Cher-O-Key (May 17, 1929)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: School newspapers
subject: Junior high schools--Florida
subject: Schools
description: The Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927. The Volume I, Number 101 edition was published on May 16, 1929 and cost one cent. Article topics in the newspaper include the ninth grad banquet, Allen Hage's award as best citizen at Cherokee, the sixth grade visit to the school, Mothers Day, final examinations for the school year, club news, Cherokee's win at the Orange County track meet, the selection of members for the Honor Society, school sports and physical fitness, and humor.
creator: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
source: Original school newspaper by Robert Cox, ed.: The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 1. May 17, 1929: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Powers, Ormund
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: O'Berg, Gilbert
contributor: Cox, Lawson
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Williams, Bob
contributor: Harney, Margaret
contributor: Everett, Emory
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: Dye, Charles
contributor: Williams, Fred
contributor: Laverty, Beluah
contributor: Henderson
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Cherokee Junior High School, Orlando, Florida

Walt Disney Road Atlas for Cast Members
subject: Walt Disney World (Fla.)--Maps
subject: Amusement parks--Florida
subject: Lake Buena Vista (Fla.)--Maps
subject: Magic Kingdom (Fla.)
subject: EPCOT Center (Fla.)--Maps
description: Cast Member Map of Walt Disney World from 1986, showing such locations as the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT Center, the future location of the Disney-MGM Studios, Fort Wilderness Campground, the Contemporary Resort, Lake Buena Vista Village, Walt Disney World Village, and the future location of Pleasure Island. This map was issued to all new employees around 1986. It was not for public/tourist use, as it lists all areas that are accessible by employees only. This includes employee parking areas, access roads as well as a map of the Magic Kingdom Tunnel complex, the underground corridors and rooms that the rest of the Magic Kingdom is built upon.
source: Original map, 1986: Walt Disney Company: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Walt Disney Company
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
coverage: Epcot Center, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
coverage: Disney's MGM Studios, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
coverage: Fort Wilderness Campground, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
coverage: Disney's Contemporary Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
coverage: Lake Buena Vista Resort Village & Spa, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Downtown Disney Pleasure Island, Pleasure Island, Florida

Visit of President Lyndon B. Johnson to Orlando, Florida Program
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Democratic Party (Fla.)
description: The program President Lyndon B. Johnson's visit to Orlando, which took place on October 25 and 26, 1964. The program includes the schedule of arrival in Orlando and the program at Colonial Plaza. The program also lists various important Orlando and Orange County elected officials, as well as individuals that represent the Democratic Party as candidates in the 1964 election.
source: Original program, 1964: Orange County Johnson for President Committee: Prviate Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Orange County Johnson for President Committee
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: McCoy Terminal, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Cherry Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Florida
coverage: West Central Boulevard and South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida
coverage: South Orange Avenue and East Colonial Drive, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Colonial Plaza, Orlando, Florida

The Scottish Rite Fall Reunion Pamphlet
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Masonic buildings
subject: Freemasonry
description: A cover of a pamphlet for the Scottish Rites of the Masons, Fall Reunion in Orlando in 1976. The Scottish Rite Temple was located at 74 West Gore Street.
source: Original pamphlet, 1976: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Scottish Rite Temple, Orlando, Florida

State Bank of Orlando Check to Burlington Savings Bank (January 4, 1905)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Checks--United States
subject: Banks and banking--Florida
subject: Baking--United States
description: State Bank of Orlando check to Burlington Savings Bankdated January, 4th. 1905. The check was paid to the order of the State Bank of Orlando and the value received and charge was to Burlington Savings Bank of Burlington, Vermont in the sum of $300. The check was signed by Walter A Smith, who was a cashier of the State Bank of Orlando. The bank was formed in 1893 with Louis Massey as president. In 1919, the State Bank converted into the State Bank and Trust Company and also acquired the northeast corner of Orange Avenue and Central Boulevard that year. A. G. Bentley constructed a ten-story building on that lot, designed by W. L. Stoddart in the 20th Century Commercial style with Neo-Classical elements. The building was used by the bank until it closed in 1929. In 1933, the Florida Bank at Orlando acquired the property. In 1927, the building was acquired by Orange County and served as governmental offices, including the office of the sheriff and supervisor of elections. In 2002, it housed the temporary home of Florida Atlantic Metropolitan University's Law School.
creator: State Bank of Orlando
source: Original check to Burlington Savings Bank, January 4, 1905: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: State Bank of Orlando, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Burlington, Vermont

Seaboard Air Line Railroad Time Tables: Route of the Steamliners
subject: Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company
subject: Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company--Maps
subject: Passenger trains
description: Brochure listing the Seaboard Airline Railroad time tables for 1948. The brochure illustrates the benefits of traveling to Florida by rail. The railroad dates back to 1832 when the Portsmouth & Roanoke Rail road was chartered in Virginia. The company was reorganized as the Seaboard & Gaston Railroad and the Raleigh & August Air-Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Air Line System, which expanded through the south. The Orlando rail station was razed in 1955. By the 1960s, the railroad was a major competitor of the Atlantic Coast Line and eventually merged with ACL in 1967. Amtrak took over operations in 1971.
creator: Seaboard Air Line Railroad
source: Original 34-page brochure by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, 1948: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: New York City, New York
coverage: Washington, D.C.
coverage: West Palm Beach, Florida
coverage: Silver Springs, Florida
coverage: Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Homosassa, Florida
coverage: Cypress Gardens, Winter Haven, Florida
coverage: Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida
coverage: Highlands Hammock State Park, Sebring, Florida
coverage: Atlanta, Georgia
coverage: Birmingham, Alabama

