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Attorney Armstrong Purdue Family Collection
Meek-Eaton Archival Collection MS_0014 · Collection · 1856 - 2021

Attorney Armstrong Purdee (1856-1937), was the first professionally trained African American lawyer in Jackson County, Florida. According to the online resource Roots Web, "Armstrong Purdee was born into slavery on the Wardell Plantation in Jackson County, FL, March 16,

  1. His account of the Battle of Marianna was published in The Kalendar, the monthly publication of the Men's Club, St. Luke Episcopal Church, Marianna, FL, Vol. | No. 3. June 1.
  2. After slavery. Purdee, a protégé of Florida State Senator William H. Milton, became the first African American lawyer in Jackson County, a successful businessman, and an influential community leader. Froma the 1890s until the mid- 1920s. Purdee published the West Florida Bugle, a Black newspaper.*
    Source: Armstrong Purdee - Roots Web htps://sites.rootsweb.com/-gals/Actstrats.homl
 Attorney Armstrong Purdue
Chester L. Davis, Sr. Collection
Meek-Eaton Archival Collection MS_0016 · Collection · 1942 - 2017

This collection is comprised of printed records that document Davis' military career and his various recognitions for rendering service to the United States as a member of the historic Montford Point U.S. Marines. Included in the records are: cassette tapes (inaudible); correspondence; legislative recognitions from the U.S. Congress, State of Florida, and City of Quincy; news articles, photographs of medals, awards, and resolutions; and a copy of Davis' World War 2 service record.

 Chester L. Davis, Sr.
Dean Maxwell & Jacqueline Holloway-Thomas
Meek-Eaton Archival Collection MS_0010 · Collection · 1941-1987

Born June 24, 1907, Dean Maxwell S. Thomas was a highly honored Dean of Mechanic Arts at FAMU, educator, advocate for students, and native of Ocala, Florida. The documents in this collection consist of reports, correspondences amongst FAMU presidents and faculty, and documents that highlight his involvement in organizations such as the Orange Blossom Classic Committee and FAMU Foundation. In addition to Dean Thomas’ professional documents, news articles honoring his life and correspondence to his wife, Jaqueline Holloway-Thomas, expressing condolences can be found.

 Dean M.S. Thomas
Joseph Lang Kershaw, Sr. Collection
Joseph Lang Kershaw, Sr. Collection
Meek-Eaton Archival Collection MS_0009 · Collection · 1907 - 2021

Joseph “Joe” Lang Kershaw, Sr. was the first African American legislator elected to the Florida Legislature since Reconstruction. Born on June 27, 1911, in Live Oak, Florida, Kershaw was a 1930s Florida A&M University alumni who saw the beginning of football at the college, pledged Kappa Alpha Psi, and worked as a janitor inside the Florida Legislature. After working as a teacher in what is now known as Miami-Dade County, Kershaw was elected to the State House of Representatives in 1968 and served for 14 years. He also served as chairman of the Elections Committee, where his work led to the formation of the Florida Human Rights Commission. Kershaw died in Miami, Florida, at age 88 on November 7, 1999. The documents in this collection mostly pertain to aspects of his personal and academic life and his role as a legislator in the Florida House of Representatives. It also has documents about his father, A. J. Kershaw, and friends/colleagues like Gwendolyn Cherry and Althea Gibson.

 Joseph "Joe" Lang Kershaw, Sr.
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Collection
Meek-Eaton Archival Collection MS_0005 · 1948 - 2000

The material of this collection is comprised of both archival records and museum memorabilia relating to the life and death of Jazz legend Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. The material in this collection includes awards, books, correspondences, magazines, newspapers, pictures, programs, and artifacts.

 Julian Adderley