The Florida Citrus Reporter Collection, 1974-2005, 2009-2015

Summary

Creator:

Gurnett, John D. "Jack"

Extent:

1.84 Linear Feet

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains both the weekly bulletins published as well as the annual special reports published each year. The collection has been organized chronologically with weekly bulletins first then annual reports.

Weekly Bulletins were published on a weekly basis with hiatuses occurring around July and around the end of December to early January.

Annual Reports were published in late June to early July beginning in 1959. The annual reports served as a summation of the p revious year's news stories and coincided with the end of the citrus season. The series Other Writings by Editor includes articles and columns written by Nancy Gurnett Hardy during her time as Editor of The Florida Citrus Reporter.

Biographical / historical:

The Florida Citrus Reporter was an independent citrus industry newsletter started by John D. "Jack" Gurnett on January 10, 1940. It provided an in-depth look at the industry and covered a range of topics including legislation, crop conditions, and scientific research relevant to the industry. In 1968, Gurnett's daughter Nancy Gurnett Hardy took over the role of Editor after his passing. Prior to her taking on the role, Gurnett Hardy had worked on the newsletter since the age of seven. During their respective times as Editor, both also wrote for other publications including local newspapers the Winter Haven News-Chief and Lakeland Ledger as well as industry publications such as The Produce News and Citrus Industry. In 1993, Jack Gurnett was posthumously inducted into the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame, and Nancy Gurnett Hardy was inducted in 2002. To date, they are the only father-daughter duo in the Hall of Fame. In 2002, Karen McEver took over the role of Editor shortly before Gurnett Hardy's death in 2003. McEver was a friend of Gurnett Hardy's and had joined the newsletter's writing staff in the 1980s.

Acquisition information:

The Florida Citrus Reporter newsletter collection was donated to the Thomas B. Mack Citrus Archives at an indeterminate time. The Thomas B. Mack Citrus Archives were transferred to the Roux Library in 2005 then to the McKay Archives Center in 2009.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related

Other descriptive data:

The collection contains both originals and photocopies of bulletins. Originals bulletins are printed on goldenrod yellow paper. Please note that Volume and Issue numbers reflect what is printed on the newsletter.

-Dates inside square brackets [MM/DD] indicate the publication date of an issue that shares the same issue number as another.

-In the 1970s, the Weekly Bulletin Volumes ran from the second week of January to the first week of January of the following year. Starting in 1980, however, the Weekly Bulletin volumes ran based on the calendar year (January through December). Furthermore, starting in 2002, the volume numbers appear to reflect the years since the newsletter's inception rather than the year

For newsletters from 1966-1971, please see files 5, 9, and 10 in Box 109 of the James A.Haley Papers.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Florida Citrus Reporter
Citrus industry--Florida--Periodicals
Gurnett, John D. "Jack"
Annual reports--Florida
Newsletters--Florida

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 SPCUA's ability to provide access to unprocessed born digital materials.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from The Florida Citrus Reporter newsletter collection must be obtained from Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr. Archives Center or the appropriate copyright holder. Please inquire if you have questions at 863-680-4453.

Location of this collection:

Thomas B. Mack Florida Citrus Archives

Florida Southern College

111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr.

Lakeland

FL

33801

USA

Contact:

https://www.flsouthern.edu/library/archives