Recruit Training Sounds to Remember
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Orlando, Fla. Naval Training Center
subject: United States. Navy
description: Seven-inch, 33 1/3 speed record titled "Recruit Training - Sounds to Remember" Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida. The record was produced by the Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline, Missouri. The Orlando Naval Training Center (NTC) was commissioned on July 1, 1968 and built on land formerly used for the Orlando Air Base, which was decommissioned in 1946. Construction for the second camp began in 1969 and was scheduled to be completed by mid-1973, the year in which Orlando became the only site of recruit training for enlisted women. The NTC closed on March 31, 1995.
creator: Orlando Naval Training Center
source: Original 33 1/3 speed record by Orlando Naval Training Center: "Recruit Training: Sounds to Remember": Walsworth Publishing Company, Marceline, Missouri: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Walsworth Publishing Company
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Physical Object
coverage: Orlando Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida

Orlando, Fla. The City Beautiful
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Tourism--Florida
subject: Lakes--Florida
subject: Country clubs--Florida
subject: Buildings--Florida
subject: Courthouses--Florida
subject: Hotels--Florida
subject: Libraries--Florida
subject: Apartments--Florida
subject: Churches--Florida
subject: Parks
description: Tourism booklet from the mid-1920s. It contains 16 pages and shows many Orlando city sights including buildings in the Orlando commercial district. The Orlando area was originally occupied by the Creek and Seminole tribes. In 1838, Fort Gatlin was erected on the shores of Lake Gatlin, just a few miles south of present-day downtown Orlando. Centered around Church Street in Orlando, Orlando became a city in 1884. Originally a cattle town, Orlando grew into a major citrus growing center by the 1920s. The city continued to grow during the Great Depression with aid from the Work Progress Administration (WPA). During World War II, Orlando became a major military center as well with the development of the McCoy and Pinecastle Air Force Bases, and with the addition of the Orlando Naval Training Center in 1968. Downtown Orlando declined in the 1960s and 1970s. Redevelopment began in the 1970s and continued into the 1980s, with projects such as Church Street Station. In 1998, a building boom began and continued through the 2000s.
source: Original 9-page booklet: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Copeland, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Orange Avenue and Pine Street, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Orange County Courthouse, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Lake Eola, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Lake Lucerne, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Orange Court Hotel, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Albertson Public Library, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Amherst Apartments, Orlando, Florida
coverage: First Presbyterian Church, Orlando, Florida
coverage: First Methodist Episcopal Church, Orlando, Florida
coverage: First Baptist Church, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Lake Cherokee, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Sperry Fountain, Lake Eola Park, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Lake Ivanhoe, Orlando, Florida

Lady Liberty Historic Marker
subject: Longwood (Fla.)
subject: Seminole County (Fla.)
subject: Bald cypress
description: The historic marker for Lady Liberty at Seminole Big Tree Park in 2006. The "companion tree" for The Senator. Lady Liberty is 89 feet high, 10 feet in diameter, and approximately 2,000 years old. Big Tree Park is located at 761 General Hutchinson Parkway in Longwood, Florida. The park lies off of U.S. 17-92, south of Sanford in a swampy, mainly undeveloped area. The park's focal points are two ancient and giant bald cypress trees. The largest is known as the Senator; the other is known as the Senator's Brother. The two trees are possibly named in honor of M. O. Overstreet, a Florida state senator who donated the surrounding land to Seminole County in 1951, although they had their current names as early as the 1920s. The trees were a popular tourist attraction from the 1880s onward. In 1929, former President Calvin Coolidge and his wife, who were frequent visitors to Mt. Dora, visited the trees and dedicated them with a bronze plaque. The plaque was stolen in 1945. Both trees are extremely old and their age is typically given at 3,500 years. The Senator was believed to be the largest bald cypress in Florida; however, questions have been raised concerning the definition of "largest." It appears today that the Senator reigns as the cypress with the largest volume, the total amount of wood above ground. The current measurements may make it the largest bald cypress in the United States. As of 2011, the tree's height has been measured around 118 feet tall. It has been said that prior to the 1928 hurricane, it stood as tall as 160 feet. The Senator was destroyed by fire on January 16, 2012.
creator: Cook, Thomas
source: Original color digital image by Thomas Cook, May 18, 2006.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Seminole Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida

Lady Liberty at Seminole Big Tree Park
subject: Longwood (Fla.)
subject: Seminole County (Fla.)
subject: Bald cypress
description: Lady Liberty at Seminole Big Tree Park in 2006. The "companion tree" for The Senator. Lady Liberty is 89 feet high, 10 feet in diameter, and approximately 2,000 years old. Big Tree Park is located at 761 General Hutchinson Parkway in Longwood, Florida. The park lies off of U.S. 17-92, south of Sanford in a swampy, mainly undeveloped area. The park's focal points are two ancient and giant bald cypress trees. The largest is known as the Senator; the other is known as the Senator's Brother. The two trees are possibly named in honor of M. O. Overstreet, a Florida state senator who donated the surrounding land to Seminole County in 1951, although they had their current names as early as the 1920s. The trees were a popular tourist attraction from the 1880s onward. In 1929, former President Calvin Coolidge and his wife, who were frequent visitors to Mt. Dora, visited the trees and dedicated them with a bronze plaque. The plaque was stolen in 1945. Both trees are extremely old and their age is typically given at 3,500 years. The Senator was believed to be the largest bald cypress in Florida; however, questions have been raised concerning the definition of "largest." It appears today that the Senator reigns as the cypress with the largest volume, the total amount of wood above ground. The current measurements may make it the largest bald cypress in the United States. As of 2011, the tree's height has been measured around 118 feet tall. It has been said that prior to the 1928 hurricane, it stood as tall as 160 feet. The Senator was destroyed by fire on January 16, 2012.
creator: Cook, Thomas
source: Original color digital image by Thomas Cook, May 18, 2006.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Seminole Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida

What To Do and See in the Cape Canaveral Area
subject: Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
subject: Cocoa (Fla.)
subject: Cocoa Beach (Fla.)
subject: Merritt Island (Fla.)
subject: Eau Gallie (Fla.)
subject: Melbourne (Fla.)
subject: Titusville (Fla.)
subject: Vero Beach (Fla.)
subject: Satellite Beach (Fla.)
subject: Indialantic (Fla.)
subject: Melbourne Beach (Fla.)
subject: Palm Bay (Fla.)
description: Booklet on tourism in the Cape Canaveral area including Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Merritt Island, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, and Titusville. The cover shows Mercury Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper. The booklet is an aid for people vacationing or moving to the area. It details activities, restaurants, events, sports, television listings, schools, real estate information, and more.
source: Original booklet, 1963: What To Do and See in the Cape Canaveral Area (Cocoa Beach, Florida: Brownell Associates, 1963): Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Brownell Associates
contributor: Martin Company
contributor: U.S. Air Force
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Cape Canaveral, Florida
coverage: Cocoa, Florida
coverage: Cocoa Beach, Florida
coverage: Merritt Island, Florida
coverage: Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Florida
coverage: Melbourne, Florida
coverage: Titusville, Florida
coverage: Vero Beach, Florida
coverage: Satellite Beach, Florida
coverage: Indialantic, Florida
coverage: Melbourne Beach, Florida
coverage: Palm Bay, Florida

The Mountain Lake Sanctuary
subject: Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.)
subject: Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930
subject: Botanical gardens--Florida--Orlando
subject: Bird sanctuaries
subject: Carillons--United States
description: Booklet about the Bok Tower Gardens published in 1950. Edward Bok retired to the town of Lake Wales, Florida. Bok set out a plan to establish a natural garden and bird sanctuary where people to visit to quietly enjoy nature.He engaged Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr. to design the grounds and asked architect Milton B. Medary to design and build a carillon tower. Lee Lawrie, a noted sculptor from New York, designed the elaborate marble sculpture that adorns the tower. Work was completed in 1928 and, on February 1, 1929, President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the sanctuary. Edward Bok died less than a year later in 1930 and was buried at the foot of the tower. The tower and the carillon housed inside is Bok Tower Gardens' most distinctive feature. The carillon consists of sixty bells, ranging in size from 16 pounds to just under 12 tons. The bells are played like an organ with the keys connected to the clappers of each bell. Bok Tower has had only three regular carillonneurs in its more than 70 years. The sanctuary's first carillonneur was Anton Brees, serving as the only carillonneur from 1928 until 1967. Milford Myhre has been the resident carillonneur since 1968. William De Turk has been the assistant carillonneur since 1993. De Turk is also the librarian of the Anton Brees Carillon Library, which is reportedly the largest and most comprehensive carillon library in the world.
creator: American Foundation Incorporated
source: Original booklet by the American Foundation Incorporated: The Mountain Lake Sanctuary (United States of America: Edward Stern and Company Incorporated, 1950): Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Edward Stern and Company Incorporated
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Wales, Florida

The Legend of the Bridal Chamber at Florida's Silver Springs Brochure
subject: Silver Springs (Fla.)
subject: Springs--Florida
subject: Amusement parks--Florida
description: Brochure, produced in 1951, promoting the Silver Springs' attracting "The Bridal Chamber". The brochure also shows a map of Florida showing pre-Interstate highway roads as several other Florida roadside attractions. Silver Springs was originally settled by the Timucuans in the early 1500s. Although they were able to reclaim their territory after Spanish invasion, the Timucuans were ultimately succeeded by other tribes, such as the Seminoles. In the 1850s, Silver Springs began to attract tourists for steamboat rides. The park's popularity skyrocketed when the glass-bottom boat was invented in 1878.
creator: Ray, Davidson and Ray
source: Original brochure by Ray, Davidson and Ray, 1951: Snyder & Black, New York, New York: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Snyder & Black
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Silver Springs, Florida

Street Map of Orlando
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Maps
subject: Churches--Florida
subject: Schools--Florida
subject: Hotels--Florida
description: Street map of the City of Orlando, Florida, printed in 1936. The map shows the route of a 23-mile scenic drive around 18 lakes in Orlando. It has listings of apartment houses, churches, hotels, real estate brokers, newspapers, schools, clubs, newspapers and more. The map also lists 66 places on the scenic drive illustrated on the map.
source: Original 17 x 22 inch map, 1936: Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce, Orlando, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Winter Park, Florida

Florida's Famed Underwater Fairyland...Silver Springs
subject: Silver Springs (Fla.)
subject: Springs--Florida
subject: Amusement parks--Florida
subject: Tourism--Florida
description: Brochure produced in 1959, promoting Silver Springs, Florida. It also shows a map of Florida showing pre-Interstate system roads as several other Florida roadside attractions. Silver Springs was originally settled by the Timucuans in the early 1500s. Although they were able to reclaim their territory after Spanish invasion, the Timucuans were ultimately succeeded by other tribes, such as the Seminoles. In the 1850s, Silver Springs began to attract tourists for steamboat rides. The park's popularity skyrocketed when the glass-bottom boat was invented in 1878.
creator: Ray, Davidson and Ray
source: Original brochure by Ray, Davidson and Ray, 1959: Haynes Lithograph Company, Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Haynes Lithograph Company
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Silver Springs, Florida

