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Bill Whitson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1986.20

Scope and Contents

The Bill Whitson Collection contains 42 photographs of various buildings in Hollywood and Dania Beach. These buildings include municipal government, postal offices, hotes, theaters, and schools.

Dates

  • Circa 1920

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

William (Bill) Ward Whitson (1927-2011) was a lifelong resident of Hollywood Florida. He is the son of Edwin Whitson a salesman from Illinois and Edyth Whitson from Indiana. He enlisted into the army at the age of 19. At the age of 24 Whitson married Mary Ann Wood in 1951, she passed in 1967.

Extent

1 Flat File (The Bill Whitson Collection contains 42 photographs of various buildings in Hollywood and Dania Beach from the 1920's.)

Language of Materials

English

Processing Information

This collection received container level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.

Author
Ryan Loeffler
Date
August 2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for uncoded script

Repository Details

Part of the Broward County Historical Archives Repository

Contact:
100 S Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale Florida 33301 United States
954-357-7444