Florida's Turnpike and Interstate System Map, 1967
subject: Roads--Florida--Maps
subject: Toll roads--Florida
description: Road map showing the Florida Turnpike, it's toll plazas, exits and service stations. The brochure was produced in 1967. Construction for the Florida Turnpike began on July 4, 1955 in response to unprecedented growth in population and tourism in Florida. Thomas B. Manuel, chairman of the Florida State Turnpike Authority and the "Father of the Turnpike," led planning and construction. The highway opened on January 25, 1957.
source: Original map, 1967: Florida State Turnpike Authority: Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Florida State Turnpike Authority
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Birmingham, Alabama
coverage: Macon, Georgia
coverage: Savannah, Georgia
coverage: Valdosta, Georgia
coverage: Brunswick, Georgia
coverage: Pensacola, Florida
coverage: Tallahassee, Florida
coverage: Lake City, Florida
coverage: Jacksonville, Florida
coverage: Gainesville, Florida
coverage: Ocala, Florida
coverage: Wildwood, Florida
coverage: Daytona Beach, Florida
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Tampa, Florida
coverage: St. Petersburg, Florida
coverage: Yeehaw Junction, Florida
coverage: Fort Pierce, Florida
coverage: West Palm Beach, Florida
coverage: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
coverage: Miami, Florida
coverage: Key West, Florida

Florida's Turnpike Map, 1964
subject: Roads--Florida--Maps
subject: Toll roads--Florida
description: Road map showing the Florida Turnpike, its toll plazas, exits and service stations. The brochure was produced in 1964. Construction for the Florida Turnpike began on July 4, 1955 in response to unprecedented growth in population and tourism in Florida. Thomas B. Manuel, chairman of the Florida State Turnpike Authority and the "Father of the Turnpike," led planning and construction. The highway opened on January 25, 1957.
source: Original map, 1964: Florida State Turnpike Authority: Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Florida State Turnpike Authority
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Tallahassee, Florida
coverage: Lake City, Florida
coverage: Jacksonville, Florida
coverage: Ocala, Florida
coverage: Daytona Beach, Florida
coverage: Wildwood, Florida
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Tampa, Florida
coverage: St. Petersburg, Florida
coverage: Fort Pierce, Florida
coverage: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
coverage: Miami, Florida
coverage: Key West, Florida

History of Orange County, Florida: Narrative and Biographical
subject: Orange County (Fla.)--History
subject: Orange County (Fla.)--Biography
subject: Blackman, William Fremont, 1855-1932
description: Selected pages from History of Orange County Florida: Narrative and Biographical by William Fremont Blackman, Ph.D., L.L.D. Blackman was formally a professor at Yale University and President of Rollins College. The book was published by the E. O. Painter Printing Company of DeLand, Florida in 1927. The book gives a basic history of Orange County as well as biographical sketches of many of the counties early settlers and important citizens. It has 42 photographic portraits of some of the citizens.
creator: Blackman, William Fremont
source: Blackman, William Fremont. History of Orange County, Florida: Narrative and Biographical. Chuluota, Fla: Mickler House, 1973.
publisher: E. O. Painter Printing Company
contributor: Cawston, Arthur H.
contributor: Robinson, B. M.
contributor: Fuller, John T.
contributor: Autrey, L. M.
contributor: O'Neal, W. R.
contributor: Whitman, Alton B.
contributor: Dickson, H. H.
contributor: Lehman, Karl
contributor: Holt, Hamilton
contributor: Dick, E. A.
contributor: Tilden, L. W.
contributor: Edwards, William
contributor: Whitner, J. N.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Maitland, Florida
coverage: Winter Garden, Florida
coverage: Ocoee, Florida
coverage: Oakland, Florida
coverage: Apopka, Florida
coverage: Gotha, Florida
coverage: Zellwood, Florida
coverage: Tangerine, Florida
coverage: Windermere, Florida
coverage: Taft, Florida
coverage: Fort Christmas, Florida
coverage: Bithlo, Florida

Park Avenue Postcard
subject: Winter Park (Fla.)
subject: Theaters--Florida
subject: Postcards--Florida
subject: Buildings--Florida
description: Postcard showing the southern end of Park Avenue in Winter Park, Florida. On the left is the Colony Theatre built in 1939. Park Avenue is Winter Park's historic main street. Originally located at 329 South Park Avenue, the Colony Theatre opened in 1939 and became a regional attraction in the 1950s and 1960s. The theater closed on September 28, 1975 and renovations of the building took place from 1976 to 1977. The site re-opened as the Colony Gardens in 1978. The building is now occupied by Pottery Barn.
creator: Genuine Curteich-Chicago
source: Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard by Genuine Curteich-Chicago: Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Orange News Company
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Colony Theatre, Winter Park, Florida

Standard Oil Florida Road Map with Pictorial Guide
subject: Florida--Maps
subject: Standard Oil Company
subject: St. Augustine (Fla.)
description: Standard Oil road map of Florida from 1954. The map shows the state of Florida, especially Central Florida and Orlando in 1954. Details of cities and towns, and major roads before Central Florida was bisected by interstate highways and the Florida Turnpike.
source: Original color map, 1954: General Drafting Company, Inc.: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: General Drafting Company, Inc.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Stephen Foster Memorial, White Springs, Florida
coverage: St. Augustine, Florida
coverage: Gainesville, Florida
coverage: Ocala, Florida
coverage: Daytona Beach, Florida
coverage: Sanford, Florida
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Lakeland, Florida
coverage: Tampa, Florida
coverage: Clearwater, Florida
coverage: St. Petersburg, Florida

The Apopka Chief, Vol. I, No. 47
subject: Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Newspapers
description: The Apopka Chief, volume I, number 47 for March 7, 1924. This edition of the newspaper announces a new publishing plant, built by Lee F. Lovell, measuring 80 feet by 35 feet and featuring a Single Keyboard 14 Linotype. Published by the Apopka Printing Company, Inc. this edition of The Apopka Chief is the first to be issued from the new plant. Other article topics in the newspaper include the election of Leslie Waite for City Commissioner of Apopka, plans to begin the Big Audubon Park Project, and the opening of a new Methodist church and the history of Methodism in Apopka. The Apopka Chief was established in Apopka, Florida in 1923. The newspaper covers local current events, opinions, letters to the editor, and advertising. At the time that this issue was printed, Albert M. Hall served as the editor of the Apopka Printing Company, with Olive J. MacWhorter as the secretary-treasurer and W. E. MacWhorter as the general manager.
creator: The Apopka Chief
source: The Apopka Chief, Vol. I, No. 47, March 7, 1924: Apopka, Fla: Apopka Printing Company, Inc.: reel 1, Microfilm Collection, Apopka Historical Society and Museum of the Apopkans, Apopka, Florida.
publisher: Apopka Publishing Company, Inc.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Apopka, Florida

St. Luke's Episcopal Church Historical Records
subject: Merritt Island (Fla.)
subject: Episcopalians--United States
subject: Churches--Florida
subject: Church records and registers--Florida
description: Selected pages from St. Luke's Episcopal Church's record book covering the period 1888 through 1959 including a brief history of the mission. The record book includes baptisms, confirmations, communicants, marriagess, and burials. St. Luke's Church is located at 5555 North Tropical Trail in Courtenay, an unincorporated community in Merritt Island, Florida. In the 1870s, the church founding families of LaRoche, Porcher, and Sams migrated from Charleston and John's Island of South Carolina and settled in Courtenay, Florida. The Carpenter Gothic-style church was erected in 1888, with funding from Lucy A. Boardman and land from Edward Porcher. The first resident Vicar of St. Luke's, Reverend Paul A. Perrine Jr., was appointed in 1962 and the congregation began to grow steadily. On November 15, 1974, the church was admitted as a Parish in the Diocese of Central Florida, with Father Perrine as the first rector. The church and cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places under the name "Old St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery" on June 15, 1990.
creator: St. Luke's Episcopal Church
source: Original record book: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Merritt Island, Florida: Florida Historical Society Library, Central Brevard Public Library, Cocoa, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Courtenay, Merritt Island, Florida

Geneva Elementary School
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Elementary school students
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Schools
description: Geneva Elementary School around 1950. The brick school house was designed by Elton J. Moughton and constructed in 1924 at 101 East Main Street in Geneva, Florida. The building had three classrooms, an office, and an auditorium to serve grades one through twelve. In the 1940s, the building became Geneva Elementary School. A unique 4-H program was established in 1941 by the school's principal, Willie Sieg. The program encompassed courses on home economics and farming, and also won various awards. In May 1988, a new campus for the elementary school was built at 275 First Street. The original building was dedicated in 1955 as the Geneva Family Resource Center. In 2008, the building was converted into the Rural Heritage Center and is listed on the Florida Site File of Historic Places, as well as the Seminole County Threatened and Endangered Resources List.
source: Original 7 x 5 inch black and white photograph: Museum of Geneva History, Geneva, Florida.
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Geneva Elementary School, Geneva, Florida

