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Junior JournalEntry/Object ID
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Library records not in public view, Library periodicals of June 4 2023Description
5 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm
The Junior Journal by kids for kids sponsored by the Learning Lab. (Attic, 709 Lomax Street, Jax 32204)
History: vol.1, no.1 (April 1983) - vol.1, no. 5 (Fall 1984); missing vol. 1, no.3 plus Children's guide to Jacksonville.
Frequency: 5 issues
It is a magazine written by elementary grade children for kids their age. It is a free enterprise project - a business. The kids formed a company, sold ads, kept records, wrote articles, laid out out the magazine, and will sell the the product. It will be published 3x a year (April, August, late fall). Each issue will have a new staff. Call the Learning Lab. if you want to be on the staff...vol. 1, no. 1, page 4.
Library has: Volume 1, number 1 (April 1983) -- Volume 1, number 2 (Back to school 1983) -- Volume 1, number 4 (Summer 1984) -- Volume 1, number 5 (Fall 1984). -- Children's guide to Jacksonville (60th anniversary project of the Junior League of Jacksonville).
Separate informational 2 page photocopy by Jane McCullagh titled Short History of the Junior Journal of Jacksonville, Florida 1982-1984.
Genesis occurred when Mary Lou Davis (Mrs. Dano) wanted a project for her son, Ben, at the Learning Lab, in Riverside.
After the few issues were produced, the Junior League of Jacksonville approached the Junior Journal about sponsoring an edition entitled "The Children's guide to Jacksonville" which was included in the archives of the University of Florida for "its historical significance".
April 1983 issue selected contents: Staff (Slye -- Abernathy -- Howell -- Scheu -- Rebman -- Haynes -- McCullagh -- Davis) -- Editorials (How to put a magazine together by Jake Abernathy) -- What is in the magazine by Hamilton Slye -- Questions for the editors -- Biggest kid of them all ; an interview with Dr. John Rob Holland / Marshall Howell -- Blayne's Robot -- European correspondence -- Letter from Finland -- Science -- Junior consumer reports -- Stickers -- Luaguner and the monsters / Kelly Kilner -- Few of Jacksonville's interesting kids (Palmer Knight -- Bill Miles -- Heather Wright -- Kitty Kelly -- Davis King -- Lori Werner -- Kenny Bryant) -- How to get ready to go to the fair / Scott Thien -- Riddles -- Real silly stuff -- Junior fashion news an interview with Willie Hyde, owner of Willie's / Amy Patton -- Planning for summer fun in Jacksonville / Ben Davis and Hamilton Slye -- Playgrounds and arks -- Favorite recipes -- Summer yummers at the Webb-Wesconnett Library -- Quick look at kids' sports -- Book reviews best children's books 1981-83 -- Albert's madam how to make it in 8 easy steps -- Coded the message, decode the message -- Ads -- Ad search -- Junior Journal staff photo.
Back to school 1983 selected contents: Special teacher of today / Amy Burrows (Dr. Kathleen Johnson, JU education professor) -- Jacksonville Museum of Arts & Sciences / Davis Knight & Tucker Ball -- Interview with Dr. Don Kamens / David Wingard -- Lionel Playworld / Billy Shad -- Interesting kids including Ronnie Gilmour, Caroline Farmer, Teresa Weaver, Judson Kent, Sheldon Bryan, Leroy Littlejohn, Laura Reid, Mary Stanley -- Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre / Hillary L. Lies -- Jewish kids / Davis King.
Summer 1984 selected contents: Haskell Company corporate sponsor -- Accesses to the beach / Davis King -- Interesting kids including Zack Scott, Bobby Sumner, Crystal Roberts, Heather McCall, Inger O'Con, Kelli King, Sabrina Brown, Tommy Allen, Branca (no last name) , Joyner Milam, Daniel Blyler, Cooper Nightingale -- Kona Skateboard Park / Jamie Garrison -- Mun Quan, artist in residence at Jacksonville University in 1892 -- Interview of Vaughn Johnson #33 player with Bulls Football / Kenneth Reddick.
Fall 1984 selected contents: Interview with Philip A. Browning, Jr, owner of Striton Properties / Cara Freeman & Callie Browning -- Mandarin Berry Farm, owner John Hansen / Cara Freeman -- Mrs. Christine Schleh, Museum Naturalist, Jax Museum of Arts & Sciences / Heather Burnett -- Flossie Ingram / Sarah McCullagh -- Dee Dee Norvelle / David Wingard.
Children's guide to Jacksonville issue selected contents: presented by the Junior Journal and the Junior League of Jacksonville, Inc, -- Historical sites / Timmy Simmons (Fort Caroline, Ribault monument Kingsley plantation, Cow Ford, Kings Road, Zachariah Hogan's house, Yellow bluff fort -- Day in Downtown -- Downtown directory -- Museums / Andy Springs -- Junior Journal's day on the river and ocean -- Kids' favorite restaurants / Graham Stewart and Lindsay Wilkinson -- Amusements -- Businesses that are fun to visit (Anheuser-Busch brewery, Rowers Baking Company, Jax Port Authority, Sally Animation Company, Rowlab Scientific, Kuhn Flowers) -- Special interests / Davis King -- Elizabeth's nearby attractions / Elizabeth Chunn -- Ads -- For grown-ups only, agencies that serve children / Junior League -- Ads.Collection
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Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Periodicals., Haskell Company., Kona Skate Park (Jacksonville, Fla.)., Jacksonville Museum of Arts & Sciences., Wingard, David.Publication Details
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By Kids for KidsDate Published
1982 - 1984Call No.
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Creation Date: 1982-1984