1940, Poppell tried to register his turpentine farm under the Naval Stores Conservation program. He also served on a committee in 1940, working on a state cattle bill to divide the state into cattle districts under separate supervision.
	Summary:	This collection contains the business and personal records of Andrew D. Poppell of Taylor County, Florida. It includes tax receipts, log tally sheets for lumber cut, business correspondence, personal correspondence, records of the lumber and turpentine business, and military records. These records primarily detail the land ownership and timber industry in Taylor County during this time. Most of the records date from 1930 to 1940.
	Finding Aids:	Folder listing available. 0
	Additional Physical Form:
	Reproduction Note:
	Location of Originals/Duplicates:
	Associated Materials:
	Language Notes:
	Ownership/Custodial History:
	Publication Note:
	General Note:
	Electronic Records Access:
	Subject Access Fields:	Lumber trade Florida Naval stores. Turpentine industry and trade Florida Business records. aat Taylor County (Fla.) Perry (Fla.)
	Added Entries