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This collection contains comprehensive information relating to the development of mechanical harvesting machinery and the process of invention and marketing. It has detailed records of various designs for machinery, as well as the abscission chemicals used to make mechanical harvesting easier. It also contains photographs of machinery in use.

This record group contains materials produced and used by the Florida Southern College Public Relations Department and its predecessors. Materials include photographs, many of which were also used to illustrate The Interlachen yearbook and other college publications. Photographs include buildings, students, faculty and staff, and dignitaries and visitors to the campus. In addition to photographs, the collection includes news releases produced by the college and news articles relevant to the college. Several large, bound albums are present, and these contain news articles dating back to 1922 and the college's arrival in Lakeland.

The materials in this collection reflect the subject's work as a professor in the Florida Southern College Citrus Department. Included are class notes and materials, news articles, and reference material. The collection also includes material related to the Hurt Groves in Davenport, FL.

The Soil Science Foundation Records are arranged in two series. The Corporate Records series contains materials pertaining to the incorporation of the organization (1967-68), client information in the 1970s, correspondence in the mid-1950s and early 1960s, published meeting proceedings mainly from the 1960s, and research reports created by the Foundation. The Reference Materials series contains publications and soil surveys that presumably were used at the Foundation office.