Orlando Postmasters
Dublin Core
Title
Orlando Postmasters
Alternative Title
Orlando Postmasters
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Post offices
Description
A newspaper article discussing the history of the succession of postmasters in Orlando, Florida. The article begins with the administration of E. W. Spier and ends with David R. Laycock. The article also describes the political nature of postmaster appointments through successive presidential administrations. As the political party in the White House changed, so did the postmaster of Orlando, as well. When the incumbent party was re-elected, typically, the postmaster would remain the same. This is what allowed W. R. O'Neal to become Orlando’s longest serving postmaster, to that point. O'Neal served as Orlando’s postmaster during the administration of William McKinley (1843-1901), Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), and William Howard Taft (1857-1930).
Source
Photocopy of original newspaper article: Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck.
Date Created
ca. 1930
Contributor
Buck, Texann Ivy
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original document of photocopied newspaper article, 1930.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
683 KB
Medium
1-page newspaper article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Texann Ivy Buck and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Stoddard, James
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck
External Reference
Kilsheimer, Joe. "Old Post Offices Aid Revitalization Efforts." AMERICAN CITY AND COUNTY. 119: 20-21.
Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
Collection
Citation
“Orlando Postmasters,” RICHES, accessed May 20, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7663.