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CITY OF LAKELAND EPHEMERA

1892 - 2002

RG100

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

This collection consists of brochures, posters, news articles and other ephemera from the city government, Lakeland businesses and organizations.  It is organized by subject and size into 13 boxes ( 7.5 feet).

BOX FOLDER CONTENTS DATES
         Tourism        
1

Brochures

1912-1993       
          2 Chamber of Commerce Ephemera 1925 - 1996
         3 Chamber of Commerce Publications 1924 - 1999
         4 Magazine Articles 1924 - 1999

1A

  National Geographic Magazine 1930
               

Government     

                      
    2   1 General 1950 - 2001
   1a Histories of Lakeland n.d.
         2 Citrus Connection (bus) 1989 - 1999
       3 City Commission / Mayors 1979 - 1997
          4 City Employees (see also Box 13) 1961 - 2000
          5 Communication to Employees 1961 - 2000
         6 Dedications, Proclamations, Resolutions, Ordinances, Letterhead 1907 - 1998
          7 Department of Public Works (Sewer, Recycling) 1993 - 1994
   8 Lakeland Electric & Water 1964 - 1999
         9 Neighborhood Development 1989 - 2000
  9a Community Development Workshops, Walking Tours 1985 - 2001
         10 Cemeteries 2000
   11 "City News" 2001
   12 Metal Plaque for Northside Fire Station 1950
     Recreation          
    3   1 Bike Paths n.d.
         2 Celebrations & Festivals - General 1952 - 2000
         3 Pageants 1969 - 1985
         4 Parks & Recreation Department 1933 - 2001
          5 Sports 1930 - 1992
         6 Swan Scrapbook 1954 - 1957
     Commercial            
   4   1

Businesses A - D

1980 - 1999
       2

Breed Technologies

1997
       3 Communications Industry 1954 - 1991
      4 Discount Auto 1995 - 1997
       5 Businesses E - G 1920 - 1999
   5a First National Bank n.d.
      6 Goodwill Industries 1994 - 1997
      7 Businesses H - J 1956 - 1998
        8 Hotels, Silver Dollar 1901 - 1997
  5  1

Businesses K - N

1990 - 1998
      2 Lakeland Square Mall 1988 - 1995
      3 Mosswood Bookshop 1993 - 1998
        4 Businesses O - R 1922 - 1996
      5 Business S - Z 1932 - 1996
       6 Trader's 1994 - 1997
      7 Turner's Offset Printing Services 1995 - 1997
     8 YMCA 1991 - 2001
  6   1 Health Industry 1919 - 1996
      2 Housing Industry 1990 - 1991
    3 Individuals n.d.
             

Arts

           
  7  1 Art - General 1914 - 1994
      2 Arts on the Park 1982 - 1998
     3 Creative Writing Class n.d.
     4 Lakeland Art Guild 1964 - 1996
      5 Music - General 1979 - 1998
      6 Theater - General 1927 - 1999
      7 Lakeland Little Theater 1951 - 1978
         

