Oral Memoirs of Dillard Alan Gould
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Students--Florida
description: An oral history interview of educator Dillard A. Gould. The interview was conducted by Dr. Connie Lester and Jessica Oldham over Zoom on August 2nd, 2022. Some of the topics include his early life and education in Oviedo and playing sports, his military service, experiencing discrimination in the United States Army, and being stationed in Germany, working for AT&T, and his thoughts on African American advancement and the Oviedo Colored School Museum.
creator: Gould, Dillard Alan
creator: Lester, Connie
creator: Oldham, Jessica
source: Gould, Dillard Alan. Interviewed by Connie Lester and Jessica Oldham, August 2, 2022. Audio record available. RICHES, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
contributor: Schramm, Noah
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

Group Wielding Ceremonial Shovels
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: A group wields ceremonial shovels in front of the wooden steps of the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum at a groundbreaking ceremony on February 13, 2023. President Judith Dolores Smith appears in all seven photographs. A banner hangs at the top of the doors that reads, "Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Inc. hocsmuseum.org." A brown welcome mat that reads, "Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Inc." sits at the foot of the steps. In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Cravero, Geoffrey
source: 7 original color photographs: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Images
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

Ceremonial Shovels
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: Five ceremonial shovels rest on the wooden steps of the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum at a groundbreaking ceremony on February 13, 2023. A banner hangs at the top of the doors that reads, "Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Inc. hocsmuseum.org." A brown welcome mat that reads, "Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Inc." sits at the foot of the steps. In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Cravero, Geoffrey
source: 3 original color photographs: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Images
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

Groundbreaking Ceremony at Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: A poster advertising the groundbreaking ceremony for the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum. The poster reads, "Groundbreaking Ceremony. You are cordially invited to join us as we celebrate the start of renovation and repair of the HOCSMUSEUM (Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum) Monday, February 13, 2023, 12:00 PM. 2170 James Drive Oviedo, Fl 32765. This venue is a place where people all over the world can visit to see the rich history of colored schools in Oviedo and the surrounding areas. 407-234-3374. hocsmuseum.org." A photograph of the museum and a gold shovel sticking out of a mound of dirt appear at the bottom. In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum
source: 1 original color poster: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida.
publisher: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

Jamestown Historic Marker
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: Seminole County Historic Marker for the Jamestown neighborhood. The marker stands outside the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, previously St. James AME Church, located at 2170 James Drive in Oviedo, Florida. The marker reads, "The name 'Jamestown' is a tribute to Benjamin and Esther James. The James' homesteaded about 1900 on 160 acres in the area known as 'The Woods' on the northern edge of the settlement of Gabriella. Mr. Ben James built a home and farm on some of his acreage in an area called 'The Woods.' The photograph was taken during a groundbreaking ceremony for the museum on February 13, 2023. After the hurricane of 1926, in the Miami area, where four hundred people died, Mr. Ben James sold acre lots to some of the new settlers that moved into this area. 'The Woods' had no real name so the residents began calling it 'Jamestown,' after Mr. Ben James. The first lots were sold to Bob and Flossie Wells, George and Nettie Davis, Morris J. and Margaret Williams. Other early settlers were: The Nails, Olivers, Perrys, Bryants, Evans, Brannons, Walkers, Ryans, and many more families in years to come. (Continued on other side) (Continued from other side) Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church was the first church built in Jamestown. The church was shared by both Baptist and Methodist members, who alternated Sundays for church services, and it was a school for the children during the week. Mrs. Ethel Burney was the principal and teacher for the students in 1930. Ben James built St. James A.M.E. Methodist Church, named for him and his family in 1938. The school then moved to the St. James Church. Mrs. Louise Williams was the teacher until 1951-51, when the school was consolidated with Jackson Heights School in Oviedo. Ben James placed a corner stone on the front of the Church, which says: 7-30-38, St. James A.M.E., BEN JAMES &amp
description: FAMILY, REV. J.H. HOLLINS, PASTOR, REV. A.P. POSTELL, P.E.br&gt
description: The 'JAMESTOWN' community believes that they are blessed to have had ancestors who instilled in them, The Golden Rule." March 10, 2020. located at 2170 James Drive In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Cravero, Geoffrey
source: 1 original color photograph: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

Tree Stumps at the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum During Renovations
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: Tree stumps at the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, previously St. James AME Church, located at 2170 James Drive in Oviedo, Florida, on February 21, 2023. The two color photographs depict two tree stumps from renovations to the yard and building. In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Lester, Connie
source: 2 original color photographs: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
type: Still Images
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

Roofers at the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum During Renovations
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: Roofers working on the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, previously St. James AME Church, located at 2170 James Drive in Oviedo, Florida, on February 21, 2023. The two color photographs depict the building during renovations. In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Lester, Connie
source: 2 original color photographs: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Images
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum During Renovations
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: The exterior of the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, previously St. James AME Church, located at 2170 James Drive in Oviedo, Florida, on February 21, 2023. The six color photographs depict the building during renovations. A blue tarp covers part of the roof. In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Lester, Connie
source: 6 original color photographs: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Images
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

St. James A.M.E. Ben. James and Family Rev. J.H. Hollins Pastor 7-30-38
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: A stone marker at the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, previously St. James AME Church, located at 2170 James Drive in Oviedo, Florida. The marker reads, "7-30-38 St. James A.M.E. Ben. James and Family Rev. J.H. Hollins Pastor." In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Cravero, Geoffrey
source: 3 original color photographs: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Images
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

Jamestown Historic Marker
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: Seminole County Historic Marker for the Jamestown neighborhood. The marker stands outside the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, previously St. James AME Church, located at 2170 James Drive in Oviedo, Florida. The marker reads, "The name 'Jamestown' is a tribute to Benjamin and Esther James. The James' homesteaded about 1900 on 160 acres in the area known as 'The Woods' on the northern edge of the settlement of Gabriella. Mr. Ben James built a home and farm on some of his acreage in an area called 'The Woods.' After the hurricane of 1926, in the Miami area, where four hundred people died, Mr. Ben James sold acre lots to some of the new settlers that moved into this area. 'The Woods' had no real name so the residents began calling it 'Jamestown,' after Mr. Ben James. The first lots were sold to Bob and Flossie Wells, George and Nettie Davis, Morris J. and Margaret Williams. Other early settlers were: The Nails, Olivers, Perrys, Bryants, Evans, Brannons, Walkers, Ryans, and many more families in years to come. (Continued on other side) (Continued from other side) Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church was the first church built in Jamestown. The church was shared by both Baptist and Methodist members, who alternated Sundays for church services, and it was a school for the children during the week. Mrs. Ethel Burney was the principal and teacher for the students in 1930. Ben James built St. James A.M.E. Methodist Church, named for him and his family in 1938. The school then moved to the St. James Church. Mrs. Louise Williams was the teacher until 1951-51, when the school was consolidated with Jackson Heights School in Oviedo. Ben James placed a corner stone on the front of the Church, which says: 7-30-38, St. James A.M.E., BEN JAMES &amp
description: FAMILY, REV. J.H. HOLLINS, PASTOR, REV. A.P. POSTELL, P.E.br&gt
description: The 'JAMESTOWN' community believes that they are blessed to have had ancestors who instilled in them, The Golden Rule." March 10, 2020. located at 2170 James Drive In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Cravero, Geoffrey
source: 4 original color photographs: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Images
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

Pews in the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum Before Renovations
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: Wooden pews from St. James AME Church on March 10, 2020, before renovations were made to convert the building into the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum. The building is located at located at 2170 James Drive in Oviedo, Florida. In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Cravero, Geoffrey
source: 12 original color photographs: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Images
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

Interior of Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum Before Renovations
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: The interior of the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, previously St. James AME Church, located at 2170 James Drive in Oviedo, Florida, on March 10, 2020. The 27 color photographs depict the building before any renovations were made. The roof shows signs of water damage, mold, broken wood and peeling paint. The bathroom sink appears broken. Some of the windows are broken or cracked, and parts of the blinds are broken. A musical organ stands next to one of the restrooms. In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Cravero, Geoffrey
source: 27 original color photographs: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Images
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

Exterior of Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum Before Renovations
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: The exterior of the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, previously St. James AME Church, located at 2170 James Drive in Oviedo, Florida, on March 10, 2020. The 23 color photographs depict the building before any renovations were made. The roof is stripped and damaged, the steps are broken, the wood on the doors is rotten and missing in parts, and some of the windows are broken or cracked. A banner hung over a set of doors says, "Historic Jamestown Colored School Museum hjcdm.org." In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Cravero, Geoffrey
source: 23 original color photographs: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Images
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

Oral Memoirs of Fairolyn Livingston
subject: Winter Park (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Museums--Florida
subject: Civil rights--Florida
description: An oral history interview of Fairolyn H. Livingston, chief historian of the Hannibal Square Heritage Center in Winter Park, Florida. The interview was conducted by Geoffrey Cravero at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center on December 12, 2019. Some of the topics covered include growing up in a segregated community, finding the resources to attend college, becoming involved in the Hannibal Square Heritage Center and documenting the community’s history, why residents attended churches of multiple denominations, conducting difficult interviews and how those who have experienced oppression have refused to allow it to define them, how gentrification has affected sense of community, changes in the community since de-segregation and gentrification, the challenges of preserving a marginalized community’s history and coming to terms with the long-lasting effects of segregation, how government policies encourage gentrification and her final remarks.
creator: Livingston, Fairolyn
creator: Cravero, Geoffrey
source: Livingston, Fairolyn. Interviewed by Geoffrey Cravero, December 12, 2019. Audio record available. RICHES of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
contributor: Lester, Connie
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Crealdé School of Art, Winter Park, Florida
coverage: The Golden Point, Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Hannibal Square, Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Hannibal Square Heritage Center, Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Robert Hungerford Preparatory High School, Eatonville, Florida
coverage: Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Ward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Winter Park High School, Winter Park, Florida

Address Sheet with Notes on Orlando Ministerial Association Laws
subject: First Unitarian Church of Orlando
description: A sheet containing a list of addresses on the front side and handwritten notes on the back. These notes appear to be the draft of a speech supporting equal opportunity in education in the United States. The end of the speech states that the Orlando Ministerial Association is embarrassed by the proposals advanced at the White Citizens Council meeting that was held in the Orlando Colosseum.
creator: Orlando Ministerial Association
source: Original typewritten address card: First Unitarian Church of Orlando.
publisher: First Unitarian Church of Orlando
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text

Painting by Mattie L. Starke
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
subject: Artists--Florida
description: A painting by Mattie L. Starke, who was a librarian and Jones High School. The painting hangs in the Jones High School Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Starke, Mattie L.
source: Original color painting: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Jones High School Historical Society, Inc.
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: The Jones High School Historical Society Inc. was formed in 1995 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the schools founding in 1895. The historical society opened and maintains a museum on site at Jones High School. James “Chief” Wilson and Audrey Reicherts appear in the photograph. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original color photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Graduating Class, Jones High School
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
description: A graduating class at Jones High School. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Jones High School, 1985
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Jones High School in 1985. The photograph appeared in the Jones High School yearbook that year. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original color photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Jones High School Classroom, 1972
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
description: A Jones High School classroom in 1972. The photograph appeared in the 1972 Jones High School yearbook. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Class Assembly, 1970
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
description: An integrated class assembly at Jones High School in 1970. The photograph appeared in the Jones High School yearbook that year. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Kirk Firm on Mix Ban
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Newspaper collage from the 1970 Jones High School yearbook. The articles describe a lottery in which teachers' names were drawn from a fishbowl to determine which school they would be assigned to. The county implemented this policy after the courts ordered desegregation in all schools. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Orlando Evening Star
source: Original newspaper clippings: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Orlando Evening Star
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

27 Teachers Stay Home
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Newspaper collage from the 1970 Jones High School yearbook. The articles describe the Orange County teachers strike of 1969, in which 27 teachers stayed home in protest of the county's decision to move black students to white schools and convert their former schools to other uses. The county implemented this policy after the courts ordered desegregation in all schools. Three of four black high schools were converted, but Jones High was spared. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Orlando Evening Star
source: Original newspaper clippings: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Orlando Evening Star
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Home Economics Class, 1957
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
description: Jones High School Home Economics class in 1957. The photograph appeared in the 1957 Jones High School yearbook. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Welcome to Jones High School
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Jones High School in the 1970s. A sign reads, "Welcome to Jones High School", and a school bus and several cars are parked outside. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Jones High School, 1962
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Jones High School in 1962. The aerial view of the high school was featured in the Sixteenth Annual North State Band Festival Program for the Florida Association of Band Directors. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Jones High School, 1957
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Jones High School in 1957. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Jones High School
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Jones High School in the 1940s. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Jones High School Twelfth Grade Class, 1931
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
description: Jones High School's twelfth grade class of 1931. This was the first class to go through all 12 years at the renamed school. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Jones High School Students, 1920s
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
description: Jones High School students from the 1920s. Three rows of 29 male students pose in front of the school. The boys all wear hats and one holds and American flag. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Jones High School Tenth Grade Class, 1928
subject: High school principals--United States
subject: African American school principals
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
description: Jones High School's tenth grade class of 1928. Three rows of 16 children pose in front of the school with a teacher and Principal L.C. Jones. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

L.C. Jones
subject: High school principals--United States
subject: African American school principals
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: L.C. Jones, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1912-1931. When Jones became principal of what was then known as the Johnson Academy, the first area public school for African-Americans was located on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando. The Jones family donated land a few blocks away on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street and the newly constructed brick colonial revival building school was renamed in honor Principal Jones in 1921. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Teachers at Johnson Academy
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Teachers at the Johnson Academy. Standing from left to right is Mr. Gruggie, Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. Crooms, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Hopkins. Sitting from left to right is Mrs. Proctor, Mrs. Henderson, Professor Jones, Mrs. Murrell and Mrs. Thomas. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Johnson Academy, Orlando, Florida

Lorenzo Phillips
subject: High school principals--United States
subject: African American school principals
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Lorenzo Phillips, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 2003-2006. With the support of Blue Cross Blue Shield and Florida State University, Phillips helped the Medical Arts Magnet make enormous strides. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original color photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Andrew Jenkins
subject: High school principals--United States
subject: African American school principals
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Andrew Jenkins, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1999-2003. During his tenure, Jenkins served as President of the Orange County Association of Secondary School Principals, oversaw the establishment of the Academy of Business and Industry, improved the school's infrastructure and assisted in obtaining several grants. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original color photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Eddie Sneed
subject: High school principals--United States
subject: African American school principals
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Eddie Sneed, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1991-1999. During his tenure, Sneed over the conversion of the wood shop to a technology lab, curriculum expansion and the opening of the Jones High School Historical Museum. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Victoria Johnson
subject: High school principals--United States
subject: African American school principals
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Victoria Johnson, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1990-1991. During her one term, high school competency test scores rose significantly. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Clara S. Walters
subject: High school principals--United States
subject: African American school principals
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Clara Walters, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1981-1990. During her administration, Walters expanded the Foreign Language Department, renovated the auditorium, and added a guidance suite. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Henry C. Wright
subject: High school principals--United States
subject: African American school principals
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Henry C. Wright, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1975-1981. During his tenure, Wright expanded the curriculum and some of the school's buildings. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Wilbur S. Gary
subject: High school principals--United States
subject: African American school principals
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Wilbur S. Gary, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1968-1975. During the 1969-1970 school year, the courts ordered the desegregation of all schools. Orange county teachers were randomly assigned to schools throughout the county. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Claudius J. Manigault
subject: High school principals--United States
subject: African American school principals
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Claudius J. Manigault, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1964-1968. During his tenure, Manigault oversaw several expansions of the school and the addition of sports facilities. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Cecil W. Boston
subject: High school principals--United States
subject: African American school principals
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Cecil W. Boston, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1954-1964. Boston developed a Diversified Cooperative Training Program that allowed students to attend classes in the mornings and work in vocational jobs in the afternoons. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Cullen W. Banks
subject: High school principals--United States
subject: African American school principals
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Cullen Banks, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1935-1954. During his tenure, the Orange County School Board built a new school building at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue, which is the current location of the school. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

A.J. Polk
subject: High school principals--United States
subject: African American school principals
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: A.J. Polk, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1932-1935. While he was principal, the Board of Education built Kentucky Street School, which later became Holden Street Elementary School, and students from first to sixth grade migrated from Jones to the new school. Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

L.C. Jones
subject: High school principals--United States
subject: African American school principals
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: L.C. Jones, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1912-1931. When Jones became principal of what was then known as the Johnson Academy, the first area public school for African-Americans was located on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando. The Jones family donated land a few blocks away on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street and the newly constructed brick colonial revival building school was renamed in honor Principal Jones in 1921. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Jones High School
source: Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Jones High School
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Johnson Academy, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Jones High School, Orlando, Florida

Hillcrest Elementary School Fifth Grade Class, 1952
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Hillcrest Elementary School's fifth grade class of 1951. Three rows of 31 children pose in front of the school. A teacher stands to the student's left. Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
creator: Hillcrest Elementary School
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Julia Rowe.
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida

Girl Scout Troop at Big Tree, 1951
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: A Girl Scout troop from Hillcrest Elementary School visiting Big Tree, which is the oldest and largest cypress tree in the world. At the time of the photograph, the tree was 3,500 years old and measured 17x127 feet. Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
creator: Girl Scouts of the United States of America
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Julia Rowe.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida

Hillcrest Elementary School Report Card for Julia Hays, 1951-1952
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Hillcrest Elementary School report card for Julia Hays during the 1951-1952 school year. During the six-week term, students learned reading, language, spelling, penmanship, social studies, arithmetic, science, health, art, music, and physical education. The report card also notes how many days the student was present, absent and tardy as well as their height and weight. Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
creator: Hillcrest Elementary School
source: Original 4-page report card and envelope: Private Collection of Julia Rowe.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida

Miranda’s Spring Festival: An Operetta
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: An invitation to Hillcrest Elementary School’s sixth grade operetta, "Miranda’s Spring Festival," which was held in the Hillcrest Elementary auditorium. A scarecrow and birds colored by students appear next to the event information. Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
creator: Hillcrest Elementary School
source: Original color invitation: Private Collection of Don Weeden.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Hillcrest Auditorium, Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida

Hillcrest Elementary School Sixth Grade Class, 1951
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Hillcrest Elementary School's sixth grade class of 1951. Three rows of 23 children pose in front of the school. The back of the photograph contains the signatures of 15 students. Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
creator: Hillcrest Elementary School
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Don Weeden.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida

Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District Long-Range Program, 1975
subject: Seminole County (Fla.)
subject: Environmental protection--Florida
description: Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District Long-Range Program for 1975. The organization began in 1948 with a goal to assist in agricultural interests. Over the years, the Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District began to also concentrate on the development and management of recreational enterprises. Their interests also entailed inventory and evaluations for land uses and solving issues concerning soil and water resources. In the 1975 Long-Range Program, J.A. Hopkins states that the purpose of the Long-Range Program is to identify present and future needs and opportunities for the conservation and development of natural resources within Seminole County, Florida. The Long-Range Program serves as a practical guide for the planning and accomplishments of work by the District, its cooperators, and all agencies whose assistance is enlisted. The 31 page program outlines what needs to be done, how the work should be carried out, and when the objectives and goals within are expected to be accomplished. The program is a framework for assistance to communities, watersheds, regions, and governmental units in planning and carrying out a wide variety of resource developments during 1975. The program discusses conservation, and the development of land. The program goes on to discuss the recent shift from agricultural use of land to other uses. Population growth is described in detail due to the challenges agricultural producers face as a result of population increase and urbanization.
creator: Hopkins, J.A.
source: Original 31-page typewritten Long-Range Program by the Board of Supervisors of the Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District,1975: Folder SSWCD Statistical and Historical Information, 1948-1977, Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District, Sanford, Florida.
publisher: Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District
publisher: Hopkins, J.A.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Seminole County, Florida

Vanessa Rivera Painting at Restore Orlando
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Churches--Florida
description: Vanessa Rivera working on art projects at the after-school program of Restore Orlando, a church that is now known as the Emmanuel Fellowship and Worship Center. After the students completed their homework, they were allowed to participate in activities such as art projects and basketball. Created by Jerry Applebee and Polly Applebee in 1994, the Restore Orlando's after-school program organized outings such as horseback riding and helicopter rides. The Applebees were affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene in the Parramore neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, Florida. Dedra Jenkins fought to have a basketball court built for the older children at Kaley Square Park across the street. Originally, owners of the church and park did not want a court because they feared it would be a place where drug dealers would congregate. This photograph, taken by an unknown volunteer at the program, was originally discarded, along with other similar photographs, and then found by a local resident near the Emmanuel Fellowship and Worship Center, which is located at the former site of Restore Orlando. The collection was given to the contributor, Dedra Jenkins.
source: Original 3 x 5 inch color photograph: Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins.
contributor: Jenkins, Dedra
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Restore Orlando, Holden-Parramore, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Vanessa Rivera and Jackie Rivera at Restore Orlando
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Churches--Florida
description: Vanessa Rivera, on the left, and Jackie Rivera, on the right, working on art projects at the after-school program of Restore Orlando, a church that is now known as the Emmanuel Fellowship and Worship Center. After the students completed their homework, they were allowed to participate in activities such as art projects and basketball. Created by Jerry Applebee and Polly Applebee in 1994, the Restore Orlando's after-school program organized outings such as horseback riding and helicopter rides. The Applebees were affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene in the Parramore neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, Florida. Dedra Jenkins fought to have a basketball court built for the older children at Kaley Square Park across the street. Originally, owners of the church and park did not want a court because they feared it would be a place where drug dealers would congregate. This photograph, taken by an unknown volunteer at the program, was originally discarded, along with other similar photographs, and then found by a local resident near the Emmanuel Fellowship and Worship Center, which is located at the former site of Restore Orlando. The collection was given to the contributor, Dedra Jenkins.
source: Original 3 x 5 inch color photograph, 1997: Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins.
contributor: Jenkins, Dedra
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Restore Orlando, Holden-Parramore, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Vanessa Rivera at Restore Orlando
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Churches--Florida
description: Vanessa Rivera working on homework at the after-school program of Restore Orlando, a church that is now known as the Emmanuel Fellowship and Worship Center. Created by Jerry Applebee and Polly Applebee in 1994, the Restore Orlando's after-school program organized outings such as horseback riding and helicopter rides. The Applebees were affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene in the Parramore neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, Florida. Dedra Jenkins fought to have a basketball court built for the older children at Kaley Square Park across the street. Originally, owners of the church and park did not want a court because they feared it would be a place where drug dealers would congregate. This photograph, taken by an unknown volunteer at the program, was originally discarded, along with other similar photographs, and then found by a local resident near the Emmanuel Fellowship and Worship Center, which is located at the former site of Restore Orlando. The collection was given to the contributor, Dedra Jenkins.
source: Original 3 x 5 inch color photograph: Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins.
contributor: Jenkins, Dedra
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Restore Orlando, Holden-Parramore, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Orlando Postal Worker at Lake Highland Preparatory School
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Post offices
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
description: Fred, presumably a postal worker for the Downtown Orlando Post Office, who gave a tour to a kindergarten class at Lake Highland Preparatory School (LHPS). The class wrote him a thank you letter on a poster board. Lake Highland Preparatory School is a private school located at 901 North Highland Avenue in Orlando, Florida. The school was founded in 1970 when the Orlando Junior College was converted into a preparatory school and is presently the largest private school in Orlando.
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck.
contributor: Buck, Texann Ivy
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Lake Highland Preparatory School. Orlando, Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Episode 5: Vol. 88, No. 4, Spring 2010
subject: Gainesville (Fla.)
subject: Miami (Fla.)
subject: Coral Gables (Fla.)
subject: Universities
subject: Football--Florida
subject: Sports--Florida
description: This podcast features an interview with Derrick E. White, Assistant Professor of History at Florida Atlantic University. He wrote an article that appeared in this issue of The Florida Historical Quarterly, titled "From Desegregation to Integration: Race, Football, and 'Dixie' at the University of Florida." This article is about Confederate memory and racial integration at Florida universities during the 1960s.
creator: Lester, Connie L.
creator: Cassanello, Robert
source: Original 19-minute and 17-second audio podcast by Connie Lester and Robert Cassanello, 2010: The Florida Historical Quarterly, Florida Historical Society, Cocoa, Florida.
publisher: The Florida Historical Quarterly
contributor: White, Derrick E.
contributor: Florida Historical Society
contributor: University of Central Florida, Department of History
format: audio/mp3
language: eng
type: Sound
coverage: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
coverage: University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

Oral History of the Florida High-Tech Corridor Council
subject: High technology--United States
subject: Colleges
subject: Universities
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Tampa (Fla.)
subject: Gainesville (Fla.)
description: An oral history interview of John C. Hitt, Randolph E. Berridge, Dr. Peter T. Panousis, Dan Holsenbeck, Carrie Martine, and Roger Pynn regarding the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. This interview conducted by Dr. Connie L. Lester and James C. Clark at the Board Room in the Office of University of Central Florida President John C. Hitt on December 3rd, 2012. The Florida High Tech Corridor Council (FHTCC) is an economic development initiative whose mission is to foster the high technology industry in Florida's High Tech Corridor, which spans 23 counties with rich industries in aerospace engineering, modeling and simulation, optics and photonics, digital media, and medical technologies. The council consists of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, and the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville. In 1996, 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. Interview topics include: how the High Tech Corridor Council began, the Dallas-Fort Worth Corridor in Texas, Charlie Reed, reinvesting the original funding, expanding partnerships, Silicon Valley, Lynda Weatherman and economic development in Brevard County, the “Core Team” and the “Pajama Hotline,” the Florida Virtual Entrepreneur Center, serving as a model for other regions, the role of venture capitalism, workforce development, the expansion of the corridor, the impact of the business community on approval of university projects, and future challenges.
creator: Lester, Connie L.
creator: Hitt, John C.
creator: Berridge, Randolph E.
creator: Panousis, Peter T.
creator: Holsenbeck, Dan
creator: Clark, James C.
creator: Martine, Carrie
creator: Pynn, Roger
source: Original 1-hour, 59-minute, and 19-second oral history: Hitt, John C., Randolph E. Berridge, Dr. Peter T. Panousis, Dan Holsenbeck, Carrie Martine, and Roger Pynn. Interviewed by Dr. Connie L. Lester and James C. Clark. December 3, 2012. Audio/video record available. RICHES of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
contributor: Dickens, Bethany
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
coverage: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
coverage: University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
coverage: AT&T Semiconductor Plant, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Gray-Robinson Law Firm, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale, California
coverage: Lake Nona Medical City, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland, Florida
coverage: Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast, Rockledge, Florida
coverage: National Academy of Inventors, Tampa, Florida
coverage: Department of Economic Opportunity, Tallahassee, Florida
coverage: Florida High Tech Corridor Council, Heathrow, Florida
coverage: Harrah's Cherokee Casino, Cherokee, North Carolina
coverage: GrowFl: Florida Economic Gardening Institute, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Florida Power & Light Company, Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Central Florida Research Park, Orlando, Florida

Oral History of Bettye Jean Aulin Reagan
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Education--Florida
description: An oral history interview of Bettye Jean Aulin Reagan, conducted by Rebecca Schwandt on April 2, 2015. Born January 27, 1934, Reagan is the granddaughter of Andrew Aulin, Sr. (1843-1918), who is credited with naming Oviedo, Florida. In this oral history, Reagan discusses growing up in Oviedo, attending school at Oviedo High School, the great technological advances that have occurred during her life, segregation and integration, her hopes and aspirations, and her family life. She also tells stories about her grandfather and talks about the history of the Aulin family, as well as the Lawtons and the Wheelers. Finally, Reagan discusses her career as an artist.
creator: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
creator: Schwandt, Rebecca
source: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin. Interviewed by Rebecca Schwandt, April 2, 2015. Audio/video record available. Oviedo History Harvest, Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Sanford, Florida
coverage: Lake Mary, Florida

Ashley Hall Postcard
subject: Plantations--United States
subject: Housing--United States
subject: Schools
description: A postcard depicting the exterior of Ashley Hall, a school in Charleston, South Carolina. Once the Spring-Witte estate, the building was purchased by Mary Vardrine McBee in 1909 and turned into an independent college preparatory school. It is still in operation today. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for teachers and sailed to Europe, where she traveled for several months and is thought to have acquired many of these postcards. During the 1940-1941 school year, Campbell taught at Sanford Grammar School. Before her retirement in 1970, she taught at many other area schools, including the Oviedo School, Westside Grammar School, and Pinecrest Elementary School. Campbell used these postcards as aids in her classrooms to teach advanced subjects, such as Shakespearean drama. The collection, along with her other teaching aids, papers, and photographs, was later found at Sanford Grammar School after it became the University of Central Florida's Public History Center. Campbell's postcard collection and photographs provide insight into the life of a respected Florida educator.
source: Original 3 x 5 inch color postcard: ACC# SM-00-243, file folder 1 (U.S. blanks), box 10A, Lucile (Mary Lucile) Campbell Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
publisher: Tichnor Bros. Inc.
contributor: Campbell, Lucile
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Ashley Hall, Charleston, South Carolina

Oral History of James Marion Jones
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Airplanes--United States
description: An oral history of James Marion Jones, conducted by Elizabeth Tammaro on March 19, 2015. Jones, who was born June 19, 1945, grew up in Oviedo, Florida, and had a long career as teacher and assistant principal in Seminole County Public Schools (SCPS). This oral history interview conducted by Elizabeth Tammaro at the Lawton House on March 19, 2015. Interview topics include family history, such as his great-great grandfather's service in the American Civil War under A. P. Hill, an historic dental kit of one of his ancestors, and his parents, who worked at the post office, with his father being the postmaster general for many years. Other topics include his brother, vacations and summer activities, college at the University of Florida (UF), the Oviedo School plane crash , life in the Navy, his career in education, how Oviedo has changed over time, hobbies, marriage and children, and influence of past teachers.
creator: Jones, James Marion
creator: Tammaro, Elizabeth
source: Jones, James Marion. Interviewed by Elizabeth Tammaro, March 19, 2015. Audio record available. Oviedo History Harvest, Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
format: audio/mp3
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Sound
coverage: Mitchell Hammock, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Sweetwater Park, Oviedo, Florida

Oral History of Lars D. White
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Fire departments--United States
description: An oral history of Lars D. White, conducted by Sarah Thorncroft on March 27, 2015. In the interview, White discusses the transformation of Oviedo, Florida, from small agricultural community to a suburb of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando. He discusses attending desegregated schools, school bus rides, various school activities, and what people did for entertainment. White also talks about growing up on a horse farm and the different riding shows and competitions that he participated in. White talks about meeting his wife, her community involvement, and how their children’s upbringing was similar and different compared to theirs. He also discusses volunteering as a firefighter and then rising in the ranks to become Fire Chief and the Emergency Management Director. White recalls some memorable moments from his long career with the City of Oviedo, as well as discussing his involvement in the development of the Oviedo Veterans Memorial. White also talks about the iconic Oviedo chickens and the lesser known Oviedo peacocks.
creator: White, Lars D.
creator: Thorncroft, Sarah
source: White, Lars D. Interviewed by Sarah Thorncroft, March 27, 2015. Audio/video record available. Oviedo History Harvest, Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Oviedo Fire Department, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Memorial Building, Oviedo, Florida

Oral History of Ingrid Bryant
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Churches--Florida
subject: Catholic Church--Florida
subject: University of Central Florida
description: In this interview, Ingrid Bryant, a long-time resident of Oviedo, Florida, recalls her experiences growing up and living in this community. Bryant discusses her birth in Munich, Germany, in 1944, during the height of World War II, and her subsequent immigration to the United States. Bryant reminisces about the difficulties that faced her in Orlando, specifically her language barrier. She then goes on to talk about her success at Oviedo High School, her eventual mastery of English, and her decision to become an American citizen. Bryant talks at length about her family and her love for Oviedo. She also highlights her efforts to obtain a Catholic Church for the Oviedo area and her membership in the Oviedo Historical Society (OHS). She also voices her strong feelings about the new plan for Oviedo’s downtown and her desire for the creation of a museum to showcase Oviedo’s rich history.
creator: Bryant, Ingrid.
creator: Montgomery, Erin
source: Bryant, Ingrid. Interviewed by Erin Montgomery, March 21, 2015. Audio/video record available. Oviedo History Harvest, Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
language: ger
type: Moving Image
coverage: Munich, Germany
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Chuluota, Florida
coverage: Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, Oviedo, Florida

Maitland, Orange County, Florida Promotional Booklet
subject: Maitland (Fla.)
description: This promotional booklet was issued by the Maitland Chamber of Commerce in January of 1925 and published by Rollins Press, located in Winter Park, Florida. The booklet promotes the town of Maitland for prospective settlers and visitors, and focuses on aspects of the town, such as lake front homes, schools, the leisurely lifestyle, proximity to Winter Park and Orlando, social life, and the expansion of industry and infrastructure. This particular copy likely belonged to J. H. Hill of 134 Magnolia Road in Maitland, Florida.
creator: Maitland Chamber of Commerce
source: Original 16-page booklet: Maitland Chamber of Commerce. Maitland, Orange County, Florida. Winter Park, Florida: Rollins Press, 1925: Newspaper Collection, accession number 2014.002.020V, room 2, case 2, shelf 10, box GV, Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.
publisher: Rollins Press
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Maitland, Florida
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Winter Park, Florida

The Maitland News, Vol. 02, No. 17, April 27, 1927
subject: Maitland (Fla.)
subject: Newspapers--United States
description: The Maitland News was a local newspaper originally published by the Maitland Realty Company (and later by the Maitland News Company) which began circulation in April 1926. This edition features articles on topics such as an attempted robbery at the Maitland Post Office, a Parent-Teacher Association meeting, a Beautification Convention in Ocala, Hill School honor roll students, church services, a wedding, children's movies in Winter Park, the Maitland Garage expansion, agricultural advice, street paving contracts, party games, a barber shop, the health benefits of green vegetables, the beautification of Lily Lake, the housing and travel arrangements of local residents, and a local events calendar. Also featured is an essay by Elbert Hubbard, a legal notice, and several advertisements for local businesses.
source: Original 4-page newspaper edition: The Maitland News, Vol. 02, No. 17, April 27, 1927: Newspaper Collection, accession number 2014.002.020V, room 2, case 2, shelf 10, box GV, Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.
publisher: The Maitland News Company
contributor: Hubbard, Elbert
contributor: Stennis, Mary A.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Maitland, Florida
coverage: Ocala, Florida
coverage: Winter Park, Florida

"My Favorite Memory of Oviedo Is..." by Sarah Thorncroft
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
description: A document created by Sarah Thorncroft as part of the Oviedo History Harvest in 2015. In the document, the author is asked to describe her favorite memory of Oviedo, Florida. Thorncroft, who was 24 at the time, stated that attending Oviedo High School and attending the funeral of a teacher, Gary Barnett, were her favorite memories.
creator: Thorncroft, Sarah
source: Original document by Sarah Thorncroft, April 18, 2015: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
contributor: Horner, Desta
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

Map of Oviedo by Sarah Thorncroft
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
description: A map of Oviedo drawn by Sarah Thorncroft as part of the Oviedo History Harvest in 2015. The map shows various locations along Aloma Avenue, which is part of Florida State Road 426, and Central Avenue, which is part of SR 419. These sites include Oviedo High School, the dentist's office of Dr. Gregory J. Jann, the First Baptist Church, the Lawton House, Lawton Elementary School, the post office, and Black Hammock. Thorncroft was 24 at the time that the map was drawn.
creator: Thorncroft, Sarah
source: Original hand-drawn map by Sarah Thorncroft, April 18, 2015: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
contributor: Horner, Desta
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Office of Dr. Gregory J. Jann, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: First Baptist Church, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Lawton House, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Lawton Elementary School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: U.S. Post Office, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Black Hammock, Oviedo, Florida

T. W. Lawton Elementary School Yearbook, 1970
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: A yearbook for the 1969-1970 school year at T. W. Lawton Elementary School, located at 151 Graham Avenue in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Orlando School, the one-room schoolhouse was first constructed in 1876 in order to serve the three families that lived on Old Orlando Road, near Bear Bully. Julia Golden was the first teacher and most of the students were African Americans. When one of the families moved to Clonts Quarters during the first year, the school moved with them. In 1899, the school was moved to the middle of town. In 1922, Seminole County built a four-room brick schoolhouse with an auditorium seating 500. White students attended the new schoolhouse, while black students remained at the original school, then called Oviedo Elementary School and later renamed Jackson Heights. In 1923, the new school had its first graduating class.
source: Original yearbook, 1970: Private Collection of Edwin White and Carolyn White.
contributor: White, Edwin
contributor: White, Carolyn
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: T. W. Lawton Elementary School, Oviedo, Florida

St. Luke's Christian Day School Yearbook, 1966-1967
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Churches--Florida
subject: Lutherans--United States
subject: Lutheranism
description: A yearbook for the 1966-1967 school year at St. Luke's Lutheran Church and School, located at 2021 West State Road 426 in Oviedo, Florida. In 1911, members of the Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church in Cleveland, Ohio, formed the Slavia Colony Company. Later that year, the group purchased 1,200 acres in Oviedo. On March 17, 1912, St. Luke the Evangelizer Church was founded. Pastor Stephen M. Tuhy was installed as the congregation's first full-time pastor on July 31, 1934. A new red brick building was constructed as St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church on June 4, 1939. In 1941, the congregation began issuing a weekly bulletin called "The Light." The church nursery school was established in 1944 and the St. Luke’s Christian Day School opened on September 4, 1947. Lutheran Haven, a home for orphaned children and the elderly, was dedicated on May 30, 1948. On May 5, 1957, an enlarged and renovated church building was dedicated. More renovations were completed and a new sanctuary was dedicated on November 14, 1993. A new building for the school was completed in June of 2001 and the Lutheran Haven Early Childhood Center opened on August 22. The Shepherd's Hope Health Care opened in the old school building on December 10, 2002.
source: Original yearbook, 1967: Private Collection of Edwin White and Carolyn White.
publisher: School Annual Publishing Company
contributor: White, Edwin
contributor: White, Carolyn
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: St. Luke's Christian Day School, Oviedo, Florida

Oviedo High School Varsity Letters
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
description: The varsity letters originally owned by the basketball team captain at Oviedo High School in 1944. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
source: Original color digital images: Private Collection of Kathryn Aulin Bunch.
contributor: Bunch, Kathryn
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

The Oviedian, 1943
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
description: The Oviedian, a yearbook for the 1942-1943 school year at Oviedo High School. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1932 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
creator: The Oviedian
source: Original yearbook: The Oviedian, Vol. VI (Oviedo, FL: Oviedo High School, 1943): Private Collection of Kathryn Aulin Bunch.
publisher: Oviedo High School
contributor: Bunch, Kathryn
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

The Oviedian, Vol. VII
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
description: The Oviedian, a yearbook for the 1943-1944 school year at Oviedo High School. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1932 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
creator: The Oviedian
source: Original yearbook: The Oviedian, Vol. VII (Oviedo, FL: Oviedo High School, 1944): Private Collection of Kathryn Aulin Bunch.
publisher: Oviedo High School
contributor: Bunch, Kathryn
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

A Return to a Normal Schedule
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Seminole County (Fla.)
description: A newspaper article published in The Oviedo Voice on January 2, 2003. The article announces the return of the county and municipal government to their normal schedules for trash collection, recyclable collection, the school system, and mail delivery.
source: Original newspaper article: "A Return to a Normal Schedule." The Oviedo Voice, Vol. XIII, No. 1, January 2, 2003: Private Collection of Sarah Thorncroft.
publisher: The Oviedo Voice
contributor: Thorncroft, Sarah
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

First Place 4-H Tropicana Speech Competition Medal
subject: Winter Springs (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: Middle schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
subject: 4-H clubs--United States
description: First Place 4-H Tropicana Speech Competition Medal won by Sarah Thorncroft of Indian Trail Middle School, located at 415 Tuskawilla Road in Winter Springs, Florida, in 2002. The contest has been sponsored by Florida 4-H, a youth organization focusing on four development areaS: head, heart, hands, and health. The contest includes fourth, fifth, and sixth graders who practice public speaking. The 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking Contest has also been sponsored by Tropicana since 1969.
source: Original medal, 2002: Private Collection of Sarah Thorncroft.
contributor: Thorncroft, Sarah
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, Florida

First Place 4-H Tropicana Speech Competition Classroom Award
subject: Winter Springs (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: Middle schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
subject: 4-H clubs--United States
description: First Place 4-H Tropicana Speech Competition Classroom Award won by Sarah Thorncroft of Indian Trail Middle School, located at 415 Tuskawilla Road in Winter Springs, Florida, in 2002. The contest has been sponsored by Florida 4-H, a youth organization focusing on four development areaS: head, heart, hands, and health. The contest includes fourth, fifth, and sixth graders who practice public speaking. The 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking Contest has also been sponsored by Tropicana since 1969.
source: Original ribbon, 2002: Private Collection of Sarah Thorncroft.
contributor: Thorncroft, Sarah
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, Florida

Oviedo High School Commencement Ticket, 2009
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Graduation ceremonies
subject: Commencements (Graduation ceremonies)
description: A commencement ticket for the Oviedo High School graduation ceremony for the Class of 2009, held at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, held on June 2, 2009. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations of its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education of and its successful athletics tickets.
source: Original ticket, 2009: Private Collection of Sarah Thorncroft.
contributor: Thorncroft, Sarah
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: UCF Arena, Orlando, Florida

Oviedo High School Commencement Ticket, 2011
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Graduation ceremonies
subject: Commencements (Graduation ceremonies)
description: A commencement ticket for the Oviedo High School graduation ceremony for the Class of 2011, held at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, held on May 25, 2011. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations of its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education of and its successful athletics tickets.
source: Original ticket, 2011: Private Collection of Sarah Thorncroft.
contributor: Thorncroft, Sarah
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: UCF Arena, Orlando, Florida

"This Joint is Jumpin'!: Dancin' Through the Decades" Ticket
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Choruses--United States
subject: Music--Florida
description: A ticket for the Oviedo High School Choral Department's presentation of "This Joint is Jumpin'!: Dancin' Through the Decades," held in the Paul J. Hagerty High School auditorium on November 8, 2007. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations of its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education of and its successful athletics tickets.
source: Original ticket, 2007: Private Collection of Sarah Thorncroft.
contributor: Thorncroft, Sarah
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Paul J. Hagerty High School, Oviedo, Florida

Oviedo High School Homecoming Ticket, 2005
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Homecoming
description: A ticket for the Oviedo High School homecoming dance held on October 29, 2005. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations of its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education of and its successful athletics tickets.
source: Original ticket, 2005: Private Collection of Sarah Thorncroft.
contributor: Thorncroft, Sarah
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

Oviedo High School "Listen to the Music of the 70's" Ticket
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Choruses--United States
subject: Music--Florida
description: A ticket for the Oviedo High School Choral Department's presentation of "Listen to the Music of the 70's," held in the school auditorium on October 20, 2008. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations of its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education of and its successful athletics tickets.
source: Original ticket, 2008: Private Collection of Sarah Thorncroft.
contributor: Thorncroft, Sarah
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

Oviedo High School Commencement Ticket, 2009
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Graduation ceremonies
subject: Commencements (Graduation ceremonies)
description: A commencement ticket for the Oviedo High School graduation ceremony for the Class of 2009, held at the school amphitheater on May 27, 2009. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations of its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education of and its successful athletics tickets.
source: Original ticket, 2009: Private Collection of Sarah Thorncroft.
publisher: The Paper Dolls Ink
contributor: Thorncroft, Sarah
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

Universal Orlando Resort Grad Bash Ticket, 2009
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Universal Studios Florida (Orlando, Fla. : Amusement park)
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
description: A ticket for Oviedo High School's Grad Bash for the Class of 2009, held at the Universal Orlando Resort, located at 6000 Universal Boulevard in Orlando, Florida. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations of its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education of and its successful athletics programs.
creator: Universal Studios Orlando
source: Original ticket: Universal Studios Orlando, Orlando, Florida, April 28, 2009: Private Collection of Sarah Thorncroft.
contributor: Thorncroft, Sarah
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida

Oviedo High School Commencement Ticket, 2007
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Graduation ceremonies
subject: Commencements (Graduation ceremonies)
description: A commencement ticket for the Oviedo High School graduation ceremony for the Class of 2007, held at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, held on May 22, 2007. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations of its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education of and its successful athletics tickets.
source: Original ticket, 2007: Private Collection of Sarah Thorncroft.
publisher: Quick Tick International, Inc.
contributor: Thorncroft, Sarah
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: UCF Arena, Orlando, Florida

Memoirs of Life in a Wayne County Migrant Farm Camp
subject: Sanford (Fla.);
subject: Migrant workers
subject: Agricultural laborers--Florida
subject: Farm laborers
description: A newspaper article by Patricia Ann Black and published in The Times of Wayne County on February 1, 2015. The article is about Black's life growing up on a migrant farm camp in Wayne County, New York. Black was the daughter of Pilgrim Black (1905-2002) and Lula Mae Haynes Black (1917-2007), who got married in 1937. Patricia was born August 31, 1956, and grew up at the end of East Tenth Street in Sanford, Florida. She attended Hopper Elementary through sixth grade, Lakeview Middle School for seventh grade, Sanford Junior High School for eighth grade, Crooms High School for ninth grade, and Seminole High School through twelfth grade. She also attended school in the North Rose-Wolcott district each year while in Upstate New York. During fourth grade, integration began and parents were given the choice to have their children to attend other schools, but Patricia chose to continue attending an all-black school until she entered seventh grade in 1968 and began attending integrated schools. In June 1973, Patricia married her first husband, Clint Holt (1955-); however, the couple quickly separated due to domestic violence and divorced around 1977. Patricia gave birth to her first child, Charmion Le'Antwinetta Holt (1974-). She also had three other children with William Bigham Jr. (1952-), who she was married to for 33 years: William Arthur Bigham III (1982-), Brandon Oliver Black (1990-), and Tempestt Teonte' Black (1992-). Patricia currently lives in the family home built by her grandmother, Maggie Benjamin Black (ca.1870-ca.1934) on East Tenth Street in Sanford. Patricia endured weekly molestation for 11 years from age six to age seventeen and was raped at age seventeen while pregnant with Charmion. At age 29, Patricia became severely addicted to smoking cocaine. After seven years, Patricia was able to overcome her addiction and has maintained her sobriety for 21 years. She has suffered severe mental and physical damage and is still recovering today. Despite her traumatic…
creator: Black, Patricia Ann
source: Original newspaper article by Patricia Ann Black: The Times of Wayne County, February 1, 2015, page F5.
publisher: The Times of Wayne County
contributor: Black, Patricia Ann
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Huron, New York
coverage: Alton, New York
coverage: Sanford, Florida

The Oviedian, Vol. XIV, 1951
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Junior high schools--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: The 1951 edition of The Oviedian, the yearbook for the Oviedo School, located at 601 King Street in Oviedo, Florida. The school was first established in 1932 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
source: Original 45-page yearbook: The Oviedian, Vol. XIV (Oviedo, FL: Oviedo School, 1951): Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
publisher: Oviedo School
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo School, Oviedo, Florida

Oviedo, Circa 1960
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Middle schools--Florida
subject: Churches--Florida
subject: Railroads--Florida
description: A booklet, compiled by the Oviedo Historical Society, featuring historic houses and buildings in Oviedo, Florida. The booklet features historic buildings constructed before 1960, just before the period of expanded housing developments in Oviedo. The oldest homes were constructed in the 1880s.
source: Original 38-page booklet: Oviedo Historical Society. Oviedo, Circa 1960. 1982: Private Collection of Betty Reagan.
publisher: Oviedo Historical Society
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Fountainhead Missionary Baptist Church, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Grant Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Jackson Heights Middle School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: First Baptist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Memorial Building, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: First United Methodist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Oviedo Railroad Depot, Oviedo, Florida

Chuluota News
subject: Baptists--Florida
subject: Churches--Florida
subject: Schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
description: A newspaper article published by The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. The article reports news in Chuluota, an unincorporated community southeast of Oviedo, Florida. News topics include return of the Wagner family from their trip to South Florida; Alive Story's trip to Sanford with her daughters; the Tribble family's trip to a Baptist church in Reno, Nevada; and the Chuluota Sunday School's attendance at the Seminole Associational Sunday School's workers program, which was held at a church in Oviedo.
source: Original newspaper article: "Chuluota News." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 3: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
publisher: The Central Florida Press
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Chuluota, Florida

Florida is Third in Southern States Education Salaries: Applies Only to Administrative Branch of Educational System
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Wages--Florida
description: A newspaper article published by The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. According to the article, Florida ranked third among 16 Southern states in the amount of money paid as salaries to the administrative branch of the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE). The report was compiled by William Stanmore Cawthon, who was the Florida superintendent of public instruction. Florida spent $64,830 a year on educational administration, while Texas spent $165,000 and Alabama spent $152,000.
source: Original newspaper article: "Florida is Third in Southern States Education Salaries: Applies Only to Administrative Branch of Educational System." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
publisher: The Central Florida Press
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Florida

Jackson Hts. PTA Elects Officers
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: Middle schools--Florida
subject: Parent-teacher associations
description: A newspaper article published by The Oviedo Outlook on May 26, 1977. The article the election of officers to the Parent-Teacher Association for Jackson Heights Middle School, located at 41 Academy Avenue in Oviedo, Florida. Jean Rumsey Bob Szelc , Gordon Hathaway, Charles Mays, and Helen Hill were elected president, first vice president, second vice president, treasurer, and secretary, respectively.
source: Original newspaper article: "Jackson Hts. PTA Elects Officers." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 4, No. 40, May 26, 1977, page 9: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Jackson Heights Middle School, Oviedo, Florida

FTU Grads Named
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Florida Technological University
subject: Schools
subject: Colleges
subject: Universities and colleges--Florida
description: A newspaper article published by The Oviedo Outlook on May 26, 1977. The article lists the local graduates of Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida) during the spring semester of 1977. Lee R. Scherer, Director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center, was the guest speaker at the commencement ceremony to be held on June 10. Florida Technological University (FTU) was founded by the Florida Legislature in 1963 and opened in 1968. The intended goal of the university was to train personnel to support the U.S. space program at the John F. Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. In 1978, Reubin Askew renamed FTU the University of Central Florida (UCF). By 2014, enrollment preacher over 60,000 students. While the main campus is located at 4000 Central Florida Boulevard in Orlando, there are also 12 satellite campuses.
source: Original newspaper article: "FTU Grads Named." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 4, No. 40, May 26, 1977, page 3: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Florida Technological University, Orlando, Florida

Students Honored for Poetry
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: Middle schools--Florida
subject: Poetry--Southern States
description: A newspaper article published by The Oviedo Outlook on May 26, 1977. The article describes the winners of a literary contest sponsored by the Seminole County Language Reading Arts Council. According to the article, ten students from Jackson Heights Middle School, located at 41 Academy Avenue in Oviedo, were selected to have their works published in the Seminole County Literary Magazine. Additionally, an annual authors' luncheon was to be held at the Langford Resort Hotel in Winter Park.
source: Original newspaper article: "Students Honored for Poetry." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 4, No. 40, May 26, 1977, page 9: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Jackson Heights Middle School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Langford Resort Hotel, Winter Park, Florida

Letters From the People: VICA Sponsor Thanks Citizens
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
description: A newspaper article published by The Oviedo Outlook on May 26, 1977. The article features a letter to the editor by Wayne E. Lanham, an instructor at Oviedo High School and the sponsor of the school's chapter of Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA). VICA is career and technical student organization founded in 1965. In the letter, Lanham thanks members and sponsors of the high school's VICA. In 1999, the national organization changed its name to SkillsUSA-VICA and then shortened it to SkillsUSA in 2004.
source: Original newspaper article: "Letters From the People: VICA Sponsor Thanks Citizens." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 4, No. 40, May 26, 1977, page 2: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

The Oviedo Outlook: Centennial Edition
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
description: The centennial edition of The Oviedo Outlook published in 1979 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Oviedo, Florida. The newspaper begins with a brief history of Oviedo, followed by articles devoted to important members of the community, including Evelyn Cheek Lundy and John Lundy, Thad Lee Lingo, Jr. and Lacy Aire Lingo, Clare Wheeler Evans, Wayne Jacobs and Karen Jansen Jacobs, Thomas Moon, Marguerite Partin, Frank Wheeler, Katherine Lawton, Tom Estes, Ed Yarborough and Ima Jean Bostick Yarborough, Virginia Balkcom Mikler, Paul Mikler, Sparks Lingo Ridenour and John Ridenour, Ray "Rex" Clonts and Thelma Lee Clonts, Jean Jordan and Harold Jordan, the Malcolm family, Edward Duda, Penny Mitchem Olliff and Leon Olliff, Louise Wheeler Martin and Bill Martin, Miriam "Mimi" Wheeler Bruce and Douglas Allen, Viola Smith, and Cay Westerfield.
source: Original 28-page booklet: The Oviedo Outlook: Centennial Edition, 1979: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: First Baptist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: First Methodist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Oviedo Woman's Club, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Oviedo, Post Office, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Memorial Building, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Sweetwater Park, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Lake Charm, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Lake Jesup, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Geneva, Florida
coverage: St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Slavia, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: White's Wharf, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Citizens Bank of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida

History of the First Baptist Church, Oviedo, Florida: First 100 Years, 1869-1969
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Churches--Florida
subject: Baptists--Florida
description: A history of the First Baptist Church of Oviedo from its founding in 1869 to its centennial celebration in 1969. The book begins with a brief history of the Central Florida area, followed by a history of Oviedo. The first service for the First Baptist Church was led by Reverend W. G. Powell on the property of W. H. Luther, located along Lake Jessup Avenue. The first church building was made of wood and was located on what was the property of Lois Ruddell at the time that this book was written. The old building served the church until 1887, later became the house of the Beasley family, and was finally torn down. A new wooden church building was erected in 1887 and remained in use until 1926. The brick church building constructed later on is still in use by CrossLife Church.
source: Original 32-page booklet: History of the First Baptist Church, Oviedo, Florida: First 100 Years, 1869-1969, 1969: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: First Baptist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida

T. W. Lawton Elementary School
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: T. W. Lawton Elementary School, located at 151 Graham Avenue in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the T. W. Lawton Elementary School, the one-room schoolhouse was first constructed in 1876 in order to serve the three families that lived on Old Orlando Road, near Bear Bully. Julia Golden was the first teacher and most of the students were African Americans. When one of the families moved to Clonts Quarters during the first year, the school moved with them. In 1899, the school was moved to the middle of town. In 1922, Seminole County built a four-room brick schoolhouse with an auditorium seating 75-80. White students attended the new schoolhouse, while black students remained at the original school, then called Oviedo Colored Elementary School and later renamed Jackson Heights. In 1923, the new school had its first graduating class. H. J. Laney was the school principal at the time that this photograph was taken and Thelma Lee Clonts, the contributor of the picture, was beginning her education at the school with Katy Walken as her teacher. The school's name was later changed to T. W. Lawton Elementary School and is now known as Lawton Elementary School.
source: Original color photographs: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: T. W. Lawton Elementary School, Oviedo, Florida

T. W. Lawton Elementary School, 1931
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: T. W. Lawton Elementary School, located at 151 Graham Avenue in Oviedo, Florida, in 1931. Originally called the T. W. Lawton Elementary School, the one-room schoolhouse was first constructed in 1876 in order to serve the three families that lived on Old Orlando Road, near Bear Gully. Julia Golden was the first teacher and most of the students were African Americans. When one of the families moved to Clonts Quarters during the first year, the school moved with them. In 1899, the school was moved to the middle of town. In 1922, Seminole County built a four-room brick schoolhouse with an auditorium seating 75-80. White students attended the new schoolhouse, while black students remained at the original school, then called Oviedo Colored Elementary School and later renamed Jackson Heights. In 1923, the new school had its first graduating class. H. J. Laney was the school principal at the time that this photograph was taken and Thelma Lee Clonts, the contributor of the picture, was beginning her education at the school with Katy Walken as her teacher. The school's name was later changed to T. W. Lawton Elementary School and is now known as Lawton Elementary School.
source: Photocopy of original black and white photograph, October 1, 1931: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
contributor: Clonts, Thelma Lee
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: T. W. Lawton Elementary School, Oviedo, Florida

Chuluota Baptist Church Sixty-Fifth Anniversary
subject: Churches--Florida
description: A history of the Chuluota Baptist Church from its founding to its 65th anniversary in 1939. The congregation's first services were held in November of 1874 in the home of W. C. Jacobs with Reverend R. W. Lawton and Reverend George Gandez leading religious services. Many of the church's founding congregants were migrants from Whiteville, North Carolina. The church was officially founded two months later as Harmony Baptist Church on January 8, 1875. A log church was constructed about one mile east of Chuluota, near Lake Pickett. In 1883, church meetings were moved to a schoolhouse near the southern portion of Chuluota. A new church building was built and dedicated as Harmony Baptist Church of Chuluota, located at 201 Lake Mills Road, in 1888. The Sunday school was established on November 10, 1889. Construction for a new concrete building began in 1955 and was dedicated in 1956. An education wing was added in 1961. The church is now known as the First Baptist Church of Chuluota.
source: Original typewritten document, November 16, 1939: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Harmony Baptist Church, Chuluota, Florida
coverage: Chuluota Baptist Church, Chuluota, Florida

Allstate Construction College Advertisement
subject: Brandon (Fla.)
subject: Colleges
subject: Education--Florida
description: A newspaper advertisement for Allstate Construction College's electrical engineering program. According to the ad, the college prepared students to pass the new state electrical exam and was taught by an instructor who was a state-licensed electrical contractor, a state general contractor, and an electrical engineer. The college was located at 401 Cranberry Lane in Brandon, Florida.
source: Original newspaper advertisement, 1974: Oviedo Historical Society, Downtown Oviedo, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Allstate Construction College, Brandon, Florida

WUCF Artisodes Short: Mr. Richard
subject: Mr. Richard, 1961-
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Concerts--United States
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Musicians--Southern States
subject: Disco music--United States
subject: Record labels--United States
subject: Hialeah (Fla.)
subject: Pop music
subject: Rock music--United States
description: For many parents in Orlando, Florida, Richard Peeples, also known as Mr. Richard, is a big-time musical talent, thanks to his popularity with their children. Peeples and his band, the Pound Hounds, entertain children with what he describes as "whimsical pop rock." Henry Stone was a record company executive and producer in Miami, who recorded Ray Charles, James Brown, KC and the Sunshine Band, and was responsible for many disco recordings. The segment looks at a documentary being filmed about the recording legend. The Artisode also includes brief segments on recording artist Justin Hayward and the Moody Blues, an upcoming documentary on Bing Crosby, WUCF's Student Artist of the Week, Michael Romaniello, and the Jungle Book on Broadway. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes originally aired as "WUCF Artisodes #171: Mr. Richard" on September 10, 2015.
source: Original 24-minute and 42-second audio/video recording: WUCF Artisodes. "WUCF Artisodes #171: Mr. Richard." Directed by . Written by . WUCF-TV. September 10, 2015.
publisher: WUCF-TV
contributor: Alaimo, Steve
contributor: Anderson, Polly
contributor: Armstrong, Louis
contributor: Benjamin, Kristin
contributor: Bowen, Jared
contributor: Brady, John
contributor: Cook, Jennifer
contributor: Crosby, Jr., Harry Lillis
contributor: Dotson, Bill
contributor: Earll, Robert
contributor: Echeverria, Rita
contributor: Egber, Mitchell
contributor: Fuchs, Kyle Mahoney
contributor: Gomez, Edgar
contributor: Greenwald, Mark
contributor: Hall-Brown, Maria
contributor: Harrison, Shannon
contributor: Hayward, Justin
contributor: Hecker, Neal
contributor: Herring, Mike
contributor: Hiles, Catherine
contributor: Hirten, Brian
contributor: Hucome, Jamie
contributor: Ingrao, Laura
contributor: Kantor, Michael
contributor: KC and the Sunshine Band
contributor: Kelly, Brian
contributor: Kelly, Paul
contributor: Kendrick, Demetria
contributor: Kipling, Rudyard
contributor: Latimore, Benny
contributor: Lundstrom, Mark
contributor: Magallon, Al
contributor: Manouse, Ernie
contributor: Matier, Megan
contributor: McCrae, George
contributor: McGinty, David
contributor: Meza, Nancy
contributor: The Moody Blues
contributor: Moormann Mark
contributor: Mr. Richard &amp
contributor: the Pound Hounds
contributor: Murray, T.L.
contributor: Nicholson, Jeremy
contributor: Peck, Doug
contributor: Peeples, Molly
contributor: Peeples, Richard
contributor: Pinder, Michael Thomas
contributor: Pittman, Buddy
contributor: Powell, Jr., Howard
contributor: Reid, Clarence
contributor: Retherford, Ryan
contributor: Rivera, Angela
contributor: Romaniello, Michael
contributor: Salkowski, Keith
contributor: Sherman, Richard
contributor: Sherman, Robert
contributor: Stone, Henry
contributor: Strauss, Eric
contributor: Thomas, Kenny
contributor: Trachtenberg, Robert
contributor: Vidal, Yoandy
contributor: Watanabe, Fujio
contributor: Watson, Dan
contributor: Wolf, Jennifer
contributor: Zimmerman, Mary

The Maitland News, Vol. 01, No. 20, September 18, 1926
subject: Maitland (Fla.)
description: The Maitland News was a local newspaper originally published by the Maitland Realty Company (and later by The Maitland News Company) which began circulation in April 1926. This edition features articles on topics such as a new town water pump, an anniversary party, tax assessment complaints, WDBO radio programming, the opening of school, locally-grown fresh fruit, a church dinner, the health concerns of a local pastor, the housing arrangements of local residents, and a local events calendar. Also featured are several advertisements for local businesses.
source: Original 4-page newspaper edition: The Maitland News, Vol. 01, No. 20, September 18, 1926: Newspaper Collection, accession number 2014.002.020V, room 2, case 2, shelf 10, box GV, Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.
publisher: The Maitland News Company
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Maitland, Florida
coverage: Winter Park, Florida

The Maitland News, Vol. 01, No. 19, September 11, 1926
subject: Maitland (Fla.)
description: The Maitland News was a local newspaper originally published by the Maitland Realty Company (and later by The Maitland News Company) which began circulation in April 1926. This edition features articles on topics such as the implementation of drainage pipes to connect Maitland's lakes and alleviate flooding, the need for a local fruit packing house, the distribution of property assessment pamphlets, the construction of new homes, a Labor Day celebration, a property assessment map of Eatonville, a piano recital, flower gardens, road paving contractor bids, an update on available library books, the housing arrangements of local residents, and a local events calendar. Also featured are several advertisements for local businesses.
source: Original 4-page newspaper edition: The Maitland News, Vol. 01, No. 19, September 11, 1926: Newspaper Collection, accession number 2014.002.020V, room 2, case 2, shelf 10, box GV, Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.
publisher: The Maitland News Company
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Maitland, Florida
coverage: Eatonville, Florida