John Walters and Florida Times Union Collection

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John Walters and Florida Times Union Collection

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2013.18

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John Walters, Florida Times-Union

Scope and Content

Six boxes: Boxes 1-4 - documents and photographs; box 5 - manuscripts; box 6 - negatives, etc. The John Walters Collection contains various boxes of archives including Manuscripts of Old Hickory's Town, Fire and Sword, and City Matters, research notes from the Florida Times-Union, 1960-1982, a Florida Times-Union Cornerstone, a FTU Staff photo from 1967, Newspaper negatives from 1941-1975, and blank FTU scrapbooks. This biographical sketch appeared in the Florida Times Union on November 1, 2004. John S. Walters, retired top editor and former associate publisher and vice president of The Florida Times Union and Jacksonville Journal, died Saturday October 30th, 2004 in a local nursing home of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. He was 87 and his career in journalism spanned six decades, from the late 1930s into the early '80s. "John Walters was the most decent, respectable and ethical newspaperman I've known during 48 years in the business," said Lloyd Brown, editorial page editor of the Times Union. "As city editor when I was a young reporter, he set a tone for the process of collecting the news that was dignified but persistent about finding the truth." "John Walters will be long remembered as the editor who guided both the Times Union and the Jacksonville Journal during a critical, transitionary period," said Patrick A. Yack, editor of the Times Union. "John was a dedicated journalist, having worked as a reporter, city editor, assistant managing editor, managing editor and executive editor. Few journalists in Jacksonville have served with such distinction. "More importantly, John was a gentleman," Yack said. "He will leave a lasting impression on our profession and our community. All who knew this wonderful man, will miss him." Born in Junction City, Ark., the son of a Baptist minister, Mr. Walters spent his early years in the small mill town of Ansley, Ark., where his namesake grandfather was an old time country doctor. While a teenager in Ruston, La., Mr. Walters had a newspaper route and started getting underfoot in the small newsroom. "I'd mess around with reporters' typewriters when they'd go out for lunch or supper," he said in a newspaper interview upon his retirement. One day he punched out the beginning of an imaginary story and when the reporter returned, Mr. Walters informed him, "You can finish it any way you please." The reporter, he said, "ripped it up and gave me a lecture I'd never forget about truth." In college, Mr. Walters said he was following in his physician grandfather's footsteps in premed school until he watched an appendectomy and keeled over. Instead, he majored in English and journalism at Louisiana Tech, graduating with a B.A. degree in 1939. He received a master's degree in journalism from Louisiana State University in 1941 while working as a reporter for the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate and then as editor of the Ruston (La.) Daily Leader. Mr. Walters came to Jacksonville in 1941 to take a civilian post at Jacksonville Naval Air Station but joined the Times Union as a reporter that December. Six months later, he left to become a journalism instructor at Louisiana Tech, returning to the Jacksonville paper permanently in November 1944. He advanced from reporter to church editor, night city editor and legislative correspondent. By 1949, he was named state news editor, then city editor on Dec. 1, 1953. After Florida Publishing Co. bought the Jacksonville Journal on July 1, 1959, Mr. Walters was named executive city editor. He soon was promoted to assistant managing editor, managing editor and to executive editor of both papers, a post he held from 1960 to 1978. That year, Mr. Walters was elected a director of Florida Publishing Co. and was named a vice president. He later was named associate publisher. Mr. Walters retired July 1, 1982, after editing Old Hickory's Town, an illustrated history of Jacksonville published by Florida Publishing Co. In a newspaper interview when he retired, Mr. Walters said he valued integrity in people and that the measure of one's worth was in what he had done for others. "If you can't do something worthwhile for somebody," he said, "you are not very fulfilled when you are ready to wind it up." A newsman's greatest attributes, he said, were integrity and truthfulness. He said his happiest times at the Times Union were when he was city editor. "You got close to the life of the city, you got close to so many people," he said. "The city desk was a magnet to all kinds of people. There was nothing like a city desk. It's a great life." Mr. Walters believed in doing for others. In addition to nurturing young journalists he hired, he worked for the good of the community. He served as chairman of the Duval County Chapter of the American Red Cross in 1966 -67, as president of the Rotary Club of Jacksonville in 1971 - 72, as president of the University of North Florida Foundation and on the boards of the Health Planning Council, United Way of Jacksonville, the Boys Home Association, Goodwill Industries of Jacksonville, the Salvation Army Advisory Board, the Community Planning Council, the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100, the Jacksonville Blood Bank, the Jacksonville Symphony Association and the lay advisory board of St. Vincent's Medical Center. In professional affairs, Mr. Walters was a founding member and past president of the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors, and a member of Sigma Delta Chi, national professional journalism society, and the American Society of Newspaper Editors. He was also a member of Riverside Park United Methodist Church. Mr. Walters was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Claire, in 2002 and a daughter, Mary Dailey Walters, who died of a brain tumor at age 2 1/2 in 1954. He is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth C. Walters of Jacksonville.

Collection

John Walters Collection

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Archive

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

John Walters, Florida Times-Union

Archive Details

Creator

John Walters

Date(s) Material Assembled

1959 - 1980

Archive Notes

Author: John Walters Date(s) of Creation: 1880s - 1980

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1932 - 1982

Title

American Arbitration Association 1963

Description

This document from the American Aribitration Association announces a conference to discuss issues between unions and managers in the newspaper industry. This conference took place January 20-22, 1964 in Tampa, Florida. The purpose of the conference was to set up an advisory board to deal with issues that were not brought up during collective bargaining. It also lists all the scheduled attendees of the newspaper publishing community.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 1

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Newspapers, Florida Times Union, Collective bargaining

Notes

Date: 1963 Public Access

Title

Antique Law Proposal 1965

Description

This document by the Florida State Legislature is about the Antique Law that will initiate public policy that encourages the protection of locations and objects of historical and scientific value in the state of Florida. This law called for the creation of a state board of antiquities, and outlined the duties of the board.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 2

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Newspapers, Florida Times-Union, Antique Law, Florida State Legislature

Notes

Date: 1965 Public Access

Title

Associated Press

Description

This folder contains a paper from the Associated Press about its printed book about the Warren Report. The book is to be dedicated to the assassination of President Kennedy. It also includes estimated prices for members and non-members. It also has another document dated April 7, 1965 to John Walters from Keith Fuller of the Associated Press involving how many books will be offered to members and to the public. This is specifically a response to the Associated Press "The World in 1964" and offered suggestions on how to improve issues with book sales.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 3

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Newspapers, Florida Times-Union, Associated Press, JFK Assassination, Warren Report, The World in 1964

Notes

Date: 1965 Public Access

Title

Banks

Description

This folder contains a newspaper article from November 30, 1961 about the creation of a bank holding company by the uniting of four Florida banks. This bank holding company called First Bancorporation of Florida. It also includes an article from the American Banker sent to John Walters to look at involving banks. The article was sent to Walters from Downing Nightingale, who included a personal note.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 4

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Newspapers, Florida Times-Union, Banks, First Bancorporation of Florida, American Banker

Notes

Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

Biographies/Resumes 1962-1966

Description

This folder contains several biographies and resumes. Most documents have some connection with Florida Publishing Company. The biographies include: Clark Louis Ruffner, Page Haddock, Mrs. T.G. Buckner, George D. Auchter, Jr., Guy Warren Botts, Edward W. Lane, Jr., Thompson Simkins Baker, Ralph E. Dalton, W. Ashley Verlander, J.J. Daniel. There is also an obituary about J.E. Davis, one of the four founding brothers of the Winn-Dixie chain of grocery stores. Also, a memo to Mr. Feagin that Charlene Theim would not be accepting a position at the Times-Union.

Date(s) of Creation

1962 - 1966

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 5

Subjects

Florida Times-Union, W. Ashley Verlander, George D. Auchter, Guy Warren Botts, Newspapers, Jacksonville History, Winn-Dixie, Florida Publishing Company, J.J. Daniel, Ralph E. Dalton, Page Haddock, Edward W. Lane Jr., Mrs. T.G. Buckner, J.E. Davis, Clark Louis Ruffner, Thompson Simkins Baker

Notes

Public Access

Title

Burns, Haydon 1961-1963

Description

This folder includes papers about desegregating local schools, education, and Haydon Burns running for reelection as mayor. There is a letter from Charles White McGee, pastor of the Unitarian Church of Jacksonville which he sent to Mayor Burns, and all city and county commissioners. He expressed concern about the integration of Duval Public Schools. Letter is dated June 19, 1963. Letter to the Editor by Richard l. Clark protesting Burns' bid for Governor, dated March 6, 1963. Newspaper article about the dismissal of the libel suit by Haydon Burns against City Councilman John Lanahan dated May 31, 1963. Several internal Times-Union memos show the political climate at the time, and give glimpses into how Burns was perceived by Times-Union staff. Newspaper article about candlelight memorial ceremony for JFK dated December 13, 1963 with internal memo noting Burns' reaction to Times-Union coverage. Also a memo from Burns outlining his election caravan stops in April (no year cited). Letter to the Editor dated October 2, 1961 from a British immigrant named Denis G. Freer which protested the photo of Burns taken in the English sector of West Berlin and Burns praising Germany and the German people. Freer was a World War II vet who objected to the praise, and titled his letter, "Have You Forgotten?"

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1963

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 6

Subjects

JFK, Politics, Education, Florida Times-Union, Newspapers, Desegregration, Haydon Burns, Jacksonville History, Cold War, World War II, Jacksonville Mayor, John F. Kennedy

Notes

Public Access

Title

Burns, Haydon 1964-1966

Description

The documents here contain mainly criticisms and defense of Mayor Burns. Numerous Letters to the Editor and Times-Union editorials endorsing Burns are enclosed. The letter writers are: Hughie Cochran II, Virginia Wright (Mrs. L.B. Wright), James C. Hicks, Jr., Paul Kickliter, C.C. Boyd, Carmella LaRosa Dockery, J. S. Partin, Denver R. Devrick, and James Magmies. Several Times-Union articles about the men in Burns' inner circle. Telegram from Danny Thomas, actor and founder of St. Jude's Children's Hospital congratulating Burns on his bid for Governor dated January 29, 1964. Thomas assures Burns that he will have the vote of the Arabic speaking people. Two internal Times-Union memos regarding Burns. A press release and two letters from the desk of Mayor Burns, one thanking the Times-Union for its endorsement, two regarding the formation of a bi-racial committee to deal with community wide problems, and 9-page letter stating Burns plans to run for reelection as Jacksonville's mayor. There is no date on this letter. A letter from the Duval County Federation for Constitutional Government dated March 27, 1964 to the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Duval County Board of Public Instruction protesting the employment of Rutledge Pearson, head of the Jacksonville NAACP, "a known racial agitator." The letter was signed by Fitzhugh K. Powell, Chairman, and lists all the members of the Federation.

Date(s) of Creation

1964 - 1966

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 7

Subjects

Politics, Education, Jacksonville Arabic Speaking Community, Florida Times-Union, Rutledge Pearson, Fitzhugh K. Powell, Newspapers, NAACP, Race relations, Danny Thomas, Haydon Burns, Jacksonville History, Civil rights, Duval County Board of Public Instruction, Duval County Federation for Constitutional Government, Jacksonville Community Problems, Jacksonville Mayor

Notes

Public Access

Title

Burns, Haydon-Denton Suit 1961

Description

These documents are related to Pan American Surety Co., a bonding firm which sued a plumbing contracting firm owned by Haydon Burns. The bonding firm sued to release documents from the plumbing contracting company that they felt were going to be altered.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 8

Subjects

Politics, Florida Times-Union, Newspapers, Haydon Burns, consolidation, Jacksonville History, Law suits, Pan American Surety Company, Jacksonville Mayor

Notes

Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

Burns, Haydon endorsements 1964

Description

Most of the documents are involved with the Jacksonville Journal's support of Haydon Burns for governor. It also contains the vote tallies by county in the Governor's race. See Also MC6 - Chamber of Commerce Collection, biographical information, photos, Box 1, folder B for photo of Haydon Burns political rally

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 9

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Newspapers, Florida Times-Union, Haydon Burns, Politics, Jacksonville Mayor, Florida Governor Race 1964, Jacksonville Journal

Notes

Date: 1964 Public Access

Title

Burns, Haydon Vote Analysis

Description

The vote analysis from the 1964 elections for governor is in the folder. It also includes percentages from prior elections back to 1932.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 10

Subjects

Florida Governor Race 1964, Politics, Florida Times-Union, Newspapers, Haydon Burns, Jacksonville History, 1932-1964 Elections, Jacksonville Mayor, Vote Analysis

Notes

Date: 1964 Public Access

Title

Chamber of Commerce 1960-1967

Description

Includes articles and a document from the Jacksonville Newsletter which is a publication of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and an Atlanta conference notes dated June 9, 1967. A summary of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce activities regarding the tax situation from 1959 to 1965 is enclosed. A series of articles on Chamber News from the Times-Union. There is a proposal from the Chamber for a magazine about Jacksonville. There is a letter from the Chamber Committee of 100 about NASA's new nuclear space program dated August 31, 1961 which outlines the impact on industries and labor. The 1960 Annual Report of the Jacksonville News Letter. A copy of the January 3, 1961 Jacksonville News Letter with a letter from President Charles W. Campbell. The issue contains business statistics as well.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1967

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 11

Subjects

Florida Times-Union, Charles W. Campbell, Newspapers, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Labor, consolidation, Jacksonville History, Space Program, Taxes

Notes

Public Access

Title

Chamber of Commerce 1960-1967

Description

Includes articles and a document from the Jacksonville Newsletter which is a publication of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and an Atlanta conference notes dated June 9, 1967. A summary of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce activities regarding the tax situation from 1959 to 1965 is enclosed. A series of articles on Chamber News from the Times-Union. There is a proposal from the Chamber for a magazine about Jacksonville. There is a letter from the Chamber Committee of 100 about NASA's new nuclear space program dated August 31, 1961 which outlines the impact on industries and labor. The 1960 Annual Report of the Jacksonville News Letter. A copy of the January 3, 1961 Jacksonville News Letter with a letter from President Charles W. Campbell. The issue contains business statistics as well.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1967

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 11

Subjects

Florida Times-Union, Charles W. Campbell, Newspapers, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Labor, consolidation, Jacksonville History, Space Program, Taxes

Notes

Public Access

Title

Chamber of Commerce: Committee of 100 1962

Description

This is a list of the one hundred most influential people in the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce in 1962.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1967

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 12

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Newspapers, Florida Times-Union, consolidation, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce

Notes

Public Access

Title

Charitable Solicitations Law 1965

Description

Statement dated October 17, 1965 by Edward Koester, Jr., President of Douglas Printing and Chairman of Duval County Solicitation Commission. The law stated that permits are required to solicit funds for charity which involves the public. Copy of House Bill 2237 is enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1967

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 13

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Newspapers, Florida Times-Union, Edward Koester,Jr., Douglas Printing, Duval County Solitication, House of Representatives

Notes

Public Access

Title

Cinerama 1961

Description

This is a single newspaper clip from the Wall Street Journal about the expected growth of the Cinerama movie company.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 14

Subjects

Jacksonville History, Newspapers, Florida Times-Union, Cinerama Movie Company, Wall Street Journal

Notes

Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

Civil Defense

Description

This folder contains documents in response to recent Soviet nuclear testing. It includes a pamphlet about fallout shelters and a letter from Representative Iris Blitch. There is also a booklet which gives detailed instructions on how to build a fallout shelter. There are no dates on either the pamphlet or booklet.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 15

Subjects

Civil defense, Communism

Notes

Public Access

Title

Civil Rights Movement 1960-1964

Description

These documents are involved with the Civil Rights Movement so many of the documents discuss segregation, the treatment of protestors. Many of these documents have to do with events in Jacksonville along with documents dealing with more national news. There are several articles about a dismissal of contempt charges against Mayor Burns for the closing of city pools. The charges were brought because a group of Negroes thought the pools were closed on the basis of race. There is an anonymous Letter to the Editor defending segregation, using Biblical references to support this position. The letter is postmarked Knoxville, TN January 31, 1963. Times-Union account and internal documents about a picket line around two Negro theaters. The Negroes were protesting the deplorable conditions of the theaters. Dated July 23, 1962. A letter from Frank Hampton, President of the Duval County Citizens Benefit Corporation to the Board of City Commissioners urging them to become members of a bi-racial committee to discuss and solve city wide problems. Dated July 16, 1963. A letter dated July 17, 1963 from C. William Beaufort, President of the Chamber of Commerce which stated opposition to Federal efforts to desegregate the South. A copy of the discussion in Congress regarding the Civil Rights Act of 1964, reprinted from the Congressional Record. Letter to the Editor by T.C. Berry defending segregation dated July 24, 1963. Copy of the Dan Smoot Report dated July 15, 1963 defending segregation and attacking President Kennedy and his policies. The Civil Rights platform of the Communist Party of 1928 is cited in this newsletter from Dallas, Texas. Letter to the Editor from Sudie Mae Lewis of Chicago, Il. advising against integration postmarked July 5, 1963 Jacksonville, Fl. Letter to the Editor from A.J. Resnick dated August 20, 1960 which expressed shock and surprise about the Jacksonville race riots. UPI bulletin dated Aug 18 (no Year) about sit in demonstrations by Negroes at downtown lunch counters. This bulletin goes into detail about these two demonstrations organized by the NAACP. A Special Communication letter from the Northeast Florida Council on Human Relations about an inter-racial committee to enhance communication between the citizens of Jacksonville. This was in response to the sit-ins at the downtown lunch counters. United Press International (UPI) bulletin about bus riders in Jacksonville, demonstrating for civil rights and desegregation with an internal memo attached from E.G. Henson dated June 15, 1961 about the agitators and that "nothing happened." The UPI account is quite lengthy. A letter from the Chamber of Commerce stating that no statement will be made regarding the desegregation of Jacksonville's lunch counters, dated May 15, 1961. UPI dispatches relating the sequence of events during Jacksonville's race riots. Flyer announcing a "Jobs and Freedom" March to be held October 5, 1963 starting at the Bethel Baptist Institutional Church. Hand drawn cartoon of a Negro woman being arrested sent to the Times-Union anonymously postmarked August 5, 1963. Copy of Congressional Record of September 9, 1963 on the remarks of Representative Chet Holifield on Communism and desegregation. Letter to the Editor from Mrs. Francis Bemis dated September 16, 1963 accusing the Times-Union of slanting the news, with an attached internal memo. Results of a June 1963 mailed survey regarding segregation in eating places in Dade County and attitudes about the Public Accommodation Law. Internal Times-Union memo which states Mayor Burns asked them to suppress a news item about an upcoming NAACP parade dated September 24, 1963. Times-Union notes on planned picketing of the Florida Theater in Gainesville by University of Florida students with a plan to extend the protest to the Jacksonville Florida Theater if the theaters are not integrated. No date on this report. Two-page letter about why Negroes are marching for "Jobs and Freedom" in Jacksonville. Newspaper clipping from the Houston Chronicle sent anonymously with the headline, "Humble Negro Barber Marches, Gets Promises From Congressmen," dated August 29, 1963. The article has a handwritten note on it: "What you think of this?" An Editorial from the Detroit Free Press dated August 4, 1963 with the headline: "Cause of Negro Damaged By Unruly Demonstrations." Public Notice from St. Augustine Record dated August 17, 1964 which states all members of the Ancient City Hunting Club are forbidden to harass or intimidate any restaurant owner and their Negro clientele. Notice was posted by Holstead R. Manucy, President, and filed with the District Court Middle District of Florida Jacksonville Division. Letter from T.C. Berry quoting Booker T. Washington postmarked August 11, 1964. The letter says Washington had the answers to the Negroes problems and says it has been hard to watch "that old-time mutual respect & understanding give way to fear, hatred & mistrust." Flyer from Elijah Muhammad, founder of The Nation of Islam about Negro murders by police in Los Angeles sent to the Times-Union anonymously postmarked June 6, 1952. The Flyer specifically mentions the murder of Ronald Stokes.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1964

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 16

Subjects

Dade County, African-American Murders, Sit-ins, Public Accomdation Law, St. Augustine Record, Duval County Citizens Benefit Corporation, District Court Middle District of Florida Jacksonville Division, Communism, Newspapers, NAACP, Desegregation, Race relations, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, Fl Times-Union, Haydon Burns, Rep. Chet Holifield, Lunch Counter Sit-Ins, Jacksonville Bus Riders, Protests, The Congressional Record, African-American History, Racism, Nation of Islam, Northeast Florida Council on Human Relations, Bethel Baptist Intstitutional Church, Black Murders, Florida Theater, Detroit Free Press, Ronald Stokes, Elijah Muhammad, Houston Chronicle, Civil Rights Movement, Negro Murders, Jobs and Freedom March, Black History, Demonstrations, Integregation, Negro History, University of Florida