Santa Claus Joins Army Air Forces, Christmas 1943
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Santa Claus
subject: U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II
subject: Christmas--Florida
subject: United States. Army
subject: Army
description: An Army Air Forces menu created for the Christmas of 1943. The cover shows Santa Claus piloting an airplane over an airbase. There are illustrations of a decorated Christmas tree, a palm tree and what appears to be orange trees. The interior has a Christmas note from Hume Peabody, Brigadier General of the U.S. Army who was Commanding General of the Army Air Force Tactical Center. Although Japan and China were already engaged war since 1937, September 1, 1939 is generally considered the beginning date of World War II. It was on this day that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler invaded Poland, inciting France and the United Kingdom to declare war on Germany. Through the course of the war, belligerents were general divided into two groups: the Allied Powers, consisting of the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union, China, Poland, Canada, Australia, India, Yugoslavia, Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, New Zealand, Norway, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, Brazil, Denmark, Luxembourg, Cuba, Mexico, the Philippines, Mongolia, and Iran; and the Axis Powers, consisting of Germany, Japan, Italy, Hingary, Romania, and Bulgaria. The United States did not join the Allies until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. War was waged for several years. On May 8, 1945, Germany surrendered to Soviet and Polish troops in response to the capture of Berlin just a few days earlier, in effect ending the war in Europe. The war in the Pacific theater did not end until Japan surrended on August 15, 1945, in response to the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. World War II transformed the globe's geopolitical context. The United Nations (UN) was established and the United States and Soviet Union emrged as opposing superpowers, setting the stage for the 46-year long Cold War. Much of Europe was left in economic collapse and decolonization began in Asia and Africa.
source: Original menu, 1943: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida

San Juan Hotel Brochure
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Postcards--Florida
subject: Hotels--Florida
subject: Tourism--Florida
subject: Buildings--Florida
description: Brochure on the San Juan Hotel, one of the oldest hotels in Downtown Orlando, Florida. The brochure showcases that activities for tourists in Orlando Florida, as well as the luxury of the San Juan. The brochure was published around 1955. The San Juan de Ulloa Hotel, located at 32 North Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida. The building was constructed from 1885 to 1886 by Captain C. E. Pierce at an initial cost of $150,000. The original owner was Henry S. Kedney, who moved from Minnesota to Maitland in 1870 and then to Orlando in 1885. The initial building was a three-story, wood-framed building topped with a dome. In 1887, Harry L. Beeman moved to Orlando and bought the San Juan Hotel. He added two stories and a new addition for $500,000 around 1900. From 1890 to 1900, it alsohoused Orlando's Post Office. In 1903, Beeman added a veranda on the north side. In 1914, Henry Green took charge of $20,000 in alterations, including the addition of a laundry room, twelve private baths, and the conversion of the barbershop into a café. In the spring of 1922, Turner Construction Company added an additional eight stories at a cost of $357,000. In May 1928, there was a plan to spend $150,000 to rebuild it along modern lines but it is not known if this was carried out or to what extent. The hotel also housed a series of services for hotel guests and Orlando residents alike. Among these were several restaurants, a barbershop, and a laundry. The San Juan was the main focal point for activity in Orlando in the early years, but the hotel hit hard times in the 1960s and was re-opened as the Grand Central Hotel, which opened on October 6, 1978. The Grand Central served a gay clientele, featuring several themed bars and lounges. In 1979, the hotel was destroyed by fire. The building was eventually demolished in 1981. The current use of site is a business office originally known as the First Union Bank Tower. It is a sixteen-story, 300,000-square foot building, completed in 1983.
source: Original brochure: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Russ Mattress and Manufacturing Company Fan
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Advertising
subject: Advertisements
subject: Fans
subject: Mattresses
description: A fan advertising the Russ Mattress and Manufacturing Company that was located at 1122 West Church Street in Orlando, Florida. The front of the fan shows a winter scene with snow-covered houses and a U.S. Patent number # 1655229. The fan was produced by the U. O. Colson Company of Paris, Illinois. The patent for the fan was applied for by Frank H. Klie in 1927 and granted on January 3, 1928.
creator: Klie, Frank H.
source: Original fan: U. O. Colson Company, Paris, Illinois: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: U. O. Colson Company
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Programme of the First Concert of the Orlando Choral Union
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Choruses--United States
subject: Opera houses
description: A programme for the First Concert of the Orlando Choral Union at the Orlando Opera House, held on Monday, April 13, 1891. Located on 119-125 South Court Avenue, the Opera House was owned by Charles Weimer and built by N. C. Stubblefield in 1884.
source: Original program, 1891: The Daily Record Print, Orlando, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: The Daily Record Print
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Orlando: City Beautiful Brochure
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Tourism--Florida
subject: Tourism--Maps
subject: Lake Wales (Fla.)
subject: Silver Springs (Fla.)
subject: Cypress Gardens (Winter Haven, Fla.)
subject: Marineland (Fla.)
subject: Longwood (Fla.)
subject: Daytona Beach (Fla.)
subject: Sarasota (Fla.)
description: Pamphlet on tourist attractions in Orlando, Florida. The pamphlet shows many photos of Central Florida, as well as a basic map of the state of Florida showing US-441, which is present-day Orange Blossom Trail. Images include a aerial view of downtown Orlando, Bok Tower, Marineland, Daytona Beach, Sanlando Springs, Ringling Art Museum, and Silver Springs.
source: Original pamphlet: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Lake Wales, Florida
coverage: Silver Springs, Florida
coverage: Longwood, Florida
coverage: Sarasota, Florida
coverage: Daytona Beach, Florida
coverage: Sanlando Springs, Florida
coverage: Winter Haven, Florida
coverage: St. Augustine, Florida
coverage: Homestead, Florida
coverage: Winter Park, Florida

