https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/browse?tags=UA&sort_field=added&sort_dir=a&output=atom2024-03-19T08:13:01+00:00Omekahttps://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4090Company as a merchandise manager. A year later, he relocated to Orlando where he became the manager of the Sears store located at 111-113 North Orange Avenue. MacJordan left Orlando in 1937 for Chicago, Illinois, to work at the headquarters of Sears as a General Merchandise Manager of all stores. In 1942, during World War II, MacJordan served in the United States Air Force. During his service as a lieutenant, he used his experience he had in retail to manage the supplies and maintenance for several bases. He soon became a public relations officer for the southeastern portion of the country and was promoted to captain. In 1945, he returned to Orlando to manage Sears again. MacJordan also served his community as chairman of the American Red Cross in Orlando in 1950 and a member of the board of directors of the Central Florida Exposition.]]>2016-04-26T14:59:42+00:00
Dublin Core
Title
Central Florida Personalities: Walton MacJordan
Alternative Title
Walton MacJordan Cartoon
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Department stores--Florida
Description
Walton MacJordan (b. 1905) was born in 1905 in Kentucky and attended college at the University of Alabama. He moved to Georgia and started his career in retail by becoming the youngest manager of a department store in the South. In 1932, he moved to Jacksonville, Florida, and started working for Sears, Roebuck & Company as a merchandise manager. A year later, he relocated to Orlando where he became the manager of the Sears store located at 111-113 North Orange Avenue. MacJordan left Orlando in 1937 for Chicago, Illinois, to work at the headquarters of Sears as a General Merchandise Manager of all stores. In 1942, during World War II, MacJordan served in the United States Air Force. During his service as a lieutenant, he used his experience he had in retail to manage the supplies and maintenance for several bases. He soon became a public relations officer for the southeastern portion of the country and was promoted to captain. In 1945, he returned to Orlando to manage Sears again. MacJordan also served his community as chairman of the American Red Cross in Orlando in 1950 and a member of the board of directors of the Central Florida Exposition.
CENTRAL FLORIDA PERSONALITIES By Brewer[?]
Walton
MAC JORDAN
MANAGER OF SEARS-ROEBUCK, & CO.
RECENTLY DISCHARGED FROM THE AIR CORPS WHERE HE SERVED AS A CAPTAIN...
AMVETS
DIRECTOR OF THE AMVETS AND DIRECTOR OF THE RED CROSS....
HOBBIES - HUNTING & FISHING
I'm Just Like Abe Lincoln!
BORN IN A LOG CABIN IN KENTUCKY...
A
ATTENDING UNIV. OF ALABAMA. STUDIED COMMERCE & LAW....
Remember only 5 prs[?] to a customer!
NYLONS NYLONS NYLONS
NYLONS NYLONS NYLONS
PRESIDENT OF THE ORLANDO MERCHANT ASSOCIATION....
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1 newspaper cartoon
]]>https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7485The 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.]]>2017-03-03T17:09:26+00:00
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.
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.