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The materials in this collection primarily reflect the subject's involvement with Citrus Central's marketing department in the 1970s. Included are notes, meeting minutes, and correspondence related to the organization's operations and marketing efforts.

The collection has been divided into two main series: Photographs and Textual Materials. The Photographs series is divided into sub-series based on subject: Building and Structures, Davenport Locales, Landscapes, and People. The Textual Materials series contains Advertising and Marketing materials as well as Correspondence. All materials in this collection were organized alphabetically due to few dated materials.

This collection contains a wide spread of citrus memorabilia, including packing house labels, magazines, and a scrapbook. It also holds records and artifacts from S.S. Coachman&Sons. The majority of the collection is memorabilia from various areas of the Florida Citrus Industry. It also contains historical accounts and licensing records for Florida groves. However, this collection largely consists of things of artistic value, such as calendars, postcards, and compilations of citrus advertisement art.

The materials in this collection reflect the subject's affiliation with the Haines City Citrus Growers Association and the broader citrus industry in Florida. Correspondence, newspaper articles, reports, and ephemera make up the bulk of the collection. Photographs are also present. Of special interest is the information on the relationship with the Duncan Hines Company as well as Florida Gift Fruit.

This collection contains the corporate Articles of Incorporation, minutes from meetings from 1944-1984 and bulletins dating from 1976-1990. Within the corporate minutes and bulletins are agreements, correspondence, waivers and consents, as well as some financial information, by laws, seasonal information, and stock samples. Information is organized chronologically then alphabetically.