Notes

Public Access

Title

Civil Rights Movement 1964-1968

Description

This includes criticisms of Jacksonville's Civil Rights protests, discussion of protests, NAACP, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and reactions to the Civil Rights Bill. This includes letters and newspaper articles. New York Herald Tribune article dated March 29, 1964 which relates the three-year history of Jacksonville's race problems. The article quotes several Negro leaders, particularly Rutledge Pearson and Arnet Girardeau. The article also quotes Mayor Haydon Burns who blamed the race riots on his opponents. The article relates the death of Mrs. Johnnie Mae Chappel who was shot walking home from a grocery store. the article outlines how desegregation unfolded in Jacksonville from 1961 to 1964. Letter to the Editor by Jimmy L. Davis dated March 28, 1964 which states demonstrations are not the way to achieve goals. A Summary analysis of the Civil Rights Bill prepared by the Human Relations Council of Greater Jacksonville written by Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall. An inflammatory flyer by the Duval County Federation For Constitutional Government which states the Civil Rights Act is a "Blueprint for Dictatorship." It has a cartoon of LBJ ordering Federal bureaucrats to fire weapons at John Q. Public. The flyer has nine arguments against the Civil Rights Act. The Federation for Constitutional Government sent to the John Walters a letter with a newspaper article attached from the Augusta Courier which praised George Wallace. The Headline read "Race Riots in U.S. Communist Plots, New Hampshire Newspaper Editor Says" The newspaper with the Confederate Flag logo also praises Barry Goldwater. File contains newspaper clipping from The Pittsburg Courier about race relations in Jacksonville, Fl. Rutledge Pearson, head of Jacksonville NAACP was interviewed for the article. The article was received Feb. 1, 1964. Also, contains a letter to John A. Santora, Judge of the Municipal Court in Jacksonville, Fl. dated March 20, 1964 from Rutledge Pearson, head of the NAACP and teacher in the Duval County Public Schools which explained the African-American position regarding Civil Rights and the effects of "criminalization' on the Negro Community. Rutledge objected to Santora's statement that appeared in the March 17, 1964 issue of the Jacksonville Journal which Rutledge said seemed to indicate that Santora was willing to punish Negro youth severely for merely sitting in a public place or trying to shop or eat in a restaurant. Article from The Atlanta Journal and Constitution dated June 28, 1964 written by Mrs. Cora Walker, a Negro Attorney who worked in New York City's Harlem. Mrs Walker stated that Negros needed to develop the necessary leadership to move forward with Civil Rights and to achieve parity with White people. She urged "eternal vigilance and hard work." Anonymous letter objecting to coverage of Negroes in the Times-Union with newspaper clippings with a picture of Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) and another article about Frank Pinder, food and agriculture officer of the U.S. Agency for Internal Development mission to Ghana. Pinder was a Florida native. The letter is postmarked Feb. 22, 1964. Letter from T.J. Campbell which states that the National Council of Churches "helps finance, recruit and train persons to ferment racial turmoil in the south." Eloquent Letter to the Editor of The Jacksonville Journal from Mrs. Victoria Dixon defending the Negro quest for Civil Rights and equal treatment. Another letter from Blucher Blair dated June 23, 1964 not intended for publication that objected to the newspapers using the name Martin Luther King, Jr. dated June 23, 1964. Letter from the NAACP replying to charges of Communism within the NAACP. Letter was from Rep. George B. Stallings, Jr. Contains statement made before the Jacksonville City Council. Stallings challenged the NAACP to dispute charges of Communism which were entered into the Congressional Record of the United Sates Congress. Letter from Rutledge Pearson, Head of the NAACP is attached. His response includes, "It is a well-known fact that the KU Klux Klan...is on the United States Attorney's List of subversive organizations." Newspaper clipping is attached. Another letter from Mary Louis Bennet, dated April 10, 1964 in support of a polio victim who gave support to Mrs. Peabody, whose son was the Governor of Massachusetts. This unnamed woman was selected by Florida Memorial College for recognition in her work on behalf of Civil Rights. Another letter from D.S. Ashdown which stated "We find it impossible to reconcile the practices...of the white population with Christianity. The letter stated "white people kill colored people in the U.S." The letter was dated April 2, 1964. Soul Force, the Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference dated May 1, 1968 is enclosed. The cover has silhouette of Martin Luther King on the cover, and the publication was written in the aftermath of King's assassination. Some of the articles are concerned with how the Black community can continue going forward from this time and event. A copy of a letter written to Pope Paul VI from (Mrs.) Ann.M. Lloyd which objected to priests and nuns marching with Civil Rights activists during the Selma and Montgomery, Al. Second letter from Mrs. Lloyd was written to Rep. Charles Bennett objecting to the KKK being investigated. A letter from Bill Bowen, a newspaper reporter for an unnamed newspaper in Tallahassee postmarked April 5, 1965 in which he wrote it was becoming difficult for him to report on "racial news." In his letter, he mentions a UPI Dispatch for Editors Only in which states 6 homemade bombs found in Birmingham, Al. by U.S. army demolition experts found them to be "un-operative." Bowen speculates that the bombs were planted by Negroes instead of the KKK. He goes on to cite a riot that happened in Cleveland, OH. at a school. He complained that CBS News with Harry Reasoner did not spend enough news time on the school riot and devoted more coverage to the Selma march for Civil Rights. An anonymous letter to Governor Farris Bryant (Florida)protesting a Federal employee named Simpson for enforcing Civil Rights. The letter contains many curse words and accuses the Federal government of being a dictatorship. There is no date on the letter. A handwritten anonymous letter from a Negro explaining the plight of the Negro population. There is no date on the letter. A letter to Robert R. Feagin, President of Florida Publishing Company from Lawrence Lewis Jr. which had attached an editorial about Stokely Carmichael returning to the U.S. from Cuba after being barred from England. The Editorial is titled "Lock 'em Up". Lewis encourages Feagin to print a similar Editorial in the Times-Union. A report filed by F.T. MacFeely about Black Power Spokesman H. Rapp Brown and Gov. Claude Kirk "competing for the attention of 800 Negroes Wednesday night and Kirk lost." Two competing news services filed reports, the Associated Press and UPI, United Press International. A Resolution of Protest to the United Fund of Jacksonville from the Human Rights Council of Jacksonville which protested the practice of the United Fund collecting donations and contributing money to three agencies which refused to desegregate their facilities. The three agencies were Daniel Memorial Home, Pine Castle Day School and Workshop, and the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) at their four branches in Jacksonville. Interview Rutledge Pearson NAACP head from the Philadelphia Sunday Bulletin dated May 16, 1965. Statement of Joseph P. Averill regarding the Burt incident which occurred on Oct. 31, 1966. Averill was a newspaper reporter, and he gives a detailed account of the racial incident between blacks and whites. The whites were taunting Negro children and provoking them, then they wanted the two reporters present to arrest the Negro children for cussing. Avrill reported that the whites then cussed at the reporters for Jacksonville's news coverage. Letter from Sen. Spessard L. Holland sent to Howard H. Jackson and forwarded by Jackson to John Walters at the Times -Union. Jackson wrote to Senator Holland denigrating the Negro race and voiced his opposition to Civil Rights Legislation. Sen. Holland wrote to Jackson that he had stated "his vigorous opposition to the Civil Rights measure."

Date(s) of Creation

1964 - 1968

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 17

Subjects

Philadelphia Sunday Bullentin, Selma March, CBS News, National Council of Churches, African-American Murders, Rep. Charles Bennett, Jacksonville City Council, Pittsburgh Courier, Barry Goldwater, Negro Murders Black Murders, Soul Force, Rutledge Pearson, Young Men's Christian Association YMCA, Jacksonville Journal, Communism, Newspapers, NAACP, Race relations, LBJ, Fl Times-Union, Frank Pinder, Race riots, Segregation, Haydon Burns, Black power, Florida Memorial College, Civil rights, Protests, Duval County Federation for Constitutional Government, The Congressional Record, African-American History, Spessard L. Holland, Racism, The Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Mongomery AL March, KKK, Associated Press, United Fund of Jacksonville, Harry Reasoner, Florida Publishing Company, Civil Rights Act 1964, Mrs. Johnnie Mae Chapel, New York Herald Tribune, Arnet Girardeau, Integration, Discrimanation, Muhammad Ali, John Walters, Cassius Clay, Cuba, Stokeley Carmichael, Robert R. Feagin, Pope Paul VI, Rep. George B. Stallings, Jr., Bombings in Birmingham, AL, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Martin Luther King, Jr., Pine Castle Day School and Workshop, H.Rapp Brown, Duval County Public Schools, Ghana, Black History, Birmingham AL, Human Relations Council of the Greater Jacksonville Area, Claude Kirk, United Press International, Farris Bryant, Cora Walker, Daniel Memorial Home, Demonstrations, Civil Unrest, Negro History, U.S. Agency for Internal Development, Augusta Courier

Notes

Public Access

Title

Civil Rights- Islam

Description

This folder includes two documents that are letters to John Walters in response to newspaper articles. Both talk about the role of Islam in the Civil Rights movement. File includes the Nation of Islam's newspaper the Herald-Dispatch from May 27, 1961. The newspaper has reports about Civil Rights protests and attacks by whites and Neo-Nazis on Civil Rights activists. Includes NAACP news as well. An Editorial gives an analysis of the Black community. The Headline reads: " NAACP Assails Kennedy's Retreat on Civil Rights." Letter from Mrs. W.S. Hall about her work with elderly patients. Letter is handwritten and marked personal. It details incidents in which the elderly were abused or neglected, with one case of suicide. newspaper article from The Courier about Malcolm X disagreeing with Dr. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. when he compared the Black Muslims to the Ku Klux Klan. The entire exchange is related in the article. Times-Union memo is attached when called the Muslims "black kluxers."

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 18

Subjects

JFK, Neo-Nazis, Race relations, Fl Times-Union, Civil rights, African-American History, KKK, Dr. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Herald-Dispatch, Islam, Malcolm X, Black History, Negro History

Notes

Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

Civil Rights Movement- Railroad Desegregation Fraud 1964

Description

This contains a document about the desegregation of railroads all over the United States. This file contains the UPI bulletins about the railroad desegregation.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 19

Subjects

Civil rights, United Press International, Race relations, Desegregation, Railroads

Notes

Date: 1964 Public Access

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Civil Rights Movement- St. Augustine 1964-1965

Description

The documents in this folder focuses on the Civil Rights Movement in St. Augustine. These articles are mostly about protests in St. Augustine and reactions to those protests. A letter from Donald. E. Buck, Attorney in St. Augustine protesting the Times-Union coverage of the protests in St. Augustine, and criticizing the NAACP, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and Martin Luther King calling them "racial agitators." The typed response from John Walters is attached, with a handwritten note that reads "Do not answer- Can't say anything to make him understand." Anonymous postcard which contains racist vitriol. letter from Sanford A. Mullen, M.D. to Walters with a newspaper article attached about the defending whites in St. Augustine and segregation, and objecting to the visit by Martin Luther King. Letter postmarked July 11, 1964. Newspaper article from The Pittsburgh Courier dated Feb 22, 1964 detailing the burning of a Negro home in St. Augustine and two young boys' reactions. The "terrorists" were trying to get Michael and Gary Roberson to stop attending Fullerwood Elementary School in St. Augustine after it was integrated. a letter from Chas D. Lewis about a riot in Boston with a newspaper clipping attached. Sent from Mobile Al. postmarked May 27, 1964. A letter from Lester J. Voho from Munich, Germany with a newspaper clipping (a photo of whites attacking blacks with baseball bats in St. Augustine) from the Sud Deutsche Zeitung, dated June 28, 1964. Letter to the Editor from Edward M. Brickman of Chapel of the Incarnation Episcopal Center in Gainesville, Fl. with internal Times-Union memo attached, and a newspaper article from The Times-Union dated April 2, 1964. The letter criticizes the Times-Union coverage. Another letter from Annie Nader criticizing Times-Union coverage of racial tension in St. Augustine during Easter, and lack of coverage of St. Augustine Easter Parade, dated April 30, 1965. Article from Times-Union on St. Augustine Easter Parade dated April 19, 1965. The St. Augustine Record dated April 19, 1965 is in the file. Mostly concerned with the Easter Parade, it makes no mention of any racial strife in the city.

Date(s) of Creation

1964 - 1965

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 20

Subjects

St. Augustine Record, Easter, NAACP, Desegregration, Race relations, Fl Times-Union, Race riots, Sud Deutsche Zeitung, Civil rights, Protests, St. Augustine Easter Parade, Integration, St. Augustine Public Schools, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Martin Luther King, Jr., Demonstrations

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Civil War Centennial

Description

This includes copies of the Civil War Centennial from 1964 specifically dealing with the state of Florida. File includes 6-page document published by the Florida Library and Historical Commission Civil War Centennial Committee in September 1964. The document relates a version of the history of the Civil War in Florida. File has copy of The Peninsula newspaper, a Jacksonville newspaper printed April 14, 1864. It contains intelligence news, anecdote about life in a military camp, war news, and election news. File has 22 pages of documents published by the Florida Civil War Centennial Commission titled "Florida A Hundred Years Ago," published in 1961 and 1962. These documents relate the history of the early Civil War years in Florida. An announcement from Karl S. Betts, Executive Director of the National Civil War Centennial Commission which relates the plans and scope of the five-year centennial celebration in 43 states. The document is dated September 27, 1960. File contains 11 four page brochures published by the National Civil War Centennial Commission titled "100 Years After," published 1960-1962. These documents cover the celebrations state by state and gives monthly chronologies of the Civil War. File contains excerpts from The Confederate Veteran, a publication begun in January 1893 sent to John Walters with a letter dated January 20, 1961 by W. W. Wisner. Mr. Wisner had 500 copies of the 40-year publication. The magazine represented The United Confederated Veterans, The United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Sons of Veterans.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1964

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 21

Subjects

Karl S. Betts, National Civil War Cenntennial, The United Confederate Vaterans, Civil War History, Florida Library and Historical Commission Civil War Cenntennial Committee, W.W. Wisner, Florida- A Hundred Years Ago, Sons of Veterans, The Penninsula, United Daughters of the Confederacy, The Confederate Veteran

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- Clubs/Societies- Big Brother and Boys' Club complaint

Description

This is a letter of complaint from May 1, 1967 about Jacksonville's Big Brother and Boys' club accusing them of solicitation and child abuse

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 22

Subjects

Big Brother's, Boys' Club, Fl Times-Union, Child Abuse, Solictiation

Notes

Date: 1967 Public Access

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- Clubs/Societies- Duval County Medical Society

Description

This folder involves a discussion between the Duval County Medical Society and John Walters. The Medical Society proposed a medical column in the Florida Times-Union. Letter is dated September 14, 1961.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 23

Subjects

Duval County Medical Society, John Walters, Fl Times-Union

Notes

Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

Clubs/Societies- Guilds

Description

This involves the strike protest against the United Press International (UPI). It also includes a paper from the American Newspaper Guild updating the reader on information. File also includes internal Times-Union memos and a copy of a lawsuit against William H. Milton and Herman A. Boucher of the Jacksonville Journal brought before the National Labor Relations Board by the Jacksonville Newspaper Guild. The document is dated July 15, 1959.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 24

Subjects

United Press International, Fl Times-Union, Labor Strikes, Herman A. Boucher, Jacksonville Journal, National Labor Relations Board, Jacksonville Newspaper Guild

Notes

Date: 1959 Public Access

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Clubs/Societies- Hyde Park Golf and Country Club

Description

This folder contains documents about the selling of the Hyde Park golf course to a group of individuals. The leader of the group is the basketball player Gary Holmes. File contains internal Times-Union memos and newspaper clippings dated November 3, 1964. File contains the Articles of Incorporation of the Hyde Park Golf and Country Club.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 25

Subjects

Hyde Park Golf and Country Club, Gary Holmes, Fl Times-Union

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Date: 1964 Public Access

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Clubs/Societies- Jacksonville News Club

Description

This includes an invitation to the Jacksonville News Club and one of its events. File contains notes of the Organizational Meeting of the News Club. Also, a letter from James M. Calloway, President of the Jacksonville News Club, Inc. The Officers, Directors, and Governors are listed on the letter dated September 21, 1961. A copy of newspaper notice listed the election results for the Jacksonville News Club, Inc. dated September 1, 1961. Letter to prospective members dated August 2, 1961.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 26

Subjects

Jacksonville News Club, James M. Calloway, Fl Times-Union

Notes

Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

Clubs/Societies- Minutemen

Description

This includes a letter by Executive Council of Minutemen, Robert DePugh to President Kennedy about the history and importance of Minutemen. This letter is attached with a complaint to the editor that he feels his group is being misrepresented in the media and unintelligent and violent. The letter to JFK is dated November 20, 1961

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 27

Subjects

Executive Council of Minutemen, JFK, Armed Militias, Robert DePugh

Notes

Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

Clubs/Societies- Rotary Club 1964-1967

Description

This includes speeches, a charity ball and applications to the Rotary Club. Speech by Dr. John A. Hunter, President of Louisiana State University addressing the Rotary Club on May 1, 1967, includes stories about William Tecumseh Sherman. File includes biographical material about Dr. John A. Hunter. Letter from Malcolm B. Johnson, Executive Editor of The Tallahassee Democrat about the "spuriously announced" selection of frank Brennan Booth AKA Frank O'Neil, an FSU student for a Rotary Club Fellowship. O'Neil was arrested for taking part in an integration demonstration. Attached is memo from Norman P. Crawford to John Walters. Newspaper clipping about the election of John Millar, President of Florida Publishing Group to President of the Southern Newspapers Publishers Association, dated November 16, 1960. File includes Rotary Club brochure. Copy of newspaper article announcing Rotary Club was accepting applications, with applications attached. File includes list of Rotary Club Ball recipients from the year 1952 to 1966. Various Jacksonville charities are listed. Speech by Leo Aikman dated March 4, 1963 with handwritten note that Mr. Aikman did not appear. Attached is Introduction speech for Mr. Aikman. File includes speech by Mr. C. H. Stanton, Executive Vice-President of the Orlando Utilities Commission given to the Rotary Club on November 9, 1964.

Date(s) of Creation

1964 - 1967

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 28

Subjects

Civil War History, Orlando Utilities Company, Frank O'Neil, Fl Times-Union, John Millar, C.H. Stanton, The Tallahassee Democrat, William Tecumseh Sherman, Rotary Club, Frank Brennan Booth, John Walters, Louisana State University, Fl Publishing Company, Dr. John A. Hunter

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Comic Strip- Mosely, Jack 1964

Description

This is an article about a comic artist by the name of Jack Mosley. These documents are about Jack Mosley's comic strip "Smilin' Zack." The Florida Times-Union used to carry this comic strip for a period. There is also a magazine All Florida which is included with an article and pictures about Jack Mosley. The comic strip lasted 31 years and was about aviation.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 29

Subjects

Chamber of Commerce, Smilin' Zack, Comic strips, Jack Moseley, Fl Times-Union, All Florida, Aviation

Notes

Date: 1964 Public Access

Title

Communism 1949-1968

Description

This folder contains several documents pertaining to communism including Letters to the Editor, church brochures, and newspaper articles. These documents encompass a wide range of subjects including Cuba, Latin America religion, race, the American Security Council. Includes 14-page handwritten Letter to the Editor by Mrs. Henry Donaldson. Letter from Carl McIntire about group of Christians in India with copy of newspaper article attached and pictures. Newspaper article from the Miami Herald with the headline "Dr. Blake in Crusade Slurs Un-American Activities Committee Staff," dated February 12, 1962. Pamphlet attacking the United Nations (UN) by Carl McIntire is attached. The pamphlet defends Imperialism. Letter from Sen. George Smathers about the importance of Latin America dated January 11, 1962. Copy of Congressional Record from July 20, 1961 is attached. Newspaper article from the St. Augustine Record dated February 22, 1960 about a speech given by Mrs. George Stallings, wife of Rep. George Stallings about the need for a "grassroots effort to curb the steady growth of communistic influence in all phases of American life." Article has handwritten note at top criticizing the Times-Union by Carie E. Johnson. Letter by Garfield Evans, Foreign Student Advisor at Florida Southern College, urging a humane trade relationship with Cuba dated August 9, 1960 with an article attached. Eight-page letter from Rouben Chdlarian, former Faculty member of Central Asia University, with the title, "Don't Allow American Hitler Into The White House," which referred to Barry Goldwater. Chdlarin lists his books at the end of the essay. File includes pamphlet from Wire Magazine, a Negro publication denouncing Communism. Donald L. Jackson, L.L.B. was the Editor. Publication is dated March, April, May 1968. Jackson's resume is attached. File contains lengthy UPI dispatch about Communism and Claude Pepper who spoke about Cuba being freed from Communism. Bulletin from the News From The American Security Council dated July 12, 1967. The document warns of "Megatonnage Gap." regarding the arms race between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. Letter from Rev. William E. Shea Suwannee Presbytery claiming the Southern Conference Educational Fund was a "Communist front organization," dated January 16, 1961. Dr. Albert Kissling was a member of the Board of Directors for the Southern Conference Educational fund and is mentioned specifically in the 8-page letter. Letter from Juan Hablaclaro dated April 19, 1966 defending life in Cuba. Newspaper clipping from The Daily Oklahoman with the headline, "Berlin's Great Christmas Reunion Starts as Reds Let Visitors Across Wall," dated December 20, 1963. Letter from Ada Duckworth claiming Communist were in the American government.

Date(s) of Creation

1949 - 1968

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 30

Subjects

Latin America, Barry Goldwater, Garfield Evans, Communism, The Un-American Activities Committee, Race relations, Florida Southern College, United Nations, The Congressional Record, Carl McIntire, Religion, Central Asia University, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Wire Magazine, India, Cuba, Berlin Wall, The Fl Times-Union, Sen. George Smathers, Mrs. George Stallings, The Miami Herald, Hitler, The Daily Oklahoman, U.S.S.R., Imperilism, The American Security Council, United Press International, Claude Pepper

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Communism-Hoover Statement 1966

Description

These documents are about anti-communist statements from J. Edgar Hoover in the form of pamphlets and part of a script for an episode of LIFE LINE radio from September 10, 1962. Statement by J. Edgar Hoover is a pamphlet to the Subcommittee To Investigate The Administration Of The Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee On The Judiciary United States Senate. This report was concerning the 18th National convention, Communist Party, U.S.A., June 22-26, 1966. Another report to the Senate Judiciary Committee dated September 23, 1961, titled "The Communist Party Line." Another report to the committee On Un-American Activities in the House of Representatives, titled "The Truth About The Film 'Operation Abolition,'" dated October 5, 1961.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 31

Subjects

J.Edgar Hoover, FBI, LifeLine Radio, Committee of the Judiciary United States Senate, Communist Party, Un-American Activities Committee, Fl Times-Union, Operation Abolition

Notes

Date: 1966 Public Access

Title

Communism- Schools 1961-1963

Description

This includes a letter from Walton Manning to Rep. George Stallings dated August 11, 1961. In this letter, Manning congratulates Stallings for getting a comparison of Americanism and Communism course in schools. There are also documents about Operation Amigo which was a program that brought several Latin American students to Jacksonville to teach them about the American way of life and hopefully dissuade them from communism. File includes notes on the planning session for Operation Amigo. File has copy of newspaper article about Guatemalan students spending two weeks at Englewood High School in Jacksonville, FL as part of Operation Amigo

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1963

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 32

Subjects

Communism, Civil defense, Rep. George Stallings, Operation Amigo, Duval County Public Schools, Englewood High School, Guatemala

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Communism- Project Alert 1960-1961

Description

This contains document and a list of members involving the purpose of Project Alert, an organization dedicated to revealing the horrors of communism and increase American patriotism. Project Alert was based in Pensacola, Fl. and was a non-profit organization. Official documents from the State of Florida are in file. Project Alert was concerned that Communism was infiltrating American life, and proposed a series of "national town meetings" to increase citizen awareness. Full page article from The Pensacola News-Journal about the Fulbright Inquiry into political activities by military personnel dated August 27, 1961. Project Alert and the film "Operation Abolition" are discussed in the article.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1961

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 33

Subjects

Project Alert, Civil defense, Communism, Pennsacola Fl, The Pennsacola News-Journal, Filbright Inquiry, Operation Abolition, Fl Times-Union

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Community Advisory Committee 1962-1963

Description

This contains a few documents from the Community Advisory Committee and their plans to improve the lives of people in Jacksonville, Florida. Specifically, they deal with black people in the area and fear of Civil Rights protests breaking out in Jacksonville. The first document is minutes from the meeting of the Employment Opportunities Subcommittee dated May 23, 1963 about jobs for Negroes in Jacksonville. Minutes from the meeting of the Community Advisory Committee from March 7, 1963 in which a plan was approved to hire Negroes to conduct surveys under the auspice of Florida State University on employment and decent housing for Negroes. The survey is attached. Minutes and Agenda from the July 11, 1963 meeting of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. File includes a Resolution by the Community Advisory Committee and the Chamber of Commerce resolving that Jacksonville schools and businesses will be integrated peacefully in compliance with Federal law. File includes Resolution on the formation of Junior Achievement of Jacksonville dated July 11, 1963. File has open letter to Gov. Farris Bryant dated April 30, 1964 protesting integration in Jacksonville by the Federation for Constitutional Government. File includes Second Resolution of the Community Advisory Committee and the Chamber of Commerce dated July 29, 1963. Two newspaper clippings from the Jacksonville Journal dated July 31, 1963 are included.

Date(s) of Creation

1962 - 1963

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 34

Subjects

Gov. Farris Bryant, Community Advisory Committee, Race relations, Fl Times-Union, Civil rights, Protests, Employment Opportunities Commission, Chamber of Commerce, African-American History, Junior Achievement, Jacksonvill Journal, Florida State University, Black History, Negro History

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Consolidation 1961-1967

Description

These documents deal with the consolidation of Jacksonville. Some of them talk about the benefits of consolidation. Others documents show a fear that consolidation would be the breakdown of American values and a pathway to communism. It also includes the official Jacksonville- Duval area Planning board document about its history, purpose, goals, success, and membership. File includes a pamphlet from MARAH, Inc titled "A Warning to American Citizens," detailing the dangers of consolidation and Metro government. This citizens group claimed Metro government would lead to Communism. The pamphlet was sent to John Walters, and both the pamphlet and letter discuss Urban Renewal and Home Rule. The pamphlet also discusses the role of the Ford Foundation, and list 20 groups responsible for Metro planning and financed by the Ford Foundation out of Chicago Il. The pamphlet claims Metro is not Home Rule, and violates State's Rights. The Committee For The Preservation of the Constitution was responsible for the pamphlet. File has copy of State Constitution Article VIII Sections 1-10A regarding the election of county officers, and the establishment of municipalities in Florida. Newspaper clipping from the Times-Union dated November 15, 1961 about money set aside by the City Council to study annexation. Results of a straw ballot conducted by WPDQ on annexation. The polling showed that Western suburbanites wanted to become part of the city of Jacksonville while Eastern residents wanted no part of it. People who lived in the city were overwhelmingly in favor of annexation. The poll has statistics, and comments from residents and was conducted December 5, 1962. Mayor Haydon Burns received criticism. A copy of the Times-Union Sunday Magazine dated March 29, 1959 titled " Annexation- 'Open Sesame' to Municipal Growth" is enclosed. A Full-page article from the Tampa Tribune dated February 5, 1967 titled "the Course of Consolidation," discusses efforts in Escambia, Orange, Pinellas, Sarasota, Palm Beach, and Duval counties. The section on Duval discusses the disaccreditation of the public schools, tax bills based on 100 percent valuation, and scandals in City Hall and Courthouse. File contains anonymous Letter to the Editor with garbage pickup complaints postmarked August 14, 1961. Letter from Townsend Hawkes, Jacksonville Realtor and Building Firm dated July 26, 1967 with two attachments of luxury homes in Miami, Dade County with a comparison between the high taxes in Duval County compared to the lower taxes in Miami. File includes "Goals for our City Without Limits," which were listed as consolidation, restoration of accreditation for public schools, pollution controls for land and the St. John's River, greater port development, deepening of the St. John's River channel, expanded use of Blount Island, greater industrial expansion, a state-supported institution of higher learning (the University of North Florida was started in 1972) and a stronger support of the Florida Crown Council and Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. Newspaper titled The Suburban dated August 1967 which compared Consolidation to Communism, and would ensure a "take over" of the local government by Washington, D.C. Paper urged Jacksonville residents to vote "No" on Consolidation vote on August 8, 1967. Memo to John Walters from R.C. Millar with article attached from Nashville, TN. with the history and success of Nashville's Metro program dated September 4, 1963. Article from Times-Union dated October 29, 1967 which lists 10 Democrats who were assured of consolidation posts because of no Republican opposition. Annexation statement by Ripley as reported by unknown Times-Union reporter. Article from The Wall Street Journal outlining President Johnson's Metro plans for American cities dated February 17, 1965. Issue of Fortune magazine about "Atlanta, the Hopeful City

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1967

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 35

Subjects

University of North Florida, Conservation, States' rights, MARAH, Courthouse Scandals, Jacksonville City Council, Tampa Tribune, Florida State Constitution, Orange County, Communism, Muncipal Growth, LBJ, City Hall Scandals, Florida Crown Council, Fl Times-Union, Haydon Burns, Ford Foundation, Port Development, Committee for the Preservation of the Constitution, Chamber of Commerce, Palm Beach County, Pollution of St. John's River, Fortune Magazine, Disaccredidation of Duval County Schools, Sarasota County, Florida Publishing Company, Pinellas County, Duval County, John Walters, Home rule, Wall Street Journal, R.C. Millar, Metro Government, Urban renewal, Jacksonville Consolidation, Escambia County, Atlanta, GA, Jacksonville-Duval Area Planning Board

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Consolidation- WJXT 1967

Description

This involves WJXT defending consolidation and criticizing the Florida Times-Union and members of the Duval Legislation delegation. Editorial Comments by WJXT (Channel 4) televised April 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28 1967 are included in file. WJXT was a Washington Post company. The Editorials relate the sequence of events in the State House and Senate regarding consolidation. A WJXT News Release regarding WJXT's Public Affairs Director, Norman Davis, winning a second award for excellence by the American Political Science Association dated April 18, 1967. WJXT Editorial Comment televised on August 11, 1967 is enclosed. Times-Union rough drafts of an interview with Norman Davis dated August 11, 1967 is enclosed. WJXT Editorial Comment televised August 17, 18, 1967 is enclosed.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 36

Subjects

Washington Post, Florida Times-Union, Duval County Legislation Delagation, Television Editorials, consolidation, Norman Davis, Florida State Senate, American Politic Science Association, WJXT

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Date: 1967 Public Access

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Consolidation- Zoning 1962-1968

Description

These issues deal with annexation and zoning changes and includes a newspaper article, and letter and plan from the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. These changes had to occur because of consolidation. The Barry report to Walters dated April 4, 1963 outlines the city's annexation powers. The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce sent to all its members a copy of Senate Bill No. 986 regarding zoning changes. A copy of the Senate Bill is enclosed in folder. Newspaper article dated January 21, 1968 tells residents how to get property rezoned step by step. Letter to Gov. Farris Bryant dated August 30, 1962 protesting the rezoning on "the last scenic drive to Ft. Caroline Monument." Letter was sent by Guy J. McGarity and sent to Rep. Charles A. Bennett, State Sen. John Matthews, Florida Times-Union, and WFGA (television station) as well. Editorial dated November 2, 1968 on "The Proposed Zoning Law" is included in folder.

Date(s) of Creation

1962 - 1968

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 37

Subjects

Senate Bill No. 986, Rep. Charles A. Bennett, Fl Times-Union, consolidation, Chamber of Commerce, Barry Report, Zoning Laws, State Sen. John Matthews, Farris Bryant

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Criminal Justice System

Description

This includes letters from inmates, ex-inmates, letters to the Editor of the Florida Times-Union, a speech given to the Florida Probation and Parole Association. Most of these documents are criticizing the current state of the criminal justice system. File includes anonymous typed letter postmarked Green Cove Springs October 11, 1963 attacking Castro and Cuba, Catholics, Jews and Protestants comparing American freedom with the destruction of Greece, Rome, and Babylon. Letter has a poem by "Dumbfellow" praising the Bible. A letter alleging misconduct in the Sheriff's Department sent anonymously dated February 1, 1967. Letter from A.S. Gibson postmarked January 24, 1965 in defense of Capt. Duggan of the police department and alleging misconduct by Judge Layton and Mr. Booth in the conduct of the case against Capt. Duggan. The letter also criticizes Dale Carson for paying a "negroe gambler Hodges McGee" for testimony in the case. Letter from Andrew B. Whooper postmarked April 4, 1962 protesting bad conditions in the Duval County Jail. A copy of a speech given on "News and Public Relations" to the Florida Probation and Parole Association dated June 21, 1962. The speech contains several anecdotes about the criminal justice system for adults and juveniles. The speech also contains listing of how much space the Times-Union devotes to various subjects. Letter to Roy Russell of Florida Probation and Parole Commission dated June 21, 1962 outlining results of a poll of businesses on whether they would hire a convict. Letter also makes recommendations to the Commission. Internal Times-Union document dated 12/3/1963 on exemption rules for jury duty for newsmen and judge's attitudes towards newsmen serving on juries. Letter dated July 17, 1962 from Miss Barbara Johnson explaining that she is an ex-convict from a crime she committed as a juvenile. She complained of the "backwardness and corruption" existing in the women's prison system. Johnson blamed Superintendent Harvey West, who had charges brought against him in 1959, and the directions given by Tallahassee for the abuses and poor conditions. Letter from Roland S. Haurent protesting and describing conditions at the City Jail Prison Farm dated February 13, 1961. Memo dated March 15, 1964 from Mrs. Eleanor W. Hooper to daily and weekly newspapers in Florida regarding the Florida Parole Commission. The memo urged newsmen to investigate and print the truth about the inefficiency and graft and corruption in the prison system. The memo is from St. Petersburg, Fl.

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1967

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 38

Subjects

Jews, City Jail Prison Farm, Harvey West, Police Misconduct, Civil defense, Communism, Race relations, Fl Times-Union, Civil rights, Catholics, African-American History, Letters to the Editor, Fidel Castro, Women's prisons, Cuba, Jury Duty, Dale Carson, Juvenile Justice, Black History, Florida Probation and Parole Association, Criminal Justice, St. Petersburg Fl, Negro History

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Criminal Justice System- Juvenile Delinquents 1961-1962

Description

This folder contains a series of short stories about juvenile delinquents called "Somebody's Boy," edited by Judge Walter Scott Criswell and issued by the National Juvenile Court Foundation along with letters written in response to these weekly publications from 1961-1964. A letter from the Florida Council of Juvenile Court Judges with two "Somebody's Boy" publications attached from September 9, 1961 and April 5, 1958. A listing of the judges on the Council and their Florida locations is on the letterhead. Letter to Judge Walter Scott Criswell from Arthur G. Dozier, Acting Superintendent of The Florida School For Boys at Marianna. The letter references a letter written by Criswell to Henry Young, a boy at the facility. The letter also relates the story of a boy who after reading one of the "Somebody's Boy" publications, murdered a young girl. Dozier states he thinks with the proper care the boy can be rehabilitated and become "a productive member of society." A flyer with a Tribute to the Memory of James C. Lanier written by Criswell is enclosed in folder. Newspaper clipping from the Tampa Tribune dated April 12, 1962 about the eulogy for Criswell by Judge W. Troy Hall Jr. which said that Criswell was the "Judge Emeritus of the Juvenile Courts of Florida." A copy of the "Digest: The Prevention and Control of Delinquency In Duval County," by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency presented by Fredrick Ward, Jr. on April 3, 1962 is enclosed. This document discusses services for children, the absence of protective services, and the funding for children's services. A letter from Charles B. Norton, Chairman of the Community Planning Board of the Community Chest-United Fund of Jacksonville and Duval County which advocated the use of studies done by a citizen's committee, "Services to Children Away from Home" in Duval County in 1960, and the "Digest" study done by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency in setting up Public Welfare agencies for dependent children, and separating them from delinquent children. The officers of the Community Chest are listed on the letterhead. The letter was also sent to the Duval County Budget Commissioners: Carl D. Langston, Basil J. Walker, Joe E. Sessions, Joseph G. Kennelly, Jr., and Edward I. Acosta, dated March 8, 1962. A Resolution by the Zonta Club, a women's service club in favor of the construction of a new improved shelter for juvenile delinquents. The letter mentions the two studies, and the efforts of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Letter to Judge Lamar Winegeart from the National Council of Jewish Women, Jacksonville Section in favor of the recommendations of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency and in favor of more foster homes in Duval County. The letter is signed by Ruth Slutzah (Mrs. Harry Slutzah), President. The letter was also sent to Robert Harris, Chairman of the Duval County Board of County Commissioners, Edward I. Acosta, Chairman of the Duval County Budget Commission, and Mrs. S. E. Arnold, Chairman, Board of Visitors Duval County Juvenile Shelter; the letter is not dated. Letter from Robert F. Bartlett, President of The Children's Home Society dated February 8, 1962 to Charles B. Norton, President of the Community Planning Board urging the implementation of the recommendations made in the two studies referenced in this folder. A Resolution by the Catholic Charities Bureau urging immediate action to build a new juvenile shelter and bring a "humanitarian" solution to the problem.

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1962

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 39

Subjects

Marianna Fl, Public welfare, Tampa Tribune, Digest: The Prevention and Control of Delinquency in Duval County, Catholic Charities Bureau, Joseph G. Kennelly Jr., National Juvenile Court Foundation, Race relations, Fl Times-Union, Duval County Budget Commissioners, The Children's Home Society, The Florida School for Boys, African-American History, Edward I Acosta, Community Chest, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Somebody's Boy, Community Planning Board, Florida Council of Juvenile Court Judges, Carl D. Langston, Basil J. Walker, Zonta Club, Joe E. Sessions, Arthur G. Dozier, United Fund, Judge Walter Scott Criswell, Ruth Slutzah, Juvenile Justice, Black History, Board of Visitors Duval County Juvenile Shelter, Criminal Justice, Negro History

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Cross-Florida Barge Canal 1961-1965

Description

Letters, newspaper articles, papers from the Florida Waterways Association and the Association of American Railroads. Estimation of cost and profit are also included in some of these documents. Times-Union article about Canal dated February 14, 1965 with map and discussion of tax issues. The article discusses the politics involved and the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND). South Florida politicians wanted to abolish FIND. A pamphlet by the Citizen's For The Conservation of Florida's Natural and Economic Resources, Inc. is enclosed. The pamphlet has a summary of the natural resources that would be destroyed by the construction of the waterway. a pamphlet by The Canal Authority of Florida in favor of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal for recreation and sports activities, conservation areas, and flood control. The pamphlet also has numerous pictures and has census projections for the state of Florida. Copy of a presentation prepared by the Canal authority of Florida in conjunction with several groups including the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Conservation, State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the presentation labels the Barge Canal as economically justified. Article from the Orlando Sentinel dated September 12, 1961 discusses attempts to get money for the Barge Canal project. Internal Times-Union memo is attached. A budget analysis of the Barge Canal project from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a letter to Caleb J. King, Executive Editor at the Times-Union from the Florida Waterways Association is enclosed. Map from the Florida Waterways Association showing proposed canal is enclosed. Letter to the Editor of the Fort Lauderdale News dated July 28, 1963 protesting the canal project. Letter from S.B. Crowe of Crowe's Camp claiming the canal would destroy shad fishing in Central Florida. The letter is dated May 17, 1962, and Prime Osborn is mentioned in the letter as being opposed to the canal. Pamphlet titled "The Dollars and Sense of Waterway User Charges," written by the Association of American Railroads arguing that "inland waterway facilities free of charge is detrimental to other carriers, especially railroads." Article from St. Petersburg Times dated October 13, 1961 citing the economic benefits of canal. Another article from St. Petersburg Times dated October 8, 1961 relates history of proposed canal. Another article from St. Petersburg Times dated October 11, 1961 relates information and statistics from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Copy of article from The Ocala Star-Banner dated January 3, 1962 which relates the efforts of Jerry Carter, veteran member of the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission to get the canal built. Internal Times-Union memo is attached. Copy of several short newspaper articles from various Florida newspapers about Gov. Farris Bryant's survey about the canal project.

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1965

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 40

Subjects

Conservation, Association of American Railroads, U.S. Corps of Engineers, State Game and Freshwater Fish Commission, Ft. Lauderdale News, Jerry Carter, Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND), Citizens for the Conservation of Florida's Natural and Economic Resources, Fl Times-Union, Florida Census, Florida Waterways Association, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Cross-Florida Barge Canal, Letters to the Editor, Florida Department of Conservation, St. Petersburg Times, Canal Budget, The Ocala Star-Banner, The Canal Authoruty of Florida, Prime Osburn, Orlando Sentinel, Farris Bryant

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Cummer Son's Cypress Company 1960

Description

This folder contains documents about the Cummer Son's Cypress Company which at the time was on sale. Newspaper article from The Tampa Tribune dated August 14, 1960 regarding sale is enclosed, along with several Times-Union tear sheets about the transaction. Letter from William J. Davis, Vice-President of The Elmer J. Krauss Organization is enclosed.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 41

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Cummer Son's Cypress Company, Tampa Tribune, William J. Davis, The Elmer J. Krauss Organization

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Date: 1960 Public Access

Title

Daniel, J.J.

Description

These documents are all about Jaquelin James Daniel. It contains a commencement address for graduating Florida State University Students partially given by Daniel on August 12, 1965. There is also biographical information about Daniels and his great-grandfather who was a prominent Jacksonville leader. J.J. Daniel was President of Stockton, Whatley, Davin & Company.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 42

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, J.J. Daniel, Florida State University, Stockton, Whatley, Davin, & Company

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Date: 1965 Public Access

Title

Disneyworld 1965

Description

This is about when Walt Disney publicly made the decision to build Disneyworld. There are copies from clipped newspapers with information on his plans and reactions to the announcement

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 43

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Walt Disney, Disneyworld

Notes

Date: 1965 Public Access

Title

- Duval County- The Blueprints for Improvement 1966

Description

This a book which contains plans to improve Duval County. There is a great deal of information and statistics about taxes, public health, transportation, education, population, voting and other aspects of the city.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 44

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Duval County, Taxes, Public Health, Transportation, Education, Population, Voting

Notes

Date: 1966 Public Access

Title

Duval County- Convention and Tourist 1979

Description

This development plan goes into detail about how Jacksonville and Jacksonville Beaches can become more visitor friendly. John Walters is asked to make changes to the book on certain pages.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 45

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beaches, Development Plans, Tourism, John Walters

Notes

Date: 1979 Public Access

Title

Duval Engineering and Contracting Co. 1961

Description

The folder includes a short pamphlet about Duval Engineering Company which gives its financial data, accomplishments and important administrators. It also includes a letter about a law suit against the company in 1961. The letter was released by Rep. William C. Cramer which he received from Maj. General Keith R. Barney about the action taken against Duval Engineering and Contracting Co. by Loudhailer Industries. Maj. General Barney was acting Chief of the Corps of Army Engineers, and the letter is dated September 25, 1961. A copy of remarks given by Rep. Cramer to the House of Representatives on August 9, 1961 regarding the lawsuits against Duval Engineering and Contracting. Rep. Cramer maintains that the company had a "long and shabby history of cheating the government."

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 46

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Duval Engineering Company, Rep. William C. Cramer, Maj. General Keith R. Barney, Loudhailer Industries, Lawsuits

Notes

Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

Education 1960-1967

Description

Most of the documents in this folder involve Jacksonville's accreditation crisis, in which the city's schools were disaccredited for several years. Many felt the quality of education had gone down in the city. There are several responses to Florida Times-Union articles involving Jacksonville's education system. Most are complaints, but some are also plans for improvement. From these letters, some felt the Times-Union wrote about education negatively. Letter from Jean I. Benjamin, Chairman of the Duval County Budget Commission to Gov. Haydon Burns dated October 29, 1965 proposing an added sales tax instead of higher property taxes to fund Duval County schools. Pamphlet titled "Guidelines for Professional Sanctions by the National Education Association of the United States" is enclosed. Many letters opposed higher taxes to fund the school system.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1967

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 47

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Accreditation Crisis, Haydon Burns, Jean I. Benjamin, Taxes

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Education- School Action Civic Group 1966

Description

This folder contains a list of prominent Jacksonville men who had a private meeting on November 13, 1966 to discuss a school action plan. John Walters was at the meeting along with Prime Osbourne III and J.J. Daniel, among others. The file contains the action plan formulated by these business leaders.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 48

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Prime Osbourne, J.J. Daniel, John Walters, School Action Plan

Notes

Date: 1966 Public Access

Title

Education- School Desegregation 1962-1970

Description

File contains copy of Court Order ordering the Duval County Schools to integrate dated May 8, 1963. A blank application for entrance to First Grade is enclosed. Four Bulletins to all Elementary School Principals regarding the Duval County's plan for desegregation are enclosed. Copy of Times-Union Legal Notice printed regarding the Court's ruling dated August 17, 1963. Two Letters to the Editor one, protesting coverage of Negro students boycott of segregated schools, the other protesting how taxes are spent. Both letters are dated 1966. A collection of newspaper articles about ASSIST (Aid September Students in Sensible Transition) a non-profit group which urged citizens and officials to responsible action in complying with the desegregation ruling. Times-Union galleys about rift between Roger West, City Council candidate and George Harmon, Political Editor at the Times-Union. Letter from the Human Rights Council of Greater Jacksonville regarding desegregation dated May 17, 1966. Copy of Resolution from the Board of Instruction of Duval County outlining their plan of desegregation to the United States District Court dated August 21, 1962. Two newspaper articles about desegregation from the Times-Union. The first is dated October 31, 1962. The second is dated February 5, 1970 and is an Editorial about the school busing controversy.

Date(s) of Creation

1962 - 1970

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 49

Subjects

ASSIST (Aid September Students In A Sensible Transition, School desegregration, Race relations, Fl Times-Union, Board of Instruction of Duval County, Civil rights, African-American History, George Harmom, Human Rights Council of Greater Jacksonville, Roger West, Black History, School Busing, Taxes, Negro History

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Education- School Budget Commission Fight 1965 and General Education Issues 1961-1965

Description

These are letters written in response to a Florida Times-Union article written about the School Budget Commission in 1965. The responses are negative and have the opinion that the newspaper is being influenced by more wealthy members of the Jacksonville community, that it is publishing propaganda. File contains document from the Duval Teacher's Association on the Goals For The Improvement Of The Duval County School System 1966-1967. A letter from Dr. J. Broward Culpepper Executive Director for the Board of Regents on the "Master Plan for the Public Post High School Education in Florida 1965-1975," dated March 9, 1965. A document which lists the Freshmen Attrition Rates for the University of Florida 1960-1964. A flyer from Junior Achievement listing results of a survey. Several internal Times-Union memos are enclosed. A proposal for an Education column in the Times-Union enclosed. Copy of a speech given by Robert R. Feagin, Vice-President of the Florida Publishing Company to the Quill and Scroll Society at Robert E. Lee High School on April 2, 1963 titled "Invitation to Squaresville." Short pamphlet about Junior Achievement. Document about the Junior League and its history is enclosed. Article about Jacksonville being selected as the site of the 1964 State Science Fair and State Science Talent Search dated November 11, 1961 is enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1965

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 1 Folder 50

Subjects

Florida Board of Regents, Dr. J. Broward Culpepper, School Budget Commission 1965, 1961 State Science Fair, Fl Times-Union, Junior Achievement, Florida Publishing Company, Robert R. Feagin, Duval Teacher's Association, University of Florida

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Electrical Department 1964-1967

Description

This contains newspaper clippings about the conditions of Florida electricity and letters of complaint about electrical problems. Article from the Miami Herald dated April 30, 1964 about why Floridians are 13th in the nation for high electric bills. Article from Miami Herald dated April 29, 1964 which states that utility complaints are on the increase. Letter from A. Mackenzie Manson M.D. to Commissioner George W. Mosely, Electric Department, City of Jacksonville with a copy to Mayor Louis Ritter and Times-Union dated June 16, 1966 complaining about the delay in getting electric light repairs done on the Southside of Jacksonville. Internal Times-Union memo from Joe Sigler to John Walters with Letter to the Editor dated February 11, 1967 attached claims Jacksonville was "second largest municipally owned electrical system in nation." Memo mentions the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority), which the letter writer brought up.

Date(s) of Creation

1964 - 1967

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 1

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Electricity, Electrical Problems, Louis Ritter, TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority), George W. Mosley, Miami Herald, Jacksonville Electrical Authority

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Evergreen Cemetery

Description

This is just a document talking about 120 more crypts being added to the Evergreen Cemetery. The crypts would be in the Garden Cloister Mausoleum in the cemetery.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 2

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Evergreen Cemetary, Garden Cloister Mausoleum

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Title

Environmental Issues 1963-1980

Description

These documents are related to environmental issues in Florida. Many of them focus on the impact of erosion and pollution, especially water and pollution. Letter to Paul Mains and Times-Union from Margaret Wilson Shifflette, Executive Vice -President of the Suwannee River research, educational, and Religious Center protesting Times-Union coverage of pollution in the area and Federal control over the River which had been under State control. Letter is dated May 27, 1967 and was sent to Gov. Claude Kirk, Jr., Herbert Brown, Chairman of the Suwannee River Authority, John C. Camp, Chairman, Authority Pollution and Zoning Committee, and Maywood W. Chesson, Jr., President, Occidental of Florida. Letter from the Florida State Board of Health to Mayor Louis Ritter dated August 19, 1965 advising the "pollution from the tributaries of the St. John's River such as McCoy Creek be completely removed" and sent to a treatment plant. Editorial from the Gainesville Sun dated June 6, 1967 which said the Suwannee River had been "abandoned to rapacious special interests." Two copies of "In The Capitol" the official publication of the Florida Secretary of State are in folder. The first from December 1964 lists the Inaugural Schedule, has an article about changes in purchasing procedures, and lists all the members of the Florida House and Senate. The second dated January 1965 has article by Tom Adams, Secretary of State, titled "Pollution: A Luxury Florida Cannot Afford," and an article titled "New Finances for Education Challenge the Legislature." It also contains an Index for all 1964 articles by volume and number. Article from the St. Petersburg Times dated June 2, 1963 about Florida's vanishing beaches and beach erosion projects. Editorial from Times-Union dated October 28, 1968 titled "Everglades Problem Is Urgent." Article from The Economist dated November 16, 1963 titled "Clearing The Air." Several copies of articles from 1962-1964 about the desert like conditions of the Green Swamp which fed Central Florida's rivers are enclosed with internal Times-Union memo dated February 24, 1964 attached. Letter from Lee Burnham regarding pollution from the Ewell Engineering Company which put an asphalt plant within 3,000 feet of a residential area. The letter complains about the air pollution and noise pollution. Burham asks for the Times-Union to report on the story. Copy of speech by Rep. John P. Saylor in the House of Representatives on May 9, 1966 on the "National Scenic Rivers System." Separate folder contains all the materials from a "Waterfront Seminar" presented by Paul C. Pritchard, Deputy Director of the Department Of The Interior, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Washington D.C. given January 17-18, 1980 in Jacksonville, Florida. Folder contains list of government participants, materials from the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, a brochure on a future meeting at Hollywood, Fl. on November 17-20, 1980, pamphlets on "America's Barrier Islands," "Urban Waterfront Revitalization: the Role of Recreation and Heritage," and "Historic Preservation."

Date(s) of Creation

1963 - 1980

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 3

Subjects

Cross Florida Barge Canel, Gainesville Sun, Department of the Interior, Heitage Conservation and Recreation Service, Rep. John P. Saylor, Fl Times-Union, National Scenic Rivers System, The Economist, Everglades, Beach Erosion, Louis Ritter, Pollution, Urban Waterfront Revitalization, Green Swamp, St. Petersburg Times, Historic Preservation, Environment, Barrier Islands, Claude Kirk, Florida House and Senate, Suwannee River

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Fashion- 1966

Description

These documents are a proposal to the Florida Times-Union from the Milton Goldberg Associates to establish a fashion section in the newspaper. This detailed proposal also includes editorial themes and advertising suggestions. Look at Women

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 4

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Women, Fashion, Milton Goldberg Associates

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Date: 1966 Public Access

Title

Feagin, Robert R.

Description

Robert R. Feagin was an important part of the Jacksonville community. He was Vice-President, President, and director of public relations for Florida Publishing Company. He was also a former president of the Rotary Club and Community Chest-United Fund along with many other leadership positions. Folder contains a biography of Feagin dated March 1963. Copy of Times-Union article announcing Feagin's retirement dated March 29, 1977. Copy of Times-Union article dated June 15, 1966 in which it was announced Feagin would replace Robert C. Millar as head of the Florida Publishing Company (FPC). Article relates history of FPC since the 1888. Another biography of Feagin after retirement, noting his civic posts and accomplishments is included. Feagin was President of the Tournament Players Championship (TPC) in 1977. Feagin had previously been Vice-President of Stockton, Whatley, Davin & Company and joined Florida Publishing Company in 1961. A SWD newsletter titled "Viewpoint" dated December 1961 is enclosed

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1977

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 5

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Florida Publishing Company, Robert R. Feagin, J.J. Daniel, Rotary Club, Tournament Players Championship (TPC), Stockton, Whatley, Davin & Company

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Flagler, Henry M.

Description

This folder mostly contains biographical information about Henry M. Flagler. These documents were made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death in 1913. He is most well-known for his work in developing Florida's railways. A biographical history of Flagler's life and accomplishments is enclosed. A list of the Flagler System holdings, railroads and hotels is enclosed.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 6

Subjects

Henry M. Flagler, Fl Times-Union, Flagler Railroads, Flagler Hotels, Flagler System

Notes

Date: 1963 Public Access

Title

Florida Legislature 1963-1965

Description

This is a list of members of the Florida Legislature in 1963 and an article written by Robert Sherrill called "Florida's Legislature: The Pork Chop State of Mind." Sherrill's article criticizes Florida's legislature.

Date(s) of Creation

1963 - 1965

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 7

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Florida Legislature, Robert Sherrill

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- Florida Publishing Company 1962-1967

Description

This folder contains various documents relating to the Florida Publishing Company. Some of them include meetings, theme variations for the newspaper, resumes, board of directors and newspaper articles about paper production. A list of the Board of Directors and article dated January 12, 1965 contains biographical material on the members. A Resolution about the service of Robert C. Millar, President of the Florida Publishing Company (FPC) is enclosed. Resolution on the resignation of Russell L. Frick on January 1, 1966. A letter from National Car Rental System dated May 28, 1963 about the rental of six cars to Grover Henley of FPC. A floorplan of the Jacksonville Coliseum is enclosed in a brochure announcing the Vacation and Travel Show February 10-12, 1967. Article from the St. Petersburg Times dated December 16, 1963 about rumors of a possible sale of the Times-Union. Article from April 16, 1965 that John A. Tucker would join FPC as head of a new department of business development is enclosed. Agenda for a meeting of the Committee of 100 dated February 27, 1964 is enclosed. List of participants of a FPC luncheon on February 15, 1966 and a biography of W. Ashley Verlander is enclosed. Articles relating to FPC's purchase of riverfront tract to build 11-million-dollar newspaper plant. The company was given permission to fill in 5.67 acres of submerged land in the St. John's River for their Riverside location on June 6, 1963. A letter from Belli, Ashe, and Gerry Law Offices in San Francisco; Rome, Italy; and Tokyo, Japan dated June 13, 1961 about personal injury statistics and jury awarded damages in the State of Florida. The letter contains excerpts from Melvin M. Belli's book "Modern Damages," that pertain to Florida. The law firm thought the Times-Union might want to publish a news story about damage awards.

Date(s) of Creation

1962 - 1967

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 8

Subjects

W. Ashley Verlander, Fl Times-Union, Jacksonville Coliseum, Robert C. Millar, Florida Publishing Company, Damage awards Personal Injury Lawsuits, St. Petersburg Times, Robert R. Feagin, Times-Union Building in Riverside

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Florida Publishing Company- Jacksonville Journal 1960-1968

Description

Letters from students studying journalism, criticisms and complaints about its articles. Letter from the James Craig, President of the Jacksonville Historical Society to Mayor Haydon Burns dated January 22, 1960 stating that the Historical Society had not criticized City Hall and contradicting a Jacksonville Journal articles which reported the criticism. Letter has a personal note to John Walters. Letter describing the format, mission, and marketing strategies for the Jacksonville Journal. Letter from Montine Cleveland dated April 20, 1966 which asks questions regarding editorial policies. Letter from Margaret Andrews dated May 5, 1966 protesting article written by Rex Thomas about Lurleen Wallace. Andrews objects and states "Thomas could be a Negro." Letter from James G. Roy, Jr. dated April 20, 1966 complaining about Yvonne Parker's article on the Jacksonville Symphony. Packet of stock sheets with prices. Internal memo from Richard Bussard about a retraction demanded by a father on a story written about the death of his son, Donnie Lancaster. Some reporter's notes are attached. Letter from William H. Maness (State Rep. 1954-1957) dated February 27, 1966 stating that an editorial is incorrect and missing facts. Copy of The St. Augustine Record dated August 11, 1964 with headline, "County Board Hits Journal Headline," the St. John's Board of County Commissioners demanded a retraction from the Jacksonville Journal for an article about teenagers being abducted which gave the impression St. John's County deputies had terrorized the teenagers. Letter dated February 26, 1962 from Grace P. Cowart relating the story of when spies came ashore in Jacksonville Beach, Fl. Cowart was 11 years old at the time. Letter from Robert M. Naugle of Naugle Mortuary dated June 30, 1962 protesting coverage of a meeting between ambulance companies in Jacksonville. Naugle wanted mortuaries to continue to provide ambulance service in the city. Letter from T.W. Jackson about Grand Jury proceedings against some public officials. Letter is undated and the public officials are not named. Letter of explanation by Harry Green, reporter, dated May 21, 1968 about series of articles on an ambulance refusing to take a dying boy to the hospital. Green relates the boy was a Negro, but has no proof that was why the drivers refused. The drivers said they were unqualified, and copies of the articles are attached

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1968

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 9

Subjects

Jacksonville Journal, Race relations, Haydon Burns, Civil rights, African-American History, Jacksonville Historical Society, Nego History, John Walters, James Craig, Black History, Naugle Mortuary, Jacksonville Journal's Mission and Management Policies

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Florida Publishing Company- Jacksonville Newspaper Guild

Description

This contains letters of agreement for the Florida Publishing Company to join the American Newspaper Guild. Internal memo from Wachendorf to the Asst. Managing Editor regarding election coverage. Letter from Mrs. J.P. Shroff with a picture of the Newsome Band taken 45 years prior to letter. Letter is undated, and Shroff suggested the newspaper print the picture since the band was the National Guard Band.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 10

Subjects

Fl orida Publishing Company, Fl Times-Union, American Newspaper Guild, Election Coverage, Newsome Band, National Guard Band

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Florida Publishing Company: St. Augustine Record 1966

Description

This folder contains newspaper articles on the Florida Publishing Company buying the St. Augustine Record in 1966.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 11

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Florida Publishing Company, St. Augustine Record, Newspapers

Notes

Date: 1966 Public Access

Title

Florida Times-Union 1864-1969

Description

This folder contains copies and original copies of Florida Times-Union newspapers dated June 29, 1891 and January 1, 1950.

Date(s) of Creation

1864 - 1969

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 12

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Florida Publishing Company

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Florida Times-Union 1959-1965

Description

There are several documents pertaining to the Florida Times-Union. Some of these documents are proposals, building plans, questionnaires, statistics, newspaper clippings, and letters. Beaches news coverage in folder. Article by Dick Crouch about how the news is gathered. Floor plans of Times-Union are in folder. Campaign flyer for Ray C. Osbourne for Florida Public Service Commission. NSDG Study Questionnaire is enclosed. Internal memo about dispute with The Floridian over which was the oldest newspaper in Florida. UPI dispatches. An article about Social Security withholding in 1981. Internal memo to keep whiskey ads off the obituary pages dated May 3, 1962. Obituary for Elvin Henson dated March 16, 1995. Henson was the Jacksonville Journal's managing editor for 17 years. Packet of Letters to the Editor from 1960-1961. Sales packet dated April 1962 about selling the Times-Union is enclosed. Internal memo from Bruce Manning to John Walters about a Sweepstakes. Letter to Dale Carson, Sheriff dated February 28, 1962 regarding vandalism. Newspaper article dated November 18, 1964 about tax assessor Ralph N. Walter. Letter from S. Pierce Key, President of the Jacksonville Association of Builders and Managers dated February 25, 1964 about a proposed Federal building in Jacksonville. Internal memo dated March 2, 1965 to John Walters about conversation with Dale Carson about impediments to reporters trying to cover the police news.

Date(s) of Creation

1959 - 1965

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 13

Subjects

The Floridian, Jacksonville Journal, Fl Times-Union, Times-Union Floorplans, Florida Publishing Company, Impediments to News Coverage, John Walters, Letters to the Editor, News Gathering in Jacksonville, Dale Carson, Vandalism in Jacksonville, Taxes, Bruce Manning

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Florida Times-Union 1966-1980

Description

There are several documents about the Florida Times-Union. Some of them are letters, proposals to improve the newspapers, meetings and complaints. Newspaper pages from The Detroit Free Press dated March 26, 1967 with an editorial on LBJ and the Vietnam War. Letter from Sanford A. Mullen M.D. dated March 27, 1967 objecting to Times-Union article about laboratory workers. Article is attached. Letter from H.K. Smith, Chairman of the Duval County Democratic Executive Committee, dated February 25, 1966 relating his history with the Democratic Party. Letter from John Walters to Robert C. Millar about Times-Union policies. Walters denies that the Times-Union empathizes "degrading the Negro race" although he says the Women's Pages are "not open to reports of Negro engagements or weddings" but they did report on Negro accomplishments. Letter and invoice from Bostwick Legislative Bureau for synopses furnished. Internal letter dated September 29, 1966 about copy flow and dropping the bulldog edition of the paper. Letter about adding an "Action Line" to the paper. Letter dated November 10, 1966 from The Charlotte News about their "Quest" feature. Action Line news clippings enclosed from The National Observer dated August 18, 1966. Proposal dated July 5, 1966 on extending news coverage. Internal memo dated September 29, 1966 about problems and complaints. Two letters of complaint about the paper's decision to drop the "This Week" section of the newspaper. Packet of complaints from Times-Union staff. Times-Union front page section dated January 1, 1968 announcing a new look for the paper. Pages from the Tallahassee Democrat dated August 6, 1972 with headline, "Is Askew's Staff Falling Apart," and "Nixon Endorsed by Times-Union." Internal memo dated October 24, 1972 from John Walters to Robert Feagin about disagreement between Times-Union reporter and Councilman Bob McClure of Jacksonville Beach regarding consolidation, with reporter's comments attached. Letter dated July 24, 1973 from the Jacksonville Journal (no signature) request for an interview with President Richard Nixon. Watergate is mentioned, along with questions to ask the President. Internal memo dated June 22, 1972 from Robert Feagin to John Walters about hiring a Georgia editor and increasing the Sunday Business section. Internal memo dated March 23, 1973 about incentives and changes to reporters' "slug lines." Internal letter to Robert Feagin dated June 25, 1973 about changes to the Times-Union. Article from Jacksonville Journal dated January 9, 1979 about Southern Bell fighting toll fraud. Times-Union article dated August 1, 1980 about Fredrick Hartmann being named managing editor with membership application attached.

Date(s) of Creation

1966 - 1980

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 14

Subjects

Negro Histrory, Times-Union Procedures and Policies, Southern Bell, Jacksonville Journal, Richard M. Nixon, Watergate, The National Observer, Race relations, LBJ, Toll Fraud, Fl Times-Union, Civil rights, Robert C. Millar, Women, The Detroit Free Press, John Walters, Fl Publishing Company, Vietnam War, Robert R. Feagin, The Charlottee News, African-American History Black History, Duval County Democratic Executive Commitee

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Florida Times-Union Editorial Goals 1970 and Beyond

Description

This folder contains documents related to the philosophy and goals of the editorial leadership in 1970 and beyond. Plan outlines what the editorial leadership wanted to give preference to in the years ahead. They were: campaign for a pollution free St. John's River, support industrial development, push for port expansion and development, push for healthy, growing downtown, work for improvements in educational system, strive for better community relations, work for good government, suggest a scenic riverboat service, encourage creative culture and entertainment, and create Beach authority.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 15

Subjects

Community Relations, Conservation, Education, Downtown Development, Riverboat Service, St. John's River, Beach Authority, Fl Times-Union, Recreation, Pollution, Florida Publishing Company, Industrial development, Editorial Mission, Editorial Staff, Port Expansion and Development, Culture and the Arts, Government

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Date: 1970 Public Access

Title

Florida Times-Union 1982-2004

Description

These are articles about the legacy of John S. Walters and Bill Sweisgood. Times-Union article dated July 5, 1982 on John Walters' retirement. Article about Bruce Manning after his death dated August 28, 1994. Metro section of Times-Union dated November 1, 2004 about John Walters after his death from Alzheimer's and Parkinson disease. Copy of Times-Union article dated February 14, 1993 about Bill Sweisgood's career at the Times-Union. Article written by Bill Foley about his Royal typewriter being retired and the careers of John Walters, Rabun Matthews, and Charlie Brock.

Date(s) of Creation

1982 - 2004

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 16

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, John Walters, Bill Sweisgood, Bruce Manning, Bill Foley, Florida Publishing Company

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Florida Times-Union: Me and My Bible 1961-1963

Description

This contains several letters about a newspaper section called "Me and My Bible" which was a part of the religious section of the Florida Times-Union. Most are letters written to John Walters from Paula Ferrell who wrote the column. Copy of the Clarion, the Girl Scout newsletter, which mentions Paula Ferrell who was a past President of the Girl Scouts. Copy of the "Hebrew Daily," a newsletter. Some documents from the Swaim Methodist Church on Bible study. Letter from Theresa Holloway

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1963

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 17

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Me and My Bible, Paula Ferrell, The Clarion, Girl Scouts, Swaim Methodist Church, John Walters, Letters to the Editor

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Foreign Policy Association 1961

Description

This is copies of newspaper clippings about the Foreign Policy Association (FPA) from The Macon News. This association was made to facilitate discussions about American policy to keep American citizens informed about foreign policy.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 18

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Foreign Policy Association, Foreign policy

Notes

Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

Gator Bowl-Improvements

Description

This folder is about improvements being made to the Jacksonville Gator Bowl. It also includes cost estimations and outlines of the stadium.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 19

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Florida Gator Bowl, Stadium Outlines, Cost Estimations, Stadium Improvements

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Goldwater, Barry 1964

Description

This includes complaints to the Florida Times-Union for being anti-Goldwater. There are also newspaper articles about the presidential race. Complaint letter from Guy B. Dodd, State Chairman for Goldwater's campaign. Newspaper article from the Ocala Star-Banner dated August 27, 1964 endorsing Goldwater. Letter from the Goldwater for President Committee dated May 27, 1964 which states Goldwater had not reversed his views regarding segregation and school integration. The letter stated that news reports were slanted and a "malicious attempt to discredit Sen. Goldwater." Letter from B.S. McClane complaining that political ideas had been introduced into the comic strip "Pogo."

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 20

Subjects

Barry Goldwater, Desegegration, Race relations, Fl Times-Union, Segregation, Pogo, Civil rights, Guy B. Dodd, The Ocala Star-Banner, Presidential Race 1964, Integregation, Newspaper Coverage

Notes

Date: 1964 Public Access

Title

Golf

Description

There are newspaper clippings about golf, chainmail from a golf club, and a bulletin from the Professional Golfers' Association of America. Letter from Charles L. Hendrix to Robert Feagin regarding golf coverage in Times-Union, Feagin's response is attached dated May 10, 1965. Newspaper clipping from The New York Times dated December 14, 1961 about the sale of the Gulf Life Insurance Company of Jacksonville, Fl. Times-Union editorial dated January 22, 1966 with headline, "City Should Encourage The Local Golf Boom." Letter to the Board of Directors of the Florida Publishing Company from Robert Feagin dated August 25, 1964 regarding a proposed golf tournament. Brochure from the Dunes Golf Club with pricing and rules. Brochure about the First Annual Greater Jacksonville Open Golf Tournament March 15-21, 1965 at the Selva Marina Country Club.

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1965

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 21

Subjects

Gulf Life Insurance Company, Fl Times-Union, First Annual Greater Jacksonville Open Golf Tournament, Professional Golfer's Association, Florida Publishing Company, Selva Marina Country Club, Robert R. Feagin, Dunes Country Club, The New York Times

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Golf: Greater Jacksonville Open 1969-76

Description

This contains information on the Greater Jacksonville Open which was a golf tournament. This folder shows the process of attending this event for John Walters, other employees of the Florida Publishing Company and prominent Jacksonville figures. It also contains brochures from the Deerwood Club about the event.

Date(s) of Creation

1969 - 1976

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 22

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Greater Jacksonville Open Golf Tournament, John Walters, Florida Publishing Company, Deerwood Club

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Title

Hart, Isaiah David

Description

This is a document from the Jacksonville Historical Society's Newsletter from May 1966. It is the biography of Isaiah David Hart, an important figure in Jacksonville's history. He is responsible for much of the city's early development.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 23

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Jacksonville Historical Society, Isaiah David Hart, Jacksonville development, Early Jacksonville History

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Date: 1966 Public Access

Title

High, Robert King

Description

This folder contains documents about Robert King High. He was mayor of Miami for several years and ran for governor of Florida in 1966. There are reactions to High winning the Democratic nomination for the governor elections of 1966. There is a document of testimony from High giving a statement to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking and Currency about certain bills dated January 1966. In addition, there is a statement from High dated November 8, 1966 about his loss in the election for governor. Letter from Luthor B. Christofoli praising High dated May 25, 1966. Letter from Robert A. Schneider, State Chairman of Young Floridians For Burns criticizing High. Newspaper article dated May 24, 1966 about India's rejection of U.S. Aid for education. Letter to the Editor cancelling subscription and protesting picture of High in Times-Union that pictured High at Hemming Park with three Negro men in background. Letter to the Editor dated May 25, 1966 critical of Burns.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 24

Subjects

Education, Miami, Race relations, Fl Times-Union, Haydon Burns, Florida Governor's Race 1966, Civil rights, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, India, Robert King High

Notes

Date: 1966 Public Access

Title

Home Builder's Association-1966

Description

Bulletin dated February 17, 1966 with a list of meetings and events for the Home Builder's Association.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 25

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Florida Home Builder's Association

Notes

Date: 1966 Public Access

Title

House, Boyce "Political Convention"- 1960

Description

This is a series of letters/articles submitted to John Walters about political conventions in American History. House studied the life of William Jennings Bryan, and Walter selected some of the articles for publication.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 26

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Political conventions, William Jennings Bryan, American political history

Notes

Date: 1960 Public Access

Title

Hudson Pulp and Paper Corporation-1968

Description

Folder contains newspaper clipping from the Times-Union dated January 12, 1968 with the headline "Trescot Promoted By Hudson."

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 27

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Hudson Pulp and Paper Corporation

Notes

Date: 1968 Public Access

Title

Interama

Description

This is an article from the Miami Herald from November 15, 1964 about Interama by Haines Colbert. Interama (Inter-American Center) was to be a multicultural center in Miami. It was designed to share Latin American culture and establish a better relationship with Latin American countries. There is a site plan enclosed. An article from The Reporter about Interama and Disney is enclosed.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 28

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Miami Herald, Interama, Disneyworld, The Reporter, Latin-American Culture, Inter-American Center

Notes

Date: 1964 Public Access

Title

Kent, Tyler Gatewood 1961

Description

This is an article from the Putnam County Sun about Tyler Gatewood Kent. This article focuses on his biographical information. Despite being an accomplished spy during World War II, the article also discusses his hatred of communism, his racism, anti-Semiticism, and his hatred of the Kennedys.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 29

Subjects

anti-Semiticism, Kennedy Family, Civil defense, Communism, Race relations, Fl Times-Union, World War II Spy, Civil rights, Racism, Tyler Gatewood Kent, Putnam County Sun

Notes

Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

Kirby-Smith, General Civil War

Description

Folder contains the history of General Kirby-Smith, a Confederate Civil War general. Kirby-Smith was a Florida native who fought on in the West after Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 30

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, General Kirby-Smith, Civil War, Civil War Centennial

Notes

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Law suit: Law suits 1960-1966

Description

This folder includes several documents about several court cases. These cases range from morality charges to child abuse to large scale cases. Newspaper clippings about the torture of an eight-year-old girl Patricia Pickens by her mother and father, Mattie and John Pickens. Letters dated August 1960 about a Grand Jury investigation into Duval County government. Letters were sent by Al Cahill to Joe Sessions, Budget Commissioner, and Mrs. Cora Allen, President of the Democratic Woman's Club. Newspaper galleys about the Grand Jury investigation of Sara Thelma Luckie for the murder of Rev. George E. Hodges after the struggle for a pistol. Luckie had been having an affair with the pastor of the Beaver Street Baptist Church for three years. Galleys are dated May 21, 1963. Galley of assault and a crime against nature by Robert H. Jacobs against Jerome Barry Lange dated June 29, 1964. Jacobs pleaded not guilty. Newspaper clipping dated August 9, 1961 about Jacobs' contracting work in Jacksonville is attached. Several newspaper articles about the SEC investigation into VTR, Inc from 1965. Several articles dated January 24, 1964 about the arrest of Walter Franklin Agee, a social worker for the State Welfare Dept. and scoutmaster on morals charges and possession of child pornography. Newspaper article about Robert Lurie and his peach firm who were enjoined from selling interest in a proposed profit sharing scheme. Lurie is accused of making false and fraudulent statements to prospective participants. A background check of Lurie is attached. Copy of Los Angeles Times dated February 1, 1966 with the headline: "Free Press: A Victory in Fair Trial Controversy." Letter from Mayor Louis Ritter dated December 20, 1960 regarding improper payments made for cabinet work done in his home. Newspaper article dated April 6, 1966 about Pennsylvania bank suing Lehigh Valley Trust Co. and the Cantral National Bank.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1966

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 31

Subjects

Freedom of the press, Los Angles Times, Lawsuits, Fl Times-Union, Morality Charges, Lehigh Valley Trust Co, Louis Ritter, Pennsylvania Bank, Cantral National Bank, Child Abuse, State Welfare Department, Robert Lurie

Notes

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- Law suit: Duval County Tax Case 1965

Description

Judge William L. Durden was involved in this case. This was a high-profile case. There are several properties involved in this case. The Text of Decision Issued by Judge Durden in Duval County Tax Case dated January 6, 1965 is enclosed.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 32

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Taxes, Lawsuit, Judge William L. Durden, Property Lawsuit

Notes

Date: 1965 Public Access

Title

Law suit: John P. Shale and Company 1965

Description

This folder contains several letters about a property lawsuit involving the Veteran Affairs and Florida Title and Mortgage Company. This law suit deals with John P. Shale and Company suing because they feel they are being wrongfully treated by the Veterans Affairs and the Federal Housing Administration along with banks and mortgage companies. Letters are dated from October to December 1965.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 33

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Veteran Affairs, Florida Title and Mortgage Company, John P. Shale and Company, Federal Housing Administration, Lawsuits

Notes

Date: 1965 Public Access

Title

Law suit: John P. Shale and Company 1966-1968

Description

This folder contains letters from the John P. Shale and Company that are to be brought to court. Within in them is evidence supporting John P. Shales and Company's claim of wrong doing by the Veterans Affairs, Federal Housing Administration, mortgage companies and banks.

Date(s) of Creation

1966 - 1968

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 34

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Lawsuits, John P Shale and Company, Veterans Affairs, Federal Housing Administration, Mortgage Companies, Banks

Notes

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Title

Law suit: Libel suits 1958-1968

Description

These libel suits all involve newspapers, most of them involved with the Florida Publishing Company. Lawsuit brought by Roger West on March 15, 1968 against the Jacksonville Journal alleging a defamatory article was published during his election against Earl Johnson, a Negro candidate, for a seat on the City Council. Article is included in lawsuit. Documents pertaining to possible libel suit by Chester Crum against the Times-Union dated September 21, 1966. Documents dated August 16, 1967 about the disappearance of office equipment from the offices of several city councilmen. Article dated August 21, 1967 about the Barney Cobb lawsuit against the Jacksonville Journal related to the article about the missing city property from councilmen's offices. New York Times article dated June 11, 1962 in which Justice Hugo Black is quoted as saying that libel and slander lawsuits are prohibited by the Constitution. Document from the Law Offices of Loftin and Wahl dated February 11, 1964 summarizing all the lawsuits brought against the Florida Publishing Company. Letter dated May 23, 1958 from Walter G. Arnold to Robert C. Millar about false reports in the Times-Union regarding a case involving a disbarment case.

Date(s) of Creation

1958 - 1968

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 35

Subjects

Jacksonville City Council, Libel suits, Lawsuits, Jacksonville Journal, Race relations, New York Times, Fl Times-Union, Civil rights, Robert C. Millar, Law Offices of Loftin and Wahl, Florida Publishing Company, Justice Hugo Black

Notes

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Law suit: Silver, Sam 1961-1963

Description

This folder contains news articles about Sam Silver, a man charged with car theft resulting in a bomb scare on July 11, 1961. The location of this crime was in the Municipal Airport in Jacksonville, Florida.

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1963

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 36

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Sam Silver, Bomb Scare, Municipal Airport, Miscellanous Crackpots, Lawsuits

Notes

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Title

Law suit: Travelers Insurance Fraud 1965

Description

The documents enclosed are regarding a Florida Times-Union article about fraud that had occurred in the Traveler's Insurance Company. The Traveler's Insurance Company felt it was misrepresented in the newspaper

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 37

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Traveler's Insurance Company, Lawsuits

Notes

Date: 1965 Public Access

Title

Letters 1960-1964

Description

This includes various letters involving the Florida Times-Union, complaints, contracting companies and from people within the Florida Publishing Company. These letters cover a wide range of subject matter. These letters were labeled as letters because John Walters labeled them as such and not under Miscellaneous.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1964

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 38

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Letters to the Editor, Florida Publishing Company

Notes

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Title

Letters 1965-1978

Description

This includes various letters involving the Florida Times-Union, psychologists, complaints, compliments, students, from people within the Florida Publishing Company the mayor and others. These letters cross a wide range of subject matter. These letters were labeled as letters because John Walters labeled them as such and not under Miscellaneous.

Date(s) of Creation

1965 - 1978

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 39

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Fl Publishing Company, Letters to the Editor

Notes

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Title

LGBTQ

Description

This folder contains a copy of the Homosexuality and Citizenship in Florida dated January 1964, also known as the Purple Pamphlet. This booklet was released by the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee. It was made to inform the reader about the homosexuality and which was viewed as a problem in hope of catching homosexuals. This folder also contains a complaint to the Florida Times-Union in 1977 about one of their article informing the reader about gay rights issues. Lastly, there is a document on where to find gay people in Jacksonville to prevent them from ruining the city.

Date(s) of Creation

1964 - 1977

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 40

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, LGBTQ, Homosexuality and Citizenship in Florida, Purple Pamphlet, Florida Legislative Committee, Homosexuality, Gay rights, Letters to the Editor

Notes

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Title

Library 1948-1972

Description

There seems to be an interest in finding more librarians for newspaper companies and a growing relationship between libraries and newspaper companies. Within in this folder there are resumes, discussion about microfilm, audio recording and clippings.

Date(s) of Creation

1948 - 1972

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 2 Folder 41

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Libraries, Newspapers

Notes

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Title

Manned Orbital Laboratory Controversy Cape/California 1966

Description

This folder contains front pages from several editions of The Orlando Sentinel dated February 4, February 7, and February 10, 1966 regarding the decision to move the Manned Orbital Laboratory from Cape Kennedy to California. The February 4 newspaper also has article about the Soviets achieving the first unmanned moon landing after four tries.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 1

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Orlando Sentinel, Manned Orbital Laboratory, Cape Kennedy, Soviet Unmammed Moon Landing

Notes

Date: 1966 Public Access

Title

- Maps- Hearne Brothers

Description

This contains information about Hearne Brothers maps, their composition and cost. Contains letter sent to John Walters dated May 20, 1964.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 2

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, John Walters, Hearne Brothers Maps

Notes

Date: 1964 Public Access

Title

Maps- Historical Map Duval County

Description

Folder contains a zoning map dated September 9, 1930. A copy of Ordinance No. U-125 regarding a comprehensive zoning plan for the city of Jacksonville

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 3

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, City of Jacksonville, Zoning Map, Zoning Plan

Notes

Date: 1930 Public Access

Title

Martin, R.A. 1965-1967

Description

Richard A. Martin was an editor at the Jacksonville Journal before becoming director of the Educational Services Division of Florida's Silver Springs in Ocala Fl. This file contains letters between Martin and John Walters about Martin returning to the Times-Union to write a series of articles on Consolidation for the paper in 1967. Internal Times-Union memos are enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1965 - 1967

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 4

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Jacksonville Journal, Educational Services Division Of Silver Springs, John Walters, consolidation, R.A. Martin

Notes

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Title

Martin, R.A.: Manuscript for the History of the Times-Union 1973

Description

This folder contains the proposal for the research, writing, and production of a history of the Times-Union to Robert R. Feagin dated June 12, 1973.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 5

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Robert R Feagin, R.A. Martin, Times-Union History

Notes

Date: 1973 Public Access

Title

Martin, R.A.: Manuscripts 1973-1974

Description

This file contains letters about the proposed manuscript on the history of the Times-Union, printing cost estimates and letters regarding the approval and scheduling of the work. A pamphlet from the Florida Historical Society is enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1973 - 1974

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 6

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, R.A. Martin, Times-Union History, Florida Histrorical Society

Notes

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Title

Martin, R.A. Manuscripts 1975-1977

Description

This folder contains letters between John Walters and Richard Martin regarding a manuscript about the Antebellum and Civil war period in Jacksonville. Letters discuss timetables and compensation. Progress letters are enclosed. File has letter to Dr. Daniel Shafer, University of North Florida (UNF), from Dena Snodgrass about the manuscript.

Date(s) of Creation

1975 - 1977

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 7

Subjects

University of North Florida, Dr. Daniel Shafer, Jacksonville Historical Socirty, Antebellum Period, Fl Times-Union, Civil War, John Walters, R.A. Martin, Dena Snodgrass

Notes

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Title

McRae, Mrs. Walter

Description

This file contains documents relating to the death of Mrs. Walter McRae in North Carolina in September 1967. Notes from the coroner are enclosed. Handwritten note says they found a suicide note, but coroner said it looked like homicide. Reporter's notes are enclosed

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 8

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Mrs. Walter McRae, North Carolina, Suicide

Notes

Date: 1967 Public Access

Title

- Medical/Health

Description

Letter dated August 29, 1962 from W.H. Goodman to Lawrence C. Payne, Administrator of Baptist Memorial Hospital about a newspaper report on a former Hope Haven Hospital patient. Goodman alleges the newspaper account was inaccurate. Address by Robert h. Spiro to the Duval County Medical Society dated March 2, 1965 on "Jacksonville University and Health-Related Programs." Copy of letters dated January 1967 between Dr. Van Schaick and Robert Feagin are in file. Letter dated October 16, 1963 from Charles D. Osbourne, United Convalescent Hospitals to John Walters is enclosed. Florida State Board of Health Directory is enclosed. Letter from Sen. George Smathers dated September 10, 1965 on Social Security benefits. News release from the American Epilepsy Federation is enclosed. Newspaper clippings and pamphlets about Baptist Hospital and the planning council of The Health Facilities Planning Council of the Jacksonville Area, Inc. is enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1962 - 1965

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 9

Subjects

Duval County Medical Society, Social security, United Convalescent Hospitals, Hope Haven, Dr. Van Schaick, Fl Times-Union, The Health Facilities Planning Council of the Jacksonville Area, Inc., Baptist Hospital, Jacksonville University, Charles D. Osbourne, John Walters, American Epilepsy Federation, Sen. George Smathers, Robert R. Feagin, Florida State Board of Health

Notes

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Title

Merritt Chapman and Scott Corp

Description

This folder contains a newspaper clipping from The Wall Street Journal dated November 23, 1964 with the headline, "Wolfson May Sell Merritt-Chapman Stock To Company."

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 10

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, The Wall Street Journal, Marritt Chapman and Scott Corp.

Notes

Date: 1964 Public Access

Title

Millius, Robert L.

Description

This folder contains newspaper clippings about Robert Millius's resignation as head of Kaufman's of Kentucky, and his position as President of the May-Cohen Company in Jacksonville. The clippings are dated from December 1961 to January 1962.

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1962

Container

Location Room 230 Container Box 3 Folder 11

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Robert Millius, Kaufman's of Kentucky, May-Cohen Company

Notes

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Title

Miscellaneous 1960-1964

Description

This file contains miscellaneous letters to the Editor and newspaper clippings from 1960-1964. Some were complaints, and some were ideas for news stories. One reader sent in a copy of a letter he wrote to President Johnson, complaining about Johnson's policies and conditions in Appalachia, Virginia. File contains "Uncle Nat's Monthly Letter," from September 1961- May 1962.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1964

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 12

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Letters to the Editor, LBJ, Appalachia, Uncle Nat's Monthly Letter

Notes

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Title

Miscellaneous 1965

Description

This folder contains miscellaneous Letters to the Editor from 1965. Most are complaint letters.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 13

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Letters to the Editor, Miscellanous Letters

Notes

Date: 1965 Public Access

Title

Miscellaneous 1966

Description

This folder contains miscellaneous Letters to the Editor from 1966. Many have newspaper clippings attached and many are complaint letters.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 14

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Letters to the Editor, Miscellanous Letters

Notes

Date: 1966 Public Access

Title

Miscellaneous 1966

Description

This folder contains more Letters to the Editor from 1966. Many are concerned with race relations, and have newspaper clippings attached.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 15

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Letters to the Editor, Race relations, Civil rights, Black History, Negro History, African-American History, Racism

Notes

Date: 1966 Public Access

Title

Miscellaneous 1967-1968

Description

This file contains Letters to the Editor, and a newspaper clipping dated August 6, 1967 about the new Florida Driving Laws and the point system.

Date(s) of Creation

1967 - 1968

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 16

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Letters to the Editor, Florida Point System, Driving Laws, Miscellanous Letters

Notes

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Title

Miscellaneous- Crackpots and Cranks

Description

This file contains a letter about Sam Silver and the bomb incident, a corrected headline typo from the Times-Union, some semi-obscene letters and requests, and bizarre letters to the editor on a variety of topics from taxes to communism.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 17

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Letters to the Editor, Lawsuits Sam Silver, Bomb Scare, Taxes, Communism, Bizaarre Miscellanous Letters

Notes

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Title

- Morris, Elizabeth Ann 1964

Description

This file contains letters of protest at the coverage of the death of Elizabeth Ann Morris along with charges her police officer father, Walter A. Morris, was facing at the time. The public thought it was in bad taste for the paper to comment on the father's problems in the same article that related Elizabeth Morris' death in a car accident. One letter was signed by her classmates at Englewood High School, Class of 1964.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 18

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Elisabeth Ann Morris, Walter A. Morris, Englewood High School

Notes

Date: 1964 Public Access

Title

Museums- Jacksonville Art Museum

Description

This folder contains a letter dated November 24, 1964 about a membership drive for the Jacksonville Art Museum and plans for a future building on Pottsburg Creek.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 19

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Jacksonville Art Museum, Pottsburg Creek

Notes

Date: 1964 Public Access

Title

- Cummer Museum

Description

This file contains newspaper article and resume of Joseph Jeffers Dodge who became director of the Cummer Gallery of Art, following the death of Robert L. Parsons. File contains newspaper clippings from 1961 about the museum opening. Article dated March 15, 1959 regarding the establishment of the DeEtte Holden Cummer Museum Foundation and the appointment of Parsons as the museum's first director. Several announcements about board members and new art holdings for the museum are enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1959 - 1961

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 20

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Cummer Museum, Joseph Jeffers Dodge, Robert L. Parsons, DeEtte Holden Cummer Museum Foundation

Notes

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Title

National Council for a Responsible Firearms Policy

Description

This folder contains a letter dated June 17, 1968 from the National Council for a Responsible Firearms Policy and a brochure from the organization.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 21

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, National Council for a Responsible Firearms Policy, Gun control

Notes

Date: 1968 Public Access

Title

National Labor Relations Board Gibbs Ruling

Description

This folder contains a letter dated June 5, 1961 and a copy of the decision in the Gibbs Corporation case. The Gibbs corporation was found guilty of engaging in unfair labor practices on December 1, 1960.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1961

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 22

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Gibbs Corporation, Labor Practices

Notes

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Title

- NAS Jax: Garth, Robert M.

Description

This file contains three newspaper galley proofs regarding a speech Robert Garth gave on the future of NAS Jax. Garth had been the director of engineering, then later, the director of planning for NAS Jax since 1940.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 23

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Robert Garth, NAS Jax

Notes

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Title

Newspapers

Description

This folder contains newspaper articles from newspapers across the country. The Op-Ed Page from The Sunday Oregonian dated July 31, 1966 is enclosed. Letters to the Editor include concerns about pollution. The Detroit Free Press dated November 28, 1965 is enclosed. The Miami Herald dated December 26, 1965 with a profile of John S. Knight is enclosed. Front page of The Evening Bulletin dated July 1963 with headline, "2 Bulletin Executives Cleared of Contempt," is enclosed. The Orlando Sentinel's endorsement of LBJ dated August 30, 1964 is enclosed. New York Times dated March 28, 1965 about Jacksonville's riverfront is enclosed. Daytona Beach News-Journal dated January 28, 1968 is enclosed. Various news clipping from The New York Times about Donald K. Baldwin, Tom C. Harris, and John B. Olson are enclosed. Associated Press "Newspaper Week," for October 9-15 1966 enclosed with article on William B. Dickerson thoughts on how newspapers have changed in the last decade. A brochure containing the speech by Arthur H. Motley, President and Publisher of Parade entitled, "News Is Our Business," is enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1964 - 1966

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 24

Subjects

Conservation, Jacksonville's Riverfront, Newspapers, LBJ, Fl Times-Union, John S. Knight, Associated Press, Cross Florida Barge Canal, Pollution, Donald K. Baldwin, The Detroit Free Press, William B. Dickerson, Letters to the Editor, The Sunday Oregonian, Tom C. Harris, The New York Times, Parade, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Orlando Sentinel, Miami Herald, The Evening Bulletin, Arthur H. Motley, John B. Olson

Notes

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Newspapers

Description

This file contains miscellaneous newspaper articles on newspaper consolidations, appointments for newsmen, front pages from various newspapers, a political talk by Claude Smith on WJXT regarding an attack on him by newspapers. This folder contains an article about newspapers and grand juries dated March 2, 1967. File contains salary survey for reporters by The Wall Street Journal dated May 27, 1963. Article about New York's four-month long newspaper strike and its affects, no date on article. September 22, 1961 copy of the Lakewood-San Jose Ledger is enclosed. American Press Institute article (Undated) on "The Diseases Of News Writing." Gainesville Sun news clipping and UPI dispatch about Gainesville Sun and a 1-Million-dollar libel suit brought by Mrs. Alma Bethea on August 11, 1964.

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1967

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 25

Subjects

Claude Smith, Gainesville Sun, Lawsuits, American Press Institute, Salary Survey, Fl Times-Union, Newspaper Strike, Lakewood-San Jose Ledger, Libel lawsuits, Wall Street Journal, WJXT, United Press International

Notes

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Newspapers: Orlando Sentinel, Star, and Chicago Tribune

Description

Folder contains ad for Maverick Farm, owned by the Chicago Tribune, who bought the Orlando Sentinel and Star newspapers. Ad is from the Marion Sentinel dated July 22, 1965. Business section of the Chicago Tribune announcing purchase of Orlando papers dated July 15, 1965 is enclosed. Notarized copy of Consent to the Use of Tradename for Orlando Sentinel Star Express is enclosed. Corporation statistics for the week of July 1-7, 1964 is enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1964 - 1965

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 26

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Orlando Sentinel, Orlando Star, Chicago Tribune, Maverick Farm, Marion Sentinel, Newspapers

Notes

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Title

Newspapers: Writing

Description

Articles about Samuel I. Newhouse are enclosed. Newhouse owned numerous newspapers across the country. File contains John Cowles speech on successful newspaper operations. File also contains an article on the "Ethical Responsibilities of Reporting and Editorializing," dated February 27-28, 1965.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 27

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Samuel I. Newhouse, John Cowles, Journalism Ethics

Notes

Date: 1965 Public Access

Title

Newspapers: Obituary Survey

Description

This file contains documents relating to the process and procedures for an obituary notice in the papers, with a letter to Bruce Manning, of the Times-Union, from Cortland Anderson of the St. Petersburg Times dated December 14, 1964. Another letter from Roland W. Dopson of The Miami Herald dated December 14, 1964, another letter dated December 11, 1964 from G.W. Churchill of The Nashville Tennessean is enclosed. A letter dated December 22, 1964 from V.M. Newton, Jr. of the Tampa Tribune is enclosed. The letters specified each newspaper's procedures for obituary notices.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 28

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Obituaries, Bruce Manning, St. Petersburg Times, Miami Herald, The Nashville Tennessean, The Tampa Tribune, Newspapers

Notes

Date: 1964 Public Access

Title

Newspapers: Florida's Pulse 1964

Description

This folder contains documents relating to the "Florida Pulse," news feature which was a combined effort of the Times-Union, The Miami Herald, Lake Wales Highlander, and The St. Petersburg Times. The Florida Pulse team would ask political questions and print the polling results in the papers. A copy of The Miami Herald dated December 26, 1963 with the "Florida Pulse," article is enclosed

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 29

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Florida Pulse, Miami Herald, Lake Wales Highlander, St. Petersburg Times, Political Reporting, Public Polls, Newspapers

Notes

Date: 1964 Public Access

Title

Newspapers: Newhouse, Samuel I.

