1 100 6 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/9f491f77eab937cf242346bd4c18c94c.jpg 253de25465b8cc499ba6404b3b3ff129 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Collection Alternative Title Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Subject Cemeteries--Europe Veterans--Florida World War II, 1939-1945 Army Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES</a>. <a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida-France Soldier Stories Project</a>. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France Contributing Project Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Curator Barnes, Mark Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Epinal Project- by Students of History 357: The Second World War</a>." University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm (accessed January 3, 2015). Description The Florida-France Soldier Storiesproject seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Massachusetts Institute of Technology Theta Delta Chi, 1939 Description A page from the 1939 edition of Technique, the yearbook for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This page shows the Theta Delta Chi, a social fraternity. A notable student listed is Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944), who is pictured fourth from the left in the second row. Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1939, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.newsherald.com/" target="_blank">The Wilkes-Barre Record</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. External Reference "<a href="http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/liberation-de-thiant-l-histoire-bouleversante-du-ia27b36952n2369051" target="_blank">Libération de Thiant</a>." La Voix Du Nord. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/liberation-de-thiant-l-histoire-bouleversante-du-ia27b36952n2369051. "<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=heist&GSiman=1&GScid=1991677&GRid=56372930&" target="_blank">Maj Jack C Heist</a>." Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=heist&GSiman=1&GScid=1991677&GRid=56372930& . "<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4441134/the_wilkesbarre_record/" target="_blank">Local Men in Armed Forces</a>." The Wilkes-Barre Record, December 24, 1942, page 6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4441134/the_wilkesbarre_record/. Alternative Title MIT Theta Delta Chi Subject Colleges Universities Source Digital reproduction of original yearbook page: Technique (Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939), page 265. <a href="http://interactive.ancestry.com/1265/40392_B075330-00265/240315196?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/38722788/person/20409592223/facts" target="_blank">http://interactive.ancestry.com/1265/40392_B075330-00265/240315196?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/38722788/person/20409592223/facts</a>. Publisher <a href="http://technique.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Technique</a> Date Created ca. 1939 Date Copyrighted 1939 Date Issued 1939 Is Part Of <a href="http://technique.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Technique</a> (Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939): Source Repository. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/172" target="_blank">Epinal American Cemetery Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Format image/jpg Extent 282 KB Medium 1 yearbook page Language eng Type Text Coverage Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts Accrual Method Donation Mediator History Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://technique.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Technique</a>. Contributing Project Epinal Cemetery Project Curator Almanza, Esteban Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry.com</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Borge Paul Edward Nissen Byron Wesley Wheeler, Jr. Cambridge, Massachusetts Charles William Schwartz IV colleges Donald Malpas Cole, Jr. Erwin Haskell Schell fraternities fraternity Frederick Johnstone Adams Greek life Harland Housam Davis Holden White Withington Jack Cameron Heist James Howard Laubach James Lewis McClellan, Jr. John Day Alexander John Gilbert Griffin, Jr. John Hart Purinton Karl Dickson Fernstrom Karl Pfister III Marshall Arnold Wight, Jr. Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Morris Emmons Nicholson, Jr. Nathan Richard George Ray Orion Wyland, Jr. Robert Frederic Olwell Robert Howell Crosby Robert John Saunders Roland Douglas Glenn Seibert Quimby Duntley Stuart Paige students Technique Theron Smith Curtis, Jr. Theta Delta Chi universities university Wallace Kelly Woods Warne Perrault Johnson William Elden Hense, Jr. William Ralph Schwindler William Ralph Willard William Souther Brewster William Stien L. Christensen https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/6336b3b6416c0281e753a2166342599b.jpg cf36f37b831899d906051806668402b1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Collection Alternative Title Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Subject Cemeteries--Europe Veterans--Florida World War II, 1939-1945 Army Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES</a>. <a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida-France Soldier Stories Project</a>. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France Contributing Project Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Curator Barnes, Mark Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Epinal Project- by Students of History 357: The Second World War</a>." University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm (accessed January 3, 2015). Description The Florida-France Soldier Storiesproject seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tech Swim Club, 1939 Description A page from the 1939 edition of Technique, the yearbook for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This page shows the Tech Swim Club, an honorary society for swimmers. A notable student listed is Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1939, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.newsherald.com/" target="_blank">The Wilkes-Barre Record</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. External Reference "<a href="http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/liberation-de-thiant-l-histoire-bouleversante-du-ia27b36952n2369051" target="_blank">Libération de Thiant</a>." La Voix Du Nord. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/liberation-de-thiant-l-histoire-bouleversante-du-ia27b36952n2369051. "<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=heist&GSiman=1&GScid=1991677&GRid=56372930&" target="_blank">Maj Jack C Heist</a>." Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=heist&GSiman=1&GScid=1991677&GRid=56372930& . "<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4441134/the_wilkesbarre_record/" target="_blank">Local Men in Armed Forces</a>." The Wilkes-Barre Record, December 24, 1942, page 6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4441134/the_wilkesbarre_record/. Alternative Title MIT Tech Swim Club Subject Colleges Universities Sports--United States Swimming--United States Source Digital reproduction of original yearbook page: Technique (Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939), page 166. <a href="http://interactive.ancestry.com/1265/40392_B075330-00166/240314565?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/38722788/person/20409592223/facts" target="_blank">http://interactive.ancestry.com/1265/40392_B075330-00166/240314565?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/38722788/person/20409592223/facts</a>. Publisher <a href="http://technique.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Technique</a> Date Created ca. 1939 Date Copyrighted 1939 Date Issued 1939 Is Part Of <a href="http://technique.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Technique</a> (Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939): Source Repository. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/172" target="_blank">Epinal American Cemetery Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Format image/jpg Extent 32 KB Medium 1 yearbook page Language eng Type Text Coverage Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts Accrual Method Donation Mediator History Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://technique.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Technique</a>. Contributing Project Epinal Cemetery Project Curator Almanza, Esteban Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry.com</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Andrew Lawrie Fabens, Jr. athletes Cambridge, Massachusetts clubs colleges David Turner Morgenthaler David Wheeler Howard Fredrick Adolphe Faure Cook George Alvin Senior Gordon Smith Harold Chestnut Jack Cameron Heist James Howard Laubach, Jr. John Holms McLeod, Jr. John Joseph Jatosh John Patrick McEvoy Kirke White Marsh, Jr. Manning Cutter Morrill Massachusetts Institute of Technology Maximilian Untersee MIT Peter Michael Bernays Ralph Theodore Jope Richard Drake Martin Robert John Saunders Sears Williams sports Stuart Paige students swimmers swimming Tech Swim Club Technique universities university William Champion William Robert White William Russell Schuler William Souther Brewster Winthrop Mandell Steele https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/3e4d2dd46d2e316b90348d7d10958751.jpg 70b52a48a590a23d8362fbee2af2912f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Collection Alternative Title Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Subject Cemeteries--Europe Veterans--Florida World War II, 1939-1945 Army Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES</a>. <a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida-France Soldier Stories Project</a>. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France Contributing Project Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Curator Barnes, Mark Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Epinal Project- by Students of History 357: The Second World War</a>." University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm (accessed January 3, 2015). Description The Florida-France Soldier Storiesproject seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Massachusetts Institute of Technology Quadrangle Club, 1939 Description A page from the 1939 edition of Technique, the yearbook for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This page shows the Quadrangle Club, an honorary society for sophomores. A notable student listed is Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1939, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.newsherald.com/" target="_blank">The Wilkes-Barre Record</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. External Reference "<a href="http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/liberation-de-thiant-l-histoire-bouleversante-du-ia27b36952n2369051" target="_blank">Libération de Thiant</a>." La Voix Du Nord. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/liberation-de-thiant-l-histoire-bouleversante-du-ia27b36952n2369051. "<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=heist&GSiman=1&GScid=1991677&GRid=56372930&" target="_blank">Maj Jack C Heist</a>." Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=heist&GSiman=1&GScid=1991677&GRid=56372930& . "<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4441134/the_wilkesbarre_record/" target="_blank">Local Men in Armed Forces</a>." The Wilkes-Barre Record, December 24, 1942, page 6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4441134/the_wilkesbarre_record/. Alternative Title MIT Quadrangle Club Subject Colleges Universities Source Digital reproduction of original yearbook page: Technique (Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939), page 162. <a href="http://interactive.ancestry.com/1265/40392_B075330-00162/240313001?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/38722788/person/20409592223/facts" target="_blank">http://interactive.ancestry.com/1265/40392_B075330-00162/240313001?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/38722788/person/20409592223/facts</a>. Publisher <a href="http://technique.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Technique</a> Date Created ca. 1939 Date Copyrighted 1939 Date Issued 1939 Is Part Of <a href="http://technique.