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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "Deland "
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Announcement About Stetson University's Summer Program for Early College Admission and Advanced Placement, 1958

Announcement About Stetson University's Summer Program for Early College Admission and Advanced Placement, 1958
Date
1958
Description
An announcement outlining the new summer program for early college admission and advanced placement at Stetson University available to high school juniors and recent high school graduates. The program ran from June 15 until August 9, 1958. The announcement includes information about the purpose of the program, the curriculum, how students can apply and more.
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Announcement About Stetson University's Summer Program for Early College Admission and Advanced Placement, 1958

Announcement About Stetson University's Summer Program for Early College Admission and Advanced Placement, 1958
Booklet - Volusia County is the Best Place for the Space University, ca. 1963

Booklet - Volusia County is the Best Place for the Space University, ca. 1963
Date
1963 (circa)
Description
Booklet describing the advantages of using a Volusia County site for a proposed new "space university." Such an institution was funded by the legislature and eventually opened as the Florida Technological University in Orlando, later known as the University of Central Florida.
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Booklet - Volusia County is the Best Place for the Space University, ca. 1963

Booklet - Volusia County is the Best Place for the Space University, ca. 1963
Florida at the Crossroads of the World Brochure, ca. 1934

Florida at the Crossroads of the World Brochure, ca. 1934
Date
1934 (circa)
Description
Brochure explaining why Florida needs to create an exhibit at Rockefeller Center in New York, New York. The brochure cites the success of the Florida exhibits during the Century of Progress World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois, from May 27, 1933 to October 31, 1934, as the reason for another exhibit in New York. The proposed exhibit was to be on display from December 1 through March 1, but no year is given.
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Florida at the Crossroads of the World Brochure, ca. 1934

Florida at the Crossroads of the World Brochure, ca. 1934
Florida Turnpike and Interstate System Brochure, 1966

Florida Turnpike and Interstate System Brochure, 1966
Date
1966
Description
Brochure with detailed map of the Florida Turnpike system, along with other major state and federal highways. Mileage charts and useful information about the Florida Turnpike's facilities are included.
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Florida Turnpike and Interstate System Brochure, 1966

Florida Turnpike and Interstate System Brochure, 1966
Lawton Chiles U.S. Senate Campaign Progress Reports from Walking Tour of Florida, 1970

Lawton Chiles U.S. Senate Campaign Progress Reports from Walking Tour of Florida, 1970
Date
1970
Description
Series of newsletters published by Lawton Chiles' 1970 campaign for U.S. Senate during Chiles' walk across Florida. The reports describe the route Chiles took, as well as the people he met and the topics they discussed. Other politicians, representing local and state governments, joined Chiles at various points, including state senators Dempsey Barron and Wilbur Boyd, and State Superintendent of Instruction Thomas D. Bailey. Chiles walked all the way from Century in Escambia County to Key Largo, stopping in Tallahassee for the legislative session. Chiles was a state senator representing the Lakeland region at this time.
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Lawton Chiles U.S. Senate Campaign Progress Reports from Walking Tour of Florida, 1970

Lawton Chiles U.S. Senate Campaign Progress Reports from Walking Tour of Florida, 1970
Letter from Edward Shaw, Sr. to Governor Bob Graham, November 24, 1979

Letter from Edward Shaw, Sr. to Governor Bob Graham, November 24, 1979
Date
1979-11-24
Description
Handwritten letter praising the governor for his stance on the death penalty but scolding the governor for supporting the Equal Rights Amendment.
Collection
Letter from Edward Shaw, Sr. to Governor Bob Graham, November 24, 1979

Letter from Edward Shaw, Sr. to Governor Bob Graham, November 24, 1979
Letter from James A. Wright to Francis P. Whitehair Regarding Segregation and the New York Giants, June 12, 1956

Letter from James A. Wright to Francis P. Whitehair Regarding Segregation and the New York Giants, June 12, 1956
Date
1956-06-12
Description
Letter from private citizen James A. Wright to Francis Preston Whitehair calling his attention to the attitudes of several DeLand city council members toward the New York Giants building seasonal housing for both black and white members of their team and staff. Wright expresses his concern that the council members are willing to allow the project to move forward despite its violation of city ordinances prohibiting the mixing of the races in public spaces. Wright attaches several documents to the communication, including a copy of a newspaper article describing how another Giants farm club had handled the issue of segregation, a copy of a statement Wright made to the city commission regarding the Giants' proposed project in DeLand, a copy of the deed for the land where the Giants' project would be located, and the cover page where a city zoning ordinance was to be attached.
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Letter from James A. Wright to Francis P. Whitehair Regarding Segregation and the New York Giants, June 12, 1956

Letter from James A. Wright to Francis P. Whitehair Regarding Segregation and the New York Giants, June 12, 1956
Letter from John W. Edwards to Joseph E. Lee, 1916

Letter from John W. Edwards to Joseph E. Lee, 1916
Date
1916-10-24
Description
Letter from John W. Edward to Joseph E. Lee asking Lee his opinion as to the merits of the various gubernatorial candidates during the 1916 gubernatorial election in Florida. Edwards is secretary of "Club #2," evidently a Republican organization in DeLand, Florida. In his reply on October 31, 1916, Lee writes that he will vote for Republican candidate George W. Allen and asks Edward and all other Republicans to vote the whole Republican ticket.
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Letter from John W. Edwards to Joseph E. Lee, 1916

Letter from John W. Edwards to Joseph E. Lee, 1916
List of Members of the State Advisory Committee on Negro Participation, ca. 1941

List of Members of the State Advisory Committee on Negro Participation, ca. 1941
Date
1941 (circa)
Description
A list of members on the State Defense Council's Advisory Committee on Negro Participation.
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List of Members of the State Advisory Committee on Negro Participation, ca. 1941

List of Members of the State Advisory Committee on Negro Participation, ca. 1941
Map Showing Top 8 Sites for a Proposed Space University, 1963

Map Showing Top 8 Sites for a Proposed Space University, 1963
Date
1963
Description
Map showing the eight leading sites under consideration for the new university in East Central Florida authorized by the legislature in 1963. The university had been called for in a Report on Space Era Education delivered to Governor Farris Bryant earlier in the year.
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Map Showing Top 8 Sites for a Proposed Space University, 1963

Map Showing Top 8 Sites for a Proposed Space University, 1963
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
s1127_b014_f10_x02Announcement About Stetson University's Summer Program for Early College Admission and Advanced Placement, 1958TextEducation--Standards
Mathematics--Study and teaching
Public schools--Florida
Science--Study and teaching
Space sciences		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s1127_b014_f10_x02.jpg
s732_b001_01Booklet - Volusia County is the Best Place for the Space University, ca. 1963TextUniversities and colleges--Planning
Place marketing
Space sciences		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s732_b001_01.jpg
slv_worlds-fair-florida-exhibits_04Florida at the Crossroads of the World Brochure, ca. 1934TextExhibitions -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century
Exhibitions -- History -- 19th century
Fairs--New York--New York		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/slv_worlds-fair-florida-exhibits_04.jpg
sle_transportation_04Florida Turnpike and Interstate System Brochure, 1966TextRoad maps
Tourist maps
Express highways
Toll roads		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/sle_transportation_04.jpg
slc_1970-chiles_01Lawton Chiles U.S. Senate Campaign Progress Reports from Walking Tour of Florida, 1970TextPolitical campaigns
Elections
Statesmen--United States
Agriculture and state
School integration--Florida
Vietnam Conflict, 1961-1975		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/slc_1970-chiles_01.jpg
s850_b016_f06_02Letter from Edward Shaw, Sr. to Governor Bob Graham, November 24, 1979TextEqual rights amendments
Women's rights
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s850_b016_f06_02.jpg
s776_b033_f03_x03Letter from James A. Wright to Francis P. Whitehair Regarding Segregation and the New York Giants, June 12, 1956TextPublic opinion
Segregation
Discrimination in sports		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s776_b033_f03_x03.jpg
m86-27_b003_f08_03Letter from John W. Edwards to Joseph E. Lee, 1916TextGovernors--Election
Elections
Political candidates--Florida		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/m86-27_b003_f08_03.jpg
s419_b033_f12_x01List of Members of the State Advisory Committee on Negro Participation, ca. 1941TextCommittees
Civil defense
Emergency preparedness
Advisory boards
World War (1939-1945)		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s419_b033_f12_x01.jpg
s732_b002_01Map Showing Top 8 Sites for a Proposed Space University, 1963TextUniversities and colleges--Planning
Manuscript maps		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s732_b002_01.jpg