Description

File contains two newspapers about Samuel I. Newhouse. An article from the Springfield, Mass Daily News dated June 16, 1962 says NY Publisher wants to acquire more newspapers. Article has map showing locations of Newhouse newspapers across the country. File contains Springfield, Mass Daily News dated November 21, 1962 regarding lawsuit filed by Newhouse against Springfield Newspapers. The article contains a synopsis of the 18-month long trial.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 30

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Samuel I. Newhouse, Springfield Mass Dailey News, Lawsuits, Newhouse Trial

Notes

Date: 1962 Public Access

Title

Newspapers: New York Newspaper Merger

Description

UPI dispatches about the merger of The New York Herald Tribune, The Journal American, and The World Telegram and Sun newspapers into a single corporation publishing one morning, one afternoon, and one Sunday paper. The dispatches relate the history of past mergers in the New York publishing world.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 31

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, United Press International, UPI, The New York Herald Tribune, The Journal American, The World Telegram and Sun, New York Publishing Mergers, Newspapers

Notes

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Title

Newspapers: The One-Newspaper City

Description

File contains copy of speech given by Richard B. Fowler, President of The Kansas City Star on "The One-Newspaper City." An article dated December 15, 1965 about how newspaper chains are buying more daily papers, and are prospering in monopoly situations.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 32

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Richard B. Fowler, The Kansas City Star, The One Newspaper City, Newspaper Monopolies

Notes

Date: 1965 Public Access

Title

Newspapers: Tallahassee Democrat

Description

File has newspaper clippings about the Tallahassee Democrat's plans to build a bigger facility dated February 1966.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 33

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Tallahassee Democrat

Notes

Date: 1966 Public Access

Title

Newspapers: Philadelphia Inquirer- Horizons

Description

Folder contains numerous copies of the Horizons section of the Philadelphia Inquirer with articles on science, technology, construction, journalistic communications, architecture, space exploration, banking and finance, medical innovations, chemistry, engineering, agriculture, nuclear science, law and universal justice, pay-TV stations, electronics, government, and the needs of the steel and auto industries, all papers are from 1963.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 34

Subjects

Architecture, Journalistic Communications, Banking and Finance, Science, Technology, Medical Innovations, Horizons, Engineering, Law and Universal Justice, Space Exploration, Newspapers, Agriculture, Fl Times-Union, Electronics, Construction, Philadelphia Inquirer, Steel and Auto Industries, Pay TV Stations, Nuclear Science, Government, Chemistry.

Notes

Date: 1963 Public Access

Title

Newspapers: Philadelphia Inquirer- Horizons

Description

File contains the Horizons section of the October 7, 1963 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer with an article by JFK about education.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 35

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Horizons, Philadelphia Inquirer, JFK, Education

Notes

Date: 1963 Public Access

Title

Religious News Workshop

Description

File contains a church bulletin dated April 4, 1965 from the Peeler Memorial Methodist Church. A letter from Harold L. Brooks, pastor of Peeler Methodist to John Walters, thanking him for the Religious News Workshop. Reporters notes on workshop dated April 6, 1965 are enclosed.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 36

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, John Walters, Peeler Memorial Methodist Church, Religious News

Notes

Date: 1965 Public Access

Title

Nixon, Richard Endorsement 1968

Description

This file contains newspaper clippings from October 6, 1968 on Times-Union and Jacksonville Journal's decision to endorse Nixon in 1968 Presidential race. Several copies of the articles are enclosed

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 37

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Richard Nixon, 1968 Presidential Race, Jacksonville Journal, Politics, Newspapers

Notes

Date: 1968 Public Access

Title

Nursing Homes- Miami Herald

Description

Folder contains a series of articles about nursing homes from the Miami Herald dated September 29 to October 3, 1963.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 38

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Miami Herald, Nursing homes

Notes

Date: 1963 Public Access

Title

Oil Companies

Description

Folder contains newspaper galleys dated February 20-21, 1964 about the sale of land to Gulfstream Oil Corporation. Letter and press release from Florida gas company about the plan to build a new natural gas pipeline in Florida, dated December 24, 1964.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 39

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Oil Companies, Gulfstream Oil Corporation, Florida Gas Company, Gas Pipeline

Notes

Date: 1964 Public Access

Title

Over the Counter

Description

This file contains a questionnaire by the Securities and Exchange Commission, two blank stockholder sheets, and two letters regarding stock market quotes. Internal memo by Bruce Manning to John Walters regarding the financial page is enclosed.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 40

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, John Walters, Bruce Manning, SEC Securities and Exchange Commission, Stock market, Financial Pages, Newspapers

Notes

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Title

Pearson, Rutledge

Description

This folder contains a single photograph of Pearson walking a picket line. Pearson was head of the NAACP in Jacksonville in the 1960's.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 41

Subjects

Rutledge Pearson, Communism, NAACP, Race relations, Fl Times-Union, Civil rights, African-American History, Black History, Negro History

Notes

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Title

Pearson, Drew

Description

File contains letter dated December 9, 1963 and response to Pearson's column about Carl McIntire in several newspapers. Carl McIntire was President of the International Council of Christian Churches. Pearson said MacIntire was engaged in a hate campaign against JFK. The column from the December 5, 1963 edition of the Times-Union is attached. A telegram dated April 20, 1962 from Robert Choate which declared Pearson's column to be libelous is enclosed. Several internal Times-Union memos regarding Pearson's column are enclosed. Copies of Pearson's column are enclosed, one on race relations, and one on Gov. Ronald Reagan's disapproval of Pearson's column. Several letters by Pearson's subjects objecting to his column are enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1962 - 1963

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 42

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Drew Pearson, Robert Choate, Race relations, Civil rights, Ronald Reagan, Newspapers

Notes

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Title

Police- Police Notes 1950's

Description

Folder contains numerous newspaper clipping about police conduct, additional officers, and crime statistics. Many pages of reporter's notes about payoffs and bribes, and general happenings regarding police activity are enclosed. An article dated February 2, 1959 by the American Social Hygiene association about prostitution is enclosed.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 43

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Police, Police Conduct, Payoffs and Bribes, Prostitution, Crime Statistics, Newspapers

Notes

Date: 1959 Public Access

Title

Police- Police Complaints

Description

A report on police corruption dated October 15, 1959 is enclosed. A newspaper clipping about the car accident that killed Lee and Mimi Adams, two prominent Jacksonville artists, is enclosed. Deposition of Patricia Ann Leonardi dated November 13, 1959 is enclosed. The testimony was about a corrupt bondsman. The rest of the file includes letters of complaints about the Times-Union coverage of police events.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 44

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Police, Police Corruption, Lee and Mimi Adams, Patricia Ann Leonardi, Police Complaints, Letters to the Editor, Newspapers

Notes

Date: 1959 Public Access

Title

Police- Coverage Difficulties

Description

This file contains reporter's notes about the difficulties of covering events involving the military and certain police stories. File contains Letter to the Editor from an inmate at the Duval County Jail dated January 9, 1967. The letter has a newspaper clipping attached and the inmate, Joseph William Morgan, claimed there were several inaccuracies in the news coverage of his crimes.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 45

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Coverage Difficulties, Police, Military, Letters to the Editor, Joseph William Morgan, Newspapers

Notes

Date: 1967 Public Access

Title

- Politics: Elections 1957-1964

Description

This folder contains letters, newspapers, and other documents relating to the elections from 1957 to 1964. Two Letters to the Editor critical of the Times-Union coverage, both from 1964. Reporter's copy of speech by Red Franks announcing his bid for Governor dated September 7, 1963. Pamphlet by The Secretary of State-Florida of a "Compilation of The Election Laws of the State of Florida," dated November 1, 1957. Times-Union Newspaper dated October 1, 1963 in which State Sen. John E. Matthews, Jr. announces his bid for the 1964 governor's race. Copy of Matthews's press conference dated March 15, 1964. A series of letters between the Secretary of State, Tom Adams, and Scott Kelly about a recount of votes in the May 5, 1964 primary election for Governor. A memo to Florida publishers from Tom Adams is enclosed. A news release dated February 8, 1962 about Roger L. Davis opposing Medicare. Survey results of the race positions of the candidates dated April 17, 1964. The survey company was unidentified. A breakdown by county of the 1964 Primary results. Times-Union clipping with the results of State Legislature dated February 2, 1963.

Date(s) of Creation

1957 - 1964

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 46

Subjects

Politics, Scott Kelly, Medicare, Newspapers, Fl Times-Union, Red Franks, John E. Matthews, Tom Adams, Letters to the Editor, Elections 1957-1964, Florida State Legislature, Roger L. Davis

Notes

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Title

Politics- Elections 1965-1968

Description

This folder contains various documents relating to the elections from 1965-1968. Copy of "In The Capital," dated November and December 1968. List of candidates to the State Legislature dated May, 1966. Internal Times-Union memo on how to improve things at the paper and how to cover elections. Campaign summary by Wayne Ripley, candidate for State Senate, dated March 1, 1966.

Date(s) of Creation

1965 - 1968

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 47

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Politics, Elections 1965-1968, Florida State Legislature, Wayne Ripley, Newspapers

Notes

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Title

Politics- Government

Description

This folder contains documents and newspaper clippings about a variety of government activities ranging from the bizarre to the mundane. Letter dated August 2, 1966 from Bernard S. Bailey of the Department of Labor alleging three of his co-workers ruined his sex glands, and he wanted the Times-Union to report on the charges. Handwritten note on envelope states "it is the strangest official letter I've ever seen." Newspaper clipping from Tampa Tribune dated March 23, 1963 about lie detectors. Newspaper clipping from Miami Herald dated May 31, 1966 about Federal eavesdropping. Several newspaper clippings from the Wall Street Journal about LBJ's business dealings. Copy of address given to Duval County Budget Commission by Joseph G. Kennelly, Jr. on city and county taxes. Letter from William Catlin dated May 28, 1963 to Gov. Ferris Bryant about matters concerning the Florida Council for the Blind. Newspaper clipping from the St.Petersburg Independent dated May 23, 1963 about council for the blind. Annual Report from Rep. Charles E. Bennett for 1961 is enclosed. Newspaper clipping from the Tampa Tribune dated December 13, 1964 on Congressmen Robert Sikes's profits on land and stock deals. The Miami Herald newspaper dated November 23, 1967 on Gov. Kirk's Development Commission.

Date(s) of Creation

1963 - 1967

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 3 Folder 48

Subjects

Politics, Florida Council for the Blind, Tampa Tribune, Department of Labor, Bernard S. Bailey, William Catlin, Newspapers, Development Commission, Fl Times-Union, Gov. Kirk, Federal Eavesdropping, Charles E. Bennett, Lie detectors, Robert Sikes, Government, Farris Bryant, Miami Herald, St. Petersburg Independent, Joseph G. Kennelly, Jr.

Notes

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Title

Population

Description

This folder contains documents related to Florida's population. Census data from 1950-1960 on Florida's population. Current Population Reports Population Estimates by U.S. Department of Commerce dated November 21, 1962 is enclosed. Also, March 8, 1962, April 30, 1957, and November 4, 1957 are enclosed. Charts from the 1960 Census are enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1950 - 1962

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 1

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Census Data, Population, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1960 Census, Newspapers

Notes

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Title

Pornography Ban

Description

This folder contains letters, newspaper clippings, a telegram, and a resolution relating to the Times-Union decision not to allow advertising for X rated movies, and the ban on second class mailings of pornographic materials in Duval County. The telegram dated May 30, 1960 was to Gov. Leroy Collins by JL White, President of the Duval News Company protesting the censorship. Many of the letters are not in favor of the ban.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 2

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Duval County, X Rated Movies, Pornography Ban, Gov. Leroy Collins, Newspapers, Letters to the Editor

Notes

Date: 1960 Public Access

Title

Request Letters "The Nurse" by Cynthia Parks, 1967

Description

This folder contains 19 Letters to the Editor protesting the use of the phrase "great black paw" in "The Nurse," dated January 29, 1967. The article was referring to a dog, but the readers objected to the term.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 3

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Letters to the Editor, The Nurse, Great Black Paw, Dogs, Newspapers

Notes

Date: 1967 Public Access

Title

- Publicity Examples 1961

Description

This folder contains documents related to various publicity announcements. From the Timken Roller Bearing Company dated November 1, 1961 a publicity announcement on William E. Umstattd, Chairman, being appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor by the French Republic. Announcement from the American Beverage Delivery dated November 3, 1961 about "Beverage by Wire." Several newsletters from Horizon House are enclosed. Letter from Johnson Motors dated November 6, 1961 announcing a Florida Press meeting. Press release of Pan American World Airways announcing a travel preview with Sen. George Smathers, among others, including Puerto Rican officials is enclosed. No date for the trip is given. Publicity release dated December 13, 1961 from the Consoweld Corporation is enclosed. Publicity announcement from Pan American World Airways dated October 24, 1961 is enclosed. Announcement of Valley National Bank about James E. Patrick being named President is enclosed. Letter from Billy Graham dated January 1962 announcing a South American crusade and asking for prayer and money is enclosed. Several announcements from the International Minerals & Chemical Corporation are enclosed. A poem about "Lonely Hearts" is enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1962

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 4

Subjects

American Beverage Delivery, Consoweld Corporation, French Republic, Puerto Rico, Johnson Motors, Valley National Bank, Newspapers, Fl Times-Union, Billy Graham, Publicity Announcements, Horizon House, Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, Timken Roller Bearing Company, Minerials & Chemical Corporation, Pan American World Airways, George Smathers

Notes

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Title

- Public Relations Protest

Description

This folder contains three letters about Times-Union coverage and a certificate issued to John Walters making him a Knight in the "Absolutism of Abbreviators" dedicated to the "Code for the Conservation of Copy."

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 5

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, John Walters, Letters to the Editor, Absolutism of Abbreviators, Newspapers

Notes

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Title

Race Relations 1960-1963

Description

Folder contains UPI dispatch dated June 20, 1961 about the history of how Negroes won the right to travel in train cars with whites written by Prof. Leon F. Litwack. Contains copy of "Washington Decisions dated December 30, 1960. Copy of Georgia Tribune dated May 1961, it contains articles on race mixing and Martin Luther King, Jr. Several letters and biographical sketch about Father Theodore R. Gibson are enclosed. Father Gibson was involved in a civil rights case involving desegregation in Florida in 1961. A letter from Rep. George Stallings dated August 30, 1960 in which he refuses to attend a meeting about the appointment of a bi-racial commission in Jacksonville. A letter from Jean de Ugartedu Mazuel dated September 30, 1960 from Mexico City, Mexico about LBJ and the Negro vote and decrying Reconstruction when Negroes were elected to government in the south. Copy of letter sent to President Kennedy and Attorney General Kennedy dated May 22, 1961 regarding the strife in Montgomery, AL. The letter was sent by Bruce B. Edwards of Atlanta, GA. Two letters from the Rev. Clennon King who got on the ballot for President in 1960 protesting the lack of media coverage for the first Negro nominated for President. Letters are dated December 1960. A report on "Race Relations In The South," dated January 1961 by the Tuskegee Institute. Copy of The Augusta Courier dated August 31, 1962 is enclosed. Letter from the Human Relations Council of Greater Jacksonville dated April 15, 1963 about school desegregation in Jacksonville. A proposal to the United Funds and Community Chest for a comprehensive project by the National Urban League dated July 1961 is enclosed. Copy of an excerpt from the Paul Harvey News dated May 27, 1961 titled "The Un-Civil War." Memo from the State of Florida Fowler Commission on Race Relations dated October 17, 1960 to leaders in civic, religious, and business affairs about increasing tensions between the races and what could be done about it. Statement by Cody Fowler dated May 27, 1960 on race relations and the Fowler Commission. Three Letters to the Editor about race relations are enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1963

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 6

Subjects

JFK, Politics, Martin Luther King Jr., Human Relations Council of Greater Jacksonville, Georgia Tribune, Robert Kennedy, Rev. Clennon King, National Urban League, Communism, Newspapers, Race Mixing, Race relations, LBJ, Fl Times-Union, The Augusta Courier, Civil rights, African-American History, Community Chest, Fowler Commission, Paul Harvey, Tuskegee Institute, 1960 Presidential Race, Letters to the Editor, United Fund, UPI, Black History, Negro History

Notes

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Title

- Race Relations 1964-1968

Description

This folder contains letters, newspaper clippings and a resolution regarding race relations. Letter from the Rev. Joseph Rimshaw of St. Pius Church dated April 3, 1964 asking the Times-Union to quit carrying the cartoon "Ham-Bone" which he said unfairly depicted Negroes. Letter to the Editor with a newspaper clipping attached in which President Truman is quoted as saying "Martin Luther King is a troublemaker." Letter is dated April 14, 1965. Postcard about meeting of the Community Relations Committee on April 25, 1964 is enclosed. Four letters protesting Civil Rights and asserting the white man's supremacy in the South are enclosed. Copy of The Mobile Press about the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Attached is a cartoon on school desegregation and race mixing distributed by the Christian Educational Association. Resolution dated April 25, 1964 regarding race relations is enclosed. Letter dated April 30, 1964 from Mrs. Ed Ferrell expressing appreciation for the work done by the Community Relations Committee. Copy of the "Intercom" the newsletter of the Human Relations Council of Greater Jacksonville is enclosed. Lett from the NAACP regarding desegregation is enclosed. News release about a meeting between Gov. Wallace of AL. and the Rev. W.R. Fairley is enclosed. Ten Letters to the Editor discussing the Negro problem and race relations are enclosed, most of the letters are racist. Letter from Stanley Kravitz dated January 4, 1965 about anti-Semiticism experienced in a Jacksonville restaurant and the ensuing lawsuit filed by Mr. Kravitz. Letter was sent to President Johnson, Gov. Bryant, the Attorney General, all the major Florida newspapers, the NAACP, and the Anti-Defamation League. Newspaper clipping from the Evening Outlook dated July 8, 1964 about a disturbing the peace charge against a man who got involved in a "fracas" with Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)demonstrators in California. Letter protesting the publication of the "Putnam Letter" in the June 24, 1964 edition of The Times-Union. Newspaper clipping from The Atlanta Journal and Constitution dated June 28, 1964 on "A View of Negro Problems." A pamphlet titled "To Secure Civil Rights In Alabama" is enclosed. Herald Tribune News Bulletin on the Civil Rights Conciliation Agency's work in Selma, AL. right before the Civil Rights Marches began. Letter to the Editor protesting the use of the term "colored" in the Times-Union from Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Daniels, dated December 16, 1965. Letter to the Editor dated June 7, 1966 regarding the death of James Meredith. Excerpt from Livermore's "Blackmans Gains and White Loss" is enclosed. Letter from Warren H. Folks, District Organizer of the National States Right Party about a protest at the Duval County Courthouse over gun rights, race relations, and the policies of Sheriff Dale Carson. The letter is racist, and mini copies of protest signs held by the members are attached. The letter is dated March 28, 1965

Date(s) of Creation

1964 - 1968

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 7

Subjects

Civil Rights Act of 1964, Martin Luther King Jr., Gov. George Wallace, anti-Semiticism, Human Relations Council of Greater Jacksonville, Ham Bone, Newspapers, NAACP, Community Relations Committee, Fl Times-Union, African-American History, James Meredith, St. Pius Church, Civil Rights Race Relations, CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Letters to the Editor, National States Rights Party, Dale Carson, Black History, Atlanta Journal and Constitution, President Truman, Mobile Press, Negro History

Notes

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Title

Race Relations ( Maness, William H.)

