| n2015-3_b002_f13_05 | Grand Lodge of Florida 35th Annual Session, 1890 | Text | Fraternal organizations--Florida--Pensacola
Clubs--Florida--Pensacola
Fraternal lodges | /FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2015-3_b002_f13_05.jpg |
Grand Lodge of Florida 35th Annual Session, 1890
- Date
- 1890
- Description
- A program for the 35th annual session of the Grand Florida Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) which included Pensacola Lodge, No. 4; Mechanics Lodge, No. 8; and Joppa Lodge, No. 6. The events were held from March 18-20, 1890, in Pensacola.
- Collection
| flc_917.5999-g946_01 | Guide to Pensacola, Florida: The Annapolis of the Air - booklet, ca. 1944 | Text | City promotion
Place marketing
Municipal government--Public relations | /fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_917.5999-g946_01.jpg |
Guide to Pensacola, Florida: The Annapolis of the Air - booklet, ca. 1944
- Date
- 1944 (circa)
- Description
- Booklet developed by the Pensacola Municipal Advertising Board to promote Pensacola to visitors and potential residents. The booklet contains information on Pensacola's history, local attractions, public utilities, recreational opportunities, military establishments, major industries, city bus routes, and other aspects of the area. The booklet includes a regional map and a detailed street map for downtown Pensacola. This map gives the location of a wide variety of churches, public buildings, and other major institutions.
- Collection
| s908_b001_f24_01 | "Help Beat the Axis with Prophylaxis" flier | Text | | /fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s908_b001_f24_01.jpg |
"Help Beat the Axis with Prophylaxis" flier
- Date
- 1950 (circa)
- Description
- Flier advising service men to use prophylactics to prevent venereal disease; includes a list of army medical stations that provide them.
- Collection
| s664_b015_f03_x01 | Invitation to the Mardi Gras Carnival in Pensacola, 1908 | Text | Carnival -- Florida -- Escambia County -- Pensacola
Festivals -- Florida -- Escambia County -- Pensacola
Celebrations -- Florida -- Escambia County -- Pensacola | /FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s664_b015_f03_x01.jpg |
| slc_1970-chiles_01 | Lawton Chiles U.S. Senate Campaign Progress Reports from Walking Tour of Florida, 1970 | Text | Political campaigns
Elections
Statesmen--United States
Agriculture and state
School integration--Florida
Vietnam Conflict, 1961-1975 | /FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/slc_1970-chiles_01.jpg |
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.
- Collection
| s1325_b004_f04_01 | Letter from A.B. Munn to Secretary of State Jonathan C. Gibbs, April 8, 1869 | Text | Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Partisanship
County government | /FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s1325_b004_f04_01.jpg |
Letter from A.B. Munn to Secretary of State Jonathan C. Gibbs, April 8, 1869
- Date
- 1869-04-08
- Description
- Letter from A.B. Munn of Pensacola to Secretary of State Jonathan C. Gibbs describing the political situation in Escambia County and his personal connection with the controversy. He outlines steps taken by J. Dennis Wolfe, publisher of the West Florida Commercial, to discredit the carpetbaggers serving in local government.
- Collection
| s1316_b001_f17_x01 | Letter from Brown Rainwater to Guy Allen, 1942 | Text | WWII
World War II
World War, 1939-1945
Civil defense | /FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s1316_b001_f17_x01.jpg |
Letter from Brown Rainwater to Guy Allen, 1942
- Date
- 1942-04-29
- Description
- A letter from Brown Rainwater of the Escambia County Defense Council to Guy Allen of the Hillsboro Hotel regarding civil defense in Pensacola during World War II. Rainwater mentions that Escambia County has 28 women drivers who are trained in first aid and 12 motorcycle messengers as part the county's disaster preparedness.
- Collection
| s576_b026_f01_x03 | Letter from Glenn Marshall Jr. to Florida Broadcasters, 1947 | Text | Parks -- Florida -- Everglades
National parks and reserves -- Florida -- Everglades
Protected areas -- Florida -- Everglades
Radio stations
Dedications (Ceremonies)
Radio broadcasting | /FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s576_b026_f01_x03.jpg |
Letter from Glenn Marshall Jr. to Florida Broadcasters, 1947
- Date
- 1947-11-22
- Description
- Letter from Glenn Marshall Jr., president of the Florida Association of Broadcasters, to other Florida broadcasters asking them to air the Everglades National Park dedication ceremony and speakers. Marshall emphasizes how important the park is to the state.
- Collection
| s776_b033_f03_x05 | Letter from John J. Blair to Judge Leo Luke Fabisinski Regarding Virgil Hawkins Case, June 12, 1956 | Text | Segregation
Segregation in education | /FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s776_b033_f03_x05.jpg |
Letter from John J. Blair to Judge Leo Luke Fabisinski Regarding Virgil Hawkins Case, June 12, 1956
- Date
- 1956-06-12
- Description
- Letter from John J. Blair, a member of Governor LeRoy Collins' Advisory Committee on Race Relations, to Judge Leo Luke Fabisinski, another member of the committee. The letter provides a timeline of events in the case of Virgil Hawkins, an African American man seeking admission to the law school at the University of Florida, dating from Hawkins' original petition to the Supreme Court of Florida in 1949 through the hearing in 1956 in which the State Board of Control reported on how integration would affect Florida's institutions of higher learning.
- Collection
| s303_b010_f17_60 | Letter from Pensacola Student Sherry Niehaus to Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian Expressing Disdain Over School Closures, 1968 | Text | Strikes and lockouts--Teachers
Education--Finance
Teachers' unions--Florida
Teachers' unions--Officials and employees
Labor unions--Political activity
Education and state--Public opinion
Students--Public opinion
Teachers--Salaries, pensions, etc.
Collective bargaining | /fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s303_b010_f17_60.jpg |
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