INVENTORY OF THE COUNTY ARCHIVES OF FLORIDA Prepared by The Historical Records Survey Division of Professional and Service Projects No. 25. HARDEE COUNTY (WAUCHULA) Jacksonville, Florida Emrical Records Survey Luther H. Evans, National Director Division of Professional and Service Projects Florence Kerr, Assistant Administrator WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION F. C. Harrington, Administrator The Inventory of the County Archives of Florida is one of a number of bibliographies of historical materials prepared throughout the United States under the direction of the Historical Records Survey of the Works Progress Administration. The publication herewith presented, an inventory of the archives of Hardee county, is number 25 of the The Historical Records Survey was undertaken in the winter of 1935-36 for the purpose of providing useful employment to needy unemployed historians, lawyers, teachers, and research and clerical workers. In carrying out this objective, the project was organized to compile inventories of historical materials, particularly the unpublished government documents and records which are basic in the administration of local government, and which provide unvaluable data for students of political, economic, and social history. The archival guide herewith presented is intended to meet the requirements of day-to-day administration by the officials of the county, and also the needs of lawyers, business men and other citizens who require facts from the public records for the proper conduct of their affairs. The volume is so designed that it can be used by the historian in his research in unprinted sources. The inventories produced under the supervision of the Historical Records Survey attempt to do more than give merely a list of records they attempt further to sketch in the historical background of the county or other unit of government, and to describe precisely and in detail the organization and functions of the government agencies whose records they list. The county, town, and other local inventories for the entire county will, when completed, constitute an encyclopedia of local government as well as a bibliography of local archives. The successful conclusion of the work of the Historical Records Survey, even in a single county, would not be possible without the support of public officials, historical and legal specialists, and many other groups in the community. Their cooperation is gratefully acknowledged. The Survey was organized and has been directed by Luther H. Evans, and operates as a nation-wide project in the Division of Women's and Frofessional Projects, of which Mrs. Florence Kerr, Assistant Administrator, is in charge. F. C. Harrington |