Florida Citrus Archives

The types of materials that we collect are those things that contributed to the history of the citrus industry in Florida: Letters, photos, newspaper clippings, documents, memos, invoices, bills of lading, letterheads, envelopes, notes, diaries, maps, newsletters, drawings and citrus crate labels.

The time frame represented covers that period from early history to the present, but the great majority of our materials fall between 1885 and the present (and most of those span the period from 1920 to the present).  Naturally, the more recent history is much more completely represented than the earlier years'.

A partial list of individuals and organizations represented in the archives:

Dr. John Attaway
Dr. O. C. Bryan
Dr. Robert Carter
Citrus Industry Magazine
Citrus Research & Education Center
Emory Cocke
Davenport Collection
James P. Drane
Dr. William Drew
Florida Citrus Exchange
Florida Grower Magazine
Florida Citrus Mutual
Florida Citrus Packers
Florida Citrus Processors Assn.
Florida Citrus Reporter
Florida Citrus Showcase
Florida Department of Citrus
Julian Fussell
Dr. Bill Grierson
Walter Hawkins
Robin Hooker
Holly Hill
Roy Hunter
Indian River Citrus League
Warren Johnson
Dr. James Kesterson
Robert E. Leahy Studio Films
James Morton
Bert Roper
Gordon Smith, Citrus & Vegetable Magazine
C. Howard Sweatt
Dr. Tommy Thompson
Tropicana Products, Inc.
USDA
Waverly CGA
Wilson-Toomer Fertilizer Co.
Vaughan Woods

We are preparing to post a sampling of images from our various collections in the effort to make the archives more accessible to everyone, regardless of their proximity to Florida Southern College.

If you have Florida citrus-related materials that you plan to discard, please read this first!