Guide to the George Gandy Papers, 1905-1941 Descriptive Summary

Guide to the George Gandy papers, 1905-1941 Descriptive Summary

Title : George Gandy papers Creator: Gandy, George (1851-1946) Dates : 1905-1941 ID Number : G03 Size: 1 box Abstract: Materials related to George S. Gandy's business activities in Florida, mid-1900s-1940s. Language(s): English

Repository: Special Collections University of South Florida Libraries 4202 East Fowler Ave., LIB122 Tampa, Florida 33620 Phone: 813-974-2731 - Fax: 813-396-9006 Contact Special Collections Administrative Summary

Provenance: Gandy, George, 1851-1946 Acquisition Purchase Information: Custodial History: The papers were sold to a book dealer upon being discovered in a garbage can. The collection was subsequently acquired by USF from said book dealer. Access Conditions: None. The contents of this collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information. Preferred Citation: George Gandy Papers, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Biographical Note George S. Gandy was born in Tuckahoe, New Jersey on October 20, 1851 (d. 1946). After a brief period of formal education, he found employment as an office boy in a Philadelphia saw manufacturing firm, Henry Disston & Sons. Gandy remained with the company for eleven years before accepting the position of secretary and treasurer for the Frankford & Southwark Railroad Company. He was later promoted to vice-president. During this time, he became associated with a number of trolley companies and was instrumental in the construction of a number of trolley lines. He was also involved in the development of commercial and residential properties. In 1903, Gandy came to St. Petersburg, FL at the invitation of F.A. Davis, a local developer. Gandy first constructed then managed the La Plaza Theatre and Office Building located at the corner of Central Avenue and Fifth Street in St. Petersburg. He then became president of the St. Petersburg and Gulf Railway Company. His most notable achievement is the construction of the bridge that bears his name and runs across Tampa Bay that links St. Petersburg with Tampa, FL. Bridge construction was completed in 1924 and was maintained by tolls until 1944 when the U.S. government purchased the bridge. Arsenault, Raymond. "Bridging Tampa Bay." St. Petersburg Centennial, City Times 8 June 1988, 22. Official Opening Program and Pictorial History of the Gandy Bridge, November 20, 1924. [Tampa, FL.] 20 November 1924. Whitney, Donald. The History of the Original Gandy Bridge. Master's thesis, University of South Florida, 1981. Scope Note Collection consists of records generated by companies that George S. Gandy was affiliated with, including the Emigrant Gulch Mines Company, Florida West Coast Development Company, St. Petersburg Gulf Railway Company, and Gandy Bridge Company. Records include financial documents, land and stockholder warrants, mortgages, receipts, and articles of agreement. Assorted papers include typed and holograph correspondence and newspaper clippings. Arrangement Note: Arranged by subject. Arrangement Arranged by subject. Subject Headings

Personal Names: Gandy, George, 1851-1946 Geographic Names: Gandy Bridge (Hillsborough County, Fla.) -- History Gulf Coast (Fla.) -- History -- 20th century Tampa (Fla.) -- History -- 20th century Subject Terms: Bridges -- Florida -- Tampa Bay -- Design and construction Real estate developers -- Florida -- Correspondence

COLLECTION CONTENTS

BOX 1 : George Gandy Papers, 1905-1941

FOLDER 1 : Correspondence, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1941 FOLDER 2 : Financial Documents - Bills and Receipts, 1917, 1920, 1923-1924, 1929 FOLDER 3 : Financial Documents - Bond List, 1931 FOLDER 4 : Legal Documents - Mortgage Agreements, 1912 FOLDER 5 : Miscellaneous, 1941, 1944, n.d. FOLDER 6 : Newspaper Clippings, 1926-1928 FOLDER 7 : Emigrant Gulch Mines Company - Agreements, 1906 FOLDER 8 : Emigrant Gulch Mines Company - Correspondence, 1907, 1912-1913, 1916 FOLDER 9 : Emigrant Gulch Mines Company - Correspondence, 1925, 1926, n.d. FOLDER 10 : Emigrant Gulch Mines Company - Financial Documents, 1904, 1906, 1912 FOLDER 11 : Emigrant Gulch Mines Company - Legal Briefs, 1912 FOLDER 12 : Emigrant Gulch Mines Company - Miscellaneous, 1905-1906, n.d. FOLDER 13 : Florida West Coast Development Company - Bulletins, Sept. 1927 FOLDER 14 : Florida West Coast Development Company - Correspondence, 1925-1928 FOLDER 15 : Florida West Coast Development Company - Maps - Homosassa District, n.d. FOLDER 16 : Florida West Coast Development Company - Miscellaneous, 1925 FOLDER 17 : Florida West Coast Development Company - Reports - Annual Meeting, Dec. 1927 FOLDER 18 : Florida West Coast Development Company - Reports - Miscellaneous, 1927 FOLDER 19 : Florida West Coast Development Company - Warrants, April 1925; Feb. and June, 1927 FOLDER 20 : Florida West Coast Development Company - Prospectus, Jan. and Sept. 1927 FOLDER 21 : Gandy Bridge Company - Correspondence, 1926-1927, n.d. FOLDER 22 : Gandy Bridge Company - Newspaper Advertisements, n.d. FOLDER 23 : Gandy Bridge Company - Prospectus, 1925-1937 FOLDER 24 : Gandy Bridge Company - Miscellaneous, 1924, 1926-1927, n.d. FOLDER 25 : Gandy Bridge Company - Proposed Capitalization, 1922 FOLDER 26 : Gandy Bridge Company - Reports, 1929, 1931, n.d. FOLDER 27 : Gandy Bridge Company - Toll Receipts, 1925-1941 FOLDER 28 : Gandy Shores Real Estate Development - Miscellaneous, n.d. FOLDER 29 : La Plaza Theatre - Miscellaneous, 1913-1914 FOLDER 30 : St. Petersburg Gulf Railway Company - Agreements, 1917-1918 FOLDER 31 : St. Petersburg Gulf Railway Company - Correspondence, 1916-1917 FOLDER 32 : St. Petersburg Gulf Railway Company - Financial Documents, 1916-1918