Arthur W. Thompson Papers 1950-1961

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Arthur W. Thompson Papers 1950-1961

http://www.library.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/thompson.htm

Notes created by historian Arthur W. Thompson in researching U.S. Senator David Yulee and Jacksonian Democracy in Florida.

2 Linear feet; 4 boxes

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Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

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Yulee, David Levy, 1810-1886

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David Levy Yulee (born David Levy; June 12, 1810 – October 10, 1886) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Florida's territorial delegate to Congress from 1841 to 1845 and as one of its first U.S. Senators from 1845 to 1851 and again from 1855 to 1861. Yulee was the first person of Jewish ancestry to be elected and serve as a U.S. Senator. He founded the Florida Railroad Company and served as president of several other companies, earning the nick...

Thompson, Arthur W. (Arthur William), 1920-1966

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Historian. From the description of Papers, 1950-1961. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 30485602 Arthur W. Thompson was a professor of history at the University of Florida, member of the Florida Historical Society and editor of the Florida Historical Quarterly. He earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1954 with his dissertation, "David Yulee: A Study of Nineteenth Century American Thought and Enterprise." He was the author of numerous articles and books, in...