Goody Goody restaurant records, 1930-1946
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Goody Goody Burgers
- Extent:
- 6.94 Linear Feet
- 6 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Goody Goody records, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Background
- Scope and content:
Business records of Stayers & Company and the Goody Goody Sandwich shop. Also includes certificate of incorporation, ledgers, check stubs, and transaction records. As a whole, the collection covers 1929 to roughly 1950, but the transaction records span from 1934 to 1946.
- Biographical / historical:
Ralph Stephens founded the original Goody Goody Sandwich Shop in 1925. Sarah Stayers, Carl Stayers, and his wife bought the Goody Goody Sandwich Shop in 1929 and moved the restaurant from Grand Central (Kennedy Blvd.) to Florida Avenue in 1930. One of several drive-in restaurants in Tampa at the time, it is one of the oldest in the world and served as a community hangout for decades. Goody's heyday (and that of drive-in restaurants in general) spanned the 1940s to the 1960s.
Note written by Joe Tamargo, 2011
- Arrangement:
Chronological
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Terms of access:
None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.
- Preferred citation:
Goody Goody records, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
- Location of this collection:
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The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122TampaFL33620-5400USA
