Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Newsletter |
Catalog Number |
2002.27.52 |
Date |
1968 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-8.5 W-7 inches |
Description |
This is a bulletin or newsletter, titled "The Charter," from Jacksonville, Florida. It is Vol. 1, No. 4 and is dated September 1968. It is printed on pink paper with black text. It is made of one sheet of paper folded down the center to create four "pages." The first page has a rectangular headed with an image of Duval County, Florida in the top left corner of the front page with text printed over the top that reads, "The Charter / CITY-COUNTY TEAM BULLETIN." In the top right corner of the header is the seal of the City of Jacksonville, Florida. The first page is a letter addressed "TO ALL EMPLOYES [sic] AND DEPARTMENT HEADS" from the mayor, Hans G. Tanzler, Jr. The letter is inviting all city employees to a Consolidation Day celebration to be held on October 1. The second page has two columns of text. The first column is "FORE FIREMEN / A PAY INCENTIVE PLAN." The other column is titled, "RUMORS, RUMORS / DON'T BE FOOLED." A text box at the bottom of page two notes that "The total value of assessed property in Duval County for 1968 amounted to $2,712,443. How 'about that!" On page three, there are two more columns of text, with the first column titled "SAVINGS SEEN / MOTOR POOL SET UP," and the second column titled, "BUDGET SURPLUSES / COUNCIL CLAMPS DOWN." The back page, or page four, has a "CONSOLIDATION DAY PROGRAM." |
Notes |
Marcus Raymond Davis taught sixth grade at North Shore School. His name and address can be found on page 16 of yearbook, 2002.27.51. This informational bulletin was given to all government employees in preparation for consolidation of the City of Jacksonville with Duval County. Marcus, the donor's brother, was killed in Vietnam on April 4, 1970. He was born in Harlan Kentucky and graduated from Morehead in 1968 with a history degree. He moved to Jacksonville, Florida and taught school for a few months before being drafted. The decision to report was an easy one according to the donor, "We were not the kind of people who ran off to Canada. We did our Share." Raymond went to Ft. Campbell for basic training with the 173rd Airborne in late 1968 and early 1969. He went to Vietnam in November of 1969. The donor also served in the military during Vietnam. She was a nurse stationed on Guam. (See 2002.27.2-.26) A letter from one of his students wishing him luck in the military was transferred to Special Collections. |
Collection |
Martha A. Davis Collection |
People |
Davis, Marcus Raymond |
Subjects |
City & town life Government Government employees City government County government |
Search Terms |
Jacksonville (Fla.) Florida |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |