Letter from Sydney Chase to Joshua Chase (January 11, 1927)
Chase, Sydney Octavius, 1860-1941
Chase, Joshua Coffin, 1858-1948
Celery industry
Sanford (Fla.)
Freezes (Meteorology)--Florida--History
An original letter of correspondence between brothers and business partners Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. The letter contains information about the Federated Fruit & Vegetable Association of America and how growers from the West Coast were urged to join the organizations. Sydney also includes information about cold weather conditions and what needs to be done to certain Chase & Company groves.
Chase & Company was established by Joshua Chase and his brother Sydney 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.
Chase, Sydney Octavius
Original letter from Sydney Octavius Chase to Joshua Coffin Chase, January 11, 1927: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 3, folder 13.46, <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.
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Text
Sanford, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Manatee County, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Arcadia, Florida
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 46: An Interview with Joy Wallace Dickinson, Part 2
Podcasts
Documentaries
Orlando (Fla.)
Journalism--Florida
Journalists--Florida--Biography
Episode 46, Part 2 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: An Interview with Joy Wallace Dickinson. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. <br /><br />Episode 46 features an interview with former <em>The Orlando Sentinel</em> journalist Joy Wallace Dickinson about the history of Orlando based on her unique personal experience and professional research and work.
Original 17-minute and 58-second podcast, January 11, 2013: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 46: An Interview with Joy Wallace Dickinson, Part 2." <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries</a>, Orlando, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a>
Dickinson, Joy Wallace
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eng
Sound/Podcast
Orlando, Florida