Jeremiah Jenkins with Pet Dog
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
description: Jeremiah Jenkins, the son of Dedra Jenkins, playing with a pet dog in the driveway of his home in the Parramore neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 1995. Bordered on the east by Division Street and on the west by Orange Blossom Trail (OBT), the Parramore began as an agricultural community. Parramore was historically a segregated African-American community and now comprises three separate downtown neighborhoods: Lake Dot, Callahan, and Holden-Parramore. Once an economically thriving area and the home of many prominent black businesses and institutions, including the Wells’ Built Hotel, South Street Casino, and Wallace’s Beauty Mill, Parramore suffered under Jim Crow segregation, and has lost 65 percent of its population in the last 50 years. It is now one of Orlando’s poorest neighborhoods, with an unemployment rate of 23.8 percent in 2015. However, neighborhood institutions like the Well's Built Museum of African American History and Culture, housed in the historic Wells’ Built Hotel, have worked to preserve memorabilia from Orlando’s African-American community and the local civil rights movement. Current plans to revitalize the Parramore area focus on maintaining its black heritage and culture while building new businesses, schools, and improved housing.
creator: Jenkins, Dedra
source: Original 3 x 4 inch color photograph by Dedra Jenkins, 1995: Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins.
contributor: Jenkins, Dedra
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Bwerani House, Holden-Parramore, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Benjamin Jenkins with Pet Cat
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
description: Benjamin Jenkins, the son of Dedra Jenkins, playing with his pet cat, Sir Boots, in the yard of his home in the Parramore neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 1992. Bordered on the east by Division Street and on the west by Orange Blossom Trail (OBT), the Parramore began as an agricultural community. Parramore was historically a segregated African-American community and now comprises three separate downtown neighborhoods: Lake Dot, Callahan, and Holden-Parramore. Once an economically thriving area and the home of many prominent black businesses and institutions, including the Wells’ Built Hotel, South Street Casino, and Wallace’s Beauty Mill, Parramore suffered under Jim Crow segregation, and has lost 65 percent of its population in the last 50 years. It is now one of Orlando’s poorest neighborhoods, with an unemployment rate of 23.8 percent in 2015. However, neighborhood institutions like the Well's Built Museum of African American History and Culture, housed in the historic Wells’ Built Hotel, have worked to preserve memorabilia from Orlando’s African-American community and the local civil rights movement. Current plans to revitalize the Parramore area focus on maintaining its black heritage and culture while building new businesses, schools, and improved housing.
creator: Jenkins, Dedra
source: Original 3 x 4 inch color photograph by Dedra Jenkins, 1992: Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins.
contributor: Jenkins, Dedra
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Bwerani House, Holden-Parramore, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Dedra Jenkins' Home in Parramore
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
description: The home of Dedra Jenkins in the Parramore neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 1995. Jenkins ran a village home called Bwerani House from 2000 to 2009. Bordered on the east by Division Street and on the west by Orange Blossom Trail (OBT), the Parramore began as an agricultural community. Parramore was historically a segregated African-American community and now comprises three separate downtown neighborhoods: Lake Dot, Callahan, and Holden-Parramore. Once an economically thriving area and the home of many prominent black businesses and institutions, including the Wells’ Built Hotel, South Street Casino, and Wallace’s Beauty Mill, Parramore suffered under Jim Crow segregation, and has lost 65 percent of its population in the last 50 years. It is now one of Orlando’s poorest neighborhoods, with an unemployment rate of 23.8 percent in 2015. However, neighborhood institutions like the Well's Built Museum of African American History and Culture, housed in the historic Wells’ Built Hotel, have worked to preserve memorabilia from Orlando’s African-American community and the local civil rights movement. Current plans to revitalize the Parramore area focus on maintaining its black heritage and culture while building new businesses, schools, and improved housing.
creator: Jenkins, Dedra
source: Original 3 x 5 inch color photograph by Dedra Jenkins, 1995: Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins.
contributor: Jenkins, Dedra
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Bwerani House, Holden-Parramore, Downtown Orlando, Florida

The Changing South by Bill Jenkins
subject: Jenkins, Bill (William Sterling), 1909-1996
subject: Artists--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
subject: African Americans--Alabama
description: The Changing South, an oil painting created by William "Bill" Sterling Jenkins in 1940. The painting depicts two African-American boys in Alabama. Jenkins received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1934 from the University of Florida and was awarded a postgraduate scholarship to study art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy. He spent several intensive years traveling through Europe by rail and bicycle, creating figure and landscape paintings. Upon his return, he established an art school in Columbus, Georgia. In 1942, he married Alice Moberg after meeting her in Mexico, where he studied silversmithing. Following a brief stint in the U.S. Army, Jenkins received an honorable discharge after contracting pneumonia and was sent to the Veterans Administration hospital in Orlando, Florida, to recuperate. He then worked for the VA and pioneered a program of rehabilitative art therapy classes for veterans. After earning his master’s degree in psychology from Florida State University in 1950, he settled in Winter Park and established Jenkins Construction Company, building many residential communities and shopping centers. In 1975, Jenkins established Crealdé School of Art, donating the organization and the property to the community in 1990. He also established the Jenkins Chair at the University of Central Florida, and donated the majority of his paintings to the UCF Art Gallery.
creator: Jenkins, William "Bill" Sterling
source: Original 32.5 x 38.75 inch oil painting: Jenkins, Bill. The Changing South, 1940: University of Central Florida Art Gallery, Orlando, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Alabama
coverage: Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Sanford's Birth Place: Marie Jones Francis Delivered More than 40,000 Babies in Her Sixth Street Home
subject: African Americans--Florida--Sanford
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Georgetown (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Midwives--United States
description: A newspaper article about Marie Jones Francis, the "midwife of Sanford." Francis left behind a successful hotel and restaurant she owned in Sarasota in 1942 to return to Sanford and become a midwife. World War II caused a shortage in doctors and nurses, so Florida's Children's Bureau sent Francis to Florida A & M to acquire her practical nursing license in 1945. She specialized in premature babies and returned to Sanford to aid her mother, Carrie Jones, at Fernald-Laughton Memorial Hospital before they opened the ward in their home. "When her health starting failing," she recollects in a newspaper article, "I took over." Francis converted her house at 621 East Sixth Street to also serve as a maternity ward, where she delivered over 40,000 babies over her 32 year career. She became a midwife in the same vein as her mother, Carrie Jones, and together they ran the Jones-Francis Maternity Hall in Georgetown. Francis served her community in several ways. She delivered babies for both white and black families from Seminole County, primarily patrons who either preferred natural births or could not afford deliveries at a hospital. In the 1950s, it cost $70 to stay nine days where soon-to-be mothers were taken care of. Francis was assisted by her sister, Annie Walker, who did the cooking. The house and ward also served as a school, where Marie Francis taught nurses the art of midwifery. Nurses would come from across the state to learn how to delivery infants naturally. A heavy burden on a single working mother, Marie Francis had three daughters, Cassandra Clayton, Daphne Humphrey, and Barbara Torre. Clayton and Humphrey became school teachers and Torre became a purchaser at Seminole Memorial Hospital.
creator: Jerla, Michelle
source: Original newspaper article: Jerla, Michelle. "Sanford's Birth Place: Marie Jones Francis Delivered More than 40,000 Babies in Her Sixth Street Home." The Seminole Herald, February 16, 2003: Private Collection of Daphne F. Humphrey.
contributor: Vincent, Tommy
contributor: Humphrey, Daphne F.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Jones-Francis Maternity Hall, Georgetown, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Sarasota, Florida

"No More Blues" by Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Music--United States
subject: Jazz--United States
description: An audio recording of "No More Blues," composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994), with lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes (1913-1980), and performed by Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini live on-air on WUCF-FM on April 23, 2007. Jeff Rupert (b. 1964) is a freelance tenor saxophonist, Director of Jazz Studies and professor at the University of Central Florida (UCF), founder of Flying Horse Records, composer, and Yamaha performing artist. He has recorded with numerous artists, including Maynard Ferguson (1928-2006), Sam Rivers (1923-2011), Mel Tormé (1925-1999), and Benny Carter, whose 1992 album, Harlem Renaissance, Rupert appeared on, won a Grammy award. He has recorded and performed with his own bands as well, including Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini and The Jazz Professors. "No More Blues," or "Chega de Saudade," is a jazz standard that is considered to be the first recorded bossa nova song. The song was first recorded in 1958 by Elizete Cardoso, but the second recorded version in 1959 by João Gilberto became an international hit.
creator: Jobim, Antônio Carlos
creator: de Moraes, Vinícius
source: Original 5-minute and 35-second audio recording of Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini, WUCF-FM, Orlando, Florida, April 23, 2007: WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida.
publisher: WUCF-FM
contributor: Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini
format: audio/mp3
type: Sound
coverage: WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Brazil

Orlando Naval Training Center Barracks
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Navy
subject: Barracks
description: An unidentified man walks past the barracks at Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando. NTC Orlando was in operation from 1968 to 1998 and was one of three recruit training centers used by the U.S. Navy. It resided in the area that is now the community of Baldwin Park. During the 30 years that NTC Orlando was operational, more than 650,000 men and women were transformed from civilians to sailors. During their time at boot camp, which lasted eight weeks, recruits lived together in barracks, known in the Navy as "berthing areas." NTC Orlando had five barracks dedicated to housing recruits. Each barrack housed about 1,000 recruits.
creator: Johnson
source: Original 3 x 3 inch black and white photograph by Johnson, March 1970: Image number C674898, shelf number SN037461, Department of Commerce Collection, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Naval Training Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida

Flag Corps at the Orlando Naval Training Center
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Navy
subject: Sailors--United States
subject: Drills, Marching
subject: Graduation ceremonies
description: A Flag Corps during a graduation ceremony at Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando. NTC Orlando was in operation from 1968 to 1998 and was one of three recruit training centers used by the U.S. Navy. It resided in the area that is now the community of Baldwin Park. During the 30 years that NTC Orlando was operational, more than 650,000 men and women were transformed from civilians to sailors. Following an intense eight week training program, the various companies would march along the vast field know as the "Grinder" and pass before the base commanders for review. This ceremony would mark the completion of their transformation.
creator: Johnson
source: Original 3 x 3 inch black and white photograph by Johnson, March 1970: Image number c674899, shelf number SN037544, Department of Commerce Collection, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Naval Training Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida

Saluting Sailor at the Orlando Naval Training Center
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Navy
subject: Sailors--United States
description: An unidentified sailor salutes at Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando. NTC Orlando was in operation from 1968 to 1998 and was one of three recruit training centers used by the U.S. Navy. It resided in the area that is now the community of Baldwin Park. During the 30 years that NTC Orlando was operational, more than 650,000 men and women were transformed from civilians to sailors. Beginning in 1973, NTC Orlando became the Navy's only co-educational recruit training center.
creator: Johnson
source: Original 3 x 3 inch black and white photograph by Johnson, March 1970: Department of Commerce Collection, shelf number SN037545, image number c674896, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida

Fifteenth Census Population Schedule for Istachatta
subject: Population--United States
description: The census population schedule for Istachatta, Florida, in 1930. Individuals are identified by name, titles and terms, gender, age, marital status, race, relationship to head of household, birthplace, birth year, the last place of residence, and occupation. A notable resident listed in this record is Willis H. Hawkins (ca. 1919-1944). Hawkins lived in Istachatta for much of his life and was educated up through grammar school. He worked as a semi-skilled driver or chauffeur until he enlisted in the U.S. Army on October 20, 1943. Private Hawkins served in the 3rd Infantry Division's 3rd Reconnaissance Troop. The 3rd Division participated in Operation Dragoon, in which the Allies invaded southern France, and then traveled North towards the Rhineland. Pvt. Hawkins was Killed in Action on November 2, 1944. He was awarded a Purple Heart for his service and was buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
creator: Johnson, Earle L. C.
source: Digital reproduction of original handwritten census record by Earle L. C. Johnson, April 4, 1930: Image Number 00007, Digital Folder Number 004964404, GS Film Number 1820222, Affiliate Film Number 222, Affiliate Publication Number T625, National Archives &amp
source: Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
publisher: Bureau of the Census
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Istachatta, Florida

Kolb Family Home
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Houses
subject: Art--Florida
description: A watercolor drawing of the Kolb family home in Oviedo, Florida, in 2000. This item was drawn Jacqui Johnson, a neighbor of the Kolbs, as a gift for Julie Kolb, the matriarch of the family.
creator: Johnson, Jacqui
source: Original 7 x 9 inch watercolor drawing by Jacqui Johnson: Private Collection of Dane Kolb.
contributor: Kolb, Dane
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

501F Designed for Growth
subject: Energy--United States
description: A chart showing the growth (power rating vs. combined cycle efficiency) of the advanced Westinghouse 501F (W501F) gas turbine from its introductory rating of 150MW in 1988 to 181MW in 1998, at the time of that Siemens acquired Westinghouse's gas turbine operations. This engine was adopted by Siemens as its primary 60Hz offering and renamed the model SGT6-5000F. This chart was used in a Westinghouse Combustion Turbine product line presentation by Keith Johnson around 1998. Originally called the Westinghouse Electric Company, George Westinghouse (1846-1914) founded his manufacturing company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. In 1889, he renamed his business The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Westinghouse's primary products include turbines, generators, motors and switchgear related to the generation, transmission, and use of electricity. The company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. In 1981, the company began to relocate its division headquarters for the Steam-Turbine Generator Divisions from Pennsylvania (turbines from Lester and generators from Pittsburgh) to Orlando, Florida. The Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) building was located in The Quadrangle, at 4400 Alafaya Trail. Originally, Westinghouse had purchased a large plot of land for future development that extended westward from Alafaya Trail to Rouse Road. The original headquarters was located on several acres of that land parcel close to Alafaya Trail. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation, additional buildings were added to the complex. In 1994, after a major corporate management shuffling and commitment to change from an industrial manufacturing company to primarily a broadcasting/communications company, Westinghouse bought the CBS Network and changed its name to the CBS Corporation. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Sieme…
creator: Johnson, Keith
source: Original chart by Keith Johnson: Private Collection of Harry L. Jaeger.
contributor: Jaeger, Harry L.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Dataset
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Receipt of Payment from S. Johnson to Henry Shelton Sanford (July 18, 1871)
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Sanford, Henry Shelton, 1823-1891
description: This is a receipt of payment created by S. Johnson for Henry Shelton Sanford (1823-1891). On July 18, 1871, Sanford rented a horse and buggy for one day from S. Johnson. The cost of the rental was $7. According to the receipt, the rental served to aid Sanford in his search for a horse to purchase. The horse, once found, would presumably be meant for Sanford's Florida properties, particularly his experimental grove, Belair Grove, which was located three miles southwest of the city named after Sanford. It was part of the Sanford Grant, a 12,547.15 square acre allotment of land purchased by Henry Sanford in 1870. In Belair, Sanford introduced over 140 varieties of citrus plants. All were tested to determine if Florida citrus growers could effectively grow and introduce new varieties into the burgeoning citrus market. Sanford also grew exotic plants acquired from Central and South America, many of which survived the 1886 freeze. Sanford mainly used Belair as his own experiment station, but ultimately the findings and reports would be used by other citrus growers throughout Florida. Eventually, following Sanford's death in 1891, his wife, Gertrude Sanford, handed over the operations of Belair to Sydney and Joshua Chase.
creator: Johnson, S.
source: Original receipt: box 45, folder 1, subfolder 45.1.32, Henry Shelton Sanford Papers, General Henry S. Sanford Memorial Library, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Belair Grove, Lake Mary, Florida

