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Financial Aid for Career Training Inc. worked with the Center and provided loans for women to improve their skills so that they could return to the work force.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nSeries II: Other Organizations, 1971-1988 holds materials concerning various other organizations in which Ettinger had an interest. Most of these organizations concern women and education, such as, the Central Florida Educational Consortium for Women. However, political and community organizations, such as, the League of Women Voters and the Jewish Community Center are also represented here.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nSeries III: Personal, 1969-1994 contains documents of a more personal nature and includes Ettinger's date book, certificates, the documents prepared for her nomination to the Florida Women's Hall of Fame and information about her relationship with Valencia Community College.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV: Additional Materials, 1962-2015, contains additional papers and photographs relating to Ettinger's personal achievements and involvement in various Florida organizations.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Series I: Council for Continuing Education for Women, 1964-1997 is the largest series and fully documents the Council's activities and that of the Center that it sponsored. Its programs included Displaced Homemaker, Florida Women in Agriculture and Women in Citrus. The Center received awards from Walt Disney World in 1975, 1979, 1981, 1984 and 1986 when it received the \"Spirit of Epcot\" Award. Financial Aid for Career Training Inc. worked with the Center and provided loans for women to improve their skills so that they could return to the work force.","\nSeries II: Other Organizations, 1971-1988 holds materials concerning various other organizations in which Ettinger had an interest. Most of these organizations concern women and education, such as, the Central Florida Educational Consortium for Women. However, political and community organizations, such as, the League of Women Voters and the Jewish Community Center are also represented here.","\nSeries III: Personal, 1969-1994 contains documents of a more personal nature and includes Ettinger's date book, certificates, the documents prepared for her nomination to the Florida Women's Hall of Fame and information about her relationship with Valencia Community College.","Series IV: Additional Materials, 1962-2015, contains additional papers and photographs relating to Ettinger's personal achievements and involvement in various Florida organizations."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eUnpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Copyright Statement"],"userestrict_tesim":["Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_a2224d4bedac95e53f407a622a6fe541\"\u003eThe Beatrice B. Ettinger papers contain correspondence, leaflets, posters, minutes and reports that show women's position in society in the 1970s and 1980s. Continuing Education is the focus of these papers since Ettinger accumulated many of the materials between 1970 and 1992 when she was President of the Council for Continuing Education for Women. This organization established a Center that was based first at Valencia Community College and later at the University of Central Florida. Ettinger also collected documents concerning other organizations in which she was interested that fostered women's intellectual and political growth, such as, the Central Florida Women's Resource Center Inc. and the League of Women Voters. Additional materials provide some personal information about Mrs. Ettinger.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Beatrice B. Ettinger papers contain correspondence, leaflets, posters, minutes and reports that show women's position in society in the 1970s and 1980s. Continuing Education is the focus of these papers since Ettinger accumulated many of the materials between 1970 and 1992 when she was President of the Council for Continuing Education for Women. This organization established a Center that was based first at Valencia Community College and later at the University of Central Florida. Ettinger also collected documents concerning other organizations in which she was interested that fostered women's intellectual and political growth, such as, the Central Florida Women's Resource Center Inc. and the League of Women Voters. Additional materials provide some personal information about Mrs. Ettinger."],"names_coll_ssim":["Central Florida Educational Consortium for Women","Central Florida Women's Resource Center","Council for Continuing Education for Women of Central Florida","Florida League of Women Voters","Valencia Community College","Center for Women's Medicine at Florida Hospital","University of Central Florida","Ettinger, Beatrice B., 1917-2015"],"names_ssim":["UCF Special Collections","Central Florida Educational Consortium for Women","Central Florida Women's Resource Center","Council for Continuing Education for Women of Central Florida","Florida League of Women Voters","Valencia Community College","Center for Women's Medicine at Florida Hospital","University of Central Florida","Ettinger, Beatrice B., 1917-2015"],"corpname_ssim":["UCF