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Technique</a> (Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939): Source Repository. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/172" target="_blank">Epinal American Cemetery Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Format image/jpg Extent 182 KB Medium 1 yearbook page Language eng Type Text Coverage Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts Accrual Method Donation Mediator History Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://technique.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Technique</a>. Contributing Project Epinal Cemetery Project Curator Almanza, Esteban Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry.com</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Arnold Stifel Mengel Cambridge, Massachusetts Carl Muth Mueller clubs colleges Donald Douglass Scarff Jack Cameron Heist James Starbuck Thornton John Van Riper Jonathan Clark Ingersoll Joseph Gleason Gavin Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Nathaniel McLean Sage, Jr. Preston Richardson Gladding Quadrangle Club Richard Albert Van Tuyl Robert Duncan Coombs Robert James Meier Robert John Demartini sophomores Sterling Hollinshead Ivison, Jr. students Technique Theodore Hervery Guething universities university Walter Edwin Morton Walter Paramore Keith, Jr. Willard Sherwood Mott William Lane Babcock https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/552f7987a8a0cfc16c97845f496103b1.jpg 35c10361062c3c9d86b6c8be16a19ca0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Collection Alternative Title Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Subject Cemeteries--Europe Veterans--Florida World War II, 1939-1945 Army Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES</a>. <a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida-France Soldier Stories Project</a>. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France Contributing Project Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Curator Barnes, Mark Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Epinal Project- by Students of History 357: The Second World War</a>." University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm (accessed January 3, 2015). Description The Florida-France Soldier Storiesproject seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Massachusetts Institute of Technology Directory of Students, 1939 Description A page from the 1939 edition of Technique, the yearbook for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This page shows the directory of students. A notable student listed is Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1939, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.newsherald.com/" target="_blank">The Wilkes-Barre Record</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. External Reference "<a href="http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/liberation-de-thiant-l-histoire-bouleversante-du-ia27b36952n2369051" target="_blank">Libération de Thiant</a>." La Voix Du Nord. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/liberation-de-thiant-l-histoire-bouleversante-du-ia27b36952n2369051. "<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=heist&GSiman=1&GScid=1991677&GRid=56372930&" target="_blank">Maj Jack C Heist</a>." Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=heist&GSiman=1&GScid=1991677&GRid=56372930& . "<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4441134/the_wilkesbarre_record/" target="_blank">Local Men in Armed Forces</a>." The Wilkes-Barre Record, December 24, 1942, page 6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4441134/the_wilkesbarre_record/. Alternative Title MIT Student Directory Subject Colleges Universities Source Digital reproduction of original yearbook page: Technique (Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939), page 284. <a>http://interactive.ancestry.com/1265/41349_630630_0121-00313/295056304?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/38722788/person/20409592223/facts/citation/157573325883/edit/record </a>. Publisher <a href="http://technique.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Technique</a> Date Created ca. 1939 Date Copyrighted 1939 Date Issued 1939 Is Part Of <a href="http://technique.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Technique</a> (Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939): Source Repository. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/172" target="_blank">Epinal American Cemetery Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Format image/jpg Extent 476 KB Medium 1 yearbook page Language eng Type Text Coverage Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts Accrual Method Donation Mediator History Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://technique.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Technique</a>. Contributing Project Epinal Cemetery Project Curator Almanza, Esteban Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry.com</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Abraham W. Hajjar Adrian J. Grossman Albert A. Hess Albert C. Hall Albert J. Harno, Jr. Albert J. Harper, Jr. Alex F. Hancock Alfred H. Heckel, Jr. Alfred L. Hart Alvin H. Hartman Andrew Hepburn Arthur A. Hauser, Jr. Barton L. Hakan Benjamin D. Halpern Bertram R. Harper Cambridge, Massachusetts Charles A. Hathaway Charles L. Hall, Jr. Charles W. Hargens III Chester N. Hasert Christian E. Grosser Clarence H. Gunderson Clifford H. Hahn Clyde F. Hayward colleges Conrad W. Hansen, Jr. Cullie B. Harris Cyril M. Harris, Jr. David P. Herron Dean B. Harrington Donald H. Hanak Douglas B. Henderson Edgar E. Hayes Eduardo F. Herrerias Edward A. Hamacher Edward H. Guilbert, Jr. Edward V. Hardaway, Jr. Elias Gunnell Elmer W. Hanak, Jr. Eugene C. Gwaltney Francis B. Herlihy Franklin Hawkins Frederic W. Hammesfahr Frederick C. Herzog, Jr. Frederick M. Griffith, Jr. Frederick R. Gruner Frederick T. Haddock, Jr. Fredyum Hendrickson, Jr. George H. Hart George R. Griffin George S. Harrington George W. Hazen Glen A. Gurnsey Gustave W. Heinz, Jr. Hames M. Hart, Jr. Hamilton Herman Hans J. Haac Harris F. Hanscom Harry A. Helm Harry J. Heimer Harry J. Heineman, Jr. Henry Harrison Henry L. Hamilton, Jr. Herbert F. Harvey Herbert Harris, Jr. Herman J. Harjes Hilliard Grossberg Jack Cameron Heist James F. Healey James H. Henderson, Jr. James L. Hall James N. Hendel James T. Harker Jean C. Hartshorne John C. Haas John C. Harper John D. Helbig John E. Guillotte John E. Harsch John G. Griffin, Jr. John G. Hemans, Jr. John J. Guarrera John J. Hess, Jr. John M. Geyzbowski John R. Gunther John S. Hazelton John S. Hermistone John T. Hassey, Jr Joseph A. Henrich, Jr. Karl W. Hering Laurence Sherwood Heinze Leonard Harris Louis Harmantas Louis W. Helmreich Luke S. Hayden Mary E. Guinan Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Mitchell J. Halle Norman E. Hayes Orvis B. Hartman Paul C. Gross Paul M. Hammond Paul M. Heilman Pelle E. G. Hammarlund Peter W. Hellige Philip L. Harris Pierre F. 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Hendrich https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/8c6b1db28cdb043850980335706ea3d9.pdf 4f9d0addbae766c3e9267d349063b64a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title General Collection Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Florida was first inhabited by Paleo-Indians as early as 14,000 years ago. By the 16th century, several distinct Native American tribes inhabited present-day Florida, primarily the Apalachee of the Panhandle, the Timucua of North and Central Florida), the Ais of the Central Atlantic Coast, the Tocobaga of the Tampa Bay area, the Calusa of Southwest Florida, and the Tequesta of the Southeast Florida. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title To Attract, Retain and Grow: The History of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council Alternative Title History of Florida High Tech Corridor Council Subject High technology industries--United States Orlando (Fla.) Tampa (Fla.) University of Central Florida University of South Florida Colleges Universities and colleges Hitt, John C. Castor, Betty, 1941- Education--Florida Description "To Attract, Retain and Grow: The History of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council" is a paper by Dr. Connie L. Lester and Dr. James C. Clark of the University of Central Florida (UCF). Dr. Lester is an Associate Professor of History concentrating in the Modern South, as well as agricultural, environmental, and economic history. She is also the Program Director of RICHES of Central Florida and Editor of Florida Historical Quarterly. A Lecturer of History, Dr. Clark's concentration is on Florida history, the American South, and presidential history. "To Attract, Retain and Grow" focuses on the history of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council (FHTCC), which an economic development initiative whose mission is to foster the high technology industry in Florida's High Tech Corridor, spanning 23 counties with rich industries in aerospace engineering, modeling and simulation, optics and photonics, digital media, and medical technologies. The council consists of the UCF in Orlando, the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, and the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville. In 1966, the Florida Legislature passed an act founding the FHTCC to support the 21-county service areas of UCF and USF. Its original mission was to expand research and educational partnerships in order to retain the Cirent Semiconductor water fabrication facility located in Orlando, Florida. In 1997, the development of all technology industries across Central Florida was added to the FHTCC's mission. UF joined the partnership in 2005. Abstract This scientific study, conducted by the University of Central Florida’s history department, looks at the factors that contributed to the growth of the innovative technology clusters of Florida’s High Tech Corridor. Type Text Source Original 44-page paper: Lester, Connie L. and James C. Clark. "<a href="http://www.floridahightech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Publications-To-Attract-Retain-and-Grow-Corridor-History.pdf" target="_blank">To Attract, Retain and Grow: The History of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council</a>." Requires a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html" target="_blank"&gt Adobe Acrobat Reader Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/36" target="_blank">General Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Coverage University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Creator Lester, Connie L. Clark, James C. Publisher <a href="http://www.floridahightech.com/%20target=">Florida High Tech Corridor Council</a> Date Created ca. 2103 Date Issued ca. 2103 Date Copyrighted ca. 2103 Date Submitted ca. 2103 Format application/pdf Extent 447 KB Medium 44-page paper Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Economics Teacher Geography Teacher Humanities Teacher Science Teacher Provenance Originally created by Dr. Connie L. Lester and James C. Clark, and published by the <a href="http://www.floridahightech.com/%20target=">Florida High Tech Corridor Council</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by the <a href="http://www.floridahightech.com/%20target=">Florida High Tech Corridor Council</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://www.floridahightech.com/%20target=">Florida High Tech Corridor Council</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.floridahightech.com/about/" target="_blank">ABOUT</a>." Florida High Tech Corridor. http://www.floridahightech.com/about/. Burnett, Richard. "<a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-09-19/business/os-cfb-tech-corridor-092010-20100919_1_grant-program-florida-high-tech-corridor-council-advocacy-group" target="_blank">Technology: Local council's grant program wins award</a>." 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection Alternative Title RICHES Podcast Collection Subject Podcasts Documentaries Description RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. Contributor <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries</a> Cassanello, Robert Language eng Type Collection Coverage Altoona, Florida Apopka, Florida Astor, Florida Barberville, Florida Brevard County, Florida Bushnell, Florida Clermont, Florida Cocoa, Florida Cocoa Beach, Florida College Park, Orlando, Florida Coral Gables, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida DeLand, Florida Disston City, Florida Eatonville, Florida Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Florida Fort King, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida Geneva, Florida Goldenrod, Florida Groveland, Florida Hannibal Square, Winter Park, Florida Holly Hill, Florida Hontoon Island, DeLand, Florida Indian River, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Key Biscayne, Florida Key West, Florida Kissimmee, Florida Lake Apopka, Florida Lake Buena Vista, Florida Lake County, Florida Lake Mary, Florida Marion County, Florida Merritt Island, Florida Mims, Florida Mount Dora, Florida Newnans Lake, Gainesville, Florida New Smyrna, Florida New Smyrna Beach, Florida Ocala, Florida Ocklawaha River, Florida Ocoee, Florida Orlando, Florida Ormond Beach, Florida Osceola County, Florida Oviedo, Florida Parramore, Orlando, Florida Reedy Creek, Florida Sanford, Florida Silver Springs, Florida St. Augustine, Florida St. Cloud, Florida St. Johns River, Florida St. Petersburg, Florida Tampa, Florida Titusville, Florida Vero Beach, Florida Weirsdale, Florida Winter Garden, Florida Winter Park, Florida Ybor City, Tampa, Florida Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries</a> External Reference "<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries</a>." 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Title RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 3: Serving the Community: The New Deal Post Office of Cocoa Florida Alternative Title Cocoa New Deal Post Office Podcast Subject Podcasts Documentaries Cocoa (Fla.) Post offices New Deal, 1933-1939--Florida Description Episode 3 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: Serving the Community: The New Deal Post Office of Cocoa Florida. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. In Episode 3, Heather Bollinger interviews Dr. Connie L. Lester of the University of Central Florida, Dr. Alan Bliss of Valdosta State University, and Dr. Nick Wynne of the Florida Historical Society about the history of the former Federal Post Office building constructed on Brevard Avenue in Cocoa, Florida. As of 2013, the building operates as the Florida Historical Society's headquarters. Abstract Heather Bollinger interviews Drs. Connie L. Lester, Alan Bliss, and Nick Wynne about the former federal post office building in the city of Cocoa, FL (now the headquarters of the Florida Historical Society) Type Moving Image Source Original 25-minute and 50-second podcast by Heather Bollinger, March 1, 2011: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 3: Serving the Community: The New Deal Post Office of Cocoa Florida." <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries</a>, Orlando, Florida. Is Part Of <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries</a>, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/70" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Coverage Cocoa, Florida Cocoa Post Office, Cocoa, Florida Florida Historical Society, Cocoa, Florida Creator Bollinger, Heather Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a> Contributor Lester, Connie L. Bliss, Alan Wynne, Nick Cassanello, Robert Date Created ca. 2011-03-01 Format video/mp4 application/pdf Extent 19.6 MB 157 KB Medium 23-minute and 50-second podcast 11-page typed transcript Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Economics Teacher Geography Teacher Humanities Teacher Visual Arts Teacher Provenance Originally created by Heather Bollinger and published by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a>. Rights Holder <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a> Accrual Method Item Creation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a> External Reference "<a href="http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/ucf.edu.2577623765.02577623773.6997974713?i=1630384584" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 3: The Cocoa New Deal Post Office</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/ucf.edu.2577623765.02577623773.6997974713?i=1630384584. "<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php. Bradbury, Alford G., and E. Story Hallock. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1579096" target="_blank">A Chronology of Florida Post Offices</a>. 1962. Cutler, Phoebe. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11916818" target="_blank">The Public Landscape of the New Deal</a>. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985. "<a href="http://myfloridahistory.org/society" target="_blank">The Society: Brief History</a>." Florida Historical Society. http://myfloridahistory.org/society. Esperdy, Gabrielle M. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/648759788" target="_blank">Modernizing Main Street Architecture and Consumer Culture in the New Deal</a>. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=557563. Gallagher, John S. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39109248" target="_blank">Florida Post Offices</a>. Lake Grove, OR: The Depot, 1997. Helbock, Richard W. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44730390" target="_blank">A Checklist of Florida Post Offices, 1821-1995</a>. Lake Oswego, OR: La Posta, 1995. Table Of Contents 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:10 The Great Depression and the New Deal 0:03:05 New Deal public works projects 0:04:14 Impact of the New Deal on Cocoa 0:05:42 Funding for construction and architectural style 0:07:17 Impact of the New Deal on Cocoa 0:08:42 Public and political support for New Deal projects 0:09:58 Economic impact of using local labor for construction 0:13:40 New Deal architecture 0:16:02 Adapting the building for the Florida Historical Society 0:20:06 Conclusion Date Copyrighted 2011-03-01 Date Issued 2011-03-01 Has Format Digital typed transcript of original 25-minute and 50-second podcast by Heather Bollinger, March 1, 2011: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 3: Serving the Community: The New Deal Post Office of Cocoa Florida." <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries</a>, Orlando, Florida. Transcript Cassanello I’m Robert [A.] Cassanello, assistant professor of history at the University of Central Florida, and you’re listening to the RICHES Documentary Podcast. Welcome to the RICHES documentary podcast. RICHES, the regional initiative for collecting the histories, experiences, and stories of Central Florida, is an umbrella program housing interdisciplinary public history projects that bring together different departments at the University of Central Florida with profit and nonprofit sectors of the community in order to promote the collection and preservation of the region’s history. By facilitating research that records and presents the stories of communities, businesses, and institutions in Central Florida, RICHES seeks to provide the region with a deeper sense of its heritage. This series will feature a podcast every two weeks, in the middle and at the end of each month, that will explore various aspects of Central Florida history. In today’s episode, Serving the Community: The New Deal Post Office of Cocoa Florida, Heather Bollinger examines the history of the iconic building, now home to the Florida Historical Society. Bollinger Hi. My name is Heather Bollinger. In this podcast, I explore the history of a former New Deal post office building in the City of Cocoa, Florida. Now the headquarters of the Florida Historical Society, the former post office served the community of Cocoa for 25 years, and brought a much needed economic boost to the city. From its earliest incarnation as a post office, the building has continued to adapt to the needs of a changing society, and has had lasting value for the City of Cocoa. This podcast will explore the factors behind the building’s construction, the impact of that construction on the local economy, and how the building continues to serve the community of Cocoa. At the end of the 1930s, the United States was struggling to come out of the Great Depression, the worst economic disaster to ever strike the country. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s administration developed the New Deal Economic Relief Program as a response to the Great Depression. The New Deal was designed to bring America out of the economic tailspin of the early 1930s and to prevent such a disaster from happening again. As part of the New Deal, designated funds would put people back to work, and restore confidence in the American economy. This involved the construction of many public works projects that would employ local citizens. Dr. Connie [L.] Lester, from the University of Central Florida, explains the goals of New Deal public works projects. Lester Well, first of all, the government wanted to get Americans back to work. The unemployment rate in the Great Depression was around 25 percent. And in the South, that meant focusing attention on small towns, because although Florida had a number of urban areas at this point, um, still most Americans—most Floridians— were still living in small towns. So in order to get Americans back to work, you couldn’t just focus on the cities, you had to focus on the country-side, as well. And those projects were really important in getting, uh, people back to work. They built roads. They built bridges. They built schools and post offices. And in some places, they built airports. And those were ways to attract new investors. In fact, those small towns frequently pointed to, uh, their new post office, or their new school, or their roads, as evidence that they were modern and progressive. So that when they promoted their town looking for, uh, industrial investment, these projects became one of the centerpieces of their promotional literature. Bollinger The passing of New Deal legislation had an important impact on small cities, such as Cocoa, Florida. A riverside city along Florida’s Atlantic coast, the City of Cocoa was founded around 1860 by fishermen and their families. Once a small town on the banks of the Indian River, by the 1930s, the City of Cocoa boasted a theater, a hardware store, a Masonic temple, department stores, and citrus growing facilities. What it lacked however, was an official government post office. The mail services had been housed in private residences and commercial businesses over the course of the town’s history, but the post office never had a permanent home in the City of Cocoa. However, the New Deal would change that. In July 1938, the [U.S.] Post Office Department and the [U.S.] Treasury Department, as part of New Deal legislation, appropriated $70,000 for the construction of a Federal Post Office building in the City of Cocoa. Dr. Alan Bliss of Valdosta State University explains how funding for the construction of post offices was implemented in places like Cocoa and what the government envisioned the post offices would stand for in the community. Bliss Well, the post offices came out of the Office of the Supervising Architect, which is part of the Federal Government that no longer exists. Uh, now we have the General Services Administration, which is sort of the landlord for all Federal buildings. Right really from about the time of the Civil War until 1939, the Treasury Department hosted a[sic] Office of the Supervising Architect, And that office was responsible for the planning and design of federal[?] buildings in the capitol in Washington, D.C., and wherever else the Federal Government did business. Each supervising architect was an individual appointed to that position, but a [U.S.] Secretary of the Treasury tended to sort of leave his, uh, imprint on the architectural style of the period, but of course, these people were products of their culture and their environment and their education. So you see Federal construction sort of reflecting the popular styles of the period whenever this development was going on. At the time that the Cocoa post office was constructed, um, as the cornerstone indicates, the supervising architect was a man named Louis [A.] Simon, he was an MIT [Massachusetts Institute of Technology] educated architect. Uh, he held that job, really through most of the 1930s in