Letter from William E. Johnson to Dennis Holcomb (July7, 1981)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Water quality management--Florida
subject: Environmental protection--Florida
description: A letter from William E. Johnson to Dennis Holcomb, dated July7, 1981. Enclosed with the letter is a report by Johnson, a biologist with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission (GFC) regarding a fish kill in Lake Apopka that occurred in June of 1981. The report states that the fish kill was first reported on June 20, and described as "massive" by Holcomb, who was also a fisheries biologist with the GFC. Sample counts of areas of the fish kill estimate that the fish kill totaled 18 million fish, primarily gizzard and threadfin shad. The report also states that no largemouth bass were present in the kill, and it is assumed that none are present in the lake at the time of writing. 15-20 Sunshine bass were observed. Sunshine bass are a hybrid bass used to artificially stock lakes, and Lake Apopka was stocked with Sunshine bass fingerlings in May of 1981. The report concludes, based on water samples, that the fish kill was a result of oxygen depletion after a period of above-average temperatures and stormy weather conditions. Water quality data from the samples are also attached. Lake Apopka is one of Florida’s largest lakes and was once considered to be one of the world’s best lakes for bass fishing. The lake’s sport fish population began to decline in the 1960s, with major die-offs occurring almost yearly. The lake’s problems are generally considered to be the result of over-nutrification from various sources. Twenty thousand acres of wetlands bordering the lake’s north shore were drained in the 1940s and used for highly fertile “muck farms.” These farms were routinely flooded to protect the fragile soil, and the fertilizer and pesticide-laden water was then discharged back into the lake prior to each growing season. Other sources of pollution include discharge from citrus processing operations, as well as treated wastewater from sewage plants. The nutrient-rich discharge promoted algae growth in the lake, turning the water to a green color, and blocked sunlig…
creator: Johnson, William E.
source: Original 8-page typewritten letter from William E. Johnson to Dennis Holcomb, July7, 1981: binder 1981, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida

Sanford High School Language Assignment, 1906
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
description: An English language assignment completed by Sanford High School sixth grader Flossie Jones in 1906. This particular assignment was created to test Miss Kate Tomkie's students' English language skills. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, in 1902. The building was designed by W. G. Talley in the Romanesque revival style. Due to an increasing student population, a new school building was constructed on Sanford Avenue in 1911. The original building on Seventh Street served as Westside Grammar Elementary School, which was later renamed Sanford Grammar School. In 1984, the building was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places and converted into the Student Museum. The building reopened as the University of Central Florida's Public History Center in 2012. In 1927, a high school campus was designed by Elton J. Moughton in the Mediterranean revival style and constructed at 1700 French Avenue. The school reopened on January 10 and was renamed Seminole High School. In 1960, the high school moved to a new campus at 2701 Ridgewood Avenue and the former building on French Avenue was converted to Sanford Junior High School, which was later renamed Sanford Middle School. The old building was demolished in the summer of 1991 and replaced by a $5.77 million school complex. As of 2013, Seminole High School offers various Advanced Placement courses, the Academy for Health Careers, and the International Baccalaureate Programme for students.
creator: Jones, Flossie
source: Original school assignment completed by Flossie Jones, May 17, 1906: Sanford High School Collection, box 3A, folder Student Work 1905, item SCPS00501, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
contributor: Tomkies, Kate
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida

Draft Registration Card, 1917
subject: World War, 1914-1918
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: World War, 1914-1918--African Americans
description: The draft registration card for Thomas Robert Savage (1892-1941). Approximately 24 million men registered for the draft between 1917-1918. The cards recorded name, age, date and place of birth, race, and occupation, and a corresponding registrar's card listed physical features. Thomas Robert Savage was born on March 27, 1892 in Eastern Shore, Virginia. Though little is known about his childhood and early life, we do know he could read and write. On June 5, 1917, Savage, like many, registered for the draft in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is likely he married his wife, Della, before being inducted and serving in Europe. He was inducted into the United States Army on August 3, 1918 and served as a corporal in Company C of the 540th Engineers. From October 27, 1918 to May 21, 1919, Savage and his unit worked overseas in a behind-the-lines role, repairing roads and building barracks to keep the rest of the army moving. After returning to the United States, he resumed life with his wife. They eventually moved to Maryland, where Savage worked as a driver. He died on April 7, 1941. He is buried in the St. Augustine National Cemetery, Florida at Section D Grave 3. In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 gravesites at the Florida National Cemetery, where they can access the UCF student-authored biographies of veterans.
creator: Jones, William R.
creator: War Department, Office of the Quartermaster General, Selective Service System
source: Digital reproduction of original draft registration card by William R. Jones, June 5, 1917: Selective Service System, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, M1509, 4,582 rolls.
publisher: War Department, Office of the Quartermaster General, Selective Service System
contributor: Savage, Thomas Robert
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Portsmouth, Virginia

Cher-O-Key (March 8, 1929)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: School newspapers
subject: Junior high schools--Florida
subject: Schools
description: The Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927. The Volume I, Number 7 edition was published on March 8, 1929 and cost one cent. Articles in the newspaper include awards that the school one at the Central Florida Exhibition, a new picture file in the school library, a ninth grade debate, a perfomance by the Hi-Y Club, student editorials, a calendar of event, exchanges with other schools' newspapers, Thelma Jones' contest-winning limerick, club news, a short story about two West Virginian slaves during the American Civil War, personal news from teachers, sports news, and a humor section.
creator: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
source: Original school newspaper by Robert Cox, ed.: The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 6. March 8, 1929. Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Powers, Ormund
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: Sangster, Hazel
contributor: O’Berg, Gilbert
contributor: Cox, Lawson
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Williams, Bob
contributor: Harney, Margaret
contributor: Everett, Emory
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: Snider, Marvin
contributor: Dye, Charles
contributor: Williams, Fred
contributor: Laverty, Beulah
contributor: Henderson
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Cherokee Junior High School, Orlando, Florida

Cher-O-Key (May 17, 1929)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: School newspapers
subject: Junior high schools--Florida
subject: Schools
description: The Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927. The Volume I, Number 101 edition was published on May 16, 1929 and cost one cent. Article topics in the newspaper include the ninth grad banquet, Allen Hage's award as best citizen at Cherokee, the sixth grade visit to the school, Mothers Day, final examinations for the school year, club news, Cherokee's win at the Orange County track meet, the selection of members for the Honor Society, school sports and physical fitness, and humor.
creator: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
source: Original school newspaper by Robert Cox, ed.: The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 1. May 17, 1929: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Powers, Ormund
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: O'Berg, Gilbert
contributor: Cox, Lawson
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Williams, Bob
contributor: Harney, Margaret
contributor: Everett, Emory
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: Dye, Charles
contributor: Williams, Fred
contributor: Laverty, Beluah
contributor: Henderson
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Cherokee Junior High School, Orlando, Florida

Cher-O-Key (November 9, 1928)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: School newspapers
subject: Junior high schools--Florida
subject: Schools
description: Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927. The Volume I, Number 1 edition was published on November 9, 1928 and cost one cent. Articles in the newspaper include Professor Grover of Rollins College's address to Cherokee Junior High, grade percentages, the activities of the Journalism Club, the Parent-Teacher Assocation, a calendar of events, merit cards issues to students, Roberta Barnett's essay for the Florida State Dental Assocatin, social activities at the scool, a ruling by the Board of Education, new rules for eligibility for sports, and the temperance movement.
creator: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
source: Original school newspaper by Ruth Wetherington, ed: The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 1. November 9, 1928. Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Wetherington, Ruth
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: Topakian, Takoohy
contributor: Rathburn, Martha Ruth
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Rinehart, Charles
contributor: Marriman, Richard
contributor: Young, Donald
contributor: Henderson
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Cher-O-Key (February 1, 1929)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Schools
description: The Cher-O-Key, the bimonthly school newspaper published by the Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School, which was located at 550 South Eola Drive in Orlando, Florida when it opened in 1927. The Volume I, Number 5 edition was published on February 1, 1929 and cost one cent. Articles in the newspaper include Thrift Week, a speech by Dr. J. Dean Adcock of the First Baptist Church, Student Council's visit to the Orlando Municipal Auditorium, the theatrical production "The Family Album", student editorials, a calendar of events, Cherokee Junior High's Bookbinding Department, the Expression Club's theatrical productions, the activities of the Margaret F. S. Flace's art class, personal news from students, sports news, the school's new projection lantern, and students from local Orlando elementary schools who were promoted to junior high school.
creator: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
source: Original school newspaper by Ruth Wetherington, ed.: The Cher-O-Key Vol. I No. 5. February 1, 1929: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Journalism Club of Cherokee Junior High School
contributor: Wetherington, Ruth
contributor: Cox, Robert
contributor: Pettay, Jean
contributor: Topakian, Takoohy
contributor: Rathburh, Martha Ruth
contributor: Boggs, Robert
contributor: McKinnon, Carolyn
contributor: Rinehart, Charles
contributor: Marriman, Richard
contributor: Young, Donald
contributor: Henderson
contributor: Williams, Bob
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Hawtensie Joyner and Sumner Hutcheson, Jr.
subject: Marriage--United States
description: Black and white photograph of Hawtensie Joyner and Sumner Hutcheson, Jr. after their marriage in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on April 1, 1935. Joyner was born on June 12, 1912, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, and Hutcheson was born on on November 25, 1905, in Key West, Florida.
creator: Joyner, Hawtensie
creator: Hutcheson, Jr., Sumner
source: 1 original black and white photograph, 1935: Personal Collection of Sumner Hutcheson III.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
coverage: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Stetson University Yearbook, 1917
subject: World War, 1914-1918
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: Yearbooks
description: A page from Oshihiyi, the 1917 Stetson University yearbook. This page focuses on the students enrolled in the Business College, including Paul Hon (1898-1918). Students' nicknames, favorite sayings, ambitions, gifts and pastimes were recorded for posterity. Paul Hon was born in July 1898, in Orleans, Indiana, and moved with his family to DeLand, Florida, in 1900. The Hon family rose to prominence in DeLand, as Hon's father served on the Stetson University Board of Trustees and eventually had a dormitory building named in his honor. Paul Hon, the eldest son in his family, attended Stetson University as a student in the Business College. On May 10, 1917, he enlisted in the United States Army and served as part of Company B of the 1st Engineers until his death on July 20, 1918, during the Aisne-Marne Campaign. The 1st Engineers were often responsible for clearing roads and other such tasks, and occasionally served as support to other areas of the Army. Hon is considered MIA (Missing In Action), as his body has never been recovered. He is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, France. In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program continues, engaging a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in national cemeteries available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 headstones at four national cemeteries, two in Florida (Florida National Cemetery and St. Augustine National Cemetery) and two in France (American Battle Monu…
creator: Junior Class of John B. Stetson University, Class of 1918
source: Digital reproduction of original yearbook page: Image courtesy of the Stetson University Library Archives.
publisher: Junior Class of John B. Stetson University, Class of 1918
contributor: Hon, Paul
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Stetson University Business College, DeLand, Florida

Stetson University Yearbook, 1919
subject: World War, 1914-1918
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: Yearbooks
subject: Stetson University
description: A page from Oshihiyi, the 1919 Stetson University yearbook, memorializing Paul Hon (1898-1918). Though this dedication lists Hon's death as July 22, 1918, he actually died two days earlier, according to his military records. Paul Hon was born in July 1898, in Orleans, Indiana, and moved with his family to DeLand, Florida, in 1900. The Hon family rose to prominence in DeLand, as Hon's father served on the Stetson University Board of Trustees and eventually had a dormitory building named in his honor. Paul Hon, the eldest son in his family, attended Stetson University as a student in the Business College. On May 10, 1917, he enlisted in the United States Army and served as part of Company B of the 1st Engineers until his death on July 20, 1918, during the Aisne-Marne Campaign. The 1st Engineers were often responsible for clearing roads and other such tasks, and occasionally served as support to other areas of the Army. Hon is considered MIA (Missing In Action), as his body has never been recovered. He is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, France. In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program continues, engaging a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in national cemeteries available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 headstones at four national cemeteries, two in Florida (Florida National Cemetery and St. Augustine National Cemetery) and two in France (American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries at Ai…
creator: Junior Class of John B. Stetson University, Class of 1920
source: Digital reproduction of original yearbook page: Image courtesy of the Stetson University Library Archives.
publisher: Junior Class of John B. Stetson University, Class of 1920
contributor: Hon, Paul
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
type: Text
coverage: Stetson University, DeLand, Florida

Oral History of Gene Kruckemyer
subject: Oral history--United States
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Museums--Florida
subject: Bells--United States
subject: Historic preservation--Florida
subject: University of Central Florida. Department of History
subject: Newspaper editors--Florida
description: Oral history of Gene Kruckemyer, editor for UCF News at the University of Central Florida's News and Information Office. Kruckemyer moved from Orlando to Sanford in 2004, following a series of hurricanes. He worked as a publisher for The Sanford Herald for three years and as an editor for The Orlando Sentinel for 33 years. This interview was conducted by Megan Kaczmarek at Kruckemyer's office at the University of Central Florida on October 31, 2012. Within the oral history, Kruckemyer discusses his involvement with the UCF Public History Center, located at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida.
creator: Kaczmarek, Megan
creator: Kruckemyer, Gene
source: Kruckemyer, Gene. Interviewed by Megan Kaczmarek. UCF Public History Center. October 31, 2012. Audio/video record available. UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
format: video/w4v
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: The Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Florida
coverage: University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Student Museum and Center for Social Studies, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Public History Center, Sanford, Florida
coverage: The Sanford Herald, Sanford, Florida

United States of America Petition for Citizenship and Naturalization Card
subject: World War, 1914-1918
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: The United States of America Petition for Citizenship and Naturalization Card for Fred O. Kalinchuk (1896-1994). The form includes the name, residence, occupation, race, place of birth, marital status and children, last foreign residence, date of immigration, an affidavit witness and signature. Born in Russia on November 21, 1896, Kalinchuk immigrated to the United States on April 12, 1913. He enlisted in the United States Army on May 28, 1918. Soon after joining the Army, he became a naturalized United States citizen while stationed in Georgia. Kalinchuk fought in France during World War I, including in the Oise-Aisne offensive. He was wounded during that time and was awarded the Purple Heart. After his military service, Kalinchuk worked as a patternmaker and started a family in Cleveland. He later moved to Florida and passed away in Citrus, Florida, on December 7, 1966. He is buried at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida, with his son, Walter Kallin, who served in World War II. In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 gravesites at the Florida National Cemetery, where they can access the UCF student-authored biographies of veterans.
creator: Kalinchuk, Fred Ongfey
creator: United States Department of Labor
source: Digital reproduction of the original petition for naturalization.
publisher: United States Department of Labor
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Camp Gordon, Georgia

Oral History of Charles Lewis Hite
subject: Air Force
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
subject: Persian Gulf War, 1991
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: Operation Desert Storm, 1991
description: Oral History of Charles Lewis Hite's military service during the Vietnam War (1961-1975) and the Persian Gulf War (1991). Hite was born on March 23, 1947 in Centralia, Illinois. In 1972, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and trained at Blyheville Air Force Base in Blyheville, Arkansas. He served in Thailand during the Vietnam War and then returned back to Blyheville to work as First 2nd LT Radar Navigator. After being promoted to Standardization/Evaluation Radar Navigator, Hite was stationed in various locations: Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier City, Louisiana; Offutt Air Force Base near Bellevue, Nebraska; Ramstein Air Force Base near Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany; and MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Florida. He also was assigned duties during Operation Desert Storm (1991). Throughout his service, Hite served in various units, including 97th Bomb Wine, 340th Bomb Squadron, 1st Combat Evaluation Group, HQ Strategic Air Command, 7th Air Division, and DET 1 8th Air Force (SAC) Central Command. He achieved the rank of Major and received both the Commendation Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal. Hite left the military on May 31, 1992 and began working at the University of Central Florida. This oral history interview was conducted by Edmund Kallina at the UCF Research Parkway in Orlando, Florida on October 12, 2012. The Vietnam War was a Cold War Era "military conflict". The war was originally waged between Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. The United States became involved as a preventive measure to combat communism. The official date of the military conflict is November 1, 1955 and ending in April 1975. The date of the war has been disputed, but a study in 1998 by the Department of Defense definitively put the start of the Vietnam War as November 1, 1955. The first combat military troops 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade didn't arrive until 1965. With the arrival of the combat troops came the first traditional battles of combat fighting in the war. Durin…
creator: Kallina, Edmund
source: Hite, Charles Lewis. Interviewed by Edmund Kallina. UCF Community Veterans History Project, D0010465. October 12, 2010. Audio/video record available. UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries
contributor: RICHES of Central Florida
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Centralia, Illinois
coverage: Blyheville, Arkansas
coverage: Thailand
coverage: Bossier City, Louisiana
coverage: Bellevue, Nebraska
coverage: Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany
coverage: Tampa, Florida
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake at Night
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Hotels--Florida
description: The Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake was located at 7101 South Orange Blossom Trail (OBT), just north of the Bee Line Toll Road, in Orlando, Florida, around 1970. The hotel was constructed in 1970 by Hymen Lake and is currently in operation as the Royal Inn. Photographs from this era show the hotel offered a free continental breakfast, heated pool, and colored television. The Onan Corporation, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, commissioned the photographs. Onan was photographing a standby electric plant that had been recently installed at the hotel.
creator: Keagle, Robert Travis
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Robert Travis Keagle: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Onan Corporation
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake, Sky Lake, Florida

Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Hotels--Florida
description: The Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake was located at 7101 South Orange Blossom Trail (OBT), just north of the Bee Line Toll Road, in Orlando, Florida, around 1970. The hotel was constructed in 1970 by Hymen Lake and is currently in operation as the Royal Inn. Photographs from this era show the hotel offered a free continental breakfast, heated pool, and colored television. The Onan Corporation, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, commissioned the photographs. Onan was photographing a standby electric plant that had been recently installed at the hotel.
creator: Keagle, Robert Travis
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographs: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Onan Corporation
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake, Sky Lake, Florida

Onan Corporation Generator at Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Hotels--Florida
description: The Onan Corporation generator at the Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake, located at 7101 South Orange Blossom Trail (OBT), just north of the Bee Line Toll Road, in Orlando, Florida, around 1970. The hotel was constructed in 1970 by Hymen Lake and is currently in operation as the Royal Inn. Photographs from this era show the hotel offered a free continental breakfast, heated pool, and colored television. The Onan Corporation, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, commissioned the photographs. Onan was photographing a standby electric plant that had been recently installed at the hotel.
creator: Keagle, Robert Travis
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Onan Corporation
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake, Sky Lake, Florida

Sanford to Honor Dr. Starke for Half Century of Medical Service
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Doctors
subject: Physicians--Florida
description: This newspaper clipping, from the September 11, 1977 edition of the The Sentinel Star, offers a descriptive profile of Dr. George H. Starke's (1898-1978) history and accomplishments. Dr. Starke was a practicing medical doctor who opened his practice in Sanford, Florida, on September 15, 1927. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Starke became one of only four African-American physicians to be accepted by Harvard University for residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He practiced for several years in Boston and then returned to Sanford in 1933 and continued to practice medicine until his death at age 80. For many years, Dr. Starke was the only African-American doctor in Sanford. Dr. Starke was also the first African-American doctor to acquire membership in the Florida Medical Association and the Seminole County Medical Association, as well as the second to join the American Medical Association. In 1971, the City of Sanford named George Starke Park, located at 1501 West Third Street, in his honor.
creator: Keay Davidson
source: Original newspaper article by Keay Davidson: "Sanford to Honor Dr. Starke for Half Century of Medical Service," The Sentinel Star, September 11, 1977: Dr. George H. Starke Folder, General Henry S. Sanford Memorial Library, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
publisher: The Sentinel Star
contributor: Frey, Bob
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford, Florida
coverage: Melrose, Florida

Teachers, Students Undergo Major Schedule Changes
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Educators--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
description: A newspaper article published by The Lion's Tale, Oviedo High School's student newspaper, in February of 1984. This article discusses the schedule changes affecting certain English teachers and their students in order to maintain funding from the Enhanced Writing Program. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
creator: Keene, Karen
source: Original newspaper article: Keene, Karen. "Teachers, Students Undergo Major Schedule Changes." The Lion's Tale, Vol. XIII, No. 5, February 1984: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Lion's Tale
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

Oral History of Marilyn Maples
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Seminole County (Fla.)
subject: Oral history--United States
subject: Community theater--United States
subject: Theater--United States
subject: Actresses--United States
subject: Segregation--Florida
description: Oral history of Marilyn Maples, an actress in the Creative Sanford, Inc., and Celery Soup production of Remade - Not Bought. The interview was conducted by University of Central Florida Professor of History Dr. Scot French and graduate student Katie Kelley on October 19, 2013. Maples moved to Sanford, Florida, in 1993. As an actress, she played the roles of Marlene Baggs and Arthurene in Remade - Not Bought. Maples is also a member of the theatre committee, the volunteer coordinator, and a member of the marketing team for Creative Sanford and Celery Soup. The interview focuses mainly on Maples involvement with Creative Sanford and Celery Soup. Other topics include how Maples came to Sanford, how she became involved with Creative Sanford, the importance of preserving history through community theater, her acting roles in Remade - Not Bought, the Celery Soup production of Touch and Go, presenting difficult or dark history, segregation in Sanford, and Dr. George H. Starke.
creator: Kelley, Katie
creator: French, Scot
creator: Maples, Marilyn
source: Maples, Marilyn. Interviewed by Katie Kelley and Scot French. October 19, 2013. Audio/video record available. RICHES of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
contributor: Orleman, Andrew
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Creative Sanford, lnc., Sanford, Florida
coverage: Celery Soup, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, Sanford, Florida

A History of Central Florida, Episode 2: Ceramic Pots
subject: St. Johns River (Fla.)
subject: Archaeology--Florida
subject: Ceramics--United States
subject: Pottery--United States
subject: Native Americans--Florida
description: Episode 2 of the second season of A History of Central Florida: Ceramic Pots. 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. Episode 2 features a discussion of the ceramic pots displayed at the New Smyrna Museum of History, located at 120 Sams Avenue in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Neill J. Wallis of the University of Florida and the Florida Museum of Natural History and Dr. Jerald T. Milanich of the University of Florida.
creator: Kelley, Katie
source: Original 11-minute and 30-second podcast by Katie Kelley, November 19, 2013: "A History of Central Florida, Episode 2: Ceramic Pots." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
contributor: Cassanello, Robert
contributor: Ford, Chip
contributor: Milanich, Jerald T.
contributor: Wallis, Neill J.
contributor: Clarke, Bob
contributor: Gibson, Ella
contributor: Florida Museum of Natural History
contributor: Orange County Regional History Center
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: New Smyrna Museum of History, New Smyrna Beach, Florida

A History of Central Florida, Episode 22: Dickson's Folly
subject: Automobiles--United States
subject: Cars
subject: Traffic
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Tourism--Florida
description: Episode 22 of A History of Central Florida podcasts: Dickson's Folly. A History of Central Florida Podcast series explores Central Florida's history through the artifacts found in local area museums and historical societies. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. Episode 22 features a discussion of a Dickson's Folly, an early attempt to regulate traffic in Orlando, Florida. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Julian C. Chambliss of Rollins College and Dr. Fon Gordon of the University of Central Florida.
creator: Kelley, Katie
source: Original 10-minute and 58-second podcast by Katie Kelley, 2014: "A History of Central Florida, Episode 22: Dickson's Folly." A History of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
contributor: Chambliss, Julian C.
contributor: Gordon, Fon
contributor: Cassanello, Robert
contributor: Clarke, Bob
contributor: Ford, Chip
contributor: Gibson, Ella
contributor: Hazen, Kendra
contributor: Velásquez, Daniel
contributor: Orange County Regional History Center
contributor: Library of Congress
contributor: Rick Prelinger Archives
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida

A History of Central Florida, Episode 19: Russian Samovar
subject: Immigration
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
description: Episode 19 of A History of Central Florida podcasts: Russian Samovar. A History of Central Florida Podcast series explores Central Florida's history through the artifacts found in local area museums and historical societies. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. Episode 19 features a discussion of the Russian Samovar housed at the Museum of Geneva History. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Mark Howard Long and Dr. Vladimir Solonari of the University of Central Florida, and Dr. Gary Ross Mormino of the University of South Florida.
creator: Kelley, Katie
source: Original 12-minute and 7-second podcast by Katie Kelley, 2014: "A History of Central Florida, Episode 19: Russian Samovar." A History of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
contributor: Long, Mark Howard
contributor: Solonari, Vladimir
contributor: Mormino, Gary Ross
contributor: Cassanello, Robert
contributor: Clarke, Bob
contributor: Ford, Chip
contributor: Gibson, Ella
contributor: Hazen, Kendra
contributor: Velásquez, Daniel
contributor: Museum of Geneva History
contributor: Florida Memory Project
contributor: Library of Congress
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Museum of Geneva History, Geneva, Florida
coverage: Sanford, Florida

A History of Central Florida, Episode 20: Railroad Bells
subject: Railroads--Florida
subject: Bells--United States
subject: Daytona Beach (Fla.)
subject: Winter Garden (Fla.)
description: Episode 20 of A History of Central Florida podcasts: Railroad Bells. A History of Central Florida Podcast series explores Central Florida's history through the artifacts found in local area museums and historical societies. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. Episode 20 features a discussion of the railroad bells housed at the Halifax Historical Museum and the Central Florida Railroad Museum. This podcast also includes an interview with Dr. Mark Howard Long of the University of Central Florida.
creator: Kelley, Katie
creator: Brooke, Christopher
source: Original 12-minute and 55-second podcast by Katie Kelley and Christopher Brooke, 2014: "A History of Central Florida, Episode 20: Railroad Bells." A History of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
contributor: Long, Mark Howard
contributor: Cassanello, Robert
contributor: Ford, Chip
contributor: Gibson, Ella
contributor: Clarke, Bob
contributor: Hazen, Kendra
contributor: Velásquez, Daniel
contributor: Halifax Historical Museum
contributor: Central Florida Railroad Museum
contributor: Florida Memory Project
contributor: Archive.org
contributor: freesound.org
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Halifax Historical Museum, Daytona Beach, Florida
coverage: Central Florida Railroad Museum, Winter Garden, Florida

A History of Central Florida, Episode 26: Fishing Boats
subject: St. Johns River (Fla.)
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Fishing--Florida
description: Episode 26 of A History of Central Florida podcasts: Fishing Boats. A History of Central Florida Podcast series explores Central Florida's history through the artifacts found in local area museums and historical societies. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. Episode 26 features a discussion of fishing boats and other artifacts located at the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation and the Museum of Geneva History. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Mark Howard Long of the University of Central Florida and Doug Kelly, author of Florida's Fishing Legends and Pioneers.
creator: Kelley, Katie
source: Original 10-minute and 50-second podcast by Katie Kelley, 2014: "A History of Central Florida, Episode 26: Fishing Boats." A History of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
contributor: Long, Mark Howard
contributor: Kelley, Doug
contributor: Cassanello, Robert
contributor: Clarke, Bob
contributor: Ford, Chip
contributor: Gibson, Ella
contributor: Hazen, Kendra
contributor: Velásquez, Daniel
contributor: Winter Garden Heritage Foundation
contributor: Museum of Geneva History
contributor: Library of Congress
contributor: Florida Memory Project
contributor: Rick Prelinger Archives
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Sanford, Florida
coverage: Winter Garden Heritage Museum, Winter Garden, Florida
coverage: Museum of Geneva History, Geneva, Florida

A History of Central Florida, Episode 28: Rum Runner
subject: Holly Hill (Fla.)
subject: Daytona Beach (Fla.)
subject: Rum
subject: Prohibition--Florida
description: Episode 28 of A History of Central Florida podcasts: Rum Runner. A History of Central Florida Podcast series explores Central Florida's history through the artifacts found in local area museums and historical societies. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. Episode 28 features a discussion of a barometer and pair of binoculars owned by Bill McCoy, the famous rum runner during Prohibition. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Leonard R. Lempel of Daytona State College, Dr. Mark Howard Long of the University of Central Florida, and John Beale of the Florida Maritime Museum.
creator: Kelley, Katie
source: Original 13-minute and 19-second podcast by Katie Kelley, 2014: "A History of Central Florida, Episode 28: Rum Runner." A History of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
contributor: Lempel, Leonard R.
contributor: Long, Mark Howard
contributor: Beale, John
contributor: Cassanello, Robert
contributor: Clarke, Bob
contributor: Ford, Chip
contributor: Gibson, Ella
contributor: Hazen, Kendra
contributor: Velásquez, Daniel
contributor: Halifax Historical Museum
contributor: Library of Congress
contributor: Florida Memory Project
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Holly Hill, Florida
coverage: Halifax Historical Museum, Daytona Beach, Florida