Description

This folder contains a letter from William H. Maness dated November 24, 1965 about race relations in Jacksonville and a meeting organized by the Episcopal Churches for a study of "hot spots" in Jacksonville. Maness states the citizens group needs support from organizations like the Chamber of Commerce, the Jacksonville Alliance of Churches, and the Jacksonville Bar association. Reporter's notes from a meeting of the Community Relations Committee includes a short biography of Maness.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 8

Subjects

Episcoplal Churches, Newspapers, Race relations, Community Relations Committee, Fl Times-Union, Civil rights, Chamber of Commerce, African-American History, Jacksonville Alliance of Churches, William H. Maness, Black History, Jacksonville Bar Association, Negro History

Notes

Date: 1965 Public Access

Title

Race Relations- News Coverage

Description

This file contains letters and newspaper clippings. Four Letters to the Editor protesting the Times-Union coverage of five Negro women who were valedictorians of their senior classes. The Times-Union photo of the young women is attached to the letters. The letters are from June 1963. A letter from Wilson C. McGee, Editorial Director at The Sentinel-Star regarding Negro coverage in his newspapers, dated December 2, 1963, is enclosed. A copy of the Negro Edition of the Orlando Sentinel dated December 3, 1963 is enclosed. Newspaper clipping from the Orlando Sentinel dated November 30, 1963 about the Trojan Club, a Negro charitable group, is enclosed. The Bridal section of The Miami Herald dated December 26, 1965 with the announcement of a Negro wedding is enclosed. Letter dated December 2, 1963 from Donald K. Baldwin about the Negro coverage in the St. Petersburg Times and Evening Independent. Letter from V.M. Newton, Jr. dated December 3, 1963 regarding the Negro coverage in The Tampa Tribune is in the folder.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 9

Subjects

Trojan Club, Tampa Tribune, St. Petersburg Times and Independent, Newspapers, Race relations, Fl Times-Union, Civil rights, African-American History, Women, Letters to the Editor, Black History, Orlando Sentinel, Miami Herald, Negro History

Notes

Date: 1963 Public Access

Title

Railroads- Atlantic Coast Line Railway

Description

Folder contains St. Petersburg Times dated June 2, 1963 with an article about the Atlantic Coast Railway in it, with a map showing the location of a new ACL station in St. Petersburg.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 10

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, St. Petersburg Times, Atlantic Coast Railway, ACL Station, Newspapers, Railroads

Notes

Date: 1963 Public Access

Title

Railroads- Florida East Coast Railway

Description

This folder contains documents related to the Florida East Coast Railway. Two pages from the "History of Duval County, Florida," are enclosed concerning the history of the railroad in the 1800's. UPI dispatches and numerous newspaper clippings about the railroad strike are enclosed. Newspaper clippings are from January 1963 and the strike was over a ten cent an hour raise for union workers. Letter dated February 11, 1966 from Anthony Haswell urging Times-Union support for an investigation into rail labor work rules and exploration of public aid to competitive forms of transportation by the ICC. A newspaper clipping from The New York Times is attached. Copy of the judgement which annulled the merger of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad with Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company dated May 13, 1965 is enclosed. Numerous newspaper clippings regarding the merger are enclosed. Also enclosed are UPI dispatches and reporter's notes about the merger and ICC investigation. Letter to the Editor complaining about the railroad strike and the slow passage of freight trains near her place of employment, the Marshal Taylor Doctors building near Baptist Hospital. The letter is dated January 10, 1964. UPI dispatches about the railroad strike are enclosed. a copy of "Progressive Railroading," published by the Florida East Coast Railway, dated July-August 1964 is enclosed. The brochure outlines the history and chain of events in the railroad strike. Article by James Eli titled "Work Rules Disputes Explode Into Violence On FEC Line," is enclosed. Letter to the Editor dated February 10, 1968 complaining about railroad strike and cuts to passenger service is enclosed. Two Letters to the Editor from February 1966 about railroad crossing safety are enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1963 - 1968

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 11

Subjects

Railroads, Merger of Atlantic Coastline Railway and Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company, Newspapers, Fl Times-Union, ICC, Railroad Strike, Duval County, Letters to the Editor, Labor Strikes, UPI, Florida East Coast Railway

Notes

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Title

- Railroads- Railroad Crossings Controversy

Description

This folder contains reporter's notes about the safety at railroad crossings and the results of an ICC investigation which found motorists to be at fault for accidents. The laws regarding warnings at railroad crossings is discussed.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 12

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Railroads, ICC, Railroad Crossing Accidents, Newspapers

Notes

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Title

Railroads- Seaboard Air Line Railroad

Description

This folder contains reporter's notes about a 14-million-dollar order for freight cars.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 13

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Railroads, Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Railroad Expansion, Newspapers

Notes

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Title

Railroads- Seaboard Coastline Railroad Company

Description

Folder contains an Information Bulletin about the merger of Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Railroad Companies dated February 6, 1963. Newspaper clipping from the Daytona Beach News Journal (no date) about ACL buying the S&J ranch is enclosed. Newspaper clipping about unauthorized pickets at ACL tracks is enclosed. Editor's note is attached and dated August 16, 1963. News Release dated May 19, 1960 from the Atlantic Coast Railroad about the merger with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad is enclosed. The new company would be called the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company. Reporter's notes about the new company headquarters in Richmond, VA. is enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1963

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 14

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Railroads, Seaboard Coastline Railroad Company, Atlantic Coastline Railroad Company, Daytona Beach News Journal, Newspapers, Labor Disputes

Notes

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Title

Red Cross and Amateur Radio Society

Description

This folder contains a budget and salaries for the employees of the Red Cross dated January 1, 1963. Also enclosed is a letter dated October 7, 1964 from James W. Thomas about the Red Cross and the Amateur Radio Society's operations in Jacksonville following Hurricane Dora September 8-11, 1964.

Date(s) of Creation

1963 - 1964

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 15

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Red Cross, Amateur Radio Society, Hurricane Dora

Notes

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Title

Revilo, P. Oliver

Description

This folder contains advertisements for copies of speeches given to the John Birch Society on "The Marksmanship in Dallas," regarding JFK's assassination. An excerpt of an interview is included.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 16

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, P.Oliver Revilo, JFK Assassination, John Birch Society, Newspapers

Notes

Date: 1963 Public Access

Title

The Rhyne Company

Description

This folder contains a letter dated December 7, 1961 from Hamilton & Bowden, Attorneys, regarding an article which appeared in the Times-Union on November 30, 1961 which stated that the Rhyne Company had been told to recognize the Teamsters as the bargaining agent for their employees. The law firm said this was incorrect. Reporter's notes on unfair labor practices by the Rhyne Company are enclosed, and the letter from the attorneys discusses the unfair labor practices charge as well.

Container

Location Romm 203 Container Box 4 Folder 17

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Hamilton & Bowden, Rhyne Company, Teamsters, Labor Disputes, Unfair Labor Practices

Notes

Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

Ribault

Description

This folder contains a single resolution about a play to be produced about Jacksonville's history. The play, a symphonic drama, to be written and produced by Kermit Hunter, the author of "Unto These Hills." This resolution was for an annual play beginning in the Spring of 1962.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 18

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Unto These Hills, Kermit Hunter, Ribault

Notes

Date: 1962 Public Access

Title

Religion- Churches

Description

Folder contains newspaper clipping from The Catholic Banner dated March 20, 1969 with an article by Joanne Plyler about St. John's Cathedral parish's decision to remain in downtown Jacksonville, and invest in the urban core of the city. St. John's Cathedral built two affordable housing buildings, invested in a geriatric health center, and opened a school in 1967. The file also contains several letters regarding the possibility of reporting on these events for The Episcopalian newspaper. The letters are from Robert Ray Parks of The Episcopalian dated July 2, 1969 and May 7, 1969 to John Walters and Edward T. Dell, Jr., respectively. A letter from Edward T. Dell, Jr. to Robert R. Parks dated June 24, 1969. Two letters from The Cathedral Church of St. John in Wilmington DE, dated March 25, 1969 and the Christ Church Cathedral of Louisville, KY, no date. Both letters are unsigned. File contains two letters one, from the Florida Baptist Convention dated December 10, 1963, the second from Park Lane Baptist Church, dated December 11, 1963 protesting a Times-Union celebration of athletes that took place during the usual time for prayer on a Sunday. The Baptists were concerned about negative influences on the players. A letter and a prayer from Patricia Crosby dated February 18, 1963. A sermon from Charles White McGee, pastor of the Unitarian Church of Jacksonville dated June 7, 1964 which contained serious indictments against Jacksonville's religious climate, press, housing, and education. Rev. McGee thought the sermon should be published. A letter from Doyle Morgan dated December 10, 1963 to John Walters informing him of "HillSpeak," an Episcopal Book Club with over 9,000 members, and which enclosed a copy of "The Anglican Digest" and a pamphlet on "Operation Unlimited." A copy of a Saturday Evening Post article by Henry A. Buchanan and Bob W. Brown with the headline, "The Ecumenical Movement Threatens Protestantism." The article was published October 24, 1964. File contains the Introduction to an unpublished manuscript by Henri d'Orgelys about the Christian persecution of Jews throughout the centuries, and the Holocaust. Manuscript is titled "I Shall Never Return." d'Orgelys escaped Nazi persecution in 1940, came to the U.S. and worked as an engineer on the Norden bombsight and other military inventions. He held eight patents and was a historian and writer as well. Two Times-Union articles about d'Orgelys are in file from 1976. File contains an article about a Church Seminar on "Peace- Whose Peace?" No date on article.

Date(s) of Creation

1963 - 1976

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 19

Subjects

The Angelican Digest, Operation Unlimited, The Saturday Evening Post, Newspapers, Fl Times-Union, John Wathers, The Cathedral Church, Religion, St. John's Cathedral, The Espiscopalian, World War II, The Catholic Banner, Jacksonville's Churches, HillSpeak, Nazi Persecution, Henri d'Orgelys

Notes

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Title

Religion- Politics

Description

This folder contains a speech given by Dr. L. Nelson Bell on August 21, 1960 regarding the election and the possibility of a Catholic in the White House. The speech is titled, "Protestant Distinctives and the American Crisis." A copy of the Congressional Record from March 23, 1960 which contains the remarks of Rep. Frank W. Boykin of AL. The speech is titled, "The South is Not Helpless in the Presidential Election of 1960." Letter to the Editor from Marion Mayville dated August 30, 1960 in defense of Catholics. Letter from Edward C. Carrington dated August 30, 1960 about a book of essays written by Episcopal Clergymen which stated "that there is no Christian compulsion to integrate." Newspaper clipping on the book is attached. Letter to the Editor from J.G. Malphurs dated September 13, 1960 which argued the main issue in the election is religion. The Gospel Advocate Bible newsletter dated August 4, 1960 is attached. File contains copy of "Voice of Freedom," dated September 1960. The newsletter was anti-Catholic and anti-Kennedy. A copy of Human Events dated August 25, 1960 with an article titled "Lyndon Johnson: Counterfeit Confederate." A letter is enclosed giving permission to reprint the article if proper reference is made. Also attached is a list of several articles by Human Events. Letter dated September 29, 1960 from J. Edwin Hewlett, Pastor of the Southwest Baptist Church in St. Louis MO. protesting the discrimination of Protestants in Catholic countries. Letter from Albert Anderson Gonce dated October 31, 1960 protesting Protestants voting for Kennedy and claiming Catholic discrimination towards Protestants. Letter dated October 30, 1960 from Andrew Blaine defending Kennedy. Two pages from Time magazine dated November 7, 1960 with the election predictions state by state are enclosed. Sermon from the Druid Hills Church of Christ by Melvin J. Wise entitled "Can a Loyal Catholic Be A Good President Of The United States?" is enclosed. A pamphlet by the Republican National Committee with critical remarks about Kennedy from fellow Democrats is enclosed. A Bulletin from the Southern States Industrial Council dated October 1, 1960 is enclosed. The Bulletin was concerned with states' rights issues. Copy of the Congressional Record from August 18, 1960 titled "The Right To Work," which contained the remarks by Sen. Harry Flood Byrd of VA. is enclosed. A letter to the Editor with another copy of the "Voice of Freedom", the anti-Catholic newsletter, dated November 1960 is enclosed. Newspaper clipping from The San Juan Star dated October 27, 1960 is enclosed.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 20

Subjects

Harry Flood, Politics, 1960 Election, States Rights, Newspapers, Race relations, LBJ, Fl Times-Union, Civil rights, Southern States Industrial Council, Religion, The Congessional Record, Integration, Letters to the Editor, Human Events, Catholics in Politics, The San Juan Star, Right to Work, Frank w. Boykin, Voice of Freedom, The Gospel Advocate Bible Newsletter, Time Magazine

Notes

Date: 1960 Public Access

Title

Selective Service System

Description

Folder contains a list of the local Selective Service Boards with the names of the officers.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 21

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Selective service, Jacksonville Boards

Notes

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Title

Shields, L.S. Dutch

Description

This folder contains a lengthy article about illegal gambling in the United States with a handwritten note that says "Dutch Shields," and a slip of paper with the handwritten note "From Dale Carson."

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 22

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Dutch Shields, Illegal Gambling, Dale Carson

Notes

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Title

Simons, George W. Jr.

Description

Folder contains a speech given by George W. Simons Jr. on February 13, 1963 titled "Jacksonville- The City in Flux- A 'Dynapolis.'" Simons was Chairman of the Board of the Florida-Atlas Corporation.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 23

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, George W. Simons Jr., Florida-Atlas Corporation, Newspapers

Notes

Date: 1963 Public Access

Title

Sims, Tom "Good Morning"

Description

Copies of the articles "Good Morning" by Tim Sims are enclosed along with a complaint letter. A letter dated February 13, 1964 praising "Good Morning" with a sample column attached is enclosed. Another letter of complaint, with three sample columns attached, is enclosed. Another note with a sample column attached. The readers wanted the Times-Union to publish their sample columns. Two postcards requesting the "Good Morning" column be moved back to page one are enclosed. A card asking if Tim Sims was a sixth-grade student from Mrs. Joseph Francis Ecclesine is in folder. Letter from a student stating she liked the column. Letter of complaint about column dated November 16, 1963. Postcard thanking Times-Union for taking the column off page 1 and suggesting it be discontinued entirely. Another card from Mrs. Joseph Francis Ecclesine stating she was glad to see the column on page 47 and suggested the column be discontinued. Letter from Mrs. William H. Lavery stating she missed seeing the column on page 1. Another five letters praising the column, and requesting it be put back on page 1 are enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1963 - 1964

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 24

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Tom Sims, Good Morning, Letters to the Editor

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Smathers, Senator George A

Description

Folder contains the "Washington Newsletter" from Sen. Smathers dated April 25, 1966, regarding his plans to retire. Newspaper clipping from the Tallahassee Democrat dated May 22, 1966 with an article titled "Smathers Would Be A 'Clifford.'"

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 25

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, George A. Smathers, Tallahassee Democrat, Medical/Health, Communism, Smathers' Retirement, Publicity

Notes

Date: 1966 Public Access

Title

- Snodgrass, Dena

Description

Two letters from Dena Snodgrass, historian at the Jacksonville Historical Society, one dated June 5, 1960 about a proposed article on the British settlements in Jacksonville has a request for 500 copies for the Jacksonville Historical Society, the second, dated June 4, 1972 raises objections to a proposed article on the Barnard Project. Snodgrass recommended a rejection slip since the article contains historical inaccuracies. The proposed article titled "Barnard Project Acquired By The Barnett First National Bank: Some Jacksonville History," is enclosed.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1972

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 26

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Dena Snodgrass, Jacksonville Historical Society, British Rule in Florida, Barnard Project, Newspapers, John Walters

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Sneed, Jr. William F.

Description

This folder contains the AP newswire about Sneed and his treasure of 15 doubloons and 15 gold pieces that he claimed he found near the Suwannee River using a metal detector and a treasure map. The Times-Union had reported that Sneed said he had over 8, 000 coins worth over 300,000 dollars, then Snead said he had been misquoted

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 27

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Associated Press AP, William F. Sneed Jr., Suwannee River, Treasue Map, Gold

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Title

Taxes

Description

Folder contains WJXT Editorial Comment televised April 25, 1966 which claimed that Tax Assessor Ralph Walter was guilty of spreading "distortions and demons" into the election campaign. The Editorial was about the reevaluation of property values to benefit the public schools. An editorial and pamphlet from the Duval County Taxpayers Association are enclosed. Letter to Gov. Ferris Bryant dated May 19, 1961 from J.G. Montague about property values and the Homestead Exemption is enclosed. Reporter's notes about the Policy Committee of the Real Estate Board on their rejection of revaluation is enclosed. An announcement of a panel discussion scheduled December 17, 1963 hosted by the Society of Real Estate Appraisers is enclosed. The topic was "Mechanics of Re-assessment." Newspaper clipping from The Times-Union dated December 13, 1964 with the headline, "Many St. John's Citizens Feel Revaluation Saved Their Schools." A letter of complaint dated November 27, 1963 from Charles S. Shoemaker to William F. Wilson, Tax Assessor about a price increase. Internal Times-Union memo attached which states Mr. Wilson never received the letter. An article about Fair Tax, Inc opening a downtown office dated March 16, 1962 is in folder. Internal Times-Union memo dated July 3, 1964 on the tax situation in Duval County is enclosed. The memo has millage rates included.

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1966

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 28

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Taxes, Letters to the Editor, Fair Tax, Inc., Duval County Taxes, WJXT Editorial

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Title

Telephone

Description

File includes a letter dated March 12, 1963 from John P. Evans, Assistant VP at Southern Bell to John Walters with a two-page description of Direct Distance Dialing offered by Southern Bell. The document discusses the way direct dialing works with the customer able to make their own long distance calls by dialing a unique ten-digit number, area code first. File includes a two-page special report about the meeting held September 12, 1961 by the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission on a proposed rate hike by Southern Bell. The special report does a cost analysis of Florida's rates compared to other Southern States and includes a breakdown of the number of telephones installed by Southern Bell. The special report concluded that the rate hike was unnecessary. File includes a letter dated August 6, 1963 from the Yellow Pages Advertising and Consultant Service to Edwin Lee Mason, Chairman of the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission asking for full disclosure of financial information about Southern Bell.

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1963

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 29

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, John Walters, Southern Bell, Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission, Rate Hikes, Direct Distance Dialing

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Title

Television

Description

Folder includes a letter dated April 19, 1965 from Harry B. Fozzard, Attorney, to all the newspapers and television stations in Jacksonville. The letter was in response to a WJXT editorial on the budget situation in the City Council. The letter relates the law regarding city budgets. File includes an article from the Editor and Publisher trade magazine dated July 8, 1961 titled "Shop Talk at Thirty: CBS Views the Press." The article discusses the quiz show scandals of the 1960's and CBS's treatment of by members of the printed press. An internal Times-Union memo is attached which expresses the hope that the "TV propaganda backfires" and leads viewers back to newspaper coverage. The memo then relates an interesting anecdote about the Russian experiment with The Grapes of Wrath. 1964 Retail rate cards for Times-Union advertising are included, along with a memo outlining the guidelines for TV advertising in the newspaper. A notice dated March 1, 1966 that stated the Florida-Georgia Television Company filed an amendment to their 1952 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) permit for new construction of its facilities in Jacksonville. The kilowatts of the station WFGA-TV and officers of the company are listed. Several documents and newspaper clippings regarding Channel 12 WFGA-TV are included. Newspaper clipping dated November 10, 1968 details the struggle for control of the station by four proposed owners, and states that in the interim, the station will be run by Jacksonville University. The application of the Florida-Georgia Company to the FCC in a bid to keep control of the station is enclosed. Application from Cathedral Communications, Inc is enclosed. The case documents of the United States Court of Appeals May 6, 1965 case between the FCC and the Jacksonville Broadcasting Corporation is enclosed. Several newspaper clippings and an article from Broadcasting magazine from September 1961 on the Channel 12 case are in file. Newspaper clipping dated February 3, 1962 from the Publisher's Auxiliary on a CBS documentary titled "Death in the City Room," about the demise of the Los Angeles Examiner and Los Angeles Mirror is included. A letter with complaints about the arrangement of the TV listings and two internal Times-Union memos are in folder. Letter to the Editor dated September 7, 1961 urging that more support be given to WJCT, the community TV station is enclosed. A bulletin from WJKS-TV Channel 17 ABC announcing they would go on the air in February (no year is cited) with a full line-up of programming, along with a fact sheet about the TV station is in folder. An article from Television Magazine dated October 1966 titled "How TV Can Move A City Into Action," about WJXT and its serious investigative reporting. A brochure from the WJXT research department with vital statistics about Jacksonville is enclosed. Article from The New York Times dated August 1, 1966 about WJXT's three yearlong investigation into government corruption and the waste of taxpayer's money had reached a decisive point, with a six-month long County Grand Jury investigation into the allegations is in file. A list dated March 7, 1963 of the officers of New Horizons Telecasting Corporation is in the file. A sarcastic poem about "television four becoming a bore" is in file. WJXT was channel 4. A Norman Mark column from the Chicago Daily News dated March 27, 1973 comparing their public TV channel with WJXT (Jacksonville) is in the file.

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1966

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 30

Subjects

CBS News, Jacksonville City Council, Government Corruption, Jacksonville Vital Statistics, Television Magazine, Newspapers, New York Times, Fl Times-Union, Jacksonville Broadcasting Corporation, WJCT, New Horizons Telecasting Corporation, FCC, Investigative Journalism, Letters to the Editor, WJKS TV-Channel 17 ABC, Television, WJXT, Public television, Jacksonville City Budget

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Title

Television 1964

Description

This folder contains a New York Times article printed in the Gainesville Sun, dated March 17, 1964 about a plan under consideration by the FCC to force major networks to "share" their programs to existing or new channels that are at a disadvantage in the market. CBS and NBC voiced strong objections to this plan to try to increase competition in the television industry. Wire to AP from Bruce Manning of the Times-Union and internal Times-Union memo are attached since Jacksonville was one of the markets with only two channels. A letter from the Television Accessory Manufacturers Institute (TAME) about the growing use of Community Antenna Television Systems (CATV) in the state of Florida. Internal memo to John Walters about paid TV coming to Jacksonville, and the results of a City Council meeting about the possibility. A letter dated December 1, 1964 from Jerrold electronics about their intention to make a formal application for a CATV franchise in Jacksonville. A list of officers of General Cablevision, Inc. is enclosed in file.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 31

Subjects

Jerrold Electronics, TAME, Gainesville Sun, Television Accessory Manufacturers Institute, Newspapers, Fl Times-Union, General Cablevision Inc., Cable TV, CATV, The New York Times, Bruce Manning

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Date: 1964 Public Access

Title

Television CATV 1965-1969

Description

Folder contains letter dated June 28, 1965 to the Daytona Beach Mayor and City Commission from Phillip H. Elliot, Jr., Attorney, urging them not to grant a CATV franchise license to Florida TV Cable. Elliot was writing as an attorney for Halifax Cable TV, Inc. A lengthy article from The School of Journalism, University of Missouri Freedom of Information Center Publication No. 130 "The Toils Of Pay Television" is enclosed. Freedom of Information Center Publication No 135 "CATV: Problems and Promise (II) is also enclosed. A Proposed Rate for CATV Distribution Service is enclosed, listing tariff charges for Southern Bell, Winter Park, and General Telephone is in the file. Newspaper clipping dated March 4, 1966 with the headline, "Public Service Unit Sets CATV Hearing" is in file. Freedom of Information Center Publication No. 152 "CATV"Problems and Promise (III) is in file. Court Order before the FCC on Tariff filings of Southern Bell, Winter Park, and General Telephone is enclosed. The order denied jurisdiction. Newspaper clipping dated December 1, 1967 with headline "11 Stations Listed for Palatka TV," and another clipping dated December 1, 1967 with headline "CATV Contract signed For Daytona Beach" are in the file. The CATV franchise was given to Halifax Cable Company. A Times-Union galley on the County Commission seeking a consultant for advice on applications for a CATV franchise in Jacksonville is in file. The suggestion to use a consultant was made by Robert R. Feagin, who also suggested the applicants share the cost of the consultant. A second galley dated 1967 notes the applicants agreed to share the cost of the consultant. Letter dated February 7, 1967 from Bill Greenwood, Bureau Manager of the Sims News Bureau to John Walters with the recent FCC action on CATV advertising attached is in file. 1968 CATV guidelines by the State of Florida is in file. News release from the National Cable Television Association dated October 3, 1969 blaming FCC regulations for preventing cable television to expand in certain areas. An application from the Florida Publishing Company dated March 11, 1968 for a CATV franchise for unincorporated Duval County is in the folder.