the Treasury Department. And in the case of post offices, like the Cocoa post office, there did tend to be sort of, uh, a governing philosophy, which was that the government should tend to favor architecture that was efficient and that reflected public purpose of the postal service. Bollinger The news that funding had been secured for a post office was welcomed by the residents of Cocoa. In The Cocoa Tribune of July 2nd, 1938, the newspaper stated that “news of the funding for the post office is that biggest that has hit Cocoa in many a year.” And that the news should be “cause for great jubilation in our little city. “The community of Cocoa attributed the successful appropriation of funding to Congressman Joseph [Edward] Hendricks, who, according to The Cocoa Tribune, had submitted the need for a post office for Cocoa to the government with the resulting appropriation. The newspaper praised Congressman Hendricks for his hard work and urged its readers to do the same. At the cornerstone-laying ceremony on December 15, 1939, Congressman Hendricks was invited to make the principal address with all the fanfare of the Cocoa High School band and a parade down the main thoroughfare of the city, Brevard Avenue. Over one thousand people attended the cornerstone-laying ceremony. Dr. Connie Lester explains how citizens receive the news that their towns had been selected for funding and why many politicians associated themselves with the construction of New Deal projects. Lester Most towns were very excited about it. When announcements were made about public works projects, um, they could be made in a variety of ways. Usually, the local politicians are gonna get involved. The newspaper’s gonna have—make a big splash about it. Um, sometimes you get—depending on the project and if it’s big enough—you would get a state legislators who—who would come, or even congressmen and senators who come. Because when something is going good like that, of course every politician wants to be in on it, and have people remember that they were there and that somehow they were responsible for it. So you always had, uh, a quite a bit of excitement about people coming to see the project get started and—and then when it’s finished, to see the end of it. On occasion, there were some projects that were so big like the TVA [Tennessee Valley Authority], for instance, um, that you would even of get, uh, visits from the President, who would come and open the project, or come up during some of the process of the project, to see how it was going. So, you know, people were really excited about these and I think it’s hard for us to conceptualize now how important this could be to a small town and to the—the people who hadn’t had much for a long time. Bollinger The impact of funding for the post office was felt on Cocoa’s local economy. The land selected for the site of the post office was sold by the City of Cocoa to the Federal Government for $3,500, which was financially beneficial to the city. Though the project’s contractor, the J. M. Ramon Construction Company, was based out of Jacksonville, local labor was used in the construction of the building. Construction commenced in October of 1939, and was completed in April of 1940. Dr. Connie Lester and Dr. Alan Bliss explain how vital the use of local labor became in the construction of New Deal buildings, and the impact of that labor usage on the economy in places like Cocoa. Lester Well, most of these small towns—people have very little money. I have a friend, who often says that in—in small towns everybody washed everyone else’s laundry. And what that meant was, they just went to each other's stores. They traded with one another. They bought, uh, and sold to one another. There was very little money in circulation in those small towns. What the government did by launching these projects is actually pay people in cash money, and that cash money became very important. But when you think about something like building a post office, like the one in Cocoa, uh, what you see is that you’re putting carpenters to work, and electricians, and masons, people who mix concrete, and truck drivers to move the materials there, heavy equipment operators to prepare the—the land in the first place. And all of them get paid, and they all get paid in cash money. And then that encourages other employment. Grocery stores do a better business. Department stores, furniture stores—so there’s all of those sorts of things. The point really was to get everyone back up and—and moving again. If they have money to spend and the demand increases for various kinds of consumer goods, then other people in the cities will go back to work. And so getting those small towns up and going was really, uh, really, very important, and had a huge impact on the local economy. Bliss These things really, uh, had a tremendous amount of resonance in the local economy. Well, there was the acquisition of the real estate for the property in the first place. And then local contractors were hired to actually effect[?] the construction. Those contractors hired their laborers. Uh, they also contracted with local vendors for building supplies and they contracted with subcontractors, um, for the specialized skills that wind up at a building just like that. Electricians, plumbers, tile setters, glaziers—who did the window work—roofers, uh, all of those things are specialties. They are construction traits. They tended to be done by people who are skilled in that enterprise. So the opportunity to work on a project, like a Federal post office was, uh, just about a God-send to people, contractors, laborers, skilled craftsmen, the contractors that supplied them. And then let’s not forget about the local building supply companies. Um, those tended to be highly localized—locally owned businesses. Lumber companies, uh, concrete supply companies, pipe suppliers, uh, all of these things tended to come from building supply businesses. Hardware suppliers and that sort of thing in the local area where buildings were under construction. You know what economists talk about it in terms of the so-called “multiplier effect.” It was really, uh, very much at work whenever a building like this led up. Bollinger The