Orange Blossom Trail: The Scenic Route Through Central Florida
subject: Roads--Florida--Maps
subject: Tourism--Florida
subject: Highways
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Silver Springs (Fla.)
subject: Clermont (Fla.)
subject: Orange County (Fla.)
subject: Davenport (Fla.)
subject: Winter Haven (Fla.)
subject: Miami (Fla.)
subject: Sebring (Fla.)
subject: Jennings (Fla.)
subject: Jasper (Fla.)
subject: White Springs (Fla.)
subject: McIntosh (Fla.)
subject: Lake City (Fla.)
subject: Belleview, Fla. (Marion Co.)
subject: Oklawaha River (Fla.)
subject: Weirsdale (Fla.)
subject: Leesburg (Fla.)
subject: Tavares (Fla.)
subject: Winter Garden (Fla.)
subject: Haines City (Fla.)
subject: Lake Placid (Fla.)
subject: Moore Haven (Fla.)
subject: High Springs (Fla.)
subject: Gainesville (Fla.)
subject: Ocala (Fla.)
subject: Minneola (Fla.)
subject: Mount Dora (Fla.)
subject: Zellwood (Fla.)
subject: Plymouth (Fla.)
subject: Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Kissimmee (Fla.)
subject: Lake Wales (Fla.)
subject: Avon Park (Fla.)
subject: South Bay (Fla.)
subject: Coral Gables (Fla.)
subject: Key West (Fla.)
description: Pamphlet on the scenic route of Orange Blossom Trail north from the Georgia-Florida border to Key West. The pamphlet lists roadside attractions near or on OBT, in an era before the construction of I-95, I-75 and I-4 nearly ended the traditional roadside attraction.
creator: Orange Blossom Trail Association
source: Original pamphlet by the Orange Blossom Trail Association: Vaughan & Co., Orlando, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Vaughan & Co.
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Silver Springs, Florida
coverage: Clermont, Florida
coverage: Davenport, Florida
coverage: Winter Haven, Florida
coverage: Miami, Florida
coverage: Sebring, Florida
coverage: Jennings, Florida
coverage: Jasper, Florida
coverage: White Springs, Florida
coverage: McIntosh, Florida
coverage: Lake City, Florida
coverage: Belleview, Florida
coverage: Oklawaha River, Florida
coverage: Weirsdale, Florida
coverage: Leesburg, Florida
coverage: Tavares, Florida
coverage: Winter Garden, Florida
coverage: Haines City, Florida
coverage: Lake Placid, Florida
coverage: Moore Haven, Florida
coverage: High Springs, Florida
coverage: Gainesville, Florida
coverage: Ocala, Florida
coverage: Minneola, Florida
coverage: Mount Dora, Florida
coverage: Zellwood, Florida
coverage: Plymouth, Florida
coverage: Apopka, Florida
coverage: Kissimmee, Florida
coverage: Lake Wales, Florida
coverage: Avon Park , Florida

Map of the City of Orlando, Florida
subject: Orlando (Fla.)--Maps
subject: Maps
subject: Churches--Florida
description: Orlando street map printed in 1914 by the State Bank of Orlando. The cover of the map lists the officers and directors of the State Bank of Orlando, as well as a listing of churches. The map was made for the Carl Dann Real Estate Company of Orlando and was compiled by G. R. Ramsey, and platted and drawn by J. A. McLeod. It lists West Street, renamed Rosalind Avenue around 1916; Main Street, renamed Magnolia Avenue; Magnolia Street, renamed Palmetto Avenue; and East Street, renamed Summerlin Avenue.
creator: McLeod, J. A.
source: Original map by J. A. McLeod and G. R. Ramsey, 1914: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
contributor: Ramsey, G. R.
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Lawn Bowling Handbook
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Lawn bowling
subject: Lawn bowls
subject: Sports--Florida
subject: Bowling--United States
description: Lawn Bowling Handbook, complied and edited by Harold L. Esch and published in 1948. The book contains a history of lawn bowling and a description of the rules. On the last page is an advertisement by the Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce for lawn bowling at Sunshine Park in Orlando, Florida. The Chamber of Commerce office was located at 113 East Central Avenue.
creator: Esch, Harold L.
source: Esch, Harold L. Lawn Bowling Handbook. Wauwatasa, Wisc: Harold L. Esch, 1948.
publisher: Esch, Harold L.
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
coverage: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Grant's Tourist Guide of Orlando, Florida with Map
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Tourism--Florida--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
description: Tourist guide of Orlando, Florida published in 1919. Grant's Tourist Guide includes a sketch of Orlando written by Samuel A. Robinson and delivered as a speech in 1918 to the Orlando Board of Trade. The guide has numerous printed photographs of Orlando landmarks and ads for various hotels, boarding houses and other tourist-orient businesses.
creator: Grant, Homer D.
source: Original booklet by Homer D. Grant: Grant's Tourist Guide of Orlando, Florida with Map (DeLand, Florida: E. O. Painter Printing Company, 1919).
publisher: E. O. Painter Printing Company
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: St. Augustine, Florida
coverage: Sanford, Florida
coverage: Lake Jesup, Florida
coverage: Lake Tohopekaliga, Osceola County, Florida
coverage: Kississimmee, Florida
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Lake Lucerne, Orlando, Florida

Florida's Weeki Wachee: Spring of Live Mermaids
subject: Weeki Wachee Spring (Fla.)--Amusement parks
subject: Mermaids--Florida--Weeki Wachee
subject: Springs--Florida--Hernando County Region
subject: Amusement parks--Florida
subject: Weeki Wachee (Fla.)
subject: Tourism--Florida
description: Brochure for Weeki Wachee produced in the mid-1950s. Weeki Wachee features performances by underwater mermaids, a glass-bottom boat ride, and other natural attractions. The springs are named after the Seminole words for "little spring" or "winding river." In 1946, former U.S. Navy member Newton Perry began to develop a tourist attraction at Weeki Wachee. By the 1950s, Weeki Wachee was one of the top tourist stops in the United States. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) purchased the site in 1959 and continued to expand. In 2008, Weeki Wachee was taken over by the state of Florida as a state park.
source: Original pamphlet: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida

Florida Cypress Gardens Booklet
subject: Cypress Gardens (Winter Haven, Fla.)
subject: Winter Haven (Fla.)
subject: Amusement parks--Florida
subject: Botanical gardens--Florida--Orlando
subject: Flowers--Florida
description: Cypress Gardens Booklet from the 1950s that includes information on plants, Cypress Gardens' water-ski show, and motion pictures filmed at Cypress Gardens. Billed as Florida's first commercial tourist theme park, Cypress Gardens opened on January 2, 1936 as a botanical garden planted by Dick Pope Sr. and his wife Julie. Over the years, it became one of the biggest attractions in Florida, known for its water ski shows, lush gardens, and Southern Belles. It became known as the "Water Ski Capital of the World" because many of the sport's landmark firsts and the over 50 world records broken there. Numerous motion pictures were filmed at the Cypress Gardens, including portions of This is Cinerama, the first feature filmed in the wide-screen format, as well as a string of Esther Williams films and television specials in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1950s, young women dressed in the crinolines reminiscent of the Antebellum South. During the American Civil War Centennial, young men dressed in Confederate uniforms would be photographed with the Southern Belles. With the addition of a custom photography boat named Miss Cover Girl in the early 1960s, the park became a popular site for the filming of television commercials. However, Cypress Gardens closed in 2009. Legoland occupies the former lot.
source: Original booklet: Florida Cypress Gardens (Orlando, Florida: Litho U.S.A. Vaughan). Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Litho U.S.A. Vaughan
contributor: Middleton, Grace
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Winter Haven, Florida

Florida Circle Tours Brochure
subject: Florida--Tours
subject: Tourism--Florida--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
subject: Tour bus lines
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: St. Petersburg (Fla.)
subject: Miami (Fla.)
subject: Daytona Beach (Fla.)
subject: Havana (Cuba)
subject: Nassau (Bahamas)
description: Florida Circle Tours brochure produced by United Tours in 1950. The brochure details a nine-day coach tour of Florida starting in Jacksonville and traveling to Silver Springs, Orlando, Winter Haven, Cypress Gardens, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Snell Island, Tampa Bay, Tamiami Trail, the Everglades, Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Palm Beach, Indian River, Daytona Beach, Marineland, St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra. It also lists optional trips to Havana, Cuba or Nassau, Bahamas by air or steamer. United Tours was located at 329 East Flagler Street in Miami, Florida.
source: Original brochure, 1950: United Tours, Miami, Florida.: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: United Tours
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Miami, Florida
coverage: Havana, Cuba
coverage: Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas
coverage: Jacksonville, Florida
coverage: Silver Springs, Florida
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Winter Haven, Florida
coverage: Plant City, Florida
coverage: Tampa, Florida
coverage: St. Petersburg, Florida
coverage: Snell Isle, St. Petersburg, Florida
coverage: Miami Beach, Florida
coverage: Hialeah, Florida
coverage: Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida
coverage: Coral Gables, Florida
coverage: Palm Island, Miami Beach, Florida
coverage: Star Island, Miami Beach, Florida
coverage: Hibiscus Island, Miami Beach, Florida
coverage: Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida
coverage: San Marino Island, Miami Beach, Florida
coverage: Di Lido Island, Miami Beach, Florida
coverage: Belle Isle, Miami Beach, Florida
coverage: Indian Creek Village, Indian Creek, Florida
coverage: Key Biscayne, Florida
coverage: Virginia Key, Miami, Florida
coverage: West Palm Beach, Florida
coverage: Fort Pierce, Florida
coverage: Cocoa, Florida
coverage: Melbourne, Florida
coverage: Indian River, Florida
coverage: Daytona Beach, Florida
coverage: St. Augustine, Florida
coverage: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
coverage: Tampa Bay, Florida
coverage: Bradenton, Florida
coverage: Sarasota, Florida

Florida: A Fabulous State of Well-Being!
subject: Tourism--Florida--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Lakeland (Fla.)
subject: Tampa (Fla.)
subject: St. Petersburg (Fla.)
subject: Miami (Fla.)
subject: Jacksonville (Fla.)
subject: Pensacola (Fla.)
subject: West Palm Beach (Fla.)
description: Florida state brochure titled, "Florida: A Fabulous State of Well-Being!" The brochure includes a welcome note from then Governor LeRoy Collins (1955-1961).
source: Original brochure: "Florida: A Fabulous State of Well-Being!": Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
contributor: Florida State News Bureau
contributor: Collins, LeRoy
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Lakeland, Florida
coverage: St. Petersburg, Florida
coverage: Miami, Florida
coverage: Jacksonville, Florida
coverage: West Palm Beach, Florida
coverage: Sarasota, Florida
coverage: Marianna, Florida
coverage: Fernandina Beach, Florida
coverage: Keystone Heights, Florida
coverage: Thonotosassa, Florida
coverage: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
coverage: Sarasota County, Florida
coverage: High Springs, Florida
coverage: Bristol, Florida
coverage: St. Augustine, Florida
coverage: Pensacola, Florida
coverage: Penscaola, Florida
coverage: Tallahassee, Florida
coverage: Sebring, Florida
coverage: Tampa, Florida
coverage: Homestead, Florida
coverage: Marathon, Florida
coverage: Lake Wales, Florida

First Church of Christ, Scientist Postcard
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Postcards--Florida
subject: Church of Christ, Scientist
subject: Churches--Florida
subject: Buildings--Florida
subject: Christian Science--United States
subject: Christian Scientists--United States
description: Postcard showing the First Church of Christ, Scientist, formerly located on 24 North Rosalind Avenue. The building was constructed between 1926 and May 1928. Architect George Foote Dunham built it in the Italian Renaissance and Classical Revival style with 2 and a half stories, masonry, a copper dome, and a main facade with a Doric portico. From 1928 to 1975, it was the home of the First Church of Christ, Scientist. The Christian Scientists sold it in 1975 to the St. George Greek Orthodox Church. The Church sits across from Lake Eola and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
creator: C. T. American Art Colored
source: Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard by C. T. American Art Colored: Asheville Post Card Company, Asheville, North Carolina: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Asheville Post Card Company
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Orlando, Florida