Date(s) of Creation

1965 - 1969

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 32

Subjects

Duval County Commission, University of Missouri Freedom of Information Center, State of Florida, Southern Bell, Newspapers, Winter Park, Fl Times-Union, CATV guidelines, Sims News Bureau, Florida TV Cable, National Cable Television Association, Florida Publishing Company, FCC, CATV Rates, John Walters, Halifax Cable Company, General Telephone, Daytona Beach, Robert R. Feagin, Bill Greenwood

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Title

Television CATV Application Florida Publishing Company

Description

This folder contains another copy of the CATV application that is in Folder 32.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 33

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, CATV application, Cable Television

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Transportation 1951-1966

Description

This folder contains notes on the 1951 Florida Turnpike and its history. Folder contains suggestions for rebuilding FL HWY 17, Roosevelt Blvd dated February 1, 1965 that went to the Duval County Commissioners are enclosed. The letter writer, Melvin C. Premo called it the worst highway in the county, and there is a handwritten note to pass the letter to the Editorial Department for publicity. A News Release about the merger of United Airlines and Capital Airlines is enclosed. An article dated December 1966 from the magazine Highway User titled "Alan S. Boyd: A Profile" is enclosed. Boyd was selected to head the newly created Department of Transportation. The Florida Times-Union newspaper article dated February 8, 1965 with the headline, "I-95 Is Pushing Southward, Paralleling First Road Constructed by Spaniards." The newspaper has a map and black and white photos as well. Attached is a letter dated February 9, 1965 from the Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority of Brunswick, GA about the I-95 expansion. The Development Authority was enthusiastic about the new development. The letter was from the Chairman, Carley Zell. The file contains a letter dated August 17, 1964 from Jay W. Brown, a State Highway Engineer with the Florida State Road Department expressing concern that Florida would lose Federal funds for highway projects because of the lag in community planning processes. The letter was sent to Mr. Craig Lindelow, the Executive Director of the Jacksonville- Duval Area Planning Board. The letter warned Mr. Lindelow that the Florida State Road Department would strictly adhere to Federal guidelines. A News release from Eastern Airlines dated March 14, 1965 about Eastern Airlines decision to invest 84 million dollars in new DC-9 airplanes. The news release has a personal memo attached to John Walters from John Igle, District Sales Manager for Eastern Airlines in Jacksonville. The memo has a newspaper clipping dated March 13, 1964 attached with the headline, " SAL orders 14 Million Worth of Cars, Engines," which is about the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. File contains The National Municipal Policy 1964 from the American Municipal Association regarding Fiscal and Managerial Relations With Airport Users. A Cost Estimate dated March 3, 1964 for a new airport in Jacksonville is attached. Notes dated October 1962 from the Executive Committee of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce regarding transportation construction are enclosed. Ten newspaper articles from The Tampa Tribune from 1961-1963 about Ed Ball, a powerful financier in Dade County who often blocked transportation projects are enclosed, along with a letter dated October 25, 1963 from Ed Ball to Francis A. O'Neill, of the Florida East Coast Railway Company Chairman, and Frank F. Switzer, Mediator of the National Mediation Board. The letter is in response to media inquiries by the Times-Union and UPI regarding a dispute. Mr. Ball suggested collective bargaining instead of arbitration on the dispute. A Summary of Gross Earnings of the Florida Turnpike from 1957 to 1963 by the Florida State Turnpike authority is in file. A Letter to the Editor dated February 5, 1966 from Cooper B. Gordon criticizing the Jacksonville Journal coverage of an airplane crash in Tokyo, Japan which killed 133 people. Gordon accused the Times-Union of bias and claimed the newspaper failed to report on a train wreck which damaged many 1966 automobiles. The Jacksonville Journal newspaper clippings are attached. Newspaper clipping, internal memo, and a letter dated June 12, 1961 regarding the hunger strike of businessman and former featherweight boxing prize fighter Edward Brady. Brady was protesting the Florida State Department plans to combine U.S. Hwy 301 and 441 north of Ocala into a single highway which would divert traffic for 16 miles. Numerous businesses would be affected. Brady also said if the hunger strike did not work, he would give up his citizenship and move to another country. A letter dated October 31, 1960 from the Reddick Highway 441 Improvement Association is enclosed. The letter is to the Fellow Citizens of Marion County thanking them for the big turnout at the public hearing about the proposed merger of Hwy 301 and Hwy 441. The letter expressed dissatisfaction with the proposed plan.

Date(s) of Creation

1951 - 1966

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 34

Subjects

Dade County, Jacksonville Airport, Railroads, Florida Turnpike, Reddick Highway Improvement Association, Ocala, Fl, U.S. Highway 301, Ed Ball, Newspapers, Francis A. O'Neill, Marion County, Fl Times-Union, Automobile Accidents, Jacksonville Journail, Airplane crashes, Chamber of Commerce, Train wrecks, Labor Disputes, Seaboard Airline Railroad, Edward Brady, National Mediation Board, Mediation, Frank S. Switzer, Transportation, Florida State Department, Highway 441, Florida East Coast Railway, Florida Highway 17, Jacksonville-Duval Area Planning Board

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Title

Transportation- Airport Road Controversy 1968

Description

Folder contains letter dated April 23, 1968 from the Florida State Road Department regarding Access Control of New Airport Road in Duval County. The letter is from Jay W. Brown, Commissioner. Minutes from a November 18, 1966 meeting are included at which it was decided to let the new Jacksonville access road "to contract as a controlled access facility instead of a full limited access facility." The folder contains full page article from the Times-Union and Journal dated May 19, 1968 with the headline, "City's 'Front Door' in Jam. The article has a map of soon to be constructed Airport Road, a picture of the new terminal, and a picture of cows grazing along a small road, walking across the road, and grazing in the median with the caption, "Cows Graze on Highway Called Horse-and-Buggy Road to Jet Airport.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 35

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Jacksonville Airport, Access Road, New Airport Road, Jay W. Brown, Florida State Road Department

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Date: 1968 Public Access

Title

Transportation: Expressway Series by Joe Crain 1961

Description

This folder contains a series of Times-Union articles entitled The Expressway Story written by Joseph P. Crain. The first article is dated November 5, 1961, has a photo from July 18, 1941 of a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of the Main Street Bridge with Gov. Spessard L. Holland at which the dream of building an Expressway was born. The articles contain pictures of the Matthews Bridge. The bridge building and the construction of the Expressway spurred suburban development in Jacksonville in Arlington and other areas. There are 12 articles in the Series.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 36

Subjects

Arlington, Jacksonville Expressway, Newspapers, Fl Times-Union, Main Street Bridge, Transportaion, Suburban Development, Matthews Bridge, Joseph P. Crain

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Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

Transportation: Florida Traffic Safety Council 1963

Description

This folder contains a brochure from the Florida Traffic Safety Council regarding its purpose, whom does it affect, and how it is financed. Attached is Note to Newsmen from John Evans, Special Assistant to Gov. Farris Bryant dated July 28, 1961 that commends the Council. A Presentation of Background Information dated Feb. 13, 1963 by the Council is in the file.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 37

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Florida Traffic Safety Council, Farris Bryant

Notes

Date: 1963 Public Access

Title

Transportation: Rawls Shipyard NLRB ruling 1961

Description

This folder contains the legal ruling on a labor union dispute between the Industrial Union of Marine & Shipbuilding Workers of America (AFL-CIO) and Rawls Brothers Contractors, Inc. The ruling is dated October 19, 1961

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 38

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Transportation, Rawls Shipyard, NLRB, Labor Disputes, AFL-CIO, Industrial Union of Marine & Shipbuilding Workers of America

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Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

Transportation: Roads Investigation 1960

Description

This folder contains a letter dated Dec. 21, 1960 from George Edmondson to Sen. Scott Kelly, Chairman of the Interim Committee on Roads in Lakeland, FL. The letter is regarding the delays and procrastination in the construction of four lanes for U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) which had bond funds issued for 2,600,000.00 dollars. Minutes of meetings are attached. A newspaper clipping regarding the sale of Duval Engineering and Contracting Company to Houdaille Industries, Inc., a New York firm. A letter dated July 27, 1961 from Duval Engineering and Construction Company about the sale is in the file. Associated Press (AP) wire reports regarding an investigation by the Federal Aid Highway Investigating Subcommittee is in the file. The Florida State Roads Department told the Subcommittee that changes had been made to correct "waste and mismanagement." The Fourth Interim Report of the Special Subcommittee on the Federal-Aid Highway Program dated January 23,1962 is in file.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 39

Subjects

Scott Kelly, Newspapers, Fl Times-Union, Florida State Roads Department, Houdaille Industries, Inc., Associated Press, Mismanagement of Federal Funds for Highways, Duval Engineering and Contracting Company, Transportation, Federal-Aid Highway Program

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Date: 1960 Public Access

Title

Transportation: Steamship SS "Florida" 1964

Description

This file contains two letters from The Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Co. about the rehabilitation of the SS "Florida." A Times-Union article dated November 1, 1964 has the headline, "SS Florida 'Face-Lifting' Hikes City's Economy, Too." The article has three pictures of the steamship. The bottom half of the page is devoted to police problems. The second article has the headline, "Lack of Planning Prevents Police from Achieving Total Performance."

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 40

Subjects

The Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company, Newspapers, SS "Florida", Fl Times-Union, Jacksonville Economy, Police Problems, Steamship Rehabilitation, Police, Transportation

Notes

Date: 1964 Public Access

Title

Underage Drinking 1963

Description

This folder contains three letters congratulating the Times-Union for its coverage of the underage drinking problem in Jacksonville. It also contains internal Times-Union memos regarding the phone calls received by the Times-Union. There was one negative comment from a liquor store owner.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 41

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Underage Drinking, Letters to the Editor

Notes

Date: 1963 Public Access

Title

United Fund 1961-1965

Description

This folder contains an Editorial dated Dec. 6, 1961 which states the Community Chest-United Fund was 250,000 dollars short of its 1961 goal. A letter from George Adams, age 92, is undated and relates several stories about elderly people trying to live on 40.00 dollar a month Social Security payments. Adams stated that he knew several people who went hungry and could not afford warm clothes in the winter. Adams wrote he could not contribute to the United Fund. A Times-Union article is included that has the list of Division quotas and amounts raised for the yearly drive. A letter from the Boys' Home Association dated March 29, 1965 that protests the "Non-discrimination Standard for the Federal Fund-Raising to the Florida Board of Regents Program." The letter states the Boys' Home "is only for white orphan boys, not colored ones." File includes reporter Crain's newspaper galley that states "the United Fund will be prohibited from seeking contributions from Federal or military personnel unless the agencies receiving funds certify they operate without racial discrimination." A letter to all United Funds and Community Chests dated December 16, 1964 from the United States Civil Service Commission with the subject: Nondiscrimination Standard for the Federal Fund-Raising Program" is in the file.

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1965

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 42

Subjects

United Fund Fundraising, Florida Board of Regents, Newspapers, Race relations, Fl Times-Union, Segregation, Boys' Home, Civil rights, Community Chest, Discrimination, United Fund, United States Civil Service

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Title

Universities: Florida A&M University 1968

Description

This file contains a letter dated Feb. 6, 1968 from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University to the Florida Board of Regents with a position paper attached. The President of Florida A&M stated that the university wanted to remain autonomous

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 43

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Florida A&M University, Florida Board of Regents

Notes

Date: 1968 Public Access

Title

Universities: Edward Walters College 1963

Description

This folder contains two internal Times-Union memos regarding the lack of accreditation of Edward Walters College. One memo dated June 11, 1963 stated that the college had temporary accreditation as a four-year college, but only in Teacher Education. The college needed to graduate four classes, improve the library and science facilities to achieve full accreditation.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 44

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Edward Walters College, Accreditation

Notes

Date: 1963 Public Access

Title

Universities: Jacksonville University 1961

Description

This file contains a full-page newspaper article from the Tampa Tribune dated August 20, 1961 with the headline, "Florida's Top College Philanthropist: Carl Swisher Has Been mainstay of Jacksonville U. Because He wants To Raise City's 'Thinking Level.'" Swisher manufactured King Edward cigars, and four of eight buildings at JU bore his name in 1961. File has a Tampa Tribune Editorial dated August 20, 1961 titled "A Call for Angels" which highlights the educational needs in the South. The newspaper article has pictures of JU and a photo of Carl Swisher.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 45

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Jacksonville University, Carl Swisher, Philantrophy, King Edward Cigars

Notes

Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

Universities: Florida Junior College at Jacksonville 1966

Description

This folder contains a letter dated January 21,1966 from the law offices of Marks, Gray, Yates, Conroy & Gibbs regarding the location of the proposed college. The six-page letter includes a list of officers, and has a detailed map of downtown Jacksonville attached. Times-Union reporter's drafts about the college are in the file. A letter dated September 2, 1966 from Ulmer. Murchison, Kent, Ashby & Ball disputing a Times-Union article about a location on Beach Blvd, is in file. The disputed Times-Union article dated August 30, 1966 is in file. Attached is an internal Times-Union memo about the dispute. A full-page Times-Union newspaper dated August 26, 1966 is in file with the headline "Advisory Unit Asks Permanent Campus At Cumberland Site." There was some controversy and discussion about where the new Junior College should be built.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 46

Subjects

Map of Downtown Jacksonville, Marks, Gray, Yates, Conroy & Gibbs, Newspapers, Fl Times-Union, Florida Junior College, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Building Contreversy, Ulmer, Murchison, Kent, Asby & Ball, Beach Blvd., FSCJ, FCCJ, FJC, Florida State College of Jacksonville

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Date: 1966 Public Access

Title

Universities: New College

Description

This file has an unreadable copy of a newspaper article from Sarasota, Fl. The paper turned brown, and only about three words can be read.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 47

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, New College, Sarasota, Fl

Notes

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Title

Universities: Florida State University 1968

Description

A Letter to the Editor in response to an Editorial in the Tallahassee Democrat dated May 15, 1968 from Mary Anne Gruters at FSU is in folder. The letter was about Dr. John Champion submitting his letter of resignation, and expressed the hope that the Florida Board of Regents would refuse his resignation. Champion was President of FSU. A letter dated May 22, 1968 from the Student Government Association of Tallahassee Junior College that was a statement of appeal and clarification on the censorship issue at FSU, and about Dr. Ross Thompson - past President of the student body -- is in the file. A third letter dated May 15, 1968 from three Juniors at FSU that approved of Senator Mallory Horne and his handling of the censorship issue at FSU. Dr. Champion is also mentioned in the letter.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 48

Subjects

Dr. John Champion, Student Government Association of Tallahassee Junior College, Newspapers, Fl Times-Union, resignation of John champion, Sen. Mallory Home, Letters to the Editor, Dr. Ross Thompson, Censorship, Florida State University

Notes

Date: 1968 Public Access

Title

Universities: University of Florida 1961

Description

Folder has a Times-Union newspaper dated November 12, 1961 about the 21-14 win over the University of Georgia Bulldogs. File has a sheet of statistics and information from the UF College of Journalism and Communication. File contains an internal Times-Union memo about UF's Basketball schedule.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 49

Subjects

Newspapers, Fl Times-Union, Football, University of Georgia, Bulldogs, Gators, Basketball, UF College of Journalism and Communication, University of Florida

Notes

Date: 1961 Public Access

Title

- UPI (United Press International) 1960-1965

Description

File has UPI wire report about an Ex-Democrat, Claude R. Kirk, JR. seeking a U.S. Senate Seat on a Republican ticket. The report has background information on Florida politics. A letter dated November 30, 1964 from Frank Tremaine, VP of United Press International about the development of an automatic picture receiver from the Rudolph Hell Co. of Kiel, Germany, and the Muirhead & Co. Ltd in London, England. The letter explained the higher cost to newspapers for the new equipment, and asked for a response about "substituting automatic Telephoto receivers for their present method of receiving UPI Newspictures service." UPI wire report dated July 19, 1961 about "Captain" Eddie Rickenbacker, who led the first bombing raid on Tokyo, and who said the U.S. should stop taxing income to meet the Communist challenge. A Newsletter from The Associated Press dated September 14-20, 1961 with a weekly analysis of the news is in folder. A Times-Union article dated March 26, 1960 about a dam bursting in Brazil, with UPI wire reports attached is in the folder. UPI wire report about the Senate Foreign Relations Committee releasing testimony that "a public relations firm representing Nationalist China had provided News Stories, film, and photos to various news media. The wire report has information about free trips provided to various media CEO's and reporters. A copy of the UPI Reporter dated August 15, 1963 about the Associated Press is in file. An internal Times-Union memo is attached. UPI wire report dated February 17, 1964 about the Jacksonville NAACP planning pickets and march around hotels, restaurants, and theaters is in the file. UPI Reporter dated July 19, 1962 about Hortense Myers' election to President of the National Federation of Press Women. UPI wire report about IRS guidelines for news reporters and their bosses on expense account rules. Times-Union article dated August 5, 1965 with an article about the 1965 United Fund campaign. An internal Times-Union memo about the United Fund is in the folder.

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1965

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 50

Subjects

Politics, Eddie Rickenbacker, Rudolph Hell Company, Nationalist China, Communism, Newspapers, Ritledge Pearson, NAACP, Race relations, IRS, Civil rights demonstrations, Fl Times-Union, Civil rights, Claude R. Kirk, Jr., Associated Press, Women, United Fund, National Federation of Press Women, UPI, United Press International, AP, Hortense Myers

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Title

Vietnam War 1965-1967

Description

Three letters from military service men stationed in Vietnam are in folder. One dated June 7, 1966 expressing appreciation to the radio station WAPE for sending a tape of the top ten songs in the U.S. to the naval aircraft carrier USS Ranger. The second dated June 7, 1966 is from a Marine requesting any girl between the ages of 17-23 write to him and his buddies. The main question the Marine had was what did American girls look like now? The third is a letter from an Army GI telling about the conditions in Vietnam, and includes a poem he wrote. The GI's name was PFC William H. Daughtry. File has a complaint letter dated October 31, 1967. The complaint is about the Times-Union reprint of an article that appeared in The Periscope about demonstrations at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, IL. The reader accused the Times-Union of one-sided coverage. File has a newsletter dated February 6, 1967 titled "News from South Africa," about a dispute on the cancellation of shore leave for U.S. sailors. A letter dated February 5, 1967 to Sen. Everett Dirksen from a sailor that detailed the effect of the cancellation of shore leave in South Africa had on the servicemen. A Letter to the Editor postmarked August 19, 1966 with a poem about Vietnam is in file. A Letter to the Editor that had attached a letter from her brother stationed in Vietnam. The letter is dated February 14 (no year given) and her brother, SP4 John Wallskey Jr.'s letter is dated February 2 (no year given) and it told the details of an attack by the Viet Cong on American forces. Attached to the two letters is a newspaper clipping from the Jacksonville Journal with the headline "Napalm Maker Explains Role." The article stated there were anti-war demonstrators at the Dow Chemical spokesman's speech at the University of Iowa. A letter of complaint dated August 5, 1965 about the Times-Union coverage of Vietnam and its civilian casualties is in the file. An internal Times-Union memo about hiring more women at the newspaper, and issues with the female staff is in the file.

Date(s) of Creation

1965 - 1967

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 51

Subjects

Vietnam, University of Iowa, Jacksonville Journal, Newspapers, WAPE, Fl Times-Union, Times-Union Female Staff, Women, Civilian Casualties, Letters to the Editor, Anti-War Demonstrations, Times-Union coverage of the Vietnam War

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- Wachendorf, George Memos

Description

This folder contains four copies of a blown-up Business Section dated August 11, 1966 from The Florida Times-Union. George Wachendorf's column and NY Stock Exchange figures are on the page. File has three memos from Wachendorf. File has two "Stock of the Week" reports dated June 4 and June 12, 1966, and a list of "Stock of the Week" newspaper subscribers

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 52

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Business Section, George Wachendorf, New York Stock Exchange

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Ward, James Robertson 1933-1975

Description

This file has 11 Letters to the Times Union from various churches and synagogues dated from 1965 to 1973 expressing appreciation for the coverage by Ward, the Times-Union Religion Editor. Ward's job application to the Times-Union is in the file. Three letters commending Ward for his coverage of business and Baptist Hospital events are in the folder. Ten letters of commendation for Ward's series of articles in 1973 about the history of King's Road, Jacksonville are in the file. Included are two letters between John Walters and Dr. Richard Bizot of the University of North Florida dated April 29 and May 1, 1975 about Ward's withdrawal from a book contract based on his Kings Road articles due to family illness. The Jacksonville Historical Society was also involved in the book contract. One letter of complaint about Ward's article dated March 26, 1975 is in the file.

Date(s) of Creation

1933 - 1975

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 53

Subjects

University of North Florida, Dr. Richard Bizot, Newspapers, Fl Times-Union, Jacksonville History, Janes Robertson Ward, John Walters, Jacksonville's Churches, Dena Snodgrass

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Women

Description

Two copies of a letter dated May 30, 1961 from the Duval County Democratic Woman's Club are in the file. A list of the officers is on the letter head. The club passed a resolution which protested the suppression of news by the Times-Union. A copy of a speech by Ponchitta Pierce on "Negro News: A New Dimension for Woman's Pages" is in the file. Letter dated March 1, 1964 from the American Business Women's Association to Robert R. Feagin about the installation of the A.B.W.A.'s installation of a Jacksonville chapter, and the two scholarships the woman's organization were sponsoring. The scholarships were to Jones Business College and Jacksonville University. A pamphlet about the American Business Women's Association is in the file. A paper on the Equal Pay Act of 1963 is in the file. The Act prohibited discrimination in pay for comparable work except on the basis of sex. A letter dated December 26, 1962 protested the early release of a Mrs. Hartley who had been convicted of embezzlement. The letter is anonymous.

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1964

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 54

Subjects

Jones Business College, Newspapers, Race relations, Fl Times-Union, Civil rights, American Business Women's Association, African-American History, Embezzlement, Jacksonville University, Women, Letters to the Editor, Robert R. Feagin, Black History, Duval County Democratic Woman's Club, Equal Pay Act of 1963, Negro History

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Yerkes Laboratory 1962

Description

This file has letter from Emory University dated March 8, 1962 about the removal of Yerkes Laboratory of Primate Biology in Orange Park from sponsorship by Emory University. A letter dated April 6, 1962 from the Board of Control about Yerkes Laboratory and continued scientific study in Florida. A copy of a report by Scientific American on the Yerkes Laboratory is attached to the letter

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 55

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Yerkes Laboratory, Emory University, Yerkes Laboratory of Primate Biology, Orange Park Fl, Scientific American

Notes

Date: 1962 Public Access

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Photographs

Description

This folder has black and white photographs. They are sorted by photographer, and in some cases by subject. Two photos are of Times-Union staff, and there is one photo of John Walters receiving a commemorative newspaper block from the Jacksonville Historical Society. There is a photo of the USS Saratoga taken in 1956 while the ship was at sea and during an inspection

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 56

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Fl Times-Union Staff, Photographs, USS Saratoga, John Walters

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Photographs

Description

This folder has black and white photographs, sorted by photographer. Many are pictures of Times-Union staff. Two photographs have the names of the subjects on them.

Container

Location Room 203 Container Box 4 Folder 57

Subjects

Fl Times-Union, Newspapers, Fl Times-Union Staff, Photographs

Notes

Public Access