William J. Howey Scrapbook
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook of William J. Howey provides a clear exposition of the activities of the Republican party in Florida during 1928 when he ran for governor of the state. It contains newspaper clippings pertaining to his political opponents, economic conditions, and the development of the citrus industry in Florida.
Also known as MSS 0-143.
Dates
- Created: 1928-1938
- Other: Date acquired: 09/01/1971
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Biographical or Historical Information
William J. Howey was born January 19, 1876 at Odin, Illinois, died June 8, 1938 in a sanitarium at Umatilla, Florida, and was buried at Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. He was a citrus grower, real estate developer, and twice Republican nominee for governor of Florida; he was defeated in 1928 by Doyle Carlton and in 1932 when he lost to Dave Sholtz. William Howey came to Florida in 1908 after leaving Mexico where he previously owned agricultural interests. He purchased citrus properties in Polk County and was active in the development of Winter Haven. In 1915, he moved to Lake County, purchased 60,000 acres of land, on much of which he planted citrus. He founded Howey-in-the-Hills in 1920 and at the time of his death owned 10,000 acres of citrus groves. Howey's interests included packing and canning plants and large real estate holdings. He was a former director of the Florida Citrus Exchange in the Florida Clearing House Association and the State Chamber of Commerce. He was called the "Greatest citrus developer the state ever had."
Extent
2.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Allen Morris received the scrapbook from the widow of William Howey. Morris had written requesting a picture of Howey for the Photographic Archives of the library.
Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. W. J. Howey
Method of Acquisition
The scrapbook was given to Special Collections by Allen Morris
Existence and Location of Originals
Portions of collection available online?: No
Processing Information
Processed September 1971
- Citrus fruit industry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Florida State University Libraries. Manuscripts Collections Subject Source: Local sources
- Florida--History--Archival resources. Subject Source: Local sources
- Florida--Politics and government--1865-1950 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Governors--Florida--Elections. Subject Source: Local sources
- Howey-in-the-Hills (Fla.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Political campaigns--Florida. Subject Source: Local sources
- Republican Party (Fla.)--History. Subject Source: Local sources
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- William J. Howey Scrapbook
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
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PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
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