Dr. Carl C. Brown Polk Progress Collection, 1983-2013

Scope and content:: This collection contains issues of Polk Progress, and notes, clippings, and other materials used to develop the quarterly publication. Dr. Carl C. Brown authored Polk Progress, a detailed examination of the economy of Polk County, Florida and environs from 1983 through 2013. Polk Progress was initially published in print and eventually electronically. This collection includes printed issues and printed copies made from electronic files.
Biographical / historical:: Dr. Carl C. Brown was a 1969 graduate of Florida Southern College. He served as a faculty member in the Business and Economics Department (later, School of Business) from fall 1980 through spring 2014.
Acquisition information:: The collection was donated to the McKay Archives Center by Dr. Carl C. Brown in 2014.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Polk County (Fla.). Economic Development Council--History.
Polk Vision (Organization)--History.
Economic development--Florida--Polk County--History--20th century.
Economic development--Florida--Polk County--History--21st century.
Economic indicators--Florida--Polk County.
Statistics--Florida--Polk County.
Phosphate industry--Florida--Polk County.
Tourism--Economic aspects--Florida--Polk County.
Community development--Florida--Polk County.
Regional planning--Florida--Polk County.
Economic reports.
Statistical data.
Studies.
Focus group data.
Places:: Polk County (Fla.)--Economic conditions--20th century.
Polk County (Fla.)--Economic conditions--21st century.
Polk County (Fla.)--Social conditions.

Access and use

Restrictions:: This collection is open for research. Researchers must contact McKay Archives in advance for access to unprocessed born digital materials in this collection. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the archive's ability to provide access to unprocessed born digital materials.
Terms of access:: This collection is owned by Florida Southern College. This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Please inquire if you have questions -archives@flsouthern.edu.

Location of this collection:: The Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr. Archives Center Manuscript Collections

Florida Southern College

111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr.

Lakeland

FL

33801

USA