Central Florida Personalities: Walton MacJordan
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.
Creator
Brewer
Source
Photocopy of original black and white newspaper cartoon: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Regions Bank, Orlando, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1931-1979
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1931-1979
Date Issued
ca. 1931-1979
Contributor
Jordan, Walton Mac, Jr.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied black and white newspaper cartoon.
Is Part Of
Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Regions Bank, Orlando, Florida.
Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
143 KB
Medium
1 newspaper cartoon
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sears, Roebuck & Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Sears, Roebuck & Company, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Sears, Roebuck & Company, Chicago, Illinois
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Williams, Rachel
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Orlando Remembered
External Reference
Bacon, Eve. Orlando: A Centennial History. Chuluota, Fla: Mickler House, 1975.
"Sears." Sears. http://www.sears.com/.
"About Sears Roebuck, and Co." Sears Holding Corporation. http://www.searsholdings.com/about/sears/.
"A Narrative History of Sears." Sears Archives. http://www.searsarchives.com/history/index.htm.
Transcript
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....
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....
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 newspaper cartoon
Collection
Citation
Brewer, “Central Florida Personalities: Walton MacJordan,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4090.