Seminole-Goldenrod Volunteer Fire Department
subject: Goldenrod (Fla.)
subject: Fire departments--United States
subject: Fire stations--Florida
subject: Volunteer fire departments
description: The Goldenrod Volunteer Fire Department Station 4810 in the early 1970s. The station was likely photographed by John Viles, then Fire Chief for Station 23. Goldenrod formed its volunteer fire department in the 1950s with its own trucks and erected a building on Palmetto Avenue in Goldenrod to serve both Orange County and Seminole County residents. Around 1969, Orange County established a fire department at that location at 4755 Palmetto Avenue. In order to service the Seminole County residents of Goldenrod, the volunteer fire department moved to this location and became the Seminole-Goldenrod Volunteer Fire Department. The location was later taken over by Seminole County and renamed the Seminole County Fire Station 23.
creator: Viles, John
source: Original 3 x 4 inch color photograph by John Viles: Goldenrod Historical Society & Museum, Goldenrod, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Seminole-Goldenrod Volunteer Fire Department, Goldenrod, Florida

U.S. Army Air Force Aircraft Warning Service Armband from Geneva
subject: Aircraft warning systems
subject: United States. Army
subject: Army
description: United States Army Air Force Aircraft Warning Service armband used during World War II. The Aircraft Warning Service (AWS) was a civilian service of the Army's Ground Observer Corps used to watch for enemy aircraft entering American airspace. Volunteers were organized in May 1941 and the service remained active until May 29, 1944.
source: Original 4 x 18 inch felt armband: Museum of Geneva History, Geneva, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Physical Object
coverage: Geneva, Florida

Student Using a Pump at Fort Christmas
subject: Christmas (Fla.)
subject: Outposts
subject: Historic parks
subject: Chores
description: A kindergarten student at Fort Christmas Historical Park using a pump that was used for chores in the mid-nineteenth century at Fort Christmas, Florida. Present-day Christmas was originally occupied by the Timucuan tribe, which was eventually obliterated by European diseases when the Spanish arrived in Florida. In the early eighteenth century, the Seminole tribes began migrating to Florida to raise cattle and grow citrus. Due to the outbreak of the Second Seminole War, the United States began the construction of Fort Christmas began on December 25, 1837. The fort was used as a supply depot for its strategic location, but was abandoned in March 1838 as the Seminoles moved southward. In the late 1970s, the Orange County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Fort Christmas Historical Society constructed a replica of the historic Fort Christmas just south of Christmas Creek. Fort Christmas Historical Park, located at 1300 Fort Christmas Road, was dedicated in 1977.
creator: Davis, Larry D., Jr.
source: Original color digital image by Larry D. Davis, Jr., November 11, 2009: Private Collection of Dr. Larry D. Davis, Jr.
contributor: Davis, Larry D., Jr.
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Fort Christmas Historical Park, Christmas, Florida

Headstone of John Hanahan Sams
subject: Merritt Island (Fla.)
subject: Episcopalians--United States
subject: Growers, Fruit
description: John Hanahan Sams (1839-1924) was one of the founders of St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Courtenay. He was the first Senior Warden of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Sams and his family immigrated to Brevard County from John's Island, South Carolina to make a fresh start after the Civil War in 1875. Sams was also citrus grower, pineapple grower, sugar cane grower, first superintendent of schools for Brevard County, and early pioneer. His home is preserved at 6195 North Tropical Trail in Merritt Island, Florida. St. Luke's Church is located at 5555 North Tropical Trail in Courtenay, an unincorporated community in Merritt Island, Florida. In the 1870s, the church founding families of LaRoche, Porcher, and Sams migrated from Charleston and John's Island of South Carolina and settled in Courtenay, Florida. The Carpenter Gothic-style church was erected in 1888, with funding from Lucy A. Boardman and land from Edward Porcher. The first resident Vicar of St. Luke's, Reverend Paul A. Perrine Jr., was appointed in 1962 and the congregation began to grow steadily. On November 15, 1974, the church was admitted as a Parish in the Diocese of Central Florida, with Father Perrine as the first rector. The church and cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places under the name "Old St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery" on June 15, 1990.
creator: McFarland, Tom
source: Original digital color image by Tom McFarland, 2012.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Courtenay, Merritt Island, Florida

Pine Needle Basket Weaved by a Geneva Resident
subject: Baskets--Florida
subject: Pine needle crafts
description: Pine needle basket woven by Mrs. Nixon, a Geneva resident, in 1917. Geneva is a community in Seminole County. The area was originally inhabited by the Timucuan tribe as early as 2000 B.C.E. Between 1765 and 1766, John and William Bartram explored the St. John's River, including the area that would become Geneva, which was inhabited at the time by the Seminole tribe formed in the 1760s. New settlers arrived and settled in Harney Cove during the 1843-1845 period. Harney Cove was renamed Geneva in 1880.
creator: Nixon
source: Original 12 x 12 inch pine needle basket by Mrs. Nixon, 1917: Museum of Geneva History, Geneva, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Physical Object
coverage: Geneva, Florida

Truck at Chase & Company Packing House in Sanford
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Packing-houses
subject: Packing industry
description: Chase & Company packing house in Sanford in 1936. CChase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
creator: Wiebolt, A.
source: Original 3 x 5 inch black and white photographs by A. Wieboldt, March 30, 1936: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 8.18D, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Chase & Company Packing House in Sanford Before Fire
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Packing-houses
subject: Packing industry
description: The interior of the Chase & Company Packing House in Sanford before it was destroyed by fire. The building was rebuilt in 1908. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
source: Original 5 x 7 inch black and white photograph: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.105, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Chase & Company Orange Packers in Winter Park
subject: Winter Park (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Packing-houses
subject: Packing industry
subject: Orange industry--Florida
subject: Oranges--Florida
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida
subject: Citrus--Florida
description: R. W. Givin standing in the doorway of the Chase & Company Orange Packers building in Winter Park in 1892. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph, 1892: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.105, item CC81, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image
coverage: Winter Park, Florida

Chase & Company Sanford Packing House Before Fire
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Packing-houses
subject: Packing industry
description: The Chase & Company Packing House in Sanford, Florida before being destroyed by fire. The building was rebuilt in 1908. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
source: Original 5 x 7 inch black and white photograph: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.105, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Chase & Company Packing House in Frostproof
subject: Frostproof (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Packing-houses
subject: Packing industry
description: The Chase & Company Packing House in Frostproof, Florida, in 1922. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
source: Original 10 x 7 inch black and white photograph, 1922: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.105, item CC79, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image
coverage: Frostproof, Florida

Chase & Company Decorated Car
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Expositions
subject: Fairs--United States
subject: Celery
subject: Celery industry
description: Celery in a Chase & Company car ca. 1920-1921. Pictured in the photograph are Thomas Jones and William A. Leffler. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
source: Original 5 x 7 black and white photograph: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.103, item CC47, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Chase & Company Citrus Exhibit
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Expositions
subject: Fairs--United States
subject: Citrus--Florida
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida
description: Chase & Company citrus exhibit at an exposition. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
source: Original 6 x 7 black and white photograph: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.103, item CC46, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Isleworth Grove Citrus Display at the New York World's Fair
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Expositions
subject: Fairs
subject: New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida
subject: Citrus--Florida
subject: New York (City)
subject: Windermere (Fla.)
description: Isleworth Valencia oranges displayed at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair during Florida Days on September 7-8, 1940. The fair was held at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, from April 30, 1939 to October 31, 1940 The fruit was shipped from Isleworth Grove in Windermere, Florida, on May 8, 1940. Chase & Company was established by Joshua Chase and his brother Sydney in 1884. The company sold insurance and later invested in storage facilities and fertilizer sales. Chase & Company was known mainly for its agricultural interests and maintained a series of citrus groves throughout Central Florida. The company was based out of Sanford and became one of the city's largest employers into the early twentieth century. By 1886, the Chase brothers purchased several citrus groves to expand their business, including Isleworth Grove. 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.
source: Original 8 x 10 black and white photograph, September 1940: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 213, folder 15.103, item CC43, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image
coverage: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, New York City, New York
coverage: Isleworth Grove, Windermere, Florida

Chase & Company Picnic
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Laborers
subject: Company picnics
subject: Bathing beaches--United States
description: Workers bathing at a Chase & Company picnic on March 3, 1936 in Sanford, Florida. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
creator: Wiebolt, A.
source: Original 3 x 5 black and white photograph by A. Wieboldy, March 3, 1936: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 213, folder 15.102, item CC31, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Chase & Company Building Near Railroad
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
description: The Chase & Company building near the railroad in Sanford, Florida, on March 3, 1936. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
creator: Wiebolt, A.
source: Original 5 x 7 inch black and white photograph by A. Wieboldt, March 3, 1936: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 213, folder 15.101, item CC14, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Chase & Company Packing House
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Chase & Company
subject: Packing-houses
subject: Railroads--Florida
description: The Chase & Company Packing House in Sanford, Florida, in 1936. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
creator: Wiebolt, A.
source: Original 5 x 7 inch black and white photograph by A. Wieboldt, March 3, 1936: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 213, folder 15.101,item CC15, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Chase & Company Sales Department
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
description: The Sales Department staff at Chase & Company office, located at 110 West First Street in Sanford, Florida, around 1910. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
source: Original 5 x 7 inch black and white photograph: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 213, folder 15.101, item CC16, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Chase & Company Staff with Sydney Octavius Chase
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Chase, Sydney Octavius, 1860-1941
description: Postcard showing the Chase & Company staff at the Sanford office, located at 110 West First Street, in 1918. Photographed from left to right is bookkeeper Wess Hayden, stenographer Segros Velelen "Wes Huetes," stenographer Mrs. Cox, business co-owner Sydney Octavius Chase, and William A. Leffler. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
source: Original black and white postcard, May 1918: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.101, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Celery Train at Sanford
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Celery industry
subject: Celery
subject: Trains, Freight
subject: Railroads--Florida
description: A twelve-car train transporting Chase & Company celery in Sanford, Florida, in 1936. The origins of Sanford's connection to celery farming began on December 26, 1894, when a freeze damaged the area's citrus groves. They began to recover during a warm and wet January which promoted new shoots, but a second freeze hit on February 7, 1895, practically wiping them out. The 24 degree temperature was the coldest known in Florida to that point. The freeze was so intense that the sap froze inside the trunks, many of which split open, sounding like gunshots, and crashed to the ground. The population quickly dropped from five thousand to two thousand, as the groves were abandoned. I. H. Terwilliger stayed after the freezes and is believed to have planted the first celery grown in Sanford in 1896. J. N. Whitner and B. F. Whitner, Sr. planted 3/4 acre in 1897 with celery imported from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Chase & Company also converted to celery cultivation and by 1898, celery became the crop synonymous to Sanford. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph, 1936: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 213, folder 15.100, item CC79, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Chase & Company Fieldworkers in Slavia
subject: Slavia (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Celery industry
subject: Celery
description: Fieldworkers harvesting celery in Slavia, Florida, in 1929. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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. Slavia was established in 1911 when the Slavia Colony Company purchased about 1,200 acres of land west of Oviedo. The earliest settlers of the community came from rural areas in Central Europe who were attracted to Florida's warm climate and rich soil. By the mid-1920s, celery became Slavia's leading cash crop.
source: Original 3 x 5 inch black and white photograph, March 2, 1929: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 213, folder 15.100, item CC4, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Slavia, Florida

Slavia Filling Station
subject: Slavia (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Celery
description: Filling station in Slavia, Florida, in 1929. As of 2013, the building still remains at 1973 West State Road 426. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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. Slavia was established in 1911 when the Slavia Colony Company purchased about 1,200 acres of land west of Oviedo. The earliest settlers of the community came from rural areas in Central Europe who were attracted to Florida's warm climate and rich soil. By the mid-1920s, celery became Slavia's leading cash crop.
source: Original 3 x 5 inch black and white photograph, March 2, 1929: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.100, item CC3, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Slavia Filling Station, Slavia, Florida

Catalog and Price List, 1908-1909: Isleworth Nurseries
subject: Chase, Sydney Octavius, 1860-1941
subject: Chase, Joshua Coffin, 1858-1948
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Oranges--Florida
subject: Orange industry--Florida
subject: Grapefruit--Florida
subject: Grapefruit industry
subject: Lemons
description: A catalog and price list for Isleworth Nurseries from 1908 to 1909. The nursery was owned by Chase & Company and managed by J. W. Hoard. The catalog offers tips for citrus growers for selecting land, planting crops, pruning, cultivating, fertilizing, and irrigating. The catalog also includes price lists for varieties of oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and kumquats. Chase & Company was established by Joshua Chase and his brother Sydney in 1884. The company sold insurance and later invested in storage facilities and fertilizer sales. Chase & Company was known mainly for its agricultural interests and maintained a series of citrus groves throughout Central Florida. The company was based out of Sanford and became one of the city's largest employers into the early twentieth century. By 1886, the Chase brothers purchased several citrus groves to expand their business, including Isleworth Grove. 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.
source: Original catalog: Pepper Publishing and Printing Company, Gainesville, Florida: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 24, folder 6.46, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
publisher: Pepper Publishing and Printing Company
contributor: Chase & Company
contributor: Hoard, J. W.
contributor: Hardee, W. R.
contributor: Lee, John M.
contributor: Fuller, John T.
contributor: Steffe, Judson
contributor: Skinner, L. B.
contributor: King, J. H.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Gotha, Florida

Isleworth Grove Wage Statistics
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida
subject: Wages--Florida--Orlando Metropolitan Area
subject: Employees--Florida
subject: Citrus--Florida
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
description: An original document showing average wages for Isleworth Grove in Windermere, Florida, from 1916 to 1922. During this period, average wages increased steadily from 1916 to 1920 and then dropped in 1921. 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. 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.
source: Original document: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 24, folder 6.32, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Isleworth Grove, Windermere, Florida

Isleworth Grove Colored Employee Statistics
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Windermere (Fla.)
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida
subject: Employees--Florida
subject: Citrus--Florida
description: An original document showing the number of colored employees at Isleworth Grove in Windermere, Florida, in 1932. According to the report, there were 35 men, 2 women, and 38 children, adding to a total of 97 colored individuals living at Isleworth Grove. 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. 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.
source: Original document, November 4, 1932: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 24, folder 6.32, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Isleworth Grove, Windermere, Florida

Census of White People Living and Working at Isleworth Grove with Earnings, October 31, 1932-November 1, 1933
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Windermere (Fla.)
subject: Employees--Florida
subject: Wages--Florida
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida
subject: Citrus--Florida
description: An original census showing the number of white employee statistics at Isleworth Grove in Windermere, Florida, from November 1932 to November 1933. During this period, there were 39 white people living on the property and the average weekly wages per family was $11.23. There were also 78 African Americans living on the property. 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. 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.
source: Original document: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 24, folder 6.32, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Isleworth Grove, Windermere, Florida

Census of Negroes Living and Working at Isleworth, November 1, 1933
subject: Employees--Florida
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Windermere (Fla.)
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida
description: An original census showing the number of white employee statistics at Isleworth Grove from November 1932 to November 1933. During this period, there were 78 African Americans living on the property and the average weekly wages per family was $8.00. 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. 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.
source: Original document: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 24, folder 6.32, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Isleworth Grove, Windermere, Florida

Letter from Sydney Octavius Chase to Joshua Coffin Chase (April 19, 1924)
subject: Chase, Sydney Octavius, 1860-1941
subject: Chase, Joshua Coffin, 1858-1948
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida
subject: Florida Citrus Exchange
subject: Fertilizer industry--Florida
subject: Fertilizers and manures--Florida
subject: Citrus--Florida
description: An original letter of correspondence between brothers and business partners Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. Topics discussed in the letter include the Lem Woods' intention to partner with the Florida Citrus Exchange and how to respond to the revival of the Exchange. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
creator: Chase, Sydney Octavius
source: Original letter from Sydney Octavius Chase to Joshua Coffin Chase, April 19, 1924: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 7, folder 14.11, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Chase & Company Office, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Chase & Company Office, Jacksonville, Florida

Letter from Sydney Octavius Chase to Joshua Coffin Chase (July 11, 1924)
subject: Chase, Sydney Octavius, 1860-1941
subject: Chase, Joshua Coffin, 1858-1948
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida
subject: Florida Citrus Exchange
subject: Insurance--Florida
description: An original letter of correspondence between brothers and business partners Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. Topics discussed in the letter include the Florida Citrus Exchange's guarantee policy with the Hartford Insurance Company, the freeze on co-operative associations in 1923, and the burden placed on taxpayers for this type of financing. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
creator: Chase, Sydney Octavius
source: Original letter from Sydney Octavius Chase to Joshua Coffin Chase, July 11, 1924: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 7, folder 14.11, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford, Florida
coverage: Jacksonville, Florida

Letter from Sydney Octavius Chase to Joshua Coffin Chase (August 26, 1927)
subject: Chase, Sydney Octavius, 1860-1941
subject: Chase, Joshua Coffin, 1858-1948
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida
subject: Florida Citrus Exchange
description: An original letter of correspondence between brothers and business partners Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. Topics discussed in the letter include Sydney Chase's discussion he had on a train from Asheville, the success of the fruit trade in the rest of the country, the Clearing House's proposition, the Growers & Shippers League, the deterioration of the Growers Sale Agency, the disposition of Will Lee. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
creator: Chase, Sydney Octavius
source: Original letter from Sydney Octavius Chase to Joshua Coffin Chase, August 26, 1927: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 7, folder 14.11, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Chase & Company Office, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Camden, Maine
coverage: Chicago, Illinois

