1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/624d92e1e4c516a227b33976f7e206d6.jpg eb109e903b8dea3c6f590aa5a56c0e3c 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 Carol E. Mundy Collection Alternative Title Mundy Collection Subject Apopka (Fla.) Description The Carol E. Mundy Collection consists of hundreds of 19th- and 20th-century African-American memorabilia from the Apopk, Florida. The collection provides a snapshot into life within the African-American business community. This collection challenges our preconceived notions of how African-American communities lived in this time period. The entrepreneurial and community spirit thrived despite oppressive conditions. Contributor Mundy, Carol E. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Apopka, Florida Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://www.africanamericanlegacy.com/" target="_blank">African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1720-Present</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.africanamericanlegacy.com/" target="_blank">African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1720-Present</a>." African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1720-Present. http://www.africanamericanlegacy.com/. "<a href="http://mundyhr.com/" target="_blank">AAHEC: African American History Education and Culture</a>." African American History Education and Culture. http://mundyhr.com/. "<a href="http://africana.cah.ucf.edu/mundycenter/" target="_blank">The Carol E. Mundy African American Cultural and Diasporic Research Center</a>." The Carol E. Mundy African American Cultural and Diasporic Research Center. http://africana.cah.ucf.edu/mundycenter/. Apopka Historical Society. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55471340" target="_blank">Apopka</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2004. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/74" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>. 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 William H. Lee to Michael Gladden, Jr. (March 14, 1931) Alternative Title Letter from Lee to Gladden (March 14, 1931) Subject Apopka (Fla.) Jacksonville (Fla.) Afro-American Life Insurance Company Life insurance--United States Insurance--Florida Description Policy statement from the Afro-American Life Insurance Company for Michael Gladden, Jr. The letter was sent by the company's secretary, William H. Lee, on March 14, 1931, in regards to Gladden's unpaid life insurance policy account for the annual premium rate of $49.40. Michael Gladden, Jr. (1899-1982) was the executor of the estate of George W. Oden (1862-1939), a successful businessman and citrus grower in Apopka, Florida. Gladden was born in South Carolina in 1899. He married Elizabeth Gladden and together they had a son, William, who was born around 1904. According to census records, the Gladden family had moved to Jacksonville as early as 1910 and then moved to Apopka. After Oden's death in 1939, Gladden continued to manage the legal documents of Oden's estate. Type Text Source Original letter from William H. Lee to Michael Gladen, Jr.: series I, box 1, folder 96, <a href="https://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/AAL" target="_blank">African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection</a>, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Part Of Series I, box 1, folder 96, <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/SpecialCollections/FindingAids/CarolMundy.xml" target="_blank">African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1720-2010</a>, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/74" target="_blank">Carol E. Mundy Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Referenced By Folder referenced in <a href="http://ucfarchon.fcla.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=54" target="_blank">African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1720-2010 finding guide</a>. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original letter from William H. Lee to Michael Gladden, Jr. Coverage Afro-American Life Insurance Company, Jacksonville, Florida Apopka, Florida Creator Lee, William H. Contributor Mundy, Carol E. Date Created 1931-03-14 Format image/jpg Extent 180 KB Medium 1-page typewritten letter on Afro-American Life Insurance Company letterhead Language eng Mediator History Teacher Provenance Originally created by William H. Lee and owned by Michael Gladden, Jr. Collected by Carol E. Mundy between 1990 and 2009. Purchased by the University of Central Florida Libraries, <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections and University Archives</a> in 2009. Rights Holder All rights are held by the respective holding institution. This material is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce and or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576. <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/</a>. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://www.africanamericanlegacy.com/" target="_blank">African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1720-Present</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections and University Archives</a> External Reference Apopka Historical Society. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55471340" target="_blank">Apopka</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2004. Transcript The Afro-American Life Insurance Company INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAW OF FLORIDA PAID UP CAPITAL STOCK $150,000.00 A. L. LEWIS, PRESIDENT J. H. LEWIS, VICE PRESIDENT LOUIS D. ERVIN, CASHIER WILLIAM H. LEE, SECRETARY HOME OFFICE 101-105 E. UNOIN STREET OFFICE OF SECRETARY P. O. BOX 95 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 3/14/34 LAPSE PREMIUMS Mr. Michael Gladden, Jr. Apopka, Fla. Dear Policyholder: Policy# 62324 We note from our files that annual premium of $49.40 on your life insurance policy remains unpaid. The grace period thereon has expired, policy becomes lapsed and your loved ones thereby deprived of the splendid protection that this policy afforded. It is not necessary that I call your attention to the vital importance of immediate effort on your part to [?] force and value this [?] and dependable source [?] that is carried in the policy. We, do , however, earnestly urge that you communicate with this office at once, and assure you of our very generous and [?] cooperation in assisting you to again avail yourself of the many splendid advantages that are yours when protected by this policy. Very urgently yours, AFRO-AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. W.H.Lee SECRETARY whl/mlb r Afro-American Life Insurance Company Apopka Ervin, Louis D. Gladden, Michael, Jr. insurance Jacksonville Lee, William H. Lewis, A. L. Lewis, A.L. Lewis, J. H. Lewis, J.H. life insurance Mundy, Carol E. Union Street