913th Engineers First Anniversary Booklet
subject: U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Military engineers--United States
subject: United States. Army
subject: United States. Air Force
subject: Air Force
subject: Army
description: First anniversary yearbook of the 913th Engineers Air Force Headquarters Company of the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics in Orlando, Florida. The company was first established at Mitchel Field, New York on November 1, 1942. After the addition of a cadre from the 908th Engineer Air Force Headquarters Company of Hamilton Field, California, the company resettled in South Camp of the Fighter Command School in Florida on December 1, 1942. The 913th soon absorbed the 895th Engineer Company and Captain Robert B. Kirk took charge. The company was responsible for supplementing the engineer staff of the air force and performing operational and training missions.
creator: 913th Engineers Air Force Headquarters Company of the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics
source: Original booklet by the 913th Engineers Air Force Headquarters Company of the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics: 913th Engineers Anniversary (Orlando, Florida: Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics, 1943). Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: 913th Engineers Air Force Headquarters Company of the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Garden City, New York
coverage: Novato, California

Cypress Gardens Booklet
subject: Cypress Gardens (Winter Haven, Fla.)
subject: Winter Haven (Fla.)
subject: Amusement parks--Florida
subject: Water skiing
subject: Botanical gardens--Florida--Orlando
subject: Flowers--Florida
description: Cypress Gardens booklet from the 1950s that includes information on plants, Cypress Gardens' water-ski show, and motion pictures filmed at Cypress Gardens. Billed as Florida's first commercial tourist theme park, Cypress Gardens opened on January 2, 1936 as a botanical garden planted by Dick Pope, Sr. and his wife, Julie. Over the years, it became one of the biggest attractions in Florida, known for its water ski shows, lush gardens, and Southern Belles. It became known as the "Water Ski Capital of the World" because many of the sport's landmark firsts and the over 50 world records broken there. Numerous motion pictures were filmed at the Cypress Gardens, including portions of This is Cinerama, the first feature filmed in the wide-screen format, as well as a string of Esther Williams films and television specials in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1950s, young women dressed in the crinolines reminiscent of the Antebellum South. During the American Civil War Centennial, young men dressed in Confederate uniforms would be photographed with the Southern Belles. With the addition of a custom photography boat named Miss Cover Girl in the early 1960s, the park became a popular site for the filming of television commercials. Cypress Gardens closed in 2009. Legoland occupies the former lot.
source: Original booklet: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Winter Haven, Florida

Cher-O-Key (April 26, 1929)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: School newspapers
subject: Junior high schools--Florida
subject: Schools
description: The Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927. The Volume I, Number 10 edition was published on April 26, 1929 and cost one cent. Articles in the newspaper include an awards ceremony acknowleding outstanding students, the myster of Miss Vanemburg's "environment", two Guidance Program events, student editorials, a calendar of events, a paper published by the Spanish class, club news, Student Council's visit to the "Singing Tower" at Mountain Lake, personal news from teachers and students, the recent track and field meet, a baseball game between eighth and ninth graders, class picnics, and a humor section.
source: Original school newspaper by Robert Cox, ed.: The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 10. April 26, 1929. Prviate Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Powers, Ormund
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: Sangster, Hazel
contributor: O’Berg, Gilbert
contributor: Cox, Lawson
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Williams, Bob
contributor: Harney, Margaret
contributor: Everett, Emory
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: Snider, Marvin
contributor: Dye, Charles
contributor: Williams, Fred
contributor: Laverty, Beulah
contributor: Henderson
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Lake Wales, Florida

Cher-O-Key (April 12, 1929)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: School newspapers
subject: Junior high schools--Florida
description: The Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927. The Volume I, Number 9 edition was published on April 12, 1929 and cost one cent. Articles in the newspaper include the school victory at a track and field meet, a ministrel performed by the eighth grade, the performance of "Mother Carey's Chickens," A Model Club meet, student editorials, a calendar of events, the state of national education and higher education, club news, personal news from students, the eighth grade "Who's Who" contest, sports news, and eighth grade event heald for parents, and a humor section.
source: Original school newspaper by Robert Cox, ed.:The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 9. April 12, 1929. Prviate Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Powers, Ormund
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: Sangster, Hazel
contributor: O’Berg, Gilbert
contributor: Cox, Lawson
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Williams, Bob
contributor: Harney, Margaret
contributor: Everett, Emory
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: Snider, Marvin
contributor: Dye, Charles
contributor: Williams, Fred
contributor: Laverty, Beulah
contributor: Henderson
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Cher-O-Key (March 22, 1929)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Schools
description: The Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927. The Volume I, Number 8 edition was published on March 22, 1929 and cost one cent. Articles in the newspaper include amendments to the Student Council constitution, the upcoming performance of "Mother Carey's Chickens", student editorials, a calendar of events, exchanges with other schools' newspapers, club news, personal news from students and teachers, sports news, a humor section, and the school's girls' basketball victory over Memorial.
source: Original school newspaper by Robert Cox, ed.:The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 8. March 22, 1929. Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Powers, Ormund
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: Sangster, Hazel
contributor: O’Berg, Gilbert
contributor: Cox, Lawson
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Williams, Bob
contributor: Harney, Margaret
contributor: Everett, Emory
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: Snider, Marvin
contributor: Dye, Charles
contributor: Williams, Fred
contributor: Laverty, Beulah
contributor: Henderson
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Cher-O-Key (March 8, 1929)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: School newspapers
subject: Junior high schools--Florida
subject: Schools
description: The Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927. The Volume I, Number 7 edition was published on March 8, 1929 and cost one cent. Articles in the newspaper include awards that the school one at the Central Florida Exhibition, a new picture file in the school library, a ninth grade debate, a perfomance by the Hi-Y Club, student editorials, a calendar of event, exchanges with other schools' newspapers, Thelma Jones' contest-winning limerick, club news, a short story about two West Virginian slaves during the American Civil War, personal news from teachers, sports news, and a humor section.
creator: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
source: Original school newspaper by Robert Cox, ed.: The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 6. March 8, 1929. Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Powers, Ormund
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: Sangster, Hazel
contributor: O’Berg, Gilbert
contributor: Cox, Lawson
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Williams, Bob
contributor: Harney, Margaret
contributor: Everett, Emory
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: Snider, Marvin
contributor: Dye, Charles
contributor: Williams, Fred
contributor: Laverty, Beulah
contributor: Henderson
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Cherokee Junior High School, Orlando, Florida

