Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1889-1954 (predominant: 1895-1898) (Creation)
Extent
0.60 Linear Feet
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Papers: Correspondence, legal and financial documents, and biographical material. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1895-1898, is addressed to Julia Tuttle, and deals with business transactions; principal correspondents are Henry Flagler and J. E. Ingraham. Legal documents include warranty deeds, a photocopy of Julia Tuttle's will of 1889, a certified copy of her 1896 will, and abstracts of the legal maneuvers that took place after her death. Also included is information on the Tuttle family, some 1950s material on events honoring Julia Tuttle, and the typescript of For Julia, a biographical novel written by Florida author Zachary Ball (pseudonym of Kelly Ray Masters)
Photographs: studio portraits of Julia Tuttle, William Sturtevant, husband Frederick Tuttle, son Henry Tuttle, daughter Frances Emmalie Tuttle, family and friends. Views of Fort Dallas, the Miami River area, and the Tuttle home in Cleveland, Ohio. Most views are albumen prints, ranging in size from carte-de-visite to about 8 x 10 inches.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research.
Physical access
As a preservation measure, researchers must use photocopies, photographic copies and digital images.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Stella Tuttle Chapman and the Tuttle family, 1975.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related artifacts are in HistoryMiami Museum's objects collection.
Related descriptions
Notes element
General note
Other Information
Accessions
1975-025 (photographs)
1975-107 (papers)
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Authors: Archives staff and Rebecca A. Smith.
Archivist's note
© Copyright 2019 HistoryMiami Archives & Research Center. All rights reserved.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Flagler, Henry Morrison, 1830-1913 (Subject)
- Sturtevant, Ephraim T. (Subject)
- Tuttle, Julia, 1849-1898 (Subject)