Oversize

        
 8 1 Arts on the Park 1991 - 2000
      2 Civic Center (Exhibit Hall Floor Plan) Events 1990 - 2000
      3 Harrison School for the Performing Arts 1991 - 1998
     4 Imperial Symphony Orchestra 1991 - 1995
       5 Kathleen Red Devils ink drawing by Dennis Muntz 1979
      6 "Lakeland City of Hearts Desire" by JT Horney 1939
       7 Lakeland Jr. High - Future Teachers of America charter 1958
     8 Lakeland Public Library 1984 - 2002
       9 Landmark Restaurant n.d.
      10 Miscellaneous Art, Music, Sports 1991 - 1998
     11 Miscellaneous Businesses 1946 - 1998
      12 Miscellaneous Prints (Eagle by Karen Covalt Ryvberg), Carpenters Home 1927
     13 Organizations 1939 - 1998
     14 Painting by B. C. Jeman 1973
     15 Pied Pipers 1993 - 1999
       16 Pilot Club of Lakeland photograph (RG5650) 1967
       17 Pilots in the Sun Photos & Lindberg photo 1990
     18 Schools (pennants) 1959 - 1999
     19 University of Florida Diploma (Susan Schneider - RG5598) 1965, 1967
  20 Master Plan for Lake Mirror Park 2002
   21 Phase I Proposed Renovations for TigerTown 2002
 9 1 Calendars 1993 - 2002
      2 Lakeland Tourist Club newspaper (RG5640) 1942
       3 Magazines 1962 - 2000
      4 Miscellaneous Newspapers 1903 - 1994
 10    1 Aerial photograph n.d.
     2 Buss Poster (RG5200) - "The Soloist" 1987
      3 Canada n.d.
      4 Carpenters Home photograph of staff 1926
      5 Detroit Tigers pennant n.d.
      6 Florida Southern College - Child of the Sun Jazz concerts 1989 - 1998
       7 Festival of Fine Arts, Annie Pfeiffer Chapel by Windon S. Newton 1989 - 1997
     8 Southern Newspaper 1922
     9 Hanquist Swan Poster, Lakeland 2000 Calendar, Eclectic Emporium 1993 - 2000
     10 Harrison Center 1992
     11 Historic Preservation / Historic Lakeland 1986 - 2000
     12 Hotel & Restaurant Brochures 1924 - 1980's
    13 Imperial Neptune Society (Victor Baker) 1943
       14 Imperial Symphony 1994 - 1997
      15 Lake Mirror Landscape (RG110) 1961
       16 Lakeland Library Newspaper Articles 1987 - 1998
       17 Lakeland Posters  n.d.
       18 Lakeland Square Mall (RG130) n.d.
      19 Law Enforcement Day 1981
       20 Munn Park drawings & posters of events 1990 - 1998
        21 Newspapers 1898 -1994
       22 Oil Painting - Rogers Swamp n.d.
      23 Polk County (Senior Games, Special Olympics, Winter Haven, Lake Wales) 1980 - 1999
     24 Polk Museum of Art - Mayfaire posters 1984 - 2000
        25 Polk Theatre 1993 - 1998
      26 Roxy Theatre, Sulphur Springs - from Mayhall (RG4200) n.d.
      27 Southern Association Habitat Artists - Bok Tower, turkeys 1988, 1989
      28 Space Apple 1988

   11   

        

Clubs and Organizations

          
    

Oversize - Newspapers

 

12

   New York Times Nov 4, 1965
      This Week in Lakeland 1938 - 1940
      Lakeland Weekly Advertiser 1918 - 1919
    "Lakeland All American City" - Look Magazine March 1971
      "Hurricane Donna" Sept. 12, 1960
     "City Charter" - Lakeland Evening Telegram  July 22, 1922
     "Lakeland 75th Anniversary" - Ledger Mar. 13, 1960
     "Polk County Centennial" - Ledger Feb. 5, 1961
     "Neva Jane Langley & Frances Langford" - American Press Sept. 12, 1962
     Lakeland Star Telegram & Lakeland Evening Star Nov. 6, 1924
     "Then and Now" - Lakeland Star Telegram Dec. 19, 1926
     "Then and Now" - Lakeland Ledger Sept. 24, 1939
     Lakeland Ledger Review issue Nov. 3, 1957
     "Ruth Elder" - Anniston Star, Alabama Oct. 11, 1927
     "John Kennedy Assassination" - Lakeland Ledger Nov. 22, 1963
     "Detroit Tigers" - Lakeland Ledger March 6, 1959
     The Lakelander April 23, 1967
     "George Bush Election" - Ledger Nov. 8, 2000
     "Lakeland Public Library: Book Mobile" - Ledger Aug. 1, 1954
     "Lakeland Public Library: Dedication" - Ledger May 29, 1966
    "Girl in the Well" - Ledger July 27, 1930
      Philadelphia Public Ledger 1836
     Country Journal 1735
     "Mayfaire" Time Out supplement to The Ledger 1987-89,92-99
13    Robert V. Youkey, City Manager: Scrapbook 1960 - 1967
   

VCR Tapes - Upper Cabinet, workroom

   
VCR 180 Annual singing Christmas Tree at Lakeland (Civic) Center Dec.13-14, 1991
VCR 250,260 Promotional Videos 2000
VCR 270,280 Gene Strickland Retirement/Roast 2000
VCR 300 The Village Groomers at Tigertown ball field n.d.
VCR 310 Terrace Hotel: ABC Channel 28 Tampa newscast n.d.
VCR 320 Lakeland, Florida 1964
VCR 330 Megabration n.d.

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