Uploads from State Library and Archives of Florida, tagged education

Coral Gables: The Global City of the Future

nobody@flickr.com (State Library and Archives of Florida) — Fri, 03 May 2013 05:08:07 -0700

State Library and Archives of Florida posted a video:

Local call number: V-14 CA063; S. 828

Title: [Coral Gables: Global City of the Future]

Date of film: 1970s

Physical descrip: Color; sound; Original film length: 15:06.

Series creator: Florida Promotional Films, 1948-1978

General note: This film starts with a man navigating his yacht through a typical Coral Gables neighborhood with large houses on canals, swimming pools and docked boats behind each. He gets home, greets the kids, has a quick shower, gives the wife a peck on the lips, and then he is on a jet to Paris. The host/narrator then pitches his neighborhood from the streets of Paris. He continues the narration from London, Latin America and New York City, and then returns home. Then, various CEOs tell why they and their companies moved to Coral Gables. Throughout, the film shows scenes of "the good life," education, industry, culture and entertainment. Produced by Associated Filmmakers International.

To see full-length versions of this and other videos from the State Archives of Florida, visit www.floridamemory.com/video/.

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850-245-6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/252961

William Boehmer teaching Seminole children at the government school: Brighton Reservation, Florida

nobody@flickr.com (State Library and Archives of Florida) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:16:47 -0700

State Library and Archives of Florida posted a photo:

Local call number: JJS0608

Title: William Boehmer teaching Seminole children at the government school: Brighton Reservation, Florida

Date: ca. 1948

Physical descrip: 1 transparency - col. - 4 x 5 in.

Series Title: Joseph Janney Steinmetz Collection

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.myflorida.com

Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/245558

Monticello High School: Monticello, Florida

nobody@flickr.com (State Library and Archives of Florida) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 05:31:38 -0700

State Library and Archives of Florida posted a photo:

Local call number: PR05568

Title: Monticello High School: Monticello, Florida

Date: ca. 1930

General note: Monticello High School, located at 425 East Washington Street in Monticello, Jefferson County, Florida, was built by slave labor in 1852. Originally known as Jefferson Academy, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

Series Title: Print Collections

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/4776

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Profile portrait of May Mann Jennings

nobody@flickr.com (State Library and Archives of Florida) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:02:14 -0800

State Library and Archives of Florida posted a photo:

Local call number: GV000477

Title: Profile portrait of May Mann Jennings

Date: January 8, 1901

General note: May Mann Jennings was born in 1872. The Jennings were married in 1891 and lived in Brooksville before moving to the Governor's mansion in 1901. By 1912, Mrs. Jennings had become active in civic work and politics. After she was widowed in 1920, she headed the Florida Federation of Women's Clubs and was co-founder of the Florida League of Women Voters. She campaigned for women's suffrage, prohibition, better treatment of children and prisoners, education funding, historic preservation, Seminole Indian reservations, fence laws and highway beautification. The 1,800-acre Royal Palm Hammock State Park, which she helped create, was the eastern entrance to the current 1.5 million-acre Everglades National Park. Mrs. Jennings died in Jacksonville in 1963 at the age of 90.

Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 10 x 8 in.

Series Title: Reference collection

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/128275

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Mary McLeod Bethune with a line of girls from her school: Daytona Beach, Florida

nobody@flickr.com (State Library and Archives of Florida) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:59:08 -0800

State Library and Archives of Florida posted a photo:

Local call number: N041432

Title: Mary McLeod Bethune with a line of girls from her school: Daytona Beach, Florida

Date: ca. 1905

Physical descrip: 1 photonegative - b&w - 4 x 5 in.

Series Title: General collection

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/149519

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President Nixon at Tallahassee Airport

nobody@flickr.com (State Library and Archives of Florida) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:45:11 -0700

State Library and Archives of Florida posted a video:

Title: [President Nixon at Tallahassee Airport]

Date of film: October 28, 1970

Physical descrip: B&W; silent and sound; original length: 12:08.

Local call number: V-188; BA261

General note: Excerpt of original. This film begins with footage of spectators awaiting President Nixon's arrival at the Tallahassee airport. Secret Service officers inspect the stage, podium, and surrounding area. Air Force One lands and President Nixon, Governor Kirk, and Congressman William Cramer appear. President Nixon praises Judge Harold Carswell of Tallahassee for his courage and determination following the Senate's rejection of his appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. The President gives a brief speech on school integration, stressing the importance of equality in educational opportunities. After his speech, Nixon shakes hands with supporters, then boards Air Force One, where he pauses to raise joined hands with Governor Kirk and Congressman William Cramer. The film is silent except during the President's speech. Produced by WFSU-TV.

To see full-length versions of this and other videos from the State Archives of Florida, visit www.floridamemory.com/video/.

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232438

Betty Castor

nobody@flickr.com (State Library and Archives of Florida) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:06:47 -0700

State Library and Archives of Florida posted a photo:

Local call number: PT02734

Title: Betty Castor

Date: ca. 1985

General note: Florida's first female cabinet member, Castor was President pro tempore in the Senate from 1985-86. She served as a Florida State Senator from 1976 to 1986 and as Florida's Commissioner of Education from 1986 to 1994.

Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 4 in.

Series Title: Political collection

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/21345

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