Special Collections","Central Florida Educational Consortium for Women","Central Florida Women's Resource Center","Council for Continuing Education for Women of Central Florida","Florida League of Women Voters","Valencia Community College","Center for Women's Medicine at Florida Hospital","University of Central Florida"],"persname_ssim":["Ettinger, Beatrice B., 1917-2015"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":200,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"_version_":1874753310664163328,"_root_":"dd1185e4a432441cb5a55467","timestamp":"2026-08-28T08:01:21.975Z"}]}}],"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://flvc.lyrasistechnology.org/catalog/dd1185e4a432441cb5a55467_aspace_01a3a051b3e6d9c2422d88b4307be476"}},{"id":"a1f7e8e6f28fda349a588d97_aspace_49c5a0b6a6b1bcae3d24ddf0a6bc606e","type":"File","attributes":{"title":"League of Conservation Voters, 1978-1991","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://flvc.lyrasistechnology.org/catalog/a1f7e8e6f28fda349a588d97_aspace_49c5a0b6a6b1bcae3d24ddf0a6bc606e#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":[{"ref_ssi":"aspace_49c5a0b6a6b1bcae3d24ddf0a6bc606e","ref_ssm":["aspace_49c5a0b6a6b1bcae3d24ddf0a6bc606e","aspace_49c5a0b6a6b1bcae3d24ddf0a6bc606e"],"id":"a1f7e8e6f28fda349a588d97_aspace_49c5a0b6a6b1bcae3d24ddf0a6bc606e","title_filing_ssi":"League of Conservation Voters","title_ssm":["League of Conservation Voters"],"title_tesim":["League of Conservation Voters"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1978-1991"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1978-1991"],"normalized_title_ssm":["League of Conservation Voters, 1978-1991"],"text":["League of Conservation Voters, 1978-1991","Congressman Andrew P. \"Andy\" Ireland Papers, 1977-1993","/repositories/2/archival_objects/22588","box 57","folder 17"],"component_level_isim":[1],"parent_ids_ssim":["a1f7e8e6f28fda349a588d97"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Congressman Andrew P. \"Andy\" Ireland Papers, 1977-1993"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Congressman Andrew P. \"Andy\" Ireland Papers, 1977-1993"],"parent_levels_ssm":["collection"],"unitid_ssm":["/repositories/2/archival_objects/22588"],"repository_ssim":["The Sarah D. and L. 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At Barnett, Ireland worked in lending before getting the opportunity to travel the state as a representative of the bank, where he was able to meet many other people in Florida's business and banking communities. In the fall of 1961 he was offered a job as a senior vice-president of a bank in Fort Lauderdale. Shortly after this, he was presented with an opportunity to buy into the American National Bank in Winter Haven. He became president of the bank, and was active in the Winter Haven community. He was responsible for convincing the Boston Red Sox to use Winter Haven as their spring training home. He was elected to the Winter Haven City Commission in 1966. From 1968-70, Ireland served as a member of the Federal Reserve Bank , Jacksonville branch. In 1972 Andy Ireland ran in a special election for the Florida Senate, but was defeated in the runoff by Curtis Peterson. In 1976, U.S. Congressman James A. 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From 1968-70, Ireland served as a member of the Federal Reserve Bank , Jacksonville branch. In 1972 Andy Ireland ran in a special election for the Florida Senate, but was defeated in the runoff by Curtis Peterson. In 1976, U.S. Congressman James A. Haley (D-FL), of the 8th Congressional District, announced that he was retiring after serving in congress for twentythree years. Andy Ireland entered the Democratic primary for this open seat and was subsequently elected. Andy Ireland assumed office in January, 1977 and was assigned to the House International Relations Committee. He had initially been chosen to serve on the Banking Committee, but wanted to broaden his experience and not give the impression that he hadbeen elected to help banks. Ireland was a friend of House Speaker Thomas P. \"Tip\" O'Neil, and was appointed as a Democratic Whip. In subsequent years, Congressman Ireland served on the House Armed Services Committee and House Select Committee on Intelligence. In 1984 Andy Ireland announced that he would run for reelection as a member of the Republican Party. He was a conservative Democrat and no longer felt that the party\naccurately reflected his views. He served the remainder of his time in congress as a Republican. In 1992, Andy Ireland decided not to seek reelection. He retired from the congress and has since worked as a consultant.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Andrew Poysell (Andy) Ireland was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 23, 1930. His father was a prominent local businessman, and Andy attended private schools in Cincinnati as well as Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Ireland graduated with a degree in business from Yale University in 1952 and completed graduate studies at Columbia University in New York in 1954.\nImmediately after graduating from Columbia, Andy Ireland relocated to Jacksonville, Florida, where secured employment with Barnett National Bank. 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