Exchange Estimate 1926-27 Crop as of November 1st - All Varieties
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida
subject: Florida Citrus Exchange
description: An original document estimating crop exchanges for the 1926-1927 season. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
source: Original document, November 1, 1926: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 7, folder 14.11, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Letter from Sydney Octavius Chase to Joshua Coffin Chase (May 7, 1924)
subject: Chase, Sydney Octavius, 1860-1941
subject: Chase, Joshua Coffin, 1858-1948
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida--History
subject: Florida Citrus Exchange
subject: Citrus--Florida
description: An original letter of correspondence between brothers and business partners Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. Topics discussed in the letter include Sydney Chase's meeting with Forrest Lake and Doctor McKenzie, the future of the Florida Citrus Exchange, and voting for William Gibbs McAdoo for the Democratic Party's presidential nominee. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
creator: Chase, Sydney Octavius
source: Original letter from Sydney Octavius Chase to Joshua Coffin Chase, May 7, 1924: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 7, folder 14.11, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Chase & Company Office, Jacksonville, Florida
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Letter from Sydney Octavius Chase to Joshua Coffin Chase (May 3, 1924)
subject: Chase, Sydney Octavius, 1860-1941
subject: Chase, Joshua Coffin, 1858-1948
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida--History
subject: Florida Citrus Exchange
description: An original letter of correspondence between brothers and business partners Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. Topics discussed in the letter include Sydney Chase's conference with Mr. Yothers and the number of shipments made by the Florida Citrus Exchange that year. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
creator: Chase, Sydney Octavius
source: Original letter from Sydney Octavius Chase to Joshua Coffin Chase, May 3, 1924: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 7, folder 14.11, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Chase & Company Office, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Chase & Company Office, Jacksonville, Florida

Beacham Theatre, 2001
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Theaters--Florida
subject: Nightclubs--United States
description: The Beacham, located at 46 North Orange Avenue, in 2001. The was originally built as a jail for Orange County in 1884. Braxton Beacham Sr. bought the building in 1917 and opened it as the Beacham Theatre in 1921. As of 2013, The Beacham operates as a nightclub.
creator: Cook, Thomas
source: Original color digital image by Thomas Cook, 2001.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: The Beacham, Orlando, Florida

Dr. Phillips Theater, 2002
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Buildings--Florida
subject: Theaters--Florida
description: The Dr. Phillips Theater, located at 23-29 South Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 2002. In 1916, Dr. P. Phillips hired Murray S. King to design his theater on the northeast corner of Orange Avenue and Pine Street. In July of 1917, Dr. Phillips leased the theater to Braxton Beacham Sr. In 1923, the building was leased to the United Stores Corporation. The theater was renamed the Ritz Theatre in 1929 and a portion of the building was occupied by Butler's Shoes. In 1934, Dr. Phillips leased the site to the W.T. Grant Store, which operated in that location until it filed for bankruptcy in 1975.
creator: Cook, Thomas
source: Original color digital image by Thomas Cook, 2002.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Demolition of Seminole High School
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: High schools--Buildings
subject: Buildings--Florida
subject: Demolition
subject: Schools
description: Seminole High School's second building being demolished by Chapman & Son Demolition in 1991. At the time of the demolition, the building was being used as Sanford Middle School. The old building was replaced by a $5.77 million school complex. The original Sanford High School was established at 301 West Seventh Street 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 new 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. As of 2013, Seminole High School offers various Advanced Placement courses, the Academy for Health Careers, and the International Baccalaureate Programme for students.
source: Original 5 x 7 inch color photograph, 1991: Private Collection of Walter Smith.
contributor: Smith, Walter
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford Middle School, Sanford, Florida

Sanford High School Report Card for Versa Woodcock, Fall 1907
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Report cards
subject: Seventh grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
subject: Students--Florida
description: Sanford High School report card for seventh-grader Versa Woodcock during the 1907 fall term. Students were evaluated in subjects such as arithmetic, spelling, grammar, history, geography, drawing, and physiology. Woodcock was evaluated by teacher Flora A. Walker and the principal during that school year was N. J. Perkins. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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: Sanford High School
source: Original report card by Sanford High School, 1907: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
contributor: Walker, Flora A.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida

Seminole High School Postcard
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Postcards--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Buildings--Florida
description: Postcard showing Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida. Although the postcard is not dated, it likey pictures the school either at its location on French Avenue or its currenty location on Ridgewood Avenue. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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.
source: Original black and white postcard: Private Collection of Walter Smith.
contributor: Smith, Walter
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Seminole High School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School Fifth and Sixth Grade Class, 1964-1965
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Fifth Grade (Education)--United States
subject: Sixth grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
description: Elizabeth B. Newman's fifth and sixth grade class and Principal Freeman E. Baggett during the 1964-1965 school year at Westside Grammar Elementary School. Students photographed include, from left to right: Joanne Jefferson, Toni Monti, Cheryl Kitner, Calvin Griner, and Johnny Nickdes in the first row; Stephainie C. , Billy J., Christine K., Ricky Brasher, Becky Whigham, Diana Meardon, and Ricky Carter in the second row; Terri Freeman, Denny Plenge, Robert Capps, Debby Smith, and Mike S. in the third row; Alan Cross, Sue Fakas, David P., Mike V., Wayne R. in the fourth row; Gary Bass, Robert F., Debra Hon, Jackie T., Susan Baker, and Pam Nivton in the fifth row; and Jerry V., Gloria Wall, and Sheryl P. Sanders in the last row. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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 Baccalaureat…
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School First Grade Class, 1960-1961
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Students--Florida
subject: First grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
description: Lois Jaillet's first grade class and Principal Elizabeth Sharon during the 1960-1961 school year. Also seen in the photograph, from left to right, are: Mike Swagerty, Glenn Yates, J. T. Sexton, Johnnie, Lynn Butrick, Terrie Lynn Bullin, and Skipper Quinn in the first row; Ellen, Naomi Mullins, Debra Dukes, David Doudney, Danny Byrd, and Tommy Spindler in the second row; Susan Boston, Larry, David Bach, Lyman Mitchell, Brad Walker, Robin Gay, and Christie Kinlaw in the third row; and Hollis Richardson, Byron Robinson,Robin Lippincotte, Mary Lynn Kelly, Kay Miller, and Fred Seriania in the last row. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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.
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School Second Grade Class, 1961-1962
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Second grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
description: Mary Thomas' second grade class during the 1961-1962 school year at Westside Grammar Elementary School. Freeman E. Baggett was the school principal during that school year. Students photographed include, from left to right: Gail, Toni Monti, James G., Christine, Alfred Greene, Aaron, and Patsy in the first row; Julie, Richard, Joe, and Judy in the second row; Glenda, Fred, Mary Jo, and Robin in the third row; Debra, Jane, Bernard, and Delores in the fourth row; and Skipper, James R., Jeff, and Terri in the last row. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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.
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School Sixth Grade Class, 1965-1966
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Sixth grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
description: Sixth grade class during the 1961-1962 school year at Westside Grammar Elementary School. Freeman E. Baggett was the school principal during that school year. Also seen in the photograph, from left to right, are: Sheryl S., Jimmy Brooks, Ricky Carter, and Pam Weber in the first row; Mike Doyle, Carolyn A., Sue Ho, Patty W., and Diane Capps in the second row; Carol Ogg, Charles Macintosh, Harold J., Calvin Griner, and Nancy Biggs in the third row; Patti M., Ken S., Gary G., David H. John Berlrang, and Linda Oldaker in the fourth row; Mary Jarnagin, Dorinda Ellen, Christine Kinlaw, Chris K., Dickie B., Mary Jane H., and Melvin W. in the fifth row; and David W., Linda Seymoor, Cheryl Kitner, Shannon Paulie, and Billy Hope in the last row. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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 Ba…
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School Third Grade Class, 1962-1963
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Third grade (Education)--Florida
subject: Schools
description: Nancy Foy's third grade class and Principal Freeman E. Baggett during the 1962-1963 school year at Westside Grammar Elementary School. Students seen in the photograph include: Carolyn A., Billy H., David L., Gary G., Mike D., Dawn G., Jimmy G., Wayne R., Dianne F., Rickey B., Susie N., Jimmy B., David W., Diana, Paula W., Judy Capps, Ronda, Mari Jo M., Christine K., Bill S., Robin R., Gail B., Melvin W., Patsy F., Bennie C., and Judy J. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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.
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School Report Card for Christine Kinlaw, 1963-1964
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Report cards
subject: Fourth grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
subject: Students--Florida
description: Westside Grammar Elementary School report card for fourth-grader Christine Kinlaw during the 1963-1964 school year. Students were evaluated in subjects such as reading, language, spelling, handwriting, social studies, arithmetic, science, health education, physical education, music, art, and Spanish. Kinlaw was evaluated by teacher Lucile Campbell and the principal for that school year was Freeman E. Baggett. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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: Campbell, Lucile
source: Original report card by Lucile Campbell: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Pine Crest Elementary Fifth Grade Class, 1990-1991
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Fifth Grade (Education)--United States
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Educators--Florida
description: Pine Crest Elementary School fifth grade teachers and students for the 1990-1991 school year. The principal for the school year was Tim Seibert and the assistant principal was Kathy Cody. Pine Crest Elementary opened in 1955 at 405 West 27th Street in Sanford, Florida. The school was built in order to accommodate the growing population of baby-boomers that led to overcrowding at Southside Elementary and Westside Grammar Elementary School. Margaret Reynolds, the daughter of the owners of Kader's Jewelry store on Park Avenue, was the school's first principal. Several of the teachers and staff at Southside, including Reynolds, transferred to Pine Crest when it opened.
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Woodworth, Darlene
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Pince Crest Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Pine Crest Elementary First Grade Class, 1986-1987
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: First grade (Education)--United States
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Educators--Florida
description: Ms. Hopkins' first grade class at Pine Crest Elementary for the 1986-1987 school year. The principal for that school year was C. Carroll. Pine Crest Elementary opened in 1955 at 405 West 27th Street in Sanford, Florida. The school was built in order to accommodate the growing population of baby-boomers that led to overcrowding at Southside Elementary and Westside Grammar Elementary School. Margaret Reynolds, the daughter of the owners of Kader's Jewelry store on Park Avenue, was the school's first principal. Several of the teachers and staff at Southside, including Reynolds, transferred to Pine Crest when it opened.
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Darlene Woodworth.
contributor: Woodworth, Darlene
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Pine Crest Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Pine Crest Elementary First Grade Class, 1989-1990
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: First grade (Education)--United States
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Educators--Florida
description: Ms. Hopkins' first grade class at Pine Crest Elementary for the 1989-1990 school year. Pine Crest Elementary opened in 1955 at 405 West 27th Street in Sanford, Florida. The school was built in order to accommodate the growing population of baby-boomers that led to overcrowding at Southside Elementary and Westside Grammar Elementary School. Margaret Reynolds, the daughter of the owners of Kader's Jewelry store on Park Avenue, was the school's first principal. Several of the teachers and staff at Southside, including Reynolds, transferred to Pine Crest when it opened.
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Darlene Woodworth.
contributor: Woodworth, Darlene
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Pine Crest Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Pine Crest Elementary Fourth Grade Class 1989-1990
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Fourth grade (Education)--United States
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Educators--Florida
description: Ms. Francis' fourth grade class at Pine Crest Elementary for the 1989-1990 school year. Other teachers photographed are Mrs. Redisky, Mrs. Franica, and Mrs. Kooy. Students in the photograph include: Roxsan[sp] Strine, Patrik[sp] Helms, Andra[sp] Hays, Ricky Holcomb, Thksha[sp] Hines, and Charle[sp] McLane in the bottom row; Heather Bell, Thimothy[sp] M. Honey, Heather Secore, Gregory Legons, Shanon Jackson, Greg Grafis, and Terver[sp] Oleve in the middle row; and Carie Beton, Justin Carbone, Kin Moore, Jeanie Box, Deabra[sp] Tembltin, Jimmy Parsons III, Harry Sanders, and Kristin Woodworth in the top row. Pine Crest Elementary opened in 1955 at 405 West 27th Street in Sanford, Florida. The school was built in order to accommodate the growing population of baby-boomers that led to overcrowding at Southside Elementary and Westside Grammar Elementary School. Margaret Reynolds, the daughter of the owners of Kader's Jewelry store on Park Avenue, was the school's first principal. Several of the teachers and staff at Southside, including Reynolds, transferred to Pine Crest when it opened.
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Darlene Woodworth.
contributor: Woodworth, Darlene
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Pine Crest Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Pine Crest Elementary Fourth Grade Class, 1992-1993
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Fourth grade (Education)--United States
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Schools
description: Patty Johnson Swann's fourth grade class at Pine Crest Elementary for the 1992-1993 school year. The principal for that school year was Tim Seibert. Students photographed include: Yessinia Grtiz, Sherri Jackson, Robby Ford, Terrica Zimmerman, Jimmy Mudica, Jennifer Raulerson, Bhrett Jones, Amanda Lunsford, and Vanessa Liggons in the front row; Brian Mack, Jeremy Hammock, Jackie Davis, Richard Luper, Mary Bradley, Breeze D'Anza, Chelsea Guckenberger, and Kendrick Clark in the second row; Curtis Woodworth, Andrew Beatty, Heather Bailey, Shannon Marshall, Catora Davis, Andrew Goldberg, and Derrick Eason in the third row. Students not pictured include Lorenzo Collier, Robert LaClair, Steven Lowie, Christy Smith, and Angela Covington. Pine Crest Elementary opened in 1955 at 405 West 27th Street in Sanford, Florida. The school was built in order to accommodate the growing population of baby-boomers that led to overcrowding at Southside Elementary and Westside Grammar Elementary School. Margaret Reynolds, the daughter of the owners of Kader's Jewelry store on Park Avenue, was the school's first principal. Several of the teachers and staff at Southside, including Reynolds, transferred to Pine Crest when it opened.
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Darlene Woodworth.
contributor: Woodworth, Darlene
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Pine Crest Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Pine Crest Elementary Kindergarten Class, 1985-1986
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Kindergarten
subject: Schools
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Elementary school teachers--Florida
description: Ms. Jarand's kindergarten class at Pine Crest Elementary for the 1985-1986 school year. The principal for that school year was C. Carroll. Pine Crest Elementary opened in 1955 at 405 West 27th Street in Sanford, Florida. The school was built in order to accommodate the growing population of baby-boomers that led to overcrowding at Southside Elementary and Westside Grammar Elementary School. Margaret Reynolds, the daughter of the owners of Kader's Jewelry store on Park Avenue, was the school's first principal. Several of the teachers and staff at Southside, including Reynolds, transferred to Pine Crest when it opened.
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Darlene Woodworth.
contributor: Woodworth, Darlene
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Pine Crest Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Pine Crest Elementary Kindergarten Class, 1988-1989
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Kindergarten
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Elementary school teachers--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
description: Mrs. Smith's kindergarten class at Pine Crest Elementary for the 1988-1989 school year. Students photographed include Stephanie, Christina Brown, Oren, Edard[sp], Micheal[sp] Randall, and Crystal in the first row; Erika, Melme, Jennifer, Lindsey, Nichole, Alteberto, Leslie, and Willie Hampton in the middle row; and Jamie Box, Denise, Eric, Jessica Poole, Jeremy Holloway, Matthew, Curtis Woodworth, Steven, and Dustin in the last row. Pine Crest Elementary opened in 1955 at 405 West 27th Street in Sanford, Florida. The school was built in order to accommodate the growing population of baby-boomers that led to overcrowding at Southside Elementary and Westside Grammar Elementary School. Margaret Reynolds, the daughter of the owners of Kader's Jewelry store on Park Avenue, was the school's first principal. Several of the teachers and staff at Southside, including Reynolds, transferred to Pine Crest when it opened.
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Darlene Woodworth.
contributor: Woodworth, Darlene
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Pine Crest Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Pine Crest Elementary Second Grade Class, 1990-1991
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Second grade (Education)--United States
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Schools
description: Ms. Hicks' second grade class at Pine Crest Elementary for the 1990-1991 school year. Pine Crest Elementary opened in 1955 at 405 West 27th Street in Sanford, Florida. The school was built in order to accommodate the growing population of baby-boomers that led to overcrowding at Southside Elementary and Westside Grammar Elementary School. Margaret Reynolds, the daughter of the owners of Kader's Jewelry store on Park Avenue, was the school's first principal. Several of the teachers and staff at Southside, including Reynolds, transferred to Pine Crest when it opened.
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Darlene Woodworth.
contributor: Woodworth, Darlene
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Pine Crest Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Pine Crest Elementary Third Grade Class, 1988-1989
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Third grade (Education)--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Schools
description: Mrs. Hudick's third grade class at Pine Crest Elementary for the 1988-1989 school year. Students photographed include Charlie McLain, Stephanie Murray, Donald Cadman, Jennifer Elwell, Bret Whitte, Cherie May, Micheal[sp] Arington, and April Micheals[sp] in the first row; Ricky Holcomb, Tomika Graves, Erika Burch, Ralph Rash, Heather Bell, Billy Dunn, Emily Richarde[sp], and Jeromy Gardner in the middle row; and Kristin Woodworth, Darrell Foster, Chris Bresher, Tracey Bass, Denise Parker, William Posey, Josha McCann, Gregory Legans, and Kim Moor in the last row. Pine Crest Elementary opened in 1955 at 405 West 27th Street in Sanford, Florida. The school was built in order to accommodate the growing population of baby-boomers that led to overcrowding at Southside Elementary and Westside Grammar Elementary School. Margaret Reynolds, the daughter of the owners of Kader's Jewelry store on Park Avenue, was the school's first principal. Several of the teachers and staff at Southside, including Reynolds, transferred to Pine Crest when it opened.
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Darlene Woodworth.
contributor: Woodworth, Darlene
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Pine Crest Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Pine Crest Elementary Third Grade Class, 1991-1992
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Schools
description: Mrs. Francis' third grade class at Pine Crest Elementary for the 1991-1992 school year. Pine Crest Elementary opened in 1955 at 405 West 27th Street in Sanford, Florida. The school was built in order to accommodate the growing population of baby-boomers that led to overcrowding at Southside Elementary and Westside Grammar Elementary School. Margaret Reynolds, the daughter of the owners of Kader's Jewelry store on Park Avenue, was the school's first principal. Several of the teachers and staff at Southside, including Reynolds, transferred to Pine Crest when it opened.
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Darlene Woodworth.
contributor: Woodworth, Darlene
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Pine Crest Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Seminole High School Commencement Program, 1934
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Graduation ceremonies
subject: Schools
subject: Commencements (Graduation ceremonies)
description: Commencement program for Seminole High School's Class of 1934. The program includes a list the graduating seniors, credits for the award ceremony, credits for the baccalaureate sermon, and information on the student government, class features, and class song. The class president and vice-president for the Class of 1934 were Charles Palmer and Dorothy Marshall, respectively. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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.
source: Original program, 1934: Celery City Printing Company, Sanford, Florida: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
publisher: Celery City Printing Company
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
language: lat
type: Text
coverage: Seminole High School, Sanford, Florida