design of the Cocoa post office really emphasized function over form. Located on the corner of Brevard and Orange Avenues, the Cocoa post office was in the heart of the main shopping district of the city. Dr. Alan Bliss explains how the architecture of the post office represented the important changes of the New Deal Era. Bliss The style is—let’s describe it in plain language—it’s spare. It does not have a lot in the way of elaborate adornment. Uh, it tends to be a, uh—a functional building. Some might actually go so far as to call it “plain.” I think it’s very, very handsome building. And it has a recognizable style that we tend to sort of associate with the New Deal Era. What you see here is pretty[?] sparelines[?] and something that is more popularly termed “Art Deco.” and I know architectural historians tend to hesitate to use that term. I’ve also heard it refer to as “Art Moderne.” And also I have heard this referred to as the so-called “International Style.” And it got that label in the early 1930s. It seemed as though there was kind of a widespread rejection of the old style classical design in public buildings—the old style monumentality. How come? People were turned off by the excesses of grand celebratory design in public architecture, because it seemed to evoke kind of the imperial aspirations of the, uh, crumbling regimes of Europe. After the Great War,<a title="">[1]</a> people tended to recoil a little bit from that. People were very, very turned off by what they saw as the failings of those old imperial regimes. They welcomed, beginning in the 1920s, more modernist style. and I think that’s what we see in the Cocoa post office design—something that evokes the dignity of its public purpose and the security of, uh, the function that’s being carried out in the building. In this case, you know, the mail, right? But that really emphasizes function over, uh, ornate adornment. You don’t see a lot of adornment there—some nice touches. you know, the eagle there up with the stars that are cast into the facade, but nothing really, very grandiose. Bollinger The Cocoa post office has had lasting value for the City of Cocoa. Serving as the town’s post office for nearly 25 years, the post office on the corner of Brevard and Orange Avenues was retired in 1966, after the completion of a newer, much larger building located on Orange Avenue in 1965. Between 1965 and 1997, the building was occupied by a variety of entities, including the military, and used as a recruitment facility by the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI], and also by a branch of the [U.S.] Department of Agriculture. In the mid-1990s, the Florida Historical Society acquired the former post office for the society’s permanent use. Dr. Nick Wynne, the Director Emeritus of the Florida Historical Society, describes how the building fit the society’s needs. Wynne Once we got it, we applied to the [Florida] State Historic Preservation Office and we got actually a couple of grants that totaled about 450,000 dollars. We renovated it and we kept all of the exterior, and we kept most of the interior, but we adapted it to become a library with the open spaces and—and to accommodate shelving and everything else like that. One—one interesting sidelight—when we were—first acquired the building, we went in and it had eight-foot drop ceilings. And the original height of the ceilings was about 40 feet. So we had to tear all of that out. And the FBI had occupied half of the building. And we’re not 100% sure, but when we were taking out the drop ceiling, we found 27 what we thought were microphones that had been planted and uh, trunkline that had like 200 separate phone lines coming in the building, because it was going to also serve as a FEMA [Federal Emergency Relief Administration] building. And we called Congresspeople and we called everybody to sing[?], “You need to take out these phone lines, because they’re still active.” so eventually we just had the telephone company, “This is a construction zone. These lines will be cut.” So anyway, they came and they—they disconnected them to the building. It was interesting to say those were great days, because we were learning the building. We had never done and, uh, the building certainly accommodated us and was very spacious for the time. Bollinger Since 1998, the Florida Historical Society has operated out of the former post office building. It is now known as the Library of Florida History. In many ways, the post office has become a recognizable symbol for the Florida Historical Society. The historical society serves not only academics, but also the public, and many social functions are held monthly for the local community. In this way, the historical society continues to give back to the City of Cocoa, Brevard County, and the State of Florida. Dr. Wynne explain what the building means to the historical society. Wynne It’s a historical building they built in 1939. Some classic architecture. It’s linked to Art Deco. I mean, it has just that appearance of being a substantial building. I think—becomes even more symbolic as far as being perceived as a permanent home. And the reality is probably we could’ve had any building and it would’ve been acceptable. But the—the reality is that this is an appropriate building for its function. But it became the symbol—very stately, I think, uh—a symbol of the society. Bollinger For more information about the Florida Historical Society, please visit the society’s website at <a>www.myfloridahistory.org</a>. Cassanello Thank you for listening to the RICHES Documentary Podcast. Feel free to contact us with any question or comments on the program that you just heard. Please join us for the next episode Gentrification and Urban Renewal: Revitalizing Central Florida’s African American Community. <div> <div> <a title="">[1]</a> World War I. </div> </div> Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="http://youtu.be/ozMTX8JY5Hw" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 3: Serving the Community: The New Deal Post Office of Cocoa Florida</a> Requires Multimedia software, such as <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a>. 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