A History of Central Florida, Episode 40: Icons of Hate
subject: Podcasts
subject: Documentaries
subject: Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Florida--History
subject: Moore, Harry T., -1951
subject: Racism--Florida--History
subject: Civil rights--Florida
subject: Civil Rights Movement
subject: Civil rights movements--Florida
subject: Mims (Fla.)
description: Episode 40 of A History of Central Florida Podcast: Icons of Hate. 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. Episode 40 features a discussion of the Ku Klux Klan in Florida and their involvement in the murder of the African-American civil rights activist Harry Tyson Moore and his wife, Harriette Vyda Simms Moore. This podcast also includes interviews with Michael Newton, author of The Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida, and Ben Green, the author of Before His Time: The Untold Story of Harry T. Moore, America's First Civil Rights Martyr.
creator: Kelley, Katie
source: Original 13-minute and 36-second podcast by Katie Kelley, 2013: RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida. http://youtu.be/v9NsFcxNZW8.
publisher: RICHES
contributor: Newton, Michael
contributor: Green, Ben
contributor: Cassanello, Robert
contributor: Dickens, Bethany
contributor: Clarke, Bob
contributor: Ford, Chip
contributor: Gibson, Ella
contributor: Hazen, Kendra
contributor: Velásquez, Daniel
contributor: Orange County Regional History Center
contributor: Harry & Harriette Moore Memorial Park
contributor: Florida Memory Project
contributor: Library of Congress
format: application/website
language: eng
type: Sound/Podcast
coverage: Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Harry & Harriette Moore Memorial Park, Mims, Florida

A History of Central Florida, Episode 47: John Young's Flight Suit
subject: Podcasts
subject: Documentaries
subject: Columbia (Spacecraft)
subject: Astronauts--United States
subject: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
subject: NASA
subject: Young, John Watts, 1930-
description: Episode 47 of A History of Central Florida podcasts: John Young's Flight Suit. 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. Episode 47 features a discussion of the spacesuit worn by astronaut John Watts Young, which is now housed at the Orange County Regional History Center in Downtown Orlando, Florida. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Amy Foster of the University of Central Florida and Cathleen Lewis Lewis of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
creator: Kelley, Katie
source: Original 10-minute and 29-second podcast by Katie Kelley, 2015: RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida. https://youtu.be/s3dqTz7MrbI.
publisher: RICHES
contributor: Foster, Amy
contributor: Lewis, Cathleen Lewis
contributor: Cassanello, Robert
contributor: Ford, Chip
contributor: Clarke, Bob
contributor: Gibson, Ella
contributor: Hazen, Kendra
contributor: Kelley, Katie
contributor: Velásquez, Daniel
contributor: Orange County Regional History Center
contributor: Florida Memory Project
contributor: Internet Archive
contributor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
format: application/website
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida

Oral History of Florence Patchell O'Connor
subject: Oral history--United States
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Museums--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Educators--Florida
subject: Substitute teachers--United States
subject: University of Central Florida. Department of History
subject: DeBary (Fla.)
description: Oral history interview of Florence Patchell O'Connor, a docent for the Student Museum and Center for Social Studies, located at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida. O'Connor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 10, 1931. While living in Pennsylvania, she taught elementary school for nine years. After marrying, she moved to Marlton, New Jersey, and continued teaching and then substitute teaching until 1991. That same year, she moved to Florida. O'Connor worked as a substitute teacher, and began volunteering as a docent in 1996. This interview was conducted by Katie Kelley at the UCF Public History Center on October 11, 2012.
creator: Kelley, Katie
creator: O'Connor, Florence Patchell
source: O'Connor, Florence Patchell. Interviewed by Mary "Katie" Kelley. UCF Public History Center. October 11, 2012. Audio/video record available. UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Student Museum and Center for the Social Studies,Sanford, Florida
coverage: UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida
coverage: DeBary Hall, DeBary, Florida

Letter from Oland J. Kershaw to Arthur W. Sinclair (May 23, 1966)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Winter Garden (Fla.)
subject: Indian River (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Pollution--Florida
description: A letter from Oland J. Kershaw, chairman of the Indian River Shellfish Association, to Arthur W. Sinclair, Executive Secretary-Manager of the Winter Garden Chamber of Commerce. Kershaw writes in response to a letter by Sinclair published in The Sentinel calling for action on water pollution. Kershaw tells Sinclair of his organization and their goals, and that they hope to work with Sinclair and other anti-pollution groups to rally citizen support for environmental restoration.
creator: Kershaw, Oland J.
source: Original typewritten letter from Oland J. Kershaw to Arthur W. Sinclair, May 23, 1966: binder 1966, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Grant, Florida
coverage: Winter Garden, Florida
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida

Letter from Charles P. Kimball to John M. May (June 7, 1957)
subject: Weeki Wachee Springs (Fla.)
subject: Tourism--Florida
subject: Springs--Florida
subject: Parks--Florida
subject: Entomology
description: A letter from entomologist Charles P. Kimball to the owner of the May Museum of the Tropics, John M. May, dated June 7, 1957. In the letter, Kimball details an insect trap design that utilizes thin plastic instead of glass, to allow more sunlight into the trap, and to better prevent the insects escaping. As Kimball was an entomologist like May, the letter also expresses that May's father's collection was being taken care of. The May Natural History Museum of the Tropics is a non-profit organization that displays the world’s largest private insect collection. James May acquired the thousands of insects and arthropods that make up the collection from the late 1800s until his death in 1956. John May continued his father’s legacy, building a museum in Weeki Wachee, Florida, that lasted from 1954-1964, and a museum in Colorado that opened in the 1950s and is still open today. John May also took parts of the collection across the United States and Canada to display at fairs and exhibitions. Along with a group of investors, Newton Perry opened Weeki Wachee Springs to the public in October of 1947. At the time, roadside attractions were becoming popular stops along Florida roadways. The attraction consisted of an amalgamation of vendors, an orchid garden, a river boat tour, as well as the star attraction: a mermaid show that took place in an underwater theater. Eventually, the May Museum of the Tropics, an "abandoned Seminole village", a show called “Birds of Prey”, and a petting zoo were added. After peaking in the 1950s and 1960s, attendance began to decline as theme parks and highways changed the dynamics of Florida's tourism. The State of Florida took over the attraction as a state park in 2008. Since then, the park has focused on appealing to a modern audience while preserving its history.
creator: Kimball, Charles P.
source: Original 1-page typed letter from Charles P. Kimball to John M. May, June 7, 1957: May Natural History Museum, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: May Museum of the Tropics, Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Weeki Wachee, Florida

Seekers by Grady Kimsey
subject: Artists--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
subject: Painters--Southern States
subject: Painting--Florida
description: Seekers, an oil painting created by Grady Kimsey in 2014. Kimsey enjoys critical and popular success as a sculptor, potter, painter and instructor, with eight decades of life experiences to draw upon for inspiration. Kimsey was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1928. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from the University of Tennessee in 1950, and then completed his master’s In Education from Rollins College in Winter Park in 1969. Kimsey remains modest about his many accomplishments, which began in his high school days and have continued throughout his career. He has received the Council of Arts and Sciences for Central Florida Award for "Outstanding Achievement in the Arts" in 1982, the Richard A. Florsheim Art Grant in 1992, and a State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in 1990 and again in 1996. Kimsey's influence was extensive on budding artists in the community, having served as a professor of art for 20 years at Seminole Community College (present-day Seminole State College of Florida). Among his many other contributions to that institution, Kimsey founded the Fine Arts Gallery in 1980. As an instructor, he was known to guide his students to explore all media and styles. When ready, his students had the confidence to stand behind their work, and many are still creating and exhibiting with the same devotion as their mentor.
creator: Kimsey, Grady
source: Original 24 x 48 inch painting: Kimsey, Grady. Seekers, 2014: Crealdé School of Art, Winter Park, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Sixteenth Census Population for Monte Llano, Caye Province, Puerto Rico, 1940
subject: Census--United States
subject: Population--United States
description: The Sixteenth Unites States Census records for Monte Llano, Caye Province, Puerto Rico, for 1940. The census divides the population by name, age, sex, race, marital status, residence, home owned or rented, value of home or monthly rent, whether living on a farm, other residents of same address, relation to head of house, attended school or college after March 1940, highest grade completed, state or foreign country of birth, employment status, hours of work per week, duration of employment, and wages. Supplemental questions include the father and mother's birthplace, language spoken in home during childhood, veteran status, father's veteran status, social security, usual occupation and industry, class of worker, if women have been married more than once, age at first marriage if so, and number of children born. A notable resident listed in this record is Gil Ramos-Rivera (1925-1996) Born on September 5, 1925, in Puerto Rico, Ramos-Rivera grew up the son of a military officer, living most of his early life on Henry Barracks in Cayey, Puerto Rico. His twenty-year career in the United States Army began on October 11, 1950, and lasted until November 1, 1970. He served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and received a Purple Heart. After his retirement from the Army, he moved to Florida, where he spent the rest of his life. On March 17, 1996, Ramos-Rivera passed away at the age of seventy. The Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida, placed a memorial headstone in honor of Ramos-Rivera and his service. In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactiv…
creator: Kindaya, Lorina
creator: United States Census Bureau
source: Digital reproduction of original census record by Lorina Kindaya, April 10, 1940.
publisher: United States Census Bureau
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Monte Llano, Puerto Rico

Hotel Mayfair
subject: Tourism--Florida
subject: Postcards
subject: Hotels--Florida
subject: Resorts--Florida
description: Postcard showing the Mayfair Hotel in 1944. Originally named after the Sanford Mayor and president of Seminole County Bank, construction of the Forrest Lake Hotel began in 1916. Local architect Elton J. Moughton designed the hotel. In 1925, Hotel Forrest Lake opened and became a popular destination for tourists visiting Sanford. By 1929, the hotel closed after the stock market crash and the downfall of Florida's tourism and real estate boom. William E. Kirchhoff leased the building in 1934 and the hotel reopened in 1935 with the new name Mayfair Hotel. Under Kirchhoff's ownership, the Mayfair Hotel became known as one of the finest hotels in the South. Kirchhoff sold the hotel in 1948 to Horace Stoneham, owner of the New York Giants. Stoneham then sold the building to the Bernard McFadden Foundation who later sold it to the New Tribes Mission. The New Tribes Mission's goal is to reach tribes who have no access to the Gospel through translated publications and missionary work.
creator: Kirchoff, Arthur A.
source: Original 9 x 14 centinmeter color postcard by Arthur A. Kirchoff: Postcard Collection, call number PC3069, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
publisher: State Library and Archives of Florida
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 13: The Jones High School Historical Society, Inc.
subject: Podcasts
subject: Documentaries
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Historical societies
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
description: Episode 13 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: The Jones High School Historical Society, Inc. 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. Episode 13 explores the history of Jones High School, the first public school for African-Americans in Parramore, Orlando, Florida, in the 1880s. For decades, black students were forbidden from attending white public schools. The original building for the high school was on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a newer building on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick, Colonial Revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Kirkpatrick, Bonita
source: Original 11-minute and 8-second podcast by Bonita Kirkpatrick, September 1, 2011: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 13: The Jones High School Historical Society, Inc." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
contributor: Rickards, Audrey Hightower
format: audio/mp3
language: eng
type: Sound/Podcast
coverage: Jones School, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Jones Academy, Parramore, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Jones High School, Parramore, Orlando, Florida

RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 30: Jones High School, Part 1
subject: Podcasts
subject: Documentaries
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Segregation--Florida
description: Episode 30, Part 1 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: Jones High School. 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. Episode 30 examines the integration of Central Florida schools nearly 10 years after the U.S. Supreme Court declared segregation illegal. This podcast includes interviews with former students and teachers of Jones High School, the first public school for African Americans in Orlando, Florida. For decades, black students were forbidden from attending white public schools. The original building for the high school was on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a newer building on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick, Colonial Revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Kirkpatrick, Bonita
source: Original 12-minute and 12-second podcast by Bonita Kirkpatrick, May 14, 2012: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 30: Jones High School, Part 1." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
contributor: Morrison, Margistine
contributor: Brown, Kay
format: audio/mp3
language: eng
type: Sound/Podcast
coverage: Jones High School, Parramore, Orlando, Florida

RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 31: Jones High School, Part 2
subject: Podcasts
subject: Documentaries
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Segregation--Florida
description: Episode 31, Part 2 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: Hamilton Holt. 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. Episode 31 examines the integration of Central Florida schools nearly 10 years after the U.S. Supreme Court declared segregation illegal. This podcast includes interviews with former students and teachers of Jones High School, the first public school for African Americans in Orlando, Florida. For decades, black students were forbidden from attending white public schools. The original building for the high school was on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a newer building on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick, Colonial Revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
creator: Kirkpatrick, Bonita
source: Original 15-minute and 55-second podcast by Bonita Kirkpatrick, May 2012: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 31: Jones High School, Part 2." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
contributor: Morrison, Margistine
contributor: Brown, Kay
format: audio/mp3
language: eng
type: Sound/Podcast
coverage: Jones High School, Parramore, Orlando, Florida

Wheeler Children
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
description: The children of prominent citrus grower, celery cultivator, and politician Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, Sr. (1878-1954) and George Lee Wheeler in the mid-1920s.. Photographed from left to right are Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, Jr. (1920-2006); Clara Lee Wheeler Evans (1917-2010), and Miriam Louise Wheeler (b. 1922). Frank Wheeler, Jr. graduated from Oviedo High School in 1938 and went on to attend Stetson University in DeLand until he was commissioned as an officer in the Navy during World War II. After the war, he returned to Stetson and earned his business degree in 1945 and later his honorary law degree. Wheeler took over the family businesses, Wheeler Fertilizer Company and Nelson and Company, in 1954, when his father passed away. Nelson & Co. grew citrus and cultivated celery in Oviedo, Florida. Wheeler died on November 30, 2006.
creator: Kirwan
source: Original 5 x 10 inch black and white photographic print by Kirwan: Private Collection of Vicki Clonts.
contributor: Clonts, Vicki
contributor: Bruce, Mimi
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

Orange County World War I Soldiers Memorial
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Orange County (Fla.)
subject: Memorials--Florida
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: World War I, 1914-1918
description: On November 11, 1924, Armistice Day, the Orlando Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) dedicated a granite marker to the soldiers from Orange County, Florida, who died in World War I. The idea was conceived by the then-regent of DAR in 1920, but for unknown reasons, and much to the dismay of the DAR chapter, it took four years to construct. The marker consists of a bronze tablet attached to a large granite block and was originally erected at Memorial High School in Orlando, Florida. In the dedication address, Francis Gregory, chapter regent, proclaimed that the granite marker symbolized the solid character of the United States of America, and the bronze plaque commemorated those who made the marker possible: the DAR and the citizens of Orange County. After Memorial High School was demolished in 1961, the Orange County World War I Soldiers Memorial was moved to South Lake Eola where it still stands today.
creator: Kittel, Carly
source: Original digital color image by Carly Kittel, September 19, 2013.
contributor: Kittel, Carly
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Orange County World War I Soldiers Memorial, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Russ Mattress and Manufacturing Company Fan
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Advertising
subject: Advertisements
subject: Fans
subject: Mattresses
description: A fan advertising the Russ Mattress and Manufacturing Company that was located at 1122 West Church Street in Orlando, Florida. The front of the fan shows a winter scene with snow-covered houses and a U.S. Patent number # 1655229. The fan was produced by the U. O. Colson Company of Paris, Illinois. The patent for the fan was applied for by Frank H. Klie in 1927 and granted on January 3, 1928.
creator: Klie, Frank H.
source: Original fan: U. O. Colson Company, Paris, Illinois: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: U. O. Colson Company
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Painting by Harri Klotz
subject: Art--Southern States
subject: Painting--Florida
subject: Paintings (Visual works)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
description: Born in New York City, Harri Klotz has worked in New York, Florida, and Provincetown, Massachusetts. Settling in Orlando in 1946, she and husband, Solomon Klotz, collected jewelry from around the world along with pre-Columbian artifacts, which was donated to the Orlando Museum of Art upon her death at age 84. Discovering a lack of interest and support for the arts in Central Florida, Klotz formed the Creative Workshop, an artist's cooperative, in 1962. Members were encouraged to exhibit their work and share critique and ideas. She eventually opened a commercial gallery, as well. Klotz was a colorist who employed layers upon layers of paint. One can look at one color area and see further and further within, but always return to the surface, as when a person looks into a pool of water that reflect the sky. Her jagged edgings enhance the dynamism of her surfaces. Free from any particular boundaries while retaining control of the elements, the emphasis is focused on the subject of the interior state with the intense feeling evoked by the abstract qualities of nature. The interplay of free shapes and the intensity of color expression float in an atmospheric continuum. Harri employs the full prism of colors in many ranges and categories.
creator: Klotz, Harri
source: Original color painting by Harri Klotz: City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Map of Oviedo by Dane Kolb
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
description: A map of Oviedo drawn by Dane Kolb as part of the Oviedo History Harvest in 2015. The map shows various locations in Oviedo, including Red Bug Lake Road, the Oviedo Mall, a cemetery, a school, and Kolb's home. Kolb was 25 at the time that the map was drawn.
creator: Kolb, Dane
source: Original hand-drawn map by Dane Kolb, April 18, 2015: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
contributor: Horner, Desta
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Oviedo Mall, Oviedo, Florida

"My Favorite Memory of Oviedo Is..." by Dane Kolb
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
description: A document created by Dane Kolb as part of the Oviedo History Harvest in 2015. In the document, the author is asked to describe his favorite memory of Oviedo, Florida. Kolb, who was 25 at the time, stated that skating and rollerblading around Lawton Elementary School was his favorite memory.
creator: Kolb, Dane
source: Original document by Dane Kolb, April 18, 2015: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
contributor: Horner, Desta
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lawton Elementary School, Oviedo, Florida

"Autumn Leaves" by Larry Coryell
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Music--United States
subject: Jazz--United States
description: An audio recording of "Autumn Leaves," composed by Joseph Kosma (1905-1969) with lyrics by Jacques Prévert (1900-1977, and performed by Larry Coryell (b. 1943) live on-air on WUCF-FM on June 8, 1999. Coryell is an American jazz fusion guitarist, composer, and one of the pioneers of jazz-rock, a fusion genre that combines elements of blues, rock, country, and bop. Considered by many to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Coryell has shared the stage with Miles Davis (1926-1991) and Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970). He has remained active since the 1960s, recording over 100 albums. "Autumn Leaves" is a jazz and pop standard composed by Kosma in 1945. American songwriter Johnny Mercer (1909-1976) wrote English lyrics in 1947.
creator: Kosma, Joseph
creator: Prévert, Jacques
source: Original 7-minute and 34-second audio recording: Kosma, Joseph and Jacques Prévert. "Autumn Leaves," by Larry Coryell: WUCF-FM, Orlando, Florida, June 8, 1999.
publisher: WUCF-FM
contributor: Coryell, Larry
format: audio/mp3
type: Sound
coverage: WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

Letter from L. L. Faulk & Son to the Oviedo Woman's Club
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Clubs--United States
subject: Construction
description: A letter from L. L. Faulk & Son to the Oviedo Woman's Club (OWC) regarding a construction contract to build a new clubhouse. The Oviedo Woman's Club, which was founded in 1906 as the Oviedo Magazine Club by seven charter members: H. B. McCall, Edith Meade, Georgia Lee Wheeler, Lillian Lee Lawton, Mattie Aulin Wheeler, Milcah Yonge, and Mary King. The first clubhouse was constructed in 1914 and also served as Oviedo's first library. In 1916, the club joined the Florida Federation of Women's Clubs (FFWC) and officially changed its name to the Oviedo Woman's Club. In 1923, the woman's club was federated under the umbrella of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs (GFWC). A new clubhouse was built in 1961 on property donated by R. L. Croom, a former member, which is located at 414 King Street. The Oviedo Woman's Club is involved in many civic projects, including the annual Great Day in the Country Arts and Crafts Festival, the Spring Fundraiser, Tasting Luncheons, and Celebrate Spring Teas.
creator: L. L. Faulk & Son
source: Original letter from L. L. Faulk & Son to the Oviedo Woman's Club: Private Collection of Beatrice Gestrich.
contributor: Oviedo Woman's Club
contributor: Gestrich, Beatrice
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo Woman's Club, Oviedo, Florida

United Spanish War Veterans Building Postcard
subject: St. Cloud, (Fla.)
subject: Spanish War Veterans
description: A postcard of the United Spanish War Veterans' brick building in St. Cloud, Florida. A man is sitting in a chair against the outside pillar of the building. The building was originally built in 1910 for the city's First National Bank, but failed in 1917 when it became the People's Bank. The United Spanish War Veterans took over the building in 1934. In 1970, the building became home to the Golden Age Club. Today the building is the home of the city's Chamber of Commerce and is a historical museum. Handwritten on the bottom of the postcard is "UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS ST. CLOUD FLA. M1400". This postcard is part of a private collection kept by Roger Hipel of St. Cloud, Florida.
creator: L.L. Cook Co.
source: Original 5 x 3 black and white postcard: Private Collection of Roger Hipel.
publisher: L.L. Cook Co.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: St. Cloud, Florida

Letter from James B. Lackey to Harold L. Moody (July 28, 1966)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Lakes--Florida
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Pollution--Florida
subject: Algae
subject: Sewage--United States
description: A letter from James B. Lackey, a water and waste biological consultant, to Harold L. Moody, the River Fishery Project Leader at the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, discussing water samples from Lake Apopka in Florida. Lackey, a retired University of Florida professor, was hired by Lake and Orange counties to study water quality in Lake Apopka and the Harris Chain of Lakes. In the letter, Lackey describes the samples as representing highly over-fertilized water, and expects annual fish kills on Lake Apopka if the fertilizer loading from the Zellwood farms is not stopped.
creator: Lackey, James B.
source: Photocopy of original typewritten letter from James B. Lackey to Harold L. Moody, July 28, 1966: binder 1966, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Winter Garden, Florida
coverage: Melrose, Florida
coverage: Zellwood, Florida
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida

Oral History of Richard Lamberty
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Mass shootings
subject: Dance--United States
subject: Gay culture--United States
description: An oral history interview of Richard Lamberty, a member of the Orlando Gay Chorus, same-sex ballroom dancer, and software developer. This interview was conducted by Geoffrey Cravero at the Center for Humanities and Digital Research at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, on October 11th, 2016. Some of the topics covered include a biographical summary, his educational history, discovering dance, his family history, his relationship with his father, same-sex ballroom dancing, the Orlando Gay Chorus, Orlando Cloggers, becoming a dance instructor, losing communication and physical skills from rheumatoid arthritis, world travels as a dance instructor, homosexuality in Japan, the end of his dance career, North American Same-Sex Partner Dance Association (NASSPDA), the history of same-sex dancing, the kinesiology of dance, Dance Vision International Dancers Association (DVIDA) American Smooth Bronze Syllabus manual, reasons for joining the Orlando Gay Chorus, the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub and its aftermath, the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA) Festival, being a public figure and representing Orlando, violence against homosexuals, meeting a transsexual Muslim, the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) vigil for victims of the Pulse massacre, homosexuality in the space and defense industry, turning tragedy into positive change, gun control reform, the community response to Pulse tragedy, the significance of the rainbow flag, the long-term consequences of the Pulse tragedy, and the rise of fundamentalism.
creator: Lamberty, Richard
creator: Cravero, Geoffrey
source: Lamberty, Richard. Interviewed by Geoffrey Cravero, October 11, 2016. Audio record available. RICHES of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando, Florida
coverage: GALA Choruses Festival, Denver Performing Arts Center, Denver, Colorado
coverage: Japan
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Pulse, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida
coverage: University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

Letter from A. Q. Lancaster to Randall Chase (August 9, 1919)
subject: Windermere (Fla.)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Labor--Florida
description: An original letter of correspondence between A. Q. Lancaster and Randall Chase. Topics discussed in the letter include a fight between a white laborer's son and a colored laborer at Isleworth Grove. The white laborer was taken to the hospital and the colored laborer was arrested. 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.
creator: Lancaster, A. Q.
source: Copy of original letter from A. Q. Lancaster to Randall Chase, August 9, 1919: box 49, folder 20.83, Chase Collection (MS 14), Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Gotha, Florida
coverage: Chase & Company Office, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Isleworth Grove, Windermere, Florida
coverage: Orlando Jail, Orlando, Florida

William "Bill" Sterling Jenkins
subject: Jenkins, Bill (William Sterling), 1909-1996
subject: Artists--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
subject: Silversmiths--Southern States
subject: Silversmithing
subject: Winter Park (Fla.)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Creald้ฉ School of Art
description: William "Bill" Sterling Jenkins traveled the world, built and prospered in many different careers, recorded his travels and experiences in his paintings, and made a permanent impact on the Central Florida community. Jenkins received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1934 from the University of Florida and was awarded a postgraduate scholarship to study art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy. He spent several intensive years traveling through Europe by rail and bicycle, creating figure and landscape paintings. Upon his return, he established an art school in Columbus, Georgia. In 1942, he married Alice Moberg after meeting her in Mexico, where he studied silversmithing. Following a brief stint in the U.S. Army, Jenkins received an honorable discharge after contracting pneumonia and was sent to the Veterans Administration hospital in Orlando, Florida, to recuperate. He then worked for the VA and pioneered a program of rehabilitative art therapy classes for veterans. After earning his master's degree in psychology from Florida State University in 1950, he settled in Winter Park and established Jenkins Construction Company, building many residential communities and shopping centers. In 1975, Jenkins established Creald้ฉ School of Art, donating the organization and the property to the community in 1990. He also established the Jenkins Chair at the University of Central Florida, and donated the majority of his paintings to the UCF Art Gallery.
creator: Lang, Rick
source: Original black and white photograph by Rick Lang: Crealdé School of Art, Winter Park, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Preston, Georgia
coverage: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
coverage: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
coverage: Columbus, Georgia
coverage: Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
coverage: Crealdé School of Art, Winter Park, Florida
coverage: UCF Art Gallery, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

Letter from Richard H. Langley to Gary I. Sharp (February 24, 1975)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Environmental protection--Florida
subject: Parks--Florida
subject: Springs--Florida
description: A letter from Florida State Representative Richard H. Langley to Gary I. Sharp, dated February 24, 1975). In this letter, Rep. Langley endorses the potential acquisition of the Gourd Neck Springs area by the State of Florida. Rep. Langley states his endorsement is given only on the condition that the state prohibits further discharge into Lake Apopka. Gourd Neck Springs is a small spring located in the southwest portion of Lake Apopka, in a small cove called “Gourd Neck” due to its distinctive shape. This area of the lake was considered in the 1960s as a potential nursery for fish. The Lake Apopka Technical Committee explored damming the Gourd Neck, separating it from the lake and preventing polluted lake water from entering, but these plans did not materialize. Efforts were also made in the 1960s to have the Gourd Neck area purchased by the State of Florida for use as a public park. The Gourd Neck Springs Park Association was formed in 1961 to study the site’s potential for a park and lobby for support from legislators. The land bordering the area was privately-owned by various individuals. One of these, Gary I. Sharp, continued seeking support for a park into the 1970s. While the project received support from Florida legislators and environmentalists, the land was never purchased by the state.
creator: Langley, Richard H.
source: Photocopy of original 1-page typewritten letter from Richard H. Langley to Gary I. Sharp, February 24, 1975: binder 1975, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Gourd Neck Springs, Lake Apopka, Florida

Oral History of Paul H. Friedman
subject: Navy
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
subject: Gulf of Tonkin
subject: USS Forrestal (Aircraft carrier)
description: Oral history of Paul H. Friedman's military service in Vietnam during the Vietnam War (1961-1975). Friedman was born on August 28, 1946 in Rockway Beach, New York. In 1966, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served in the U.S.S. Forrestal G Division, which engaged in combat operations in the Gulf of Tonkin. Friedman achieved the rank of Petty Officer, 3rd Class. He was injured in the 1967 fire that devastated the Forrestal and killed 134 of his shipmates. Friedman ended his service on November 19, 1967. During his service, he received the National Defense Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal. This oral history interview was conducted by Ettore M. Lanza in Coral Springs, Florida on March 21, 2011. The Vietnam War was a Cold War Era "military conflict". The war was originally waged between Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. The United States became involved as a preventive measure to combat communism. The official date of the military conflict is November 1, 1955 and ending in April 1975. The date of the war has been disputed, but a study in 1998 by the Department of Defense definitively put the start of the Vietnam War as November 1, 1955. The first combat military troops 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade didn't arrive until 1965. With the arrival of the combat troops came the first traditional battles of combat fighting in the war. During the Vietnam War, not only did American military go into battle with and for South Vietnam, the military also trained members of South Vietnam to fight alongside during the war. Peace talks were attempted, with France moderating, beginning on May 10, 1968. These talks were unsuccessful and lasted over three years. The longest battle of the Vietnam War began on January 21, 1968 and didn't end until the U.S. reclaimed Route 9 on April 8, 1968, seventy-seven days later. While the military conflict ended in 1975, it was a long process towards reunification and redevelopment as a country. The conflict left Vietnam in both political and ec…
creator: Lanza, Ettore M.
source: Friedman, Paul H. Interviewed by Ettore M. Lanza. UCF Community Veterans History Project, DP0011885. March 21, 2011. Audio/video record available. UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries
contributor: RICHES of Central Florida
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Rockway Beach, New York
coverage: Gulf of Tonkin
coverage: Coral Springs, Florida

History of the Oviedo Woman's Club by Lillian Della Lee Lawton
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Clubs--United States
description: A history written by Lillian Della Lee Lawton (1882-1977) chronicling the history of the Oviedo Woman's Club (OWC), which was founded in 1906 as the Oviedo Magazine Club by seven charter members: H. B. McCall, Edith Meade, Georgia Lee Wheeler, Lillian Lee Lawton, Mattie Aulin Wheeler, Milcah Yonge, and Mary King. The first clubhouse was constructed in 1914 and also served as Oviedo's first library. In 1916, the club joined the FFWC and officially changed its name to the Oviedo Woman's Club. In 1923, the woman's club was federated under the umbrella of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs (GFWC). A new clubhouse was built in 1961 on property donated by R. L. Croom, a former member, which is located at 414 King Street. The Oviedo Woman's Club is involved in many civic projects, including the annual Great Day in the Country Arts and Crafts Festival, the Spring Fundraiser, Tasting Luncheons, and Celebrate Spring Teas.
creator: Lawton, Lillian Della Lee
source: Original document by Lillian Della Lee Lawton, 1940: Private Collection of Beatrice Gestrich.
contributor: Oviedo Woman's Club
contributor: Gestrich, Beatrice
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo Woman's Club, Oviedo, Florida

Letter from Lillian Della Lee Lawton to the Oviedo Women's Club
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Clubs--United States
description: A letter from Lillian Della Lee Lawton (1882-1977) to the President and members of the Oviedo Women's Club. In the letter, Lawton reports the purchases and finances of the Park Committee. The Oviedo Woman's Club was founded in 1906 as the Oviedo Magazine Club by seven charter members: H. B. McCall, Edith Meade, Georgia Lee Wheeler, Lillian Lee Lawton, Mattie Aulin Wheeler, Milcah Yonge, and Mary King. The first clubhouse was constructed in 1914 and also served as Oviedo's first library. In 1916, the club joined the FFWC and officially changed its name to the Oviedo Woman's Club. In 1923, the woman's club was federated under the umbrella of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs (GFWC). A new clubhouse was built in 1961 on property donated by R. L. Croom, a former member, which is located at 414 King Street. The Oviedo Woman's Club is involved in many civic projects, including the annual Great Day in the Country Arts and Crafts Festival, the Spring Fundraiser, Tasting Luncheons, and Celebrate Spring Teas.
creator: Lawton, Lillian Della Lee
source: Original letter from Lillian Della Lee Lawton to the Oviedo Women's Club: Private Collection of Beatrice Gestrich.
contributor: Oviedo Woman's Club
contributor: Gestrich, Beatrice
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo Woman's Club, Oviedo, Florida

Joseph Lawton, October 18, 1753 - March 1815
subject: Walterboro (S.C.)
description: A history of Joseph Lawton (1753-1815), who was the son of William Lawton of England and Mary Sams. Lawton was born on his father's Plantation, Steamboat Creek, on Edisto Island, South Carolina on October 18, 1753. By 1774, Lawton moved his family to Black Swamp, where he established a plantation called Mulberry Grove Plantation. Lawton married Sarah Robert (d. 1839) on March 18, 1773, and together they had seven children. In 1831, Sarah began the tradition of holding an Lawton family reunion. This booklet also includes a history of Black Swamp around the time of the American Revolutionary War, as well as a family tree.
creator: Lawton, Thomas Oregon, Jr.
source: Original 17-page booklet: Lawton, Thomas Oregon, Jr. Joseph Lawton, October 18, 1753 - March 1815. Lawton and Allied Families Association, 1975: Private Collection of Betty Jean Aulin Reagan.
publisher: Lawton, Boyce M. III
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Steamboat Creek, Edisto Island, South Carolina
coverage: Mulberry Grove Plantation, Walterboro, South Carolina
coverage: Black Swamp, Robertville, South Carolina
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

Letter from Thomas Willington Lawton to Susan B. Wight (July 15, 1924)
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Schools
description: A letter from Thomas Willington Lawton (1882-1963), Secretary and Superintendent of the Seminole County Department of Public Instruction, to Susan B. Wight, President of the Sanford Woman's Club, dated July 15, 1924. On behalf to the Seminole County Board of Public Instruction, Lawton thanks Wight and the Woman's Club for their assistance in funding school lunches at Sanford Grammar School. Originally established as Sanford High School, the main building was constructed at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, in 1902. The building was designed by W. G. Talley in the Romanesque revival style. Due to an increasing student population, a new school building was constructed on the corner of East Ninth Street and South Palmetto Avenue in 1911. The original building on Seventh Street served as Westside Grammar Elementary School, which was later renamed Sanford Grammar School. After a desperate need for an addition to the school developed, the city granted the school $75,000. The school's lunchroom was opened on October 10, 1921, after months of fundraising efforts hosted by the Woman's Club. In November 23, 1984, the main school building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and converted into the Student Museum. However, despite objections from the community, the lunchroom was demolished on September 25, 2008. The main school building reopened as the University of Central Florida's Public History Center in 2012.
creator: Lawton, Thomas Willington
source: Photocopy of original letter from Thomas Willington Lawton to Susan B. Wight, July 15, 1924: Sanford Grammar Collection, Archives Box 4B, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford Grammar School, Sanford, Florida

"Pennsylvania Polka" Decca Record from Associated Radio Store
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Polka
subject: Music--United States
subject: Decca Records (Firm)
description: A "Pennsylvania Polka" record manufactured by Decca Records, Inc. in New York City, New York. "Pennsylvania Polka" was performed by Lester Lee and Zeke Manners (1911-2000) on The Lawrence Welk Show. This particular copy was purchased from the Associated Radio Store, located at 149 North Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida.
creator: Lee, Lester
creator: Manners, Zeke
source: Original record: Lee, Lester and Zeke Manners. Pennsylvania Polka. Decca Records, Inc.
publisher: Decca Records, Inc.
contributor: Smith, Ellen McGee
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: New York City, New York
coverage: Associated Radio Store, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Oral History of Luticia Roberts Lee and Catherine Lee Dingle
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Race relations--Florida
subject: Hurricanes--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
description: An oral history of Luticia Lee, with her daughter, Cathy Lee Dingle. Lee was born in Sanford, Florida, where her mother bought a grocery store on First Street at half-interest in 1910. Lee's mother graduated from Sanford High School in 1913 and Lee graduated in 1942, after it was renamed Seminole High School. Her children in the attended the school in the 1960, and her grandson graduated later. Lee met her husband, James Lee, who had just returned from service in the U.S. Army in December of 1945. In September of 1946, the couple married. They had three children and five grandchildren. In this oral history, Lee discusses how they started the tradition of throwing pasture parties, life was like during integration in Sanford, how Jim Crow laws were applied, Lee's old house, and tornadoes and hurricanes that had passed through Sanford.
creator: Lee, Luticia
creator: Dingle, Cathy Lee
creator: Thompson, Trish
creator: Donaldson, Laura
source: Lee, Luticia and Catherine Lee Dingle. Interviewed by Trish Thompson and Laura Donaldson. Celery Soup. July 2012. Audio record available. Creative Sanford, Inc., Sanford Florida.
contributor: Román-Toro, Freddie
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: East 3rd Street and South Palmetto Avenue, Sanford, Florida
coverage: West 15th Street and South Oak Avenue, Sanford, Florida
coverage: American Legion Campbell-Lossing Post 53, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Seminole High School, Sanford, Florida

History of the Lee Family Rolling Pin
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Rolling pins
subject: Baking--United States
description: This is an undated narrative, written by Luticia "Tish" Lee, that describes the origins of a rolling pin that has become an heirloom of the Lee Family of Sanford, Florida. Lee wrote about this keepsake for which she had placed in her Love Cedar Chest, also known as a Hope Chest. While attending high school in 1940, Lee's parents gave her a hope chest, along with a bedspread crocheted by her mother. Also included inside was a rolling pin that her father, a member of the American Legion, had made from one of the wooden spokes from the wheel of a World War I-era cannon. The cannon was placed in front of American Legion Campbell-Lossing Post 53, located at 300 Seminole Boulevard, on January 17, 1936, but was dismantled for scrap metal during World War II. Lee married her husband James after the war on September 11, 1946. After her wedding, she began using the rolling pin.
creator: Lee, Luticia "Tish"
source: Original handwritten narrative by Luticia "Tish" Lee: Private Collection of Luticia "Tish" Lee.
contributor: Lee, Luticia "Tish"
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: American Legion Campbell-Lossing Post 53, Sanford, Florida

Veteran's Compensation Application for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
subject: World War, 1914-1918
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Application Form for Veterans Compensation, which authorized the state to compensate veterans native to Pennsylvania at the time of their enlistment. The application includes name, current address, branch and location of service, place of birth, dependents (wife, children, parents), stations assignments, promotions, wounds, service overseas, and honorable discharge date. A notable resident listed in this record is John T. Cowsert, who served as a soldier during the Mexican Border War and the First World War. He joined the United States Army as a member of the 12th Field Artillery for the 2nd Division. While deployed in France, he fought in the battles of Chateau-Thierry, Soissons, St. Mihiel, and the Meuse-Argonne. After armistice, John and the 2nd Division were part of the Army of Occupation that moved into Germany. For his service, John was awarded the Silver Star, two Croix de Guerres, and the Pershing Citation. After the war, John spent his life in St. Petersburg, Florida, with his wife, Irma. He worked for the Florida Power Corporation. Cowsert died on June 21, 1944, and was buried at Bay Pines National Cemetery Section 9, Row 2, Site 18. In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for K-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 gravesites at the Florida National Cemetery, where they can access the UCF student-authored biographies of veteran…
creator: Lee, Ray E.
creator: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
source: Digital reproduction of the original veteran's compensation application.
publisher: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: St. Petersburg, Florida

Annual Report of the Board of Supervisors of the Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District, 1960
subject: Seminole County (Fla.)
subject: Environmental protection--Florida
description: The annual report of the Board of Supervisors of the Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District for 1960. The organization began in 1948 with a goal to assist in agricultural interests. Over the years, the Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District began to also concentrate on the development and management of recreational enterprises. Their interests also entailed inventory and evaluations for land uses and solving issues concerning soil and water resources. In this year's report, the board gives an annual review of the accomplishments of the past and a summation of the objectives for the next year.
creator: Lee, Robert E.
source: Original 10-page typewritten report by the Board of Supervisors of the Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District,1960: Folder SSWCD Annual Reports, 1949-1975, Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District, Sanford, Florida.
publisher: Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District
publisher: Lee, Robert E.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Seminole County, Florida

Letter from William H. Lee to Michael Gladden, Jr. (March 14, 1931)
subject: Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Jacksonville (Fla.)
subject: Afro-American Life Insurance Company
subject: Life insurance--United States
subject: 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.
creator: Lee, William H.
source: Original letter from William H. Lee to Michael Gladen, Jr.: series I, box 1, folder 96, African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
contributor: Mundy, Carol E.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Afro-American Life Insurance Company, Jacksonville, Florida
coverage: Apopka, Florida

Untitled (Tondo) by Doris "Doc" Marie Leeper
subject: Leeper, Doris, 1929-2000
subject: Artists--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
subject: Painters--Southern States
subject: Painting--Florida
description: Untitled (Tondo), an oil on masonite painting created by Doris Marie Leeper around 1960. Known to many as "Doc," Leeper was a trailblazing abstract painter and sculptor based in Eldora, Florida near New Smyrna Beach. Originally from North Carolina, Leeper found an artistic oasis in Central Florida. The region provided her with the space to buy a house and work in relative isolation, but also augmented her interest in natural preservation. Today, the Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve remains a testament to her environmental dedication. Leeper’s impact on Central Florida also became apparent through her support for institutions; for example, she was a founder of the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach. Leeper’s local legacy manifests itself most profoundly through her artistic production. Her bold lines, strong color palette, and propensity for clean lines aesthetically aligned her with minimalism. Leeper’s painting evolved from representational to non-objective over time. She embraced a language of abstraction more typical of the prevailing New York art world in the 1960 and 1970s, as opposed to the dominant aesthetic in Florida during the same time period. She showed her work locally and regionally with regularity. Her work was celebrated by significant solo exhibitions at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, North Carolina. The process of mining local histories yields the legacies of talented artists who have often been discarded from mainstream narratives. When one engages deeper with Leeper’s work, it is not difficult to conclude that her myriad two- and three-dimensional works are worthy of not only a local, but a national story.
creator: Leeper, Doris "Doc" Marie
source: Original oil painting: Leeper, Doris Marie. Untitled (Tondo): item 1995.13, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Winter Park, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Eldora, Florida
coverage: New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Memorandum from Leesburg Fisheries Experiment Station to John W. Woods (May 28, 1964)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Winter Garden (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Pesticides--United States
subject: Fishing--Florida
subject: Fish
subject: DDT (Insecticide)
subject: Insecticides--United States
subject: Pollution--Florida
subject: Sports--Florida
description: A memorandum from the Leesburg Fisheries Experiment Station to John W. Woods, the Chief of Fisheries Division for the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission. The memo discusses a recent report by Joe E. Burgess for the Florida State Board of Health. The author of the memo disagrees with several findings of the State Board of Health report and discusses inconsistencies in the wording of the report.
creator: Leesburg Fisheries Experiment Station
source: Photocopy of original 2-page typewritten memorandum from Leesburg Fisheries Experiment Station to John W. Woods, May 28, 1964: Binder 1964, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Leesburg, Florida
coverage: Winter Garden, Florida

Tobacco and Leather
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Tobacco--Florida
subject: Tobacco industry--Southern States
subject: Leather industry and trade--United States
subject: Leather goods--United States
description: A newspaper articleon the tobacco and leather industries in Florida. The article was written by C. D. Leffler, President of the Young Men's Business League, and published by Manufacturers Record: A Weekly Southern Industrial Railroad and Financial Newspaper. According to the article, Florida had "become a great cigar and tobacco centre, especially for [C]lear Havana goods," a cigar brand. The cigar industry was first brought to Florida by Cuban immigrants in the 1830s and became one of the most important industries in the Southeast by the last quarter of the 19th century, with Tampa serving as the cigar manufacturing center in the state. In the late 1800s, cigar factories began to appear in various other Florida cities, such as Jacksonville and Tallahassee. Cigar manufacturing first appeared in Sanford sometime between 1909 and 1912. The Florida cigar industry came to its peak in the first quarter of the 20th century, but then declined during the Great Depression and World War II, due to the accumulation of labor union conflicts over the years, the mechanization of production, and changing consumer demands. The industry was revitalized during the 1950s as production soared, despite the decline of the number of workers. Following the Cuban Revolution of the late 1950s and the U.S. embargo on Cuban products in 1962, the Florida cigar industry again declined. The Cuban embargo included tobacco, thus forcing American cigar rollers to begin using Dominican tobacco. The article also discusses prospects for the leather industry in Florida, which had a virtually unlimited supply of palmetto, a root plant commonly used in the tanning process. Lastly, Leffler briefly cites the starch, tapioca, and artesian water industries.
creator: Leffler, C. D.
source: Photocopy of original newspaper article by C. D. Leffler: "Tobacco and Leather." Manufacturers Record: A Weekly Southern Industrial Railroad and Financial Newspaper, July 19, 1895, page 384: Cigar Making Collection, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
publisher: Manufacturers Record: A Weekly Southern Industrial Railroad and Financial Newspaper
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Sanford High School Rhetoric Assignment, 1905
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
description: A rhetoric assignment completed by Sanford High School sophomore Peacha Leffler in 1905. Leffler was one of the first graduates of Sanford High in 1907. This particular assignment was created to test the student's rhetoric skills. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, in 1902. The building was designed by W. G. Talley in the Romanesque revival style. Due to an increasing student population, a new school building was constructed on Sanford Avenue in 1911. The original building on Seventh Street served as Westside Grammar Elementary School, which was later renamed Sanford Grammar School. In 1984, the building was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places and converted into the Student Museum. The building reopened as the University of Central Florida's Public History Center in 2012. In 1927, a high school campus was designed by Elton J. Moughton in the Mediterranean revival style and constructed at 1700 French Avenue. The school reopened on January 10 and was renamed Seminole High School. In 1960, the high school moved to a new campus at 2701 Ridgewood Avenue and the former building on French Avenue was converted to Sanford Junior High School, which was later renamed Sanford Middle School. The old building was demolished in the summer of 1991 and replaced by a $5.77 million school complex. As of 2013, Seminole High School offers various Advanced Placement courses, the Academy for Health Careers, and the International Baccalaureate Programme for students.
creator: Leffler, Peacha
source: Original school assignment completed by Peacha Leffler, May 17, 1905: Sanford High School Collection, box 3A, folder Student Work 1905, item SCPS00496, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida

Sanford High School Civil Government Assignment, 1905
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
description: Civil government assignment completed by Sanford High School sophomore Peacha Leffler in 1905. Leffler was one of the first graduates of Sanford High in 1907. This particular assignment was created to test the student's civil government knowledge. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, in 1902. The building was designed by W. G. Talley in the Romanesque revival style. Due to an increasing student population, a new school building was constructed on Sanford Avenue in 1911. The original building on Seventh Street served as Westside Grammar Elementary School, which was later renamed Sanford Grammar School. In 1984, the building was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places and converted into the Student Museum. The building reopened as the University of Central Florida's Public History Center in 2012. In 1927, a high school campus was designed by Elton J. Moughton in the Mediterranean revival style and constructed at 1700 French Avenue. The school reopened on January 10 and was renamed Seminole High School. In 1960, the high school moved to a new campus at 2701 Ridgewood Avenue and the former building on French Avenue was converted to Sanford Junior High School, which was later renamed Sanford Middle School. The old building was demolished in the summer of 1991 and replaced by a $5.77 million school complex. As of 2013, Seminole High School offers various Advanced Placement courses, the Academy for Health Careers, and the International Baccalaureate Programme for students.
creator: Leffler, Peacha
source: Original school assignment completed by Peacha Leffler, May 9, 1905: Sanford High School Collection, box 3A, folder Student Work 1905, item SCPS00497, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida

Sanford High School Latin Assignment, 1905
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
description: Latin assignment completed by Sanford High School sophomore Peacha Leffler in 1905. Leffler was one of the first graduates of Sanford High in 1907. This particular assignment was created to test the student's Latin skills. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, in 1902. The building was designed by W. G. Talley in the Romanesque revival style. Due to an increasing student population, a new school building was constructed on Sanford Avenue in 1911. The original building on Seventh Street served as Westside Grammar Elementary School, which was later renamed Sanford Grammar School. In 1984, the building was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places and converted into the Student Museum. The building reopened as the University of Central Florida's Public History Center in 2012. In 1927, a high school campus was designed by Elton J. Moughton in the Mediterranean revival style and constructed at 1700 French Avenue. The school reopened on January 10 and was renamed Seminole High School. In 1960, the high school moved to a new campus at 2701 Ridgewood Avenue and the former building on French Avenue was converted to Sanford Junior High School, which was later renamed Sanford Middle School. The old building was demolished in the summer of 1991 and replaced by a $5.77 million school complex. As of 2013, Seminole High School offers various Advanced Placement courses, the Academy for Health Careers, and the International Baccalaureate Programme for students.
creator: Leffler, Peacha
source: Original school assignment completed by Peacha Leffler, May 16, 1905: Sanford High School Collection, box 3A, folder Student Work 1905, item SCPS00498, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
language: lat
type: Text
coverage: Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida

Gas Lines During the 1973 Oil Crisis
subject: Energy--United States
description: Gas lines in Maryland during the 1973 Oil Crisis, which began in October when member state of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) initiated an oil embargo on the United States. The embargo began in response to American involvement in the Yom Kippur War between Israel and various other countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The crisis resulted in a gasoline shortage and a spike in prices. Filling stations across the country experienced long lines as people scrambled for gas. The embargo also had a substantial effect on the gas turbine market.
creator: Leffler, Warren K.
source: Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph by Warren K. Leffler, June 15, 1979: item 03433, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
contributor: Jaeger, Harry L.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Maryland

Memorandum from P. E. Lego (May 20, 1988)
subject: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
description: A memorandum from P. E. Lego, Chief Operating Officer of Westinghouse Electric Corporation's Energy and Utility Systems Group, regarding the restructuring of the Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) in 1988. In 1983, the Westinghouse power generation business operation, starting with the Steam Turbine Generator Division, was taking shape in its new Orlando headquarters under the management team led by General Manager Dr. Stan Quick (under E. J. "Gene" Cattabiani, Vice President of the Power Generation Group). This series of letters, memoranda, and charts documents the changes in management leadership at the Orlando site from 1983 through 1998, when the Westinghouse Power Genration Business was acquired by Siemens. Following the announcement of the retirement of Dr. Quick in 1984, the management was led by the team of Bob Ractcliffe and Howard Pierce. In 1987, Tom Campbell was appointed General Manager of the Power Generation Technology Systems Division under Nat Woodsen and Jim Moore, Vice Presidents of the Power Systems Business Unit. In 1988, the Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) was formed under Frank R. Bakos, Vice President and General Manager (under Executive Vice President Ted Stern), and, in 1995, Randy H. Zwirn took the helm as Vice President and General Manager of the PGBU. He remained at the executive level for 20 years, through the PGBU acquisition by Siemens in 1998 and beyond to 2016. Originally called the Westinghouse Electric Company, George Westinghouse (1846-1914) founded his manufacturing company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. In 1889, he renamed his business The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Westinghouse's primary products include turbines, generators, motors and switchgear related to the generation, transmission, and use of electricity. The company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. In 1981, the company began to relocate its division headquarters for the Steam-Turbine Generato…
creator: Lego, P. E.
source: Original 1-page typed memorandum from P. E. Lego, May 20, 1988: Private Collection of Harry L. Jaeger.
contributor: Jaeger, Harry L.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Westinghouse Electric Corporation, The Quadrangle, Orlando, Florida

"You Must Believe in Spring" by Ira Sullivan
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Music--United States
subject: Jazz--United States
description: An audio recording of "You Must Believe in Spring," composed by Michel Legrand (b. 1932), with lyrics by Alan Bergman (b. 1925), Marilyn Bergman (b. 1929), and Jacques Demy (1931-1990), and performed by Ira Sullivan (b. 1931) live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 8, 2006. A multi-instrumentalist, Sullivan was a crucial part of the Chicago jazz scene of the 1950s, performing with numerous artists, including a stint with Art Blakey (1919-1990) and the Jazz Messengers in 1956. He left the spotlight and moved to Florida to raise his family in the early 1960s, eventually starting a quintet with Red Rodney (1927-1994). Sullivan taught summers at the University of Miami's Young Musician's Camp, in which professional musicians and faculty from the UM School of Music instructed students between 7 and 18 years old in classical music, jazz, rock, songwriting, composition, and musical theater. "You Must Believe in Spring" is a 1967 jazz standard often associated with Bill Evans (1929-1980), who recorded the song for his 1981 album of the same name, and as a duet with Tony Bennett (b. 1926) on their 1977 album, Together Again.
creator: Legrand, Michel
creator: Bergman, Alan
creator: Bergman, Marilyn
creator: Demy, Jacques
source: Original 5-minute and 50-second audio recording: Legrand, Michel, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Jacque Demy. "You Must Believe in Spring," by Ira Sullivan: WUCF-FM, Orlando, Florida, December 8, 2006.
publisher: WUCF-FM
contributor: Sullivan, Ira
format: audio/mp3
type: Sound
coverage: WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Young Musicians Camp, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
coverage: Chicago, Illinois

Scottish Troops Postcard
subject: Castles--Europe
subject: Marching
description: A postcard depicting Scottish troops marching in front of a castle. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for teachers and sailed to Europe, where she traveled for several months and is thought to have acquired many of these postcards. During the 1940-1941 school year, Campbell taught at Sanford Grammar School. Before her retirement in 1970, she taught at many other area schools, including the Oviedo School, Westside Grammar School, and Pinecrest Elementary School. Campbell used these postcards as aids in her classrooms to teach advanced subjects, such as Shakespearean drama. The collection, along with her other teaching aids, papers, and photographs, was later found at Sanford Grammar School after it became the University of Central Florida's Public History Center. Campbell's postcard collection and photographs provide insight into the life of a respected Florida educator.
creator: Leigh, Conrad
source: Original 6 x 5 inch color postcard: ACC# SM-00-243, file folder 1A (non-U.S. blanks), box 10A, Lucile (Mary Lucile) Campbell Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
contributor: Campbell, Lucile
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Scotland, United Kingdom

History of the Oviedo Woman's Club by Helen Leinhart
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Clubs--United States
description: A history written by Helen Leinhart chronicling the history of the Oviedo Woman's Club (OWC), which was founded in 1906 as the Oviedo Magazine Club by seven charter members: H. B. McCall, Edith Meade, Georgia Lee Wheeler, Lillian Lee Lawton, Mattie Aulin Wheeler, Milcah Yonge, and Mary King. The first clubhouse was constructed in 1914 and also served as Oviedo's first library. In 1916, the club joined the FFWC and officially changed its name to the Oviedo Woman's Club. In 1923, the woman's club was federated under the umbrella of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs (GFWC). A new clubhouse was built in 1961 on property donated by R. L. Croom, a former member, which is located at 414 King Street. The Oviedo Woman's Club is involved in many civic projects, including the annual Great Day in the Country Arts and Crafts Festival, the Spring Fundraiser, Tasting Luncheons, and Celebrate Spring Teas.
creator: Leinhart, Helen
source: Original document by Helen Leinhart, 1972: Private Collection of Beatrice Gestrich.
contributor: Oviedo Woman's Club
contributor: Gestrich, Beatrice
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo Woman's Club, Oviedo, Florida

Happy Birthday Oviedo Woman's Club
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Clubs--United States
description: A history written by Helen Leinhart chronicling the history of the Oviedo Woman's Club (OWC), which was founded in 1906 as the Oviedo Magazine Club by seven charter members: H. B. McCall, Edith Meade, Georgia Lee Wheeler, Lillian Lee Lawton, Mattie Aulin Wheeler, Milcah Yonge, and Mary King. The first clubhouse was constructed in 1914 and also served as Oviedo's first library. In 1916, the club joined the FFWC and officially changed its name to the Oviedo Woman's Club. In 1923, the woman's club was federated under the umbrella of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs (GFWC). A new clubhouse was built in 1961 on property donated by R. L. Croom, a former member, which is located at 414 King Street. The Oviedo Woman's Club is involved in many civic projects, including the annual Great Day in the Country Arts and Crafts Festival, the Spring Fundraiser, Tasting Luncheons, and Celebrate Spring Teas.
creator: Leinhart, Helen
source: Original document by Helen Leinhart, 1972: Private Collection of Beatrice Gestrich.
contributor: Oviedo Woman's Club
contributor: Gestrich, Beatrice
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo Woman's Club, Oviedo, Florida

Letter from Mahim A. Leitzel to James D. Beggs, Jr. (April 10, 1941)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Post offices
description: In this letter, Mahim A. Leitzel informs James D. Beggs, Jr. that he plans to attend the dedication ceremony of the Downtown Orlando Post Office in Downtown Orlando, Florida, on April 15, 1941. The original post office was housed in the Federal Building, located 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, from 1917 to 1941. In 1935, when James D. Beggs, Jr. became the postmaster, he began petitioning to move the post office from its Central Boulevard and Court Avenue location to a more spacious building. In 1939, St. James Catholic Church sold a plot of land on Jefferson Street for the new building. The building, located at 51 East Jefferson Street, was designed by Louis A. Simon in the Northern Italian Palazzo Revival-style, and was constructed by J. P. Cullen & Son. The new building opened in 1941 and housed the post office, the courthouse, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offices. The building was named an Orlando Historic Landmark in 1989. However, it was eventually sold back to the St. James Church. In 2003, the building was renovated and came under joint ownership by both the church and the federal government. Today, the building retains its post office services but also includes offices for the Catholic Diocese.
creator: Leitzel, Mahim A.
source: Original letter from Mahim A. Leitzel to James D. Beggs, Jr., April 10, 1941: Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck.
contributor: Buck, Texann Ivy
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Draft Registration Card, 1917-1918
subject: World War, 1914-1918
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: World War, 1914-1918--African Americans
description: The draft registration card for Buster Williams (1887-1945). The card contains the demographic information for the soldier including name, age, home address, date of birth, place of birth, race, citizenship, trade or occupation, number of dependents, whether tall, medium, or short, slender, medium, or stout, eye and hair color, whether bald, and disabilities. World War I draft registration cards were completed by approximately 24 million men living in the United States in 1917 and 1918. Buster Williams was born on December 16, 1887, in Barnwell, South Carolina. He worked as a farmer in Elkton, Florida, before being drafted into the United States Army in St. Augustine, Florida, on June 19, 1918. Williams served for about two months in the 135th Depot Brigade, a unit responsible for processing and training new recruits. From August 18, 1918, until the end of the war, he was part of Company B of the 536th Engineers Service Battalion. The 536th boarded their ship for France on August 26, 1918. The unit likely worked at the St. Aignan depot, where they would have been responsible for loading and unloading equipment and serving in primarily a support capacity. Once the war ended, Williams returned to Florida, where he married his wife, Ethel, and had three children. Williams worked as a laborer for a cemetery. He, his wife, and his son-in-law remained in the same house until Williams's death on December 28, 1945. He is buried in the St. Augustine National Cemetery. In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program continues, engaging a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in national cemeteries available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The correspon…
creator: Leonard, C.W.
creator: War Department, Office of Provost Marshal General, Selective Service System
source: Digital reproduction of original draft registration card: Selective Service System, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, M1509, 4,582 rolls.
publisher: War Department, Office of Provost Marshal General, Selective Service System
contributor: Williams, Buster
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: St. Augustine, Florida

Draft Registration Card, 1917
subject: World War, 1914-1918
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: World War, 1914-1918--African Americans
description: The draft registration card for Commodore Isaac Murray (1896?-1947). Approximately 24 million men registered for the draft between 1917 and 1918. The cards recorded name, age, date and place of birth, race, and occupation, and a corresponding registrar's card listed physical features. Commodore Isaac Murray was born in New Augustine, Florida in October sometime between 1895 and 1897 (his records give conflicting dates). He grew up in St. Augustine with six siblings. Like many, when the United States entered the World War, Murray registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, and he was inducted into the United States Army on August 4, 1918. He served as a private in Company D of the 546th Engineers from September 11, 1918 to August 26, 1919. The Engineers battalions were responsible for a wide range of behind-the-lines work, such as repairing roads and building barracks to keep the rest of the army moving. After returning to the United States, Murray was honorably discharged on September 12, 1919. He returned to his hometown where he lived with his wife and children until his death on October 18, 1947. He is buried in the St. Augustine National Cemetery at Section D Grave 87. In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 gravesites at the Florida National Cemetery, where they can access the UCF student-authored biographies of veterans.
creator: Leonard, C.W.
creator: War Department, Office of Provost Marshal General, Selective Service System
source: Digital reproduction of original draft registration card, June 5, 1917: Selective Service System, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, M1509, 4,582 rolls.
publisher: War Department, Office of Provost Marshal General, Selective Service System
contributor: Murray, Commodore Isaac
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: St. Johns, Florida

Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum During Renovations
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: The exterior of the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, previously St. James AME Church, located at 2170 James Drive in Oviedo, Florida, on February 21, 2023. The six color photographs depict the building during renovations. A blue tarp covers part of the roof. In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Lester, Connie
source: 6 original color photographs: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Images
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

Roofers at the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum During Renovations
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: Roofers working on the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, previously St. James AME Church, located at 2170 James Drive in Oviedo, Florida, on February 21, 2023. The two color photographs depict the building during renovations. In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Lester, Connie
source: 2 original color photographs: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Images
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

Tree Stumps at the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum During Renovations
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
description: Tree stumps at the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, previously St. James AME Church, located at 2170 James Drive in Oviedo, Florida, on February 21, 2023. The two color photographs depict two tree stumps from renovations to the yard and building. In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
creator: Lester, Connie
source: 2 original color photographs: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
type: Still Images
coverage: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida

Sanford Avenue Streetscape Completion and Unveiling of Heritage Markers
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Georgetown (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida--Sanford
subject: Streetscapes (Urban design)
subject: Historical markers--Florida
description: The ceremony commemorating the completion of the Sanford Avenue Streetscape and the unveiling of several heritage markers. The unveiling of the heritage markers was held in Paulucci Park, located at the southwest corner of First Street and Palmetto Avenue in Sanford, Florida, on November 20, 2014. Patricia Ann Black (1956- ), who can be seen wearing red in the photograph, was given special thanks for Heritage Marker # 3, which featured her father, Pilgrim Black (1905-2002). Jeff Triplett, the Mayor of Sanford, can be seen standing to the right of the podium. The ceremony was followed by a presentation of the Georgetown Pathways to History Project at the Historic Sanford Welcome Center, locate at 230 East First Street. Pathways to History is a program created by Christine Dalton, Historic Preservation Office for the City of Sanford. The programs consists of eight themed tours showcasing the history and development of Sanford. The event also included a guided tour of Sanford Avenue, which had been the subject of a $3 million streetscaping project, and a reception at the Welcome Center, hosted by the Sanford Community Redevelopment Agency. The Georgetown Pathways to History Project was developed by the Georgetown Heritage Advisory Committee with assistance from the Sanford Museum and Sanford Historical Society. Georgetown was established by the city's founder, Henry Shelton Sanford, as a suburb for African-American residents in the 1870s. The neighborhood spans along Sanford Avenue, with its commercial district between First Street and Fifth Street and its historic district between Seventh Street and Tenth Street. Though originally much smaller, Georgetown spanned to its present boundaries from East Second Street to Celery Avenue and from Sanford Avenue to Mellonville Avenue. Georgetown thrived at its height from circa 1880 to 1940, particularly in agriculture and transportation.
creator: Lester, Connie L.
source: Original color digital image by Connie L. Lester, November 20, 2014.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Palucci Park, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Georgetown, Sanford, Florida

Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett Sanford Avenue Streetscape Completion and Unveiling of Heritage Markers
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Georgetown (Sanford, Fla.)
description: Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett addressing the audience at a ceremony commemorating the completion of the Sanford Avenue Streetscape and the unveiling of several heritage markers. The unveiling of the heritage markers was held in Paulucci Park, located at the southwest corner of First Street and Palmetto Avenue in Sanford, Florida, on November 20, 2014. The ceremony was followed by a presentation of the Georgetown Pathways to History Project at the Historic Sanford Welcome Center, locate at 230 East First Street. Pathways to History is a program created by Christine Dalton, Historic Preservation Office for the City of Sanford. The programs consists of eight themed tours showcasing the history and development of Sanford. The event also included a guided tour of Sanford Avenue, which had been the subject of a $3 million streetscaping project, and a reception at the Welcome Center, hosted by the Sanford Community Redevelopment Agency. The Georgetown Pathways to History Project was developed by the Georgetown Heritage Advisory Committee with assistance from the Sanford Museum and Sanford Historical Society. Georgetown was established by the city's founder, Henry Shelton Sanford, as a suburb for African-American residents in the 1870s. The neighborhood spans along Sanford Avenue, with its commercial district between First Street and Fifth Street and its historic district between Seventh Street and Tenth Street. Though originally much smaller, Georgetown spanned to its present boundaries from East Second Street to Celery Avenue and from Sanford Avenue to Mellonville Avenue. Georgetown thrived at its height from circa 1880 to 1940, particularly in agriculture and transportation.
creator: Lester, Connie L.
source: Original color digital image by Connie L. Lester, November 20, 2014.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Palucci Park, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Georgetown, Sanford, Florida

Special Thanks to Patricia Ann Black at the Sanford Avenue Streetscape Completion and Unveiling of Heritage Marker Ceremony
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Georgetown (Sanford, Fla.)
description: Special thanks being given to Patricia Ann Black (1956- ), who can be seen wearing red in the photographs, at a ceremony commemorating the completion of the Sanford Avenue Streetscape and the unveiling of several heritage markers. The unveiling of the heritage markers was held in Paulucci Park, located at the southwest corner of First Street and Palmetto Avenue in Sanford, Florida, on November 20, 2014. Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett is seen standing in the center of the photographs. Black's father, Pilgrim Black (1905-2002), was featured on the Heritage Marker #3. Pilgrim Black was born in 1905, although some records list 1907 as his birth year. Pilgrim and Lula Mae Haynes (1917-2007) Black were migrant crew leaders, and thus migrated to Wayne County in Upstate New York in the summers and back to their home in Sanford for the rest of the year. Pilgrim was the son of Harry Black (d. 1911) and Maggie Benjamin Black (ca. 1870-ca. 1934), who migrated to Sanford from South Carolina in the 1800s. Harry and Maggie had several children: Leckward Black, Mustar Black, Malachi Black, Leatha Black Walker (1889-1976), Pilgrim Black, Margaret Black Jones (1889-1976), and Harriett Black Lawson. In 1911, Harry owned a grocery store at 206 South Sanford Avenue. One day, he came home from work with pneumonia and passed away shortly thereafter. Pilgrim was nine years old when his father passed away. Maggie was the daughter of former slaves, Isaac and Roseanna Benjamin, and the sister of Nathan Benjamin, Pledge Benjamin, Sam Benjamin, Loui Benjamin, Chainey Benjamin, Lara Benjamin, Melvina Benjamin, and Katie Benjamin. Pilgrim had to quit school at age 11 in order to provide for his mother, originally working in a mill house until he was 18 years old. After declining a management position, he traveled to Wayne County to pick cherries, apples, pears, and other crops. He broke a bone after falling from an apple tree his first year and decided to try farm labor on a potato farm in Red Creek…
creator: Lester, Connie L.
source: Original color digital images by Connie L. Lester, November 20, 2014.
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Palucci Park, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Georgetown, Sanford, Florida

Georgetown Heritage Advisory Committee at the Sanford Avenue Streetscape Completion and Unveiling of Heritage Marker Ceremony
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Georgetown (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Historical markers--Florida
description: The Georgetown Heritage Advisory Committee a the ceremony commemorating the completion of the Sanford Avenue Streetscape and the unveiling of several heritage markers. The unveiling of the heritage markers was held in Paulucci Park, located at the southwest corner of First Street and Palmetto Avenue in Sanford, Florida, on November 20, 2014. Pictured in the photographs, from left to right, are Dr. Stephen Caldwell Wright, Bette Robinson, Ollie Williams, Christine Dalton, Patricia Ann Black, and Christine Kinlaw-Best. Special thanks for Heritage Marker #3 was given to Patricia Black (1956- ). Her father, Pilgrim Black (1905-2002), was featured on the marker. Pilgrim was born in 1905, although some records list 1907 as his birth year. Pilgrim and Lula Mae Haynes (1917-2007) Black were migrant crew leaders, and thus migrated to Wayne County in Upstate New York in the summers and back to their home in Sanford for the rest of the year. Pilgrim was the son of Harry Black (d. 1911) and Maggie Benjamin Black (ca. 1870-ca. 1934), who migrated to Sanford from South Carolina in the 1800s. Harry and Maggie had several children: Leckward Black, Mustar Black, Malachi Black, Leatha Black Walker (1889-1976), Pilgrim Black, Margaret Black Jones (1889-1976), and Harriett Black Lawson. In 1911, Harry owned a grocery store at 206 South Sanford Avenue. One day, he came home from work with pneumonia and passed away shortly thereafter. Pilgrim was nine years old when his father passed away. Maggie was the daughter of former slaves, Isaac and Roseanna Benjamin, and the sister of Nathan Benjamin, Pledge Benjamin, Sam Benjamin, Loui Benjamin, Chainey Benjamin, Lara Benjamin, Melvina Benjamin, and Katie Benjamin. Pilgrim had to quit school at age 11 in order to provide for his mother, originally working in a mill house until he was 18 years old. After declining a management position, he traveled to Wayne County to pick cherries, apples, pears, and other crops. He broke a bone after falling fr…
creator: Lester, Connie L.
source: Original color digital images by Connie L. Lester, November 20, 2014.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Palucci Park, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Georgetown, Sanford, Florida

To Attract, Retain and Grow: The History of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council
subject: High technology industries--United States
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Tampa (Fla.)
subject: University of Central Florida
subject: University of South Florida
subject: Colleges
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Hitt, John C.
subject: Castor, Betty, 1941-
subject: Education--Florida
description: "To Attract, Retain and Grow: The History of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council" is a paper by Dr. Connie L. Lester and Dr. James C. Clark of the University of Central Florida (UCF). Dr. Lester is an Associate Professor of History concentrating in the Modern South, as well as agricultural, environmental, and economic history. She is also the Program Director of RICHES of Central Florida and Editor of Florida Historical Quarterly. A Lecturer of History, Dr. Clark's concentration is on Florida history, the American South, and presidential history. "To Attract, Retain and Grow" focuses on the history of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council (FHTCC), which an economic development initiative whose mission is to foster the high technology industry in Florida's High Tech Corridor, spanning 23 counties with rich industries in aerospace engineering, modeling and simulation, optics and photonics, digital media, and medical technologies. The council consists of the UCF in Orlando, the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, and the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville. In 1966, the Florida Legislature passed an act founding the FHTCC to support the 21-county service areas of UCF and USF. Its original mission was to expand research and educational partnerships in order to retain the Cirent Semiconductor water fabrication facility located in Orlando, Florida. In 1997, the development of all technology industries across Central Florida was added to the FHTCC's mission. UF joined the partnership in 2005.
creator: Lester, Connie L.
creator: Clark, James C.
source: Original 44-page paper: Lester, Connie L. and James C. Clark. "To Attract, Retain and Grow: The History of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council."
publisher: Florida High Tech Corridor Council
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
coverage: University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
coverage: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Oral History of the Florida High-Tech Corridor Council
subject: High technology--United States
subject: Colleges
subject: Universities
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Tampa (Fla.)
subject: Gainesville (Fla.)
description: An oral history interview of John C. Hitt, Randolph E. Berridge, Dr. Peter T. Panousis, Dan Holsenbeck, Carrie Martine, and Roger Pynn regarding the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. This interview conducted by Dr. Connie L. Lester and James C. Clark at the Board Room in the Office of University of Central Florida President John C. Hitt on December 3rd, 2012. The Florida High Tech Corridor Council (FHTCC) is an economic development initiative whose mission is to foster the high technology industry in Florida's High Tech Corridor, which spans 23 counties with rich industries in aerospace engineering, modeling and simulation, optics and photonics, digital media, and medical technologies. The council consists of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, and the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville. In 1996, the Florida Legislature passed an act founding the FHTCC to support the 21-county service areas of UCF and USF. Its original mission was to expand research and educational partnerships in order to retain the Cirent Semiconductor water fabrication facility located in Orlando, Florida. In 1997, the development of all technology industries across Central Florida was added to the FHTCC's mission. UF joined the partnership in 2005. Interview topics include: how the High Tech Corridor Council began, the Dallas-Fort Worth Corridor in Texas, Charlie Reed, reinvesting the original funding, expanding partnerships, Silicon Valley, Lynda Weatherman and economic development in Brevard County, the “Core Team” and the “Pajama Hotline,” the Florida Virtual Entrepreneur Center, serving as a model for other regions, the role of venture capitalism, workforce development, the expansion of the corridor, the impact of the business community on approval of university projects, and future challenges.
creator: Lester, Connie L.
creator: Hitt, John C.
creator: Berridge, Randolph E.
creator: Panousis, Peter T.
creator: Holsenbeck, Dan
creator: Clark, James C.
creator: Martine, Carrie
creator: Pynn, Roger
source: Original 1-hour, 59-minute, and 19-second oral history: Hitt, John C., Randolph E. Berridge, Dr. Peter T. Panousis, Dan Holsenbeck, Carrie Martine, and Roger Pynn. Interviewed by Dr. Connie L. Lester and James C. Clark. December 3, 2012. Audio/video record available. RICHES of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
contributor: Dickens, Bethany
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
coverage: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
coverage: University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
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Florida Historical Quarterly, Episode 1: Vol. 87, No. 4, Spring 2009
subject: Sarasota (Fla.)
subject: Authors--Florida
subject: Literature
description: This podcast features an interview with Professor Jack E. Davis. He is the author of An Everglades Providence: Marjory Stoneman Douglas and the American Environmental Century, published by the University of Georgia Press. In this podcast, he discusses This article "Sharp Prose for Green: John D. MacDonald and the First Ecological Novel," which appeared in this issue of The Florida Historical Quarterly.
creator: Lester, Connie L.
creator: Cassanello, Robert
source: Original 15-minute and 27-second audio podcast by Connie Lester and Robert Cassanello, 2009: The Florida Historical Quarterly, Florida Historical Society, Cocoa, Florida.
publisher: The Florida Historical Quarterly
contributor: Davis, Jack E.
contributor: Florida Historical Society
contributor: University of Central Florida, Department of History
format: audio/mp3
language: eng
type: Sound
coverage: Sarasota, Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Episode 2: Vol. 88, No. 1, Summer 2009
subject: Miami (Fla.)
subject: Republican Party
subject: Race relations--United States
description: This podcast features an interview with Dr. Michael Bowen, Assistant Director at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service, about This article "The Strange Tale of Wesley and Florence Garrison: Racial Crosscurrents of the Postwar Florida Republican Party," and the research involved in writing that article. The article appeared in this issue of The Florida Historical Quarterly.
creator: Lester, Connie L.
creator: Cassanello, Robert
source: Original 17-minute and 36-second audio podcast by Connie Lester and Robert Cassanello, 2009: The Florida Historical Quarterly, Florida Historical Society, Cocoa, Florida.
publisher: The Florida Historical Quarterly
contributor: Bowen, Michael D.
contributor: Florida Historical Society
contributor: University of Central Florida, Department of History
format: audio/mp3
language: eng
type: Sound
coverage: Miami, Florida