Seminole High School Report Card for Stinson Kinlaw, 1929-1930
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Report cards
subject: Tenth grade (Education)
subject: Schools
description: Seminole High School report card for tenth-grader Stinson Kinlaw in the 1929-1930 school year. Kinlaw received grades for classes in English, Algebra, Biology, Latin, and Physical Education. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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.
source: Original report card: Haynes & Ratliff, Sanford, Florida: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
publisher: Haynes & Ratliff
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Seminole High School, Sanford, Florida

Seminole High School 'Who's In Class'
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: High school students--Florida--Social life and customs
subject: Students--Florida--Portraits
subject: Schools
description: Pictures of Seminole High School students rated the best looking (Sam Bradford), most popular (Betty Wheeless and Richard Deas), most influential (Charles Palmer and Carolyn Cogburn), and best all around (Dorothy Marshall and Stinson Kinlaw) of their class. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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.
source: Original 3 x 5 inch black and white postcard: Seminole High School, Sanford Florida: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Seminole High School, Sanford, Florida

Versa Woodcock with Umbrella
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Women--Florida
subject: Students--Florida--Portraits
description: Versa Woodcock, the great-aunt of Christine Kinlaw-Best, in front of her home. Woodcock was in her early twenties in this photograph. She was a former student at Westside Grammar Elementary School and later became the chief operator of the Sanford Telephone and Telegraph Company in the 1920s.
source: Original 3 x 5 inch black and white postcard: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Versa Woodcock
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Women--Florida
subject: Students--Florida--Portraits
description: Versa Woodcock, the great-aunt of Christine Kinlaw-Best, in front of her home. Woodcock was in her early twenties in this photograph. She was a former student at Westside Grammar Elementary School and later became the chief operator of the Sanford Telephone and Telegraph Company in the 1920s.
source: Original 3 x 5 inch black and white postcard: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School May Day Program
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: May Day (Labor holiday)
description: Westside Grammar Elementary School program for May Day in 1963, when Christine Kinlaw-Best was a student there. The May Day celebration included a processional, songs, and dances. Located at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, Westside Grammar Elementary School was originally established as Sanford High School 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.
source: Original program, 1963: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School Notice of Pupil Assignment for Christine Kinlaw, 1961-1962
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Students--Florida
description: Notice of Pupil Assignment to Westside Grammar Elementary School for Christine Kinlaw during the 1961-1962 school year. Kinlaw's family had attended Westside Grammar Elementary School since it was established as Sanford High School 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.
source: Original notice, 1961: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School Notice of Pupil Assignment for Christine Kinlaw, 1962-1963
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Students--Florida
description: Notice of Pupil Assignment to Westside Grammar Elementary School for Christine Kinlaw during the 1962-1963 school year. Kinlaw's family had attended Westside Grammar Elementary School since it was established as Sanford High School 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.
source: Original notice, 1962: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School Notice of Pupil Assignment for Christine Kinlaw, 1963-1964
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Students--Florida
description: Notice of Pupil Assignment to Westside Grammar Elementary School for Christine Kinlaw during the 1963-1964 school year. Kinlaw's family had attended Westside Grammar Elementary School since it was established as Sanford High School 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.
source: Original notice, 1963: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School Report Card for Christine Kinlaw, 1960-1961
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Report cards
subject: First grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
description: Westside Grammar Elementary School Report Card for Christine Kinlaw during the 1961-1962 school year. Kinlaw was evaluated by first-grade teacher Elizabeth Sharon in various subjects, including reading, handwriting, spelling, language, arithmetic, social studies, science, health education, physical education, music, and arts and crafts. Kinlaw's family had attended Westside Grammar Elementary School since it was established as Sanford High School 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: Sharon, Elizabeth
source: Original report card by Elizabeth Sharon: Celery City Printing Company, Sanford, Florida: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
publisher: Celery City Printing Company
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School Report Card for Christine Kinlaw, 1961-1962
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Second grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
description: Westside Grammar Elementary School Report Card for Christine Kinlaw during the 1962-1963 school year. Kinlaw was evaluated by second-grade teacher Mary Thomas in various subjects, including reading, handwriting, spelling, language, arithmetic, social studies, science, health education, physical education, music, and arts and crafts. Kinlaw's family had attended Westside Grammar Elementary School since it was established as Sanford High School 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: Thomas, Mary
source: Original report card by Mary Thomas: Celery City Printing Company, Sanford, Florida: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
publisher: Celery City Printing Company
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School Report Card for Christine Kinlaw, 1962-1963
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Third grade (Education)--Florida
subject: Schools
description: Westside Grammar Elementary School Report Card for Christine Kinlaw during the 1963-1964 school year. Kinlaw was evaluated by third grade teacher Nancy Foy in various subjects, including reading, handwriting, spelling, language, arithmetic, social studies, science, health education, physical education, music, and arts and crafts. Kinlaw's family had attended Westside Grammar Elementary School since it was established as Sanford High School 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: Foy, Nancy
source: Original report card by Nancy Foy: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
publisher: Foy, Nancy
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Christine Kinlaw on Westside Grammar Elementary School Christmas Parade Float
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Parades
subject: Christmas--Florida
subject: Schools
description: Christine Kinlaw and other students on a Westside Grammar Elementary School float for a Christmas parade in 1963. Kinlaw's family had attended Westside Grammar Elementary School since it was established as Sanford High School 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.
source: Original black and white photographs, December 1963: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Colla Woodcock
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Great-uncles
subject: Alumni and alumnae
description: Colla Woodcock, the great-uncle of Christine Kinlaw-Best, in Sanford during the 1960s. When the photograph was taken, Woodcock was in his fifties or sixties. He was also a former student at Westside Grammar Elementary School.
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Madge Geraldine Rigney-Kinlaw at Seminole High School
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: High school students
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Schools
description: Madge Geraldine Rigney-Kinlaw in front of Seminole High School in the 1940, when it was on located at 1700 French Avenue in Sanford, Florida. The building is now being used by Sanford Middle School. Originally called Sanford High School, the school was first established at 301 West Seventh Street 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.
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Seminole High School, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Sanford Middle School, Sanford, Florida

Sanford Grammar School Report Card for Geraldine Rigney-Kinlaw, 1933-1934
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Report cards
subject: Fifth Grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
description: Sanford Grammar School report card for fifth-grader Geraldine Rigney-Kinlaw during the 1933-1934 school year. Students were evaluated in subjects such as arithmetic, English, geography, history, reading, health education, spelling, and writing. The principal during that school year was Pearl H. Babbitt. Located at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, Sanford Grammar School was originally established as Sanford High School 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.
source: Original report card: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford Grammar School, Sanford, Florida

Sanford High School Report Card for Versa Woodcock, Fall 1908
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Report cards
subject: Eighth grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
description: Sanford High School report card for eighth-grader Versa Woodcock during the 1908 fall term. Students were evaluated in subjects such as arithmetic, reading, spelling, grammar, history, geography, writing, and physiology. Woodcock was evaluated by teacher Flora A. Walker and the principal during that school year was N. J. Perkins. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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: Walker, Flora A.
source: Original report card by Flora A. Walker, 1908: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida

Sanford High School Report Card for Versa Woodcock, Fall 1910
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Report cards
subject: Tenth grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
description: Sanford High School report card for tenth-grader Versa Woodcock during the 1910 fall term. Students were evaluated in subjects such as algebra, Latin, English, and physical geography. The principal during that school year was N. J. Perkins. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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.
source: Original report card, 1910: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida

Sanford High School Report Card for Versa Woodcock, Spring 1908
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Report cards
subject: Seventh grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
description: Sanford High School report card for seventh-grader Versa Woodcock during the 1908 spring term. Students were evaluated in subjects such as arithmetic, reading, spelling, grammar, history, geography, and physiology. The principal during that school year was N. J. Perkins. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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.
source: Original report card by Alice M. Tetherly, 1908: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida

Sanford High School Report Card for Versa Woodcock, Spring 1909
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Report cards
subject: Eighth grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
description: Sanford High School report card for eighth-grader Versa Woodcock during the 1909 spring term. Students were evaluated in subjects such as arithmetic, reading, spelling, grammar, history, geography, writing, and civics. Woodcock was evaluated by teacher Flora A. Walker and the principal during that school year was N. J. Perkins. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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: Walker, Flora A.
source: Original report card by Flora A. Walker, 1909: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida

Sanford High School Report Card for Versa Woodcock, Spring 1910
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Report cards
subject: Ninth grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
description: Sanford High School report card for ninth-grader Versa Woodcock during the 1910 spring term. Students were evaluated in subjects such as Algebra, Latin, English, and Physical Geography. The principal during that school year was N. J. Perkins. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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: Guild, Clara Louise
source: Original report card by Clara Louise Guild, 1910: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School Report Card for Colla Woodcock, 1914-1915
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Report cards
subject: Sixth grade (Education)
subject: Schools
description: Westside Grammar Elementary School report card for sixth-grader Colla Woodcock during the 1914-1915 school year. Woodcock was evaluated by Mrs. Luke in subjects such as arithmetic, reading, spelling, grammar, history, geography, writing, and physiology. Located at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, Westside Grammar Elementary School was originally established as Sanford High School 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.
source: Original report card: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida

Sanford Grammar School Report Card for Christine Kinlaw, 1964-1965
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Report cards
subject: Fifth grade (Education)--United States
subject: Schools
description: Sanford Grammar School report card for fifth-grader Christine Kinlaw during the 1964-1965 school year. Students were evaluated by Elizabeth Neiman in subjects such as reading, language, spelling, handwriting, social studies, arithmetic, science, health education, physical education, music, art, and Spanish. The principal for that school year was Freeman E. Baggett. Located at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, Sanford Grammar School was originally established as Sanford High School 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: Neiman, Elizabeth
source: Original report card by Elizabeth Neiman: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford Grammar School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School Report Card for Christine Kinlaw, 1965-1966
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Report cards
subject: Sixth grade (Education)
subject: Schools
description: Westside Grammar Elementary School report card for sixth-grader Christine Kinlaw during the 1965-1966 school year. Students were evaluated in subjects such as reading, language, spelling, handwriting, social studies, arithmetic, science, health education, physical education, music, and art. Kinlaw was evaluated by Mrs. Stewart and the principal for that school year was Freeman E. Baggett. Located at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, Westside Grammar Elementary School was originally established as Sanford High School 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.
source: Original report card: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Westside Grammar Elementary School Report Card for Madge Woodcock, Fall 1913
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Grammar schools
subject: Report cards
subject: Third grade (Education)--Florida
subject: Schools
description: Westside Grammar Elementary School report card for third-grader Madge Woodcock during the 1913 fall term. Students were evaluated in subjects such as arithmetic, reading, spelling, grammar, language, geography, writing, drawing, and music. Woodcock was evaluated by Clara Miller and the principal for that school year was N. J. Perkins. Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street 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: Miller, Clara
source: Original report card by Clara Miller, 1913: Private Collection of Christine Kinlaw-Best.
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Westside Grammar Elementary School, Sanford, Florida

Alberta Miller
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Women--Florida
subject: African Americans--Florida
description: Alberta Miller, the mother of Algerine Miller. Alberta and her husband, Moddie Miller, purchased property in Sanford's Pine Level Subdivision from Frank L. and Minnie D. Woodruff for $100 in 1943. As of 2013, the Miller family still retains the house and property.
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Algerine Miller.
contributor: Miller, Algerine
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Certificate of Birth for Moddie Miller
subject: Orangeburg County (S.C.)
subject: Birth certificates--Florida
description: The birth certificate of Moddie Miller, the father of Algerine Miller. He was born in Orangeburg County, South Carolina on June 17, 1909. His parents are listed as Irvin Miller and Carrie Whaley. The birth certificate incorrectly spells Miller's first name as "Modie." Miller later moved to Sanford, Florida and purchased property in the Pine Level Subdivision with his wife, Alberta Miller.
creator: Gramling, J. E.
source: Reprinted birth certificate by J. E. Gramling, May 5, 1943: State of South Carolina, Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
publisher: State of South Carolina
contributor: Miller, Algerine
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Miller Family Warranty Deed
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Property--Florida
subject: Deeds--Florida
description: The property deed of the Algerine Miller's family home in Sanford, Florida. The deed shows a purchase date of September 7, 1943. Moddie and Alberta Miller purchased lots 1-5 in Block 16 of the Pine Level Subdivision for one hundred dollars from Frank L. and Minnie D. Woodruff. As of 2013, the Miller family still retains the house and property.
source: Original warranty deed, September 9, 1943: State of Florida, County of Seminole, Sanford, Florida.
contributor: State of Florida
contributor: County of Seminole
contributor: Miller, Algerine
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Moddie Miller with Sister and Mother, Carrie Whaley
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Families--Florida
description: Algerine Miller's father Moddie Mille,r with his sister and mother, Carrie Whaley. Moddie was born in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, in 1909. He later moved to Sanford and purchased property with his wife Alberta in 1943. They bought lots 1-5 in Block 16 of the Pine Level Subdivision for one hundred dollars from Frank L. and Minnie D. Woodruff. As of 2013, the Miller family still retains the house and property.
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Algerine Miller.
contributor: Miller, Algerine
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Names Make 'The News'
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: High schools--Alumni and alumnae
subject: High schools--Buildings
subject: High schools--History--20th century
subject: Glee clubs
subject: Students--Florida Schools
description: Newspaper article about Glee Club presentation of Arthur Sullivan's and William Schwenck Gilbert's H.M.S. Pinafore on at Seminole High School on March 31, 1944. Actors and roles included: Neil Powell as Sir Joseph Porter, Dick Aiken as Captain Corcoran, Bob Crumley as Ralph Rackstraw, Bob Callahan as Dick Deadeye, M. L. "Sonny" Raborn as Bill Bobstay, Wayde Rucker as Bob Beckett, Lucy Ward as Josephine, Bobbynette Beard as Cousin Hebe, and Mildred "Bouffie" Robson as Mrs. "Little Buttercup" Cripps. The opera was directed by Ruther Jackson, with Catherine Clark as accompanist and Carey Meekins as dance advisor. Located at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, Seminole High School was originally established as Sanford High School 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: Stenstrom, Julian
source: Original newspaper article by Julian Stenstrom: "Names Make 'The News.'" The Sanford Herald, June 2, 1991, pages 1A and 5A: Private Collection of Walter Smith.
publisher: The Sanford Herald
contributor: Smith, Walter
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Seminole High School, Sanford, Florida

Sanford Landmark School Building Hosts Reunion and its Last Hurrah
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: High schools--Alumni and alumnae
subject: High schools--Buildings
subject: Schools
description: Newspaper article about the Seminole High School reunion held on June 1, 1991. The reunion was held at Sanford Middle School, which was the former building for the high school at 1700 French Avenue in Sanford, Florida. Originally located at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, Seminole High School was first established as Sanford High School 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: DeSormier, Vicki
source: Original newspaper article by Vicki DeSormier: "Sanford Landmark School Building Hosts Reunion and its Last Hurrah." The Sanford Herald, June 2, 1991, pages 1A and 5A: Private Collection of Walter Smith.
publisher: The Sanford Herald
contributor: Smith, Walter
contributor: Vincent, Tommy
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Seminole High School, Sanford, Florida
coverage: Sanford Middle School, Sanford, Florida