Cher-O-Key (February 21, 1929)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Schools
description: The Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927. The Volume I, Number 6 edition was published on February 21, 1929 and cost one cent. Articles in the newspaper include the election of Joe Bird as Student Council President, musical productions by seventh graders, a speech by Miss Freeman of the Orlando Ice Dealers Association, a performance by Mr. Westover, student editorials, a calendar of events, a contet spondered by Cher-O-Key, club news, Student Council news, readings performed by Florida Routh, personal news from students and teachers, sports news, an athletic calendar, and the Who's Who contest.
source: Original school newspaper by Ruth Wetherington, ed.: The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 6. February 21, 1929: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Wetherington, Ruth
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: Topakian, Takoohy
contributor: Rathburh, Martha Ruth
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Rinehart, Charles
contributor: Marriman, Richard
contributor: Young, Donald
contributor: Henderson
contributor: Williams, Bob
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Cher-O-Key (February 1, 1929)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Schools
description: The Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927. The Volume I, Number 5 edition was published on February 1, 1929 and cost one cent. Articles in the newspaper include Thrift Week, a speech by Dr. J. Dean Adcock of the First Baptist Church, Student Council's visit to the Orlando Municipal Auditorium, the theatrical production "The Family Album", student editorials, a calendar of events, Cherokee Junior High's Bookbinding Department, the Expression Club's theatrical productions, the activities of the Margaret F. S. Flace's art class, personal news from students, sports news, the school's new projection lantern, and students from local Orlando elementary schools who were promoted to junior high school.
creator: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
source: Original school newspaper by Ruth Wetherington, ed.: The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 5. February 1, 1929: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Wetherington, Ruth
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: Topakian, Takoohy
contributor: Rathburh, Martha Ruth
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Rinehart, Charles
contributor: Marriman, Richard
contributor: Young, Donald
contributor: Henderson
contributor: Williams, Bob
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Cher-O-Key (December 21, 1928)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Schools
description: The Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927. The Volume I, Number 4 edition was published on December 21, 1928 and cost one cent. Articles in the newspaper include the performance of the musical "Once in a Blue Moon", the Red Cross' Christmas Seal Campaign, student scholarship, club news, a calendar of events, several Christmas poems and stories, seventh grade literature, and Cherokee Junior High's defeat by Memorial High School in a soccer game.
source: Original school newspaper by Ruth Wetherington, ed.: The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 4. December 21, 1928: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Wetherington, Ruth
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: Topakian, Takoohy
contributor: Rathburh, Martha Ruth
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Rinehart, Charles
contributor: Marriman, Richard
contributor: Young, Donald
contributor: Henderson
contributor: Williams, Bob
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Cher-O-Key (December 7, 1928)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: School newspapers
subject: Junior high schools--Florida
subject: Schools
description: The Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927. The Volume I, Number 3 edition was published on December 7, 1928 and cost one cent. Articles in the newspaper include readings given by Joe Browning Jones of Rollins College, Memorial High School's presentation if "Not Quite Such a Goose", a Parent-Teacher Association award for "The Shepherd Boy", West Central Elementary and Mark Street Elementary students' visit to Cherokee Junior High, self-government for the country, a calendar of events, Student Council news, club news, the seventh grade party, personal news from teachers, and a steak roast at Warren Park, girls' volleyball tournaments, programs hosted by the Variety Club, and the Know Orlando Club.
source: Original school newspaper by Ruth Wetherington, ed.: The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 3. December 7, 1928. Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Wetherington, Ruth
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: Topakian, Takoohy
contributor: Rathburh, Martha Ruth
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Rinehart, Charles
contributor: Marriman, Richard
contributor: Young, Donal
contributor: Henderson
contributor: Williams, Bod
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Belle Isle, Florida

Cher-O-Key (November 23, 1928)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: School newspapers
subject: Junior high schools--Florida
subject: Schools
description: The Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927.. The Volume I, Number 2 edition was published on November 23, 1928 and cost one cent. Articles in the newspaper include new equipment for the school's office, a class presentation, Roberta Barnett's essay "The Teeth in Relation to the General Health", new students to Cherokee Junior High, the annual meeting of the Florida Educational Association, the Thanksgiving holiday, students cited for scholarship, a calendar of events, the French Conversation Club, Jack Kline's birthday party, personal updates for students and teachers, Memorial High School's presentation of "The Family Physician", sports games and tournaments, a Journalism Club study of how to write news, and a Native American legend.
source: Original school newspaper, written by Ruth Wetherington, ed. The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 2. November 23, 1928: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Wetherington, Ruth
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: Rathburn, Martha Ruth
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Rinehart, Charles
contributor: Marriman, Richard
contributor: Young, Donald
contributor: Williams, Bod
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Cher-O-Key (November 9, 1928)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: School newspapers
subject: Junior high schools--Florida
subject: Schools
description: Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927. The Volume I, Number 1 edition was published on November 9, 1928 and cost one cent. Articles in the newspaper include Professor Grover of Rollins College's address to Cherokee Junior High, grade percentages, the activities of the Journalism Club, the Parent-Teacher Assocation, a calendar of events, merit cards issues to students, Roberta Barnett's essay for the Florida State Dental Assocatin, social activities at the scool, a ruling by the Board of Education, new rules for eligibility for sports, and the temperance movement.
creator: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
source: Original school newspaper by Ruth Wetherington, ed: The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 1. November 9, 1928. Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Wetherington, Ruth
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: Topakian, Takoohy
contributor: Rathburn, Martha Ruth
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Rinehart, Charles
contributor: Marriman, Richard
contributor: Young, Donald
contributor: Henderson
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida