1 100 3 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/c09bcd3a1c1ef1ef56d6eb61b6ecfed6.jpg 7e1db91ce1104e697969c8f436862b64 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Longwood Collection Alternative Title Longwood Collection Subject Longwood (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Longwood, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The first European and Euro-American settlers arrived in present-day Longwood in the early 1870s. Its town founding settlers were John Neill Searcy of Tennessee and Edward Warren Henck of Boston, Massachusetts, both of which arrived in 1873. Henck was a railroad businessman, hotel owner, and real estate promoter, and he was later elected the first Mayor of Longwood in 1885. Henck was instrumental in bringing the South Florida Railroad to Longwood. Although Longwood enjoyed growth from the railroad, the Great Freeze of 1894-1895 caused many citizens to leave Central Florida. However, the area experience growth again during the 1910s and 1920s. In 1923, the Town of Longwood was incorporated as a city. Longwood experienced decline during the Great Depression, and the city failed to dis-incorporate after its bank failed in 1932. Growth returned to Longwood during World War II, thanks to the development of the Naval Air Station (NAS) Sanford and the Orlando Air Army Base, which was later renamed the Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando. Prosperity increased again the 1960s and 1970s, due to the expansion of the military industry, the establishment of the space industry in nearby Brevard County, and the opening of Walt Disney World. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Longwood, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Contributor <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/" target="_blank">Museum of Seminole County History</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/44" target="_blank">Seminole County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. External Reference "<a href="http://www.longwoodfl.org/content/1115/151/147/default.aspx" target="_blank">A Brief History of Longwood</a>." City of Longwood, Florida. http://www.longwoodfl.org/content/1115/151/147/default.aspx. Central Florida Society for Historical Preservation. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48909279" target="_blank">Longwood</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2001. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format 1 newspaper article Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Gray, Crawford in Second Race: Second Primary Tuesday, June 24 Alternative Title Gray, Crawford in Second Race Subject Seminole County (Fla.) Longwood (Fla.) Primary elections Elections--Florida Description A newspaper article published by The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. The article discusses the runoff primary election for a state and county offices, which was held on June 24, 1930. The race for Florida Secretary of State was between Robert Andrew Gray and Henry Clay Crawford, both Democrats. Presumably, Crawford was the son of Henry Clay Crawford, who served as Secretary of State from 1902 until his death in 1929. William Monroe Igou served as interim secretary until Gray was elected in 1930. Gray served in that position until 1961. Other races discussed in the article include a run-over race for Seminole County Commissioner between W. S. Enztminger, C. B. Searcy, and H. E. Fuller. However, according to the article, the election had been suspended due to the withdrawal of Entzminger, leaving Searcy as the county commissioner for District 3, which consisted of the Town of Longwood. Type Text Source Original newspaper article: "Gray, Crawford in Second Race: Second Primary Tuesday, June 24." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1: <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida. Is Part Of "<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674" target="_blank">The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1. No. 9, June 20, 1930</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674. <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/43" target="_blank">Longwood Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "Gray, Crawford in Second Race: Second Primary Tuesday, June 24." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1. Coverage Longwood, Florida Publisher The Central Florida Press Date Created ca. 1930-06-20 Date Issued 1930-06-20 Date Copyrighted 1930-06-20 Format image/jpg Extent 107 KB Medium 1 newspaper article Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally published by The Central Florida Press. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by The Central Florida Press and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.longwoodfl.org/content/1115/151/147/default.aspx" target="_blank">A Brief History of Longwood</a>." City of Longwood, Florida. http://www.longwoodfl.org/content/1115/151/147/default.aspx. Central Florida Society for Historical Preservation. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48909279" target="_blank">Longwood</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2001. C. B. Searcy campaigns candidates county commissioners county government District 3 elections government H. Clay Crawford H. E. Fuller Henry Clay Crawford local government political campaigns political offices politics primary elections R. A. Gray races Robert Andrew Gray Secretary of State Seminole County state government The Central Florida Press W. S. Entzminger https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/6c24ac1a73c3e8b4127fc7dec6a51c66.pdf c8155fd08ef968f8d78ae91b837daf84 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oviedo Historical Society Collection Alternative Title Oviedo Historical Society Collection Subject Oviedo (Fla). Description The Oviedo Historical Society Collection encompasses historical artifacts donated for digitization at the Oviedo Historical Society's History Harvest in the Spring semester of 2015. The Oviedo Historical Society was organized in November 1973 by a group of citizens. The society is a 501(3) non-profit organization. Its purpose is to help preserve the community identity of Oviedo by collecting and disseminating knowledge about local history, serve as a repository for documents and artifacts relating to Oviedo history, promote the preservation and marking of historic sites and buildings in the Oviedo area and foster interest in local, state, national, and world history. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/128" target="_blank">Oviedo Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Oviedo, Florida Contributing Project <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a> <a href="http://history.cah.ucf.edu/staff.php?id=304" target="_blank">Dr. Connie L. Lester</a>'s Introduction to Public History course, Spring 2015 Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>." Oviedo Historical Society, Inc. http://oviedohs.com/. Adicks, Richard, and Donna M. Neely. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5890131" target="_blank">Oviedo, Biography of a Town</a>. S.l: s.n.], 1979. Robison, Jim. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/796757419" target="_blank">Around Oviedo</a>. 2012. "<a href="http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68" target="_blank">History</a>." City of Oviedo, Florida. http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68. "<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 41: Oviedo, with Dr. Richard Adicks</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format 4-page newspaper edition Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1. No. 9, June 20, 1930 Alternative Title The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1. No. 9 Subject Oviedo (Fla.) Description Volume 1, number 9 of The Central Florida Press, published on June 20, 1930. The Central Florida Press was a weekly newspaper published in Oviedo, Florida. At the time that this issue was printed, C. J. Broom was the editor. Topics discussed in various articles include a missing 19-year-old names Charles W. Summersill; plans for a new bank in Sanford, the primary election for Florida Attorney General, floods along St. Johns River and Lake Monroe, public opinion on a new luxury tax, the decision to keep a railroad station in Geneva open, a Ripley's Believe It or Not! program featuring a quail that hatched a hen in Oviedo, the Sanford Atlantic National Bank's declaration of a dividend, Reverend C. W. Mathison's sermon on righteousness, statewide construction of hotels and other types of housing, Florida's standing in administrative salaries in the Florida Department of Education, a Gold Star Mother's return to Orlando, a legal decision requiring men to call a doctor if a family member falls ill, C. W. Mathison's trip to West Palm Beach, renovations on Oviedo Masonic Lodge No. 243, A. L. Medcalf's sermon at the First Baptist Church of Oviedo, predictions for 1940, automobile accident deaths in 1929, the types of religions, packing houses in Fort Pierce and Avon Park, a logrolling convention hosted by the Central Florida Log Rollers' Association, the minutes for an Oviedo Boy Scouts meeting, local news for towns around Oviedo (Longwood, Slavia, Chuluota, and Geneva), and a reception in honor of Allen Thompson and his bride. This issue also includes a number of advertisements feature local businesses, as well as a column called "Oviedo Mirror." Type Text Source Original 4-page newspaper edition: The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930: <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida. Requires <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html" target="_blank">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> Is Part Of <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/147" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society Collection</a>, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original 4-page newspaper edition: The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930. Coverage First United Methodist Church, Oviedo, Florida Oviedo Masonic Lodge No. 243, Oviedo, Florida First Baptist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida Geneva, Florida Chuluota, Florida First National Bank No. 2, Sanford, Florida Lake Monroe, Sanford, Florida St. Petersburg, Florida Sanford Atlantic National Bank, Sanford, Florida Orlando, Florida Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, France Longwood, Florida Slavia, Florida Fort Pierce Growers' Association, Fort Pierce, Florida Avon Park, Florida Publisher The Central Florida Press Date Created ca. 1930-06-20 Date Issued 1930-06-20 Date Copyrighted 1930-06-20 Format application/pdf Extent 906 KB Medium 4-page newspaper edition Language eng Mediator History Teacher Provenance Originally published by The Central Florida Press. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by The Central Florida Press and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a> External Reference "<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 41: Oviedo, with Dr. Richard Adicks</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3. Adicks, Richard, and Donna M. Neely. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5890131" target="_blank">Oviedo, Biography of a Town</a>. S.l: s.n.], 1979. "<a href="http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68" target="_blank">History</a>." City of Oviedo, Florida. http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68. Robison, Jim. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/796757419" target="_blank">Around Oviedo</a>. 2012. 1st Street A. L. Betts A. L. Medcalf A. P. Farnell A. W. Wagner ACL Adkins Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial Aldred Cone Alene Cone Alive Story Allen Thompson Allen's Garage Alton Shuman American Appraisal Company American Association of University Women American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. Andrew Duda Andrew Jakubcin Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company Augusta D. Covington B. F. Overstreet B. F. Ward B. F. Wheeler B. R. Gray Ballard's Insurance Feeds Baptist Church Baptist Church of Oviedo Baptists Barbara Jakubcin Bauman Bauman Brothers Because Ben Jones Bernice Stine Biscayne Bay Black Hammock Blanche Leonard Bob Murphy's Garage Bogard Bon Homme Hotel Boy Scouts of America Bristol Bryan's Store C. B. Searcy C. C. Jackson C. E. Mariner C. J. Broom C. J. Broom, Jr. C. L. West C. M. Coin C. S. Lee C. T. Niblack C. W. Mathison Canal Point Carlton Cain Carolyn Lockette cars Carter's Filling Station Celery City Central Florida Council Central Florida Log Rollers' Association Chapman Charles Simeon Lee Charles W. Summersill Charley West Charlie West Chevrolet Chuluota Chuluota Sunday schools churches Churchwell's Civic League Clarence Huder Clark Harvey Claude C. Jackson, Jr. Clifton Tribble Clinton Hyatt David Haverstick Daytona Beach District 3 Dixie Highway Donald Leinhart E. A. Dukes E. A. Farnell E. D. Koontz E. T. Summersill Edson Goit Edwin Sutton Elizabeth Lawson Elmin a Howard Emma Abbot Lyman Ernest Amos Essex Coach First National banks Esther Prosser Evelyn Wheeler F. L. Anderson F. S. Cone Farnell FCE FEC Federal Farm Broadway First Baptist Church of Orlando First National Bank Building First Street FLDOE Florida Bank Florida Citrus Exchange Florida Department of Education Florida East Coast railroads Florida Gold Star Mothers Florida Light and Power Company Florida Public Service Commission Floyd Wagner Fort Myers Growers' Association Fort Pierce Fort Pierce Financing and Construction Company Fort Pierce Growers' Association Frank Armstrong Fred Cooper Fred Henry Davis Fruitland parks Ft. Pierce G. A. Meckley G. H. Norton G. W. Bower Gayle Marshall Geneva Gold Star Mothers Club Gold Star Mothers, Inc. Goldie Eva Beckley Goldie Eva Beckley Lee Good Gulf Casoline Grace Lewis Gray Gray's Market H. Clay Crawford H. E. Fuller H. F. McGowan Haines Harold Varn Harry E. Wing Harry M. Papworth Harry W. Turner Hart Hathaway's Park Avenue Hazel Shuman Heitz Henry Clay Crawford Herbert F. Chaffer Hilda Butler Hotel Commission Howard Lindsey Howard Turner I. N. Lane J. A. Thompson J. A. Young J. Allen Thompson J. B. Jones J. C. Bills J. C. Johnson J. Dean Adcock J. H. Allen J. L. Malcolm J. M. Chaffer J. N. Thompson Jack C. Kassell Joe Leinhart Joe Mikler John Bills John Duda Joseph Leinhart Julia Tart Julie Geiger Katherine Young King Brown L. D. Webster L. H. Gore Lake Catherine Lake Conway Lake Monroe Lake Okeechobee League of Municipalities Lois Mitchem Lois Ruddell Lois Rudell Longwood Lyman schools Margaret Jackson Margaret Lindsey Marietta Mitchem Martin Stanko Mary Bivins Mary Frances Stine Mathieux' Store Max Leinhart Maxine Leinhart Mead Metcalf and Son Mills Miriam Koontz Mitchem Munjar N. F. Lozette Nelson and Company, Inc. O. P. Sloan Oak Crest Poultry farms Oak Island Olga Jakubcin Olive Lezette Olivia McCarty Opal Peters Orange General Hospital Oreon Burnett orlando Oviedo Oviedo Barber Shop Oviedo Department Store Oviedo Drug Store Oviedo Masonic Lodge No. 243 Oviedo Meat Market Oviedo Mirror Oviedo Public Library Oviedo Service Station P. T. Coleman P. T. Wakefield P. W. Gray Paul Butler, Jr. Paul T. Butler Pauline Mills Pauline Moran Pauline Wallace, Maddox Penney Farms R. A. Gray R. R. Murphy R. R. Williams Ralph Bosford Randall Electric Company Reason Kirkland Ripley's Believe It or Not! Robert Andrew Gray Robert B. Butler Roy Williams Ruby Peters S. L. Murphy S. S. Hinchliff Sadine Leinhart Sadye's Sale Sanford Sanford Atlantic National Bank Sanford Chamber of Commerce Sanford High School Sanford Sheriff's Office Sanlando Springs Secretary of State Seminole Associational Sunday schools Seminole Bank Building Seminole County Slavia Slavia Drainage District Southern Bell Telephone Company St. Johns River St. Petersburg Standard Service Station Stover Supreme Motor Oil Ted Harvey The Central Florida Press The Morris Stores The Sanitary Fish Truck Theo Aulin Theodore Tice Thomas Johnson Thomas Wheaton V. H. Sley Virginia Spencer W. C. Cawthon W. D. Stine W. F. Wells, Jr. W. L. Seig W. P. Tart W. R. Kimbrell W. S. Entzminger W. T. Chance Walter M. Blakely White-Highleyman Agency Wholesale Potato House William Walker Woodmen of the World Woodrow Shuman World War I WWI https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/8bb6d586ab895bd0658a968d6cf5db5e.jpg 8918624438795f31ff368089a4ec0032 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Isleworth Grove Collection Alternative Title Isleworth Collection Subject Windermere (Fla.) Butler Chain (Fla.) Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.) Citrus fruit industry--Florida Agriculture--Florida Description Chase & Company was established by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase in 1884. The company sold insurance and later invested in storage facilities and fertilizer sales. Chase & Company was known mainly for its agricultural interests and maintained a series of citrus groves throughout Central Florida. The company was based out of Sanford and became one of the city's largest employers into the early twentieth century. By 1886, the Chase brothers purchased several citrus groves to expand their business, including Isleworth Grove in Windermere, Florida. Isleworth Grove covered a total of 1,300 acres along the Butler Chain of Lakes. Between 1894 and 1895, Central Florida was hit by several freezes and most of the citrus crop was destroyed. Chase & Company did not grow citrus crops again until 1904 when Joshua came back from an extended stay in California. Between 1894 and 1900, different types of pesticide equipment was created, including equipment driven by steam, machines, and horses.Randall Chase joined in the family business soon after his brother, Sydney Chase, Jr., did in 1922. Randall became the president of Chase & Company from 1948-1965. The Isleworth property stayed in the Chase family until 1984 when Franklin Chase, the son of Sydney Chase, sold the property to famed golfer Arnold Palmer. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/93" target="_blank">Citrus Collection</a>, Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Referenced By <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm" target="_blank">A Guide to the Chase Collection</a> Language eng Type Collection Coverage Isleworth Grove, Windermere, Florida Contributing Project <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/" target="_blank">Special and Area Studies Collections</a>, University of Florida <a href="http://ufdc.ufl.edu/" target="_blank">Digital Collections (UFDC)</a>, University of Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Marra, Katherine Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository University of Florida, <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/" target="_blank">Special and Area Studies Collections</a> External Reference "<a href="http://floridacitrushalloffame.com/index.php/inductees/inductee-name/?ref_cID=89&bID=0&dd_asId=600" target="_blank">Sydney Chase Sr. (1860-1941)</a>." Florida Citrus Hall of Fame. Copyright 2012. http://floridacitrushalloffame.com/index.php/inductees/inductee-name/?ref_cID=89&bID=0&dd_asId=600. Warner, S.C. "<a href="http://www.fshs.org/Proceedings/Password%20Protected/1923%20Vol.%2036/198-200%20%28WARNER%29.pdf" target="_blank">Development of Marketing Citrus Fruits in Florida</a>." Florida State Horticultural Society vol. 36 (1923): 198-200. Hopkins, James T. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1219230" target="_blank">Fifty Years of Citrus, the Florida Citrus Exchange: 1909-1959</a>. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press: 1960. "<a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1986-09-30/news/0260060057_1_chase-isleworth-golf-florida-citrus" target="_blank">Franklin Chase, 'Towering Figure in Citrus Industry</a>.'" The Orlando Sentinel, September 30, 1986. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1986-09-30/news/0260060057_1_chase-isleworth-golf-florida-citrus. Weaver, Brian. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43312643" target="_blank">The Citrus Industry in the Sunshine State</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 1999. Contributor <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/" target="_blank">Special and Area Studies Collections</a>, University of Florida Provenance Entire <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm" target="_blank">Chase Collection</a> is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase and the children of Randall Chase. Rights Holder The displayed collection is housed at <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/" target="_blank">Special and Area Studies Collections</a> at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Rights to this item belong to the said institution, and therefore inquiries about the item should be directed there. <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> has obtained permission from Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida to display this item for educational purposes only. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format 1-page typewritten letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Letter from Joshua Coffin Chase to S. M. Crowell (June 5, 1930) Alternative Title Chase Correspondence (June 5, 1930) Subject Chase, Joshua Coffin, 1858-1948 Elections--Florida Election campaigns Description An original letter of correspondence between Joshua Coffin Chase and S. M. Crowell, a laborer at Isleworth Grove. Topics discussed in the letter include former Ocoee grower W. H. Reams' campaign for Orange County Commissioner of District 3 and Chase's request for Crowell and others to support Reams. Chase & Company was established by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase in 1884. The company sold insurance and later invested in storage facilities and fertilizer sales. Chase & Company was known mainly for its agricultural interests and maintained a series of citrus groves throughout Central Florida. The company was based out of Sanford and became one of the city's largest employers into the early twentieth century. By 1886, the Chase brothers purchased several citrus groves to expand their business, including Isleworth Grove in Windermere, Florida. Isleworth Grove covered a total of 1,300 acres along the Butler Chain of Lakes. Between 1894 and 1895, Central Florida was hit by several freezes and most of the citrus crop was destroyed. Chase & Company did not grow citrus crops again until 1904 when Joshua came back from an extended stay in California. Between 1894 and 1900, different types of pesticide equipment was created, including equipment driven by steam, machines, and horses.Randall Chase joined in the family business soon after his brother, Sydney Chase, Jr., did in 1922. Randall became the president of Chase & Company from 1948-1965. The Isleworth property stayed in the Chase family until 1984 when Franklin Chase, the son of Sydney Chase, sold the property to famed golfer Arnold Palmer. Type Text Source Original letter from Joshua Coffin Chase to S. M. Crowell, June 5, 1930: box 49, folder 20.84, <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm" target="_blank">Chase Collection (MS 14)</a>, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Is Referenced By Folder referenced in Chase Collection finding guide, <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm" target="_blank">http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm</a>. Coverage Chase & Company Office, Orlando, Florida Isleworth Grove, Windermere, Florida Creator Chase, Joshua Coffin Date Created 1930-06-05 Format image/jpg Extent 151 KB Medium 1-page typewritten letter Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Entire <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm" target="_blank">Chase Collection</a> is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase, and the children of Randall Chase. Rights Holder The displayed collection item is housed at <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/" target="_blank">Special and Area Studies Collections</a> at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Rights to this item belong to the said institution, and therefore inquiries about the item should be directed there. <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> has obtained permission from Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida to display this item for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/" target="_blank">Special and Area Studies Collections</a>, University of Florida <a href="http://ufdc.ufl.edu/" target="_blank">Digital Collections (UFDC)</a>, University of Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository University of Florida, <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/" target="_blank">Special and Area Studies Collections</a> External Reference "<a href="http://floridacitrushalloffame.com/index.php/inductees/inductee-name/?ref_cID=89&bID=0&dd_asId=960" target="_blank">Joshua Coffin Chase (1858-1948)</a>." Florida Citrus Hall of Fame. Copyright 2012. http://floridacitrushalloffame.com/index.php/inductees/inductee-name/?ref_cID=89&bID=0&dd_asId=960. Transcript Orlando, Florida, June 5, 1930. Mr. S. M. Crowell, Windermere, Florida. Dear Mr. Crowell: Mr. W. H. Reams, one of our former growers at Ocoee, is in the race for County Commissioner from District No. 3. He is top man in the first primary which is to be run over June 24th. The writer would appreciate it if you could consistently support Mr. Reams and also have any of the other registered voters do likewise. The writer would be very glad to give you and the other men the opportunity to take the time off to go to the polls for this purpose. Yours very truly, J. C. CHASE JCC:MQ Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original letter from Joshua Coffin Chase to S. M. Crowell, June 5, 1930. Is Part Of <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm" target="_blank">Chase Collection</a> (MS 14), box 49, folder 20.84, <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/" target="_blank">Special and Area Studies Collections</a>, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/88" target="_blank">Isleworth Collection</a>, Citrus Collection, Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. campaign candidate Chase and Company Chase, Joshua Coffin county commission county commissioner county government Crowell, S. M. District 3 election election campaign employee government grower Isleworth Grove labor laborer local government Ocoee orange county Orange County Commission Orange County Commissioner poll primary election Reams, W. H. Reams, W.H. register voter voter voting Windermere worker