The Celery Fed, Vol. 10 No. 2
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: School newspapers
subject: Schools
description: Seminole High School's school newspaper The Celery Fed for December 10, 1945. Article topics include the 1945 football squad, the talent show, the glee club, Christmas Seal sales, General Supervisor of Instruction of Seminole County Ruth Hand, Mr. Morris' family reunion, clubs at Seminole High School, a poll about student's opinions on the atomic bomb, the Seminole Teachers Club, the Red Cross exhibit, the "Campus Quarantine" junior play, Stuart McIntyre's exhibit, senior scholarships, the art club, letters to Santa, Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) meetings, the Tampa Music Clinic, the Victory Bond drive, most recent sports game results, and more. Originally located at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, Seminole High School was first established as Sanford High School 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 stu…
creator: The Celery Fed Staff of 1944-1945
source: Original school newspaper by The Celery Fed Staff and Mary Elizabeth Carver, ed. The Celery Fed, Vol. 10 No. 2. December 10, 1945: Private Collection of Walter Smith
contributor: Smith, Walter
contributor: Carver, Mary Elizabeth
contributor: Harley, Thornton
contributor: Dingfelder, Simon
contributor: Williams, Nancy
contributor: Sayer, Jean
contributor: Von Herbulis, Dorothy
contributor: Gray, Billy
contributor: Boyle, Lillian
contributor: Schnoble, Walter
contributor: Landress, Edna
contributor: Clark, Louise
contributor: Johnson, Jean
contributor: Lee, Lolo
contributor: Southward, Myra
contributor: Jackson, Wesley
contributor: Lossing, Larry
contributor: Toll, Audrey
contributor: Caldwell, Charlene
contributor: Shannon, Bette
contributor: Leffler, Lila
contributor: Humphrey
contributor: Dampier, Gloria
contributor: Leffler, Ken
contributor: Chittenden, Edna
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Seminole High School, Sanford, Florida

Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase at the Chase & Company Office in Sanford
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Chase, Joshua Coffin, 1858-1948
subject: Chase, Sydney Octavius, 1860-1941
description: Brothers and business partner Joshua Coffin Chase and Sydney Octavius Chase in front of the Company office, located at 110 West First Street in Sanford, in 1895. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by the Chase brothers. 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.
source: Original 5 x 7 inch black and white photograph, December 16, 1895: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 213, folder 15.101, item CC9, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Chase & Company Office, Sanford, Florida

Ed Ward at Chase & Company Celery Field in Sanford
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Celery industry
subject: Celery
description: Ed Ward in a celery field in Sanford, Florida.The origins of Sanford's connection to celery farming began on December 26, 1894, when a freeze damaged the area's citrus groves. They began to recover during a warm and wet January which promoted new shoots, but a second freeze hit on February 7, 1895, practically wiping them out. The 24 degree temperature was the coldest known in Florida to that point. The freeze was so intense that the sap froze inside the trunks, many of which split open, sounding like gunshots, and crashed to the ground. The population quickly dropped from five thousand to two thousand, as the groves were abandoned. I. H. Terwilliger stayed after the freezes and is believed to have planted the first celery grown in Sanford in 1896. J. N. Whitner and B. F. Whitner, Sr. planted 3/4 acre in 1897 with celery imported from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Chase & Company also converted to celery cultivation and by 1898, celery became the crop synonymous to Sanford. Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. 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.
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 213, folder 15.100, item CC8, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Skull of Lewis Thornton Powell
subject: Confederate States of America
subject: American Civil War
subject: Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865
description: The skull of Lewis Thornton Powell. Also know by the alias "Lewis Paine" or "Lewis Payne," Powell was born on April 22, 1844 in Randolph County, Alabama. He was the son of Reverend George Cader Powell, the founder of Baptist Church in Oviedo, Florida, and also the first pastor of the Geneva Baptist Church, and Patience Caroline Powell. The Powell family migrated to Georgia when Lewis was three and later to Live Oak in 1859 when he was 15. During the Civil War, Lewis Powell fought with the Conferderacy's Second Florida Infantry, Company I and was wounded and captured at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. He was sent to a Union hospital in Pennsylvania and later in Baltimore, Maryland. However, Powell escaped the hospital and joined the Confederacy's 43rd Battalion Virginia Calvary. In 1864, he joined the Confederate Secret Service and then returned to Baltimore on January 13, 1865. On April 13, 1865, Powell met with John Wilkes Booth, George Atzerodt, and David Herold to conspire to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln and his associates. Powell was designated to assassinate Secretary of State William H. Seward, while Atzerody was designated to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson and Booth planned to assassinate Lincoln. Powell went to Seward's house to "deliver a letter," but there was a skirmish and, in the end, he stabbed and injured Seward, but failed to kill him. Captured and tried, he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and treason, and hanged with the other conspirators on July 7, 1865. His body was buried in the prison courtyard and moved several times. At some point, a caretaker removed the skull, which ended up in the Ford Theater Museum. It was later taken to the Smithsonian's Department of Anthropology. In the 1990s, when Native American tribes requested that the Smithsonian return the bones of Native Americans for a proper burial, a skull was found with a tag identifying it as belonging to Lewis Thornton Powell. In 1994, the sku…
creator: The Smithsonian
source: Original 4 x 6 inch color photograph by The Smithsonian: Powell File: Museum of Geneva History, Geneva, Florida.
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Geneva, Florida

Goldenrod Historical Society & Museum
subject: Museums--Florida
subject: Goldenrod (Fla.)
description: The Goldenrod Historical Society, located at 4755 Palmetto Avenue in Goldenrod, Florida, was established on October 17, 1984. On August 11, 2000, the society began the development of the Goldenrod Station and Museum, which is housed in the former Goldenrod Fire Station. The Grand Opening was held on October 6, 2001. The fire station is available as a community center for rent and also houses the Goldenrod Chamber of Commerce.
creator: Goldenrod Historical Society & Museum
source: Goldenrod Historical Society & Museum 4755 Palmetto Avenue Goldenrod, Florida 32792
format: application/http
language: eng
type: Website
coverage: Goldenrod Historical Society & Museum, Goldenrod, Florida

Museum of the Apopkans
subject: Museums--Florida
subject: Apopka (Fla.)
description: The Museum of the Apopkans, located at 122 East Fifth Street in Apopka, Florida, includes exhibits about the history of Apopka and Northwest Orange County. The museum is operated by the Apopka Historical Society, which was formed in 1968, after Edward A. Miner displayed his exhibit of early Apopka artifacts at the Folk Festival that same year. The Central Florida Anthropological Society contributed to the Apopka Historical Society, as well as several artists: Bertha Wolz, Betty Jamison, Vickie Doggett, and David Findley. The society was incorporated in 1971 with Elizabeth Grossenbacher as president, Mildred S. Whiteside was vice president, Reba R. Evans as secretary, and Miner as curator. The first Board of Directors included John H. Land, Elin Larson, and Mary Lee Welch.
creator: Apopka Historical Society and Museum of the Apopkans
source: Apopka Historical Society and Museum of the Apopkans 122 East Fifth Street Apopka, Florida 32703
format: application/http
language: eng
type: Website
coverage: Museum of the Apopkans, Apopka, Florida

Museum of Geneva History
subject: Museums--Florida
description: The Geneva Historical & Genealogical Society is located in Geneva, an unincorporated community in Seminole County, Florida. The first regular meeting was held at the Geneva Community Center on November 30, 1952. Alice Coffee Guyton served as the society's first president. The Society established the Museum of Geneva History, located at 165 First Street, in 1965. W. G. Kilbee and his wife donated the land for the museum's construction. The museum was dedicated in 1966, with Leo Rehbinder cutting the ribbon and Judge Don Cheney of Orlando making a speech. In 1977, a second larger room was added to the building. The Society also owns Fort Lane Park, a former fort from the Second Seminole Indian War (1837-1842).
creator: Geneva Historical & Genealogical Society
source: Museum of Geneva History 165 First Street Geneva, Florida 32732
format: application/http
language: eng
type: Website
coverage: Museum of Geneva History, Geneva, Florida

St. Luke's Episcopal Church
subject: Merritt Island (Fla.)
subject: Episcopalians--United States
subject: Churches--Florida
subject: Episcopal Church--Florida
description: St. Luke's Church is located at 5555 North Tropical Trail in Courtenay, an unincorporated community on Merritt Island, Florida. In the 1870s, the church founding families of LaRoche, Porcher, and Sams migrated from Charleston and John's Island of South Carolina and settled in Courtenay. The Carpenter Gothic-style church was erected in 1888, with funding from Lucy A. Boardman and land from Edward Porcher. The first resident Vicar of St. Luke's, Reverend Paul A. Perrine, Jr., was appointed in 1962 and the congregation began to grow steadily. On November 15, 1974, the church was admitted as a Parish in the Diocese of Central Florida, with Father Perrine as the first rector. The church and cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places under the name "Old St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery" on June 15, 1990.
creator: St. Luke's Episcopal Church
source: St. Luke's Episcopal Church 5555 North Tropical Trail Merritt Island, Florida 32953
format: application/http
language: eng
type: Website
coverage: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Courtenay, Merritt Island, Florida