MALCOLM, JAMES A. AND JANET W. COLLECTION Title Malcolm, James A. and Janet W. Collection Preferred Citation Archive Center, Indian River County Main Library, Vero Beach, Florida. Donation Malcolm Family Date: 04/13/2009 Accession No. 2009.12 Acquisition Information / Provenance: Donated by James and Janet Malcolm, this collection consists of Florida and non‐Florida travel and transportation brochures dating from late 1800s to 1920s. Creator N/A Repository Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center 1600 21st Street, 2nd Floor Vero Beach, Florida, 32960 Telephone: 772‐770‐5060 x5 Email: [email protected] Location Archive Center and Genealogy Department, 2nd Floor Indian River County Main Library, Vero Beach, Florida Extent Items contain historical information about the late 1800s and early 1900s Florida of early steamship and railroad transportation. Travel brochures depict early hotels and describe the area. Often there are business and land owners mentioned. Arrangement Two clamshell 3‐Ring Manuscript boxes 32 x 30 x 6 cm. Each item is in an acid‐free sleeve. Language English Dates c.a. late 1800s to early 1920s Historical Note Prior to the Florida land boom, developers saw potential for bringing northerners to the warm climates of Florida during the winter months. Hotels, railroads and steamship lines were advertising in Florida newspapers as well as all major northern papers. Scope and Content Most of the items are Florida ephemera, postcards, travel brochures, railroad and steamship brochures. There are some non‐Florida travel and transportation brochures such as Cambridge, Arkansas, Charleston, Savannah, Cuba, and Bermuda. Index Terms Malcolm Family Cohen, Mesod Isaac Deland, Volusia County, FL Daytona Beach, Volusia County, FL Palatka, Putnam County, FL Hotel Indian River, Rockledge, Brevard County, FL Plaza Hotel, Rockledge, Brevard County, FL Hotel Magnolia, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, FL Hotels, Florida Steamship Lines Railroad companies and travel brochures Clyde Line – Steamship Cambridge, MA – Harvard University Ostrich Farm, Hot Springs, AR Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC 25 October 2013 1 MALCOLM, JAMES A. AND JANET W. COLLECTION Ocean Steamship Company, Savannah, Georgia Bermuda Cuba Indian River County (Fla.) – Genealogy Access Unrestricted. The entire collection is open for research. Gloves and clean hands are required. 25 October 2013 2 MALCOLM, JAMES A. AND JANET W. COLLECTION BOX #1: Florida Brochures, Ephemera and Cards File No. Title Description Est. Date MAL‐01‐001 Business Card: M. I. Business card of Mesod Isaac Cohen – jeweler, wholesale – 1900 Cohen retail dealer and ‘loaner’ of money. MAL‐01‐002 Postcard: Florida East Published by the Cochrane Co. Palatka, FLA. Made in U.S.A. R‐ Abt. 1915 Coast Railway Key 26690. Divided back. “Postage one cent for United States and West Extension, Island Possessions Cuba, Canada and Mexico. Two cents for looking Through the foreign. Bahia Honda Bridge, Florida MAL‐01‐003 Postcard: It Floats “Built for comfort, not for speed, Florida.” Pub. By the H. & Abt. 1917 W.B. Drew Co. Jacksonville, Fla. Florida Artistic Series (In God We Trust). A‐71271. Divided back. MAL‐01‐004 Brochure: Florida: A collection of Photographs, with text by Mrs. H. K. Ingram, St. 1893 Beauties of the East Augustine, 1893. Copyright 1893, by Joseph Richardson, Coast General Passenger Agent, for the Jacksonville, St. Augustine & Indian River Railway. Made at The Complete Art‐Printing Works of the Mathews‐Northrup Co., Buffalo, N.Y. 1893. A description of the east coast of Florida from Jacksonville to Biscayne Bay by train. [Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Hotel Ponce DeLeon; Ormond‐By‐The‐Sea; Titusville; Rockledge; Eau Gallie; Melbourne; Indian River Narrows; Lake Worth; Hotel Royal Poinciana; Biscayne Bay] MAL‐01‐005 Brochure: The Photographs, maps, and text of hotels, points of interest and 1897‐99 FLORIDA East Coast attractions from Jacksonville to Miami, Florida and Nassau in Hotel System the Bahamas Islands. MAL‐01‐006 Brochure: DeLand A 20‐page booklet, issued by the Business League Of DeLand, Abt. 1907 Florida of photographs and text describing DeLand, the Athens of Florida. Published by The E.O. Painter Printing Company, Printery Park, DeLand, Florida MAL‐01‐007 Brochure: Grand An 18‐page booklet describing the Grand Atlantic Hotel, Abt. Atlantic Hotel. Daytona, Florida and the Neversink Mountain Hotel, Reading, 1902‐ Daytona, Fla. Pennsylvania in photographs and text. By James H. Johnson & 1908 Sons, Proprietors. (It was called the Grand Atlantic Hotel from 1902‐1908.) MAL‐01‐008 Brochure: Fort Myers A 16‐page booklet, compiled and written by H.L. Williamson, Abt. 1916 Florida: The Gate City Secretary of Board of Trade, photographs and text describing of the Tropics Fort Myers, Florida. Engraved by Dixie Engraving Company, Savannah, Georgia. Printed by the Record Company, Saint Augustine, Florida MAL‐01‐009 Brochure: Souvenir of Incorporated, Jacksonville, Florida; Also owners of the Arizona 1900 the Florida Ostrich and California Ostrich Farms. A 16‐page booklet with photos, Farm text, price list and ads describing the Florida Ostrich Farm in Jacksonville, Florida. MAL‐0‐010 Brochure: A Souvenir A 28‐page booklet with photographs and text. The purpose is 1910 of The Land of Least to sell land in Crescent City/Lake George, Florida. Published by Resistance Florida The Florida Lake George Land Company, Incorporated. Walter Lake George Land Co. S. Adams Co., Selling Agents, Incorporated, Louisville, KY., Inc. U.S.A. 25 October 2013 3 MALCOLM, JAMES A. AND JANET W. COLLECTION File No. Title Description Est. Date MAL‐01‐011 Brochure: Miami “By‐ ‘In the Tropical zone of Florida Where winter is turned to Abt. The‐Sea” Summer.’ A Miami Chamber of Commerce (formed in 1921) 1922‐ publication promoting Miami, Florida in photographs, 1923 drawings and text. Published by the Miami Chamber of Commerce, Miami, Florida MAL‐01‐012 Brochure: A A publication of the Palatka Bureau of Information. A detailed 1895 Panorama of Palatka description and all Palatka and Putnam County have to offer. and Putnam County, A joint work by the city and county. Published by Vance Florida Printing Company, Jacksonville, FLA. 1895. Illustrated by R.M. Stanley MAL‐01‐013 Pamphlet: Hotel A 16‐page booklet advertising Hotel Indian River in Abt. 1897 Indian River photographs and text. Rockledge, Fla. Winter Resort MAL‐01‐014 Brochure: Rockledge A 12‐page booklet advertising The Plaza Hotel in Rockledge, Abt. 1901 Florida, The Plaza Florida in photographs and text. Hotel on the Indian River MAL‐01‐015 Pamphlet: Hotel An 8‐page booklet advertising Hotel Magnolia in St. Augustine, Abt. 1909 Magnolia, St. Florida Augustine, Florida MAL‐01‐016 Brochure: Saint A 24‐page booklet with a history of St. Augustine and all of its Abt. 1917 Augustine Florida attributes in photos and pictures. A list and pictures of all of the hotels with managers’ names and prices. Art work, engraving and printing by The Record Company. St. Augustine photographs by Wolfe, St. Augustine. MAL‐01‐017 Ephemera: Florida A booklet of 12 attached pictures of St. Augustine and the 1800’s country side. On back: “Tugby’s Bazaar, corner St. George and Hypolita Sts., St. Augustine, Fla. A large assortment of Jewelry, Souvenir Goods, Old Indian Relics, China and Bric‐a‐Brac, at low prices.” MAL‐01‐018 Book: Ponce DeLeon Second Edition, St. Augustine, Florida. A book of 159 pages, 1895 Land plus 9 pages of ads and pictures of hotels. This is a biography of Ponce DeLeon and a history of and the reasons for the founding and settlement of Florida. Written and published by George M. Brown, Ordnance Sergeant, U.S.A., Jacksonville, Florida, The DaCosta Printing Company. 1895. MAL‐01‐019 Brochure: St. A 42 page booklet of text, photographs and ads describing St. Abt. 1895 Augustine Augustine with history and description of the current city. The Hopkins Art Press, St. Augustine, FLA. MAL‐01‐020 Brochure: A 16 page promotional booklet with text and photographs 1917 St. Petersburg Florida describing the attributes of St. Petersburg. Issued by St. The Sunshine City Petersburg Board of Trade. Redfield‐Kendrick‐Odell Co. Inc. New York MAL‐01‐021 Brochure: A 60 page booklet promoting Tampa, Florida with text, 1915 Tampa Today and photographs and charts. Compliments of The Tampa Board of Tomorrow Trade of Tampa, Florida. Written by L. P. Dickie, Secretary , Board of Trade. Printed by Rinaldi Printing Company. 25 October 2013 4 MALCOLM, JAMES A. AND JANET W. COLLECTION Box 2: Florida Brochures, Ephemera and cards, cont. File No. Title Description Est. Date MAL‐02‐022 Pamphlet: Indian A brochure for the Indian River Line between St. Augustine Abt. River Line between and Palm Beach. The fleet had 6 vessels (“Yacht House Boats 1890‐ St. Augustine and for charter to all points in Florida”). This was the schedule for 1900 Palm Beach 4‐day trips with the scenic description of each day, times and prices. By the McCoy Brothers, Daytona, Florida. Printed by The Drew Press, Jacksonville. [Sebastian is included.] MAL‐02‐023 Brochure: Florida A 96‐page booklet with a “list of hotels and general 1904‐ East Coast General information concerning this famous winter resort section of 1905 Information America” with illustrations of the hotels from St. Augustine to Key West including Havana and Nassau. By the Florida East coast Railway. MAL‐02‐024 Brochure: The Florida A‐38 page booklet describing in text and pictures what the 1900 East Coast Hotel hotels along the east coast of Florida have to offer for the Company 1900 winter season from November first to May first. By the Florida East Coast Railroad and East Coast Steamboat Co. MAL‐02‐025 Brochure: The An 8‐page brochure of the description of the route from New 1902 Southern’s Palm York to St. Augustine with text, pictures, diagrams and time Limited to Florida tables.