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"Give Us Twenty-Five Years": Florida Seminoles From Near Termination, Harry A. Kersey, Jr.

Florida Historical Quarterly

In the years immediately following World War II, the nation experienced an ultra-conservative reaction to the social and economic policies fostered during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s unprecedented four-term presidency. Beginning in the late 1930s a coalition of conservative Republicans and southern Democrats set out to scuttle those aspects of the New Deal which they found most inimical to their ideology. When the Republicans regained control of the Congress in 1946, it signaled the beginning of a concerted effort to dismantle all but the most essential governmental spending programs. One of the federal bureaucracies singled out for annihilation— it did not enjoy …

Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

PEPPER: EYEWITNESS TO A CENTURY, by Claude Denson Pepper and Hays Gorey, reviewed by Alexander R. Stoesen; IN THE WAY OF OUR GRANDMOTHERS: A CULTURAL VIEW OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY MIDWIFERY IN FLORIDA, by Debra Anne Susie, reviewed by William M. Straight; THE CHARACTER OF THE WORD: THE TEXTS OF ZORA NEALE HURSTON, by Karla F. C. Holloway; reviewed by Jim Haskins; THE CORPSE HAD A FAMILIAR FACE, by Edna Buchanan, MIAMI, by Joan Didion, reviewed by Paul S. George; ARCHAEOLOGY OF ABORIGINAL CULTURE CHANGE IN THE INTERIOR SOUTHEAST: DEPOPULATION DURING THE EARLY HISTORIC PERIOD, by Marvin T. Smith, reviewed by John …

Arcadia And Bagdad: Industrial Parks Of Antebellum Florida, Brian Rucker

Florida Historical Quarterly

Industrial development in antebellum Florida was rare; the new state’s economy was based primarily on agriculture, as were the other southern states. Two exceptions, however, are the interconnected industrial complexes of Arcadia and Bagdad, located in northwest Florida approximately twenty-five miles from Pensacola. Arcadia had its origins in 1817 and operated as an industrial site until 1855. Bagdad began in 1840 and became one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of yellow pine lumber until its lumber mill closed in 1939.

History News, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Prizes and Awards, Florida History Fair, Publications, Forthcoming Meetings, Announcements and Activities

Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

FLAGLER: ROCKEFELLER PARTNER AND FLORIDA BARON, by Edward N. Akin, reviewed by Willard B. Gatewood, Jr.; THE IMMIGRANT WORLD OF YBOR CITY : ITALIANS AND THEIR LATIN NEIGHBORS IN TAMPA, 1885-1985, by Gary R. Mormino and George E. Pozzetta, reviewed by Wayne Flynt; THE ECONOMY OF BRITISH WEST FLORIDA: 1763-1783, by Robin F. A. Fabel, reviewed by William S. Coker; FLORIDA FOLKTALES, edited by J. Russell Reaver, reviewed by Marjory Bartlett Sanger; SEMINOLE HISTORY: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, by Martee Wills and Joan Perry Morris, foreword by Burt Reynolds, reviewed by William Warren Rogers, Jr.; THE EARLY …

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 67, Number 1. Includes the Table of Contents

Vr In Tourism: A New Call For Virtual Tourism Experience Amid And After The Covid-19 Pandemic, Maksim Godovykh, Carissa Baker, Alan Fyall

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Virtual reality has become a more common phenomenon in both destination marketing and on-site experience. The recent challenges such as overtourism and the COVID-19 pandemic have created a pressing need to examine virtual tourism as an alternative to traditional travel. This conceptual article aims at clarifying virtual experience in tourism, discussing the main antecedents and outcomes of virtual experience, and proposing a conceptual model of virtual tourism experience. The review of the literature revealed that virtual experience in tourism is influenced by factors related to information, quality, technology acceptance, and affective involvement and has significant effects on tourists' attitudes and …

The Scoop, Vol. 8 Issue 12, March 2022, Health Sciences Library

Volume 8

Latest news and updates from the Health Sciences Library in our monthly newsletter for March 2022.

Employee Accomplishment Report 2020 - 2021, Cynthia S. Dancel

Libraries' Documents

No abstract provided.

Episode 18: Sejal Barden: Relationship Advice From An Expert, University Of Central Florida

Knights Do That Podcast Transcripts

In episode 18 -- the third of season two of Knights Do That -- we speak with Sejal Barden, associate professor of counselor education and executive director of UCF’s Marriage and Family Research Institute. She shares her expertise when it comes to couples and individualistic relationships, and her insights and advice on small steps we can all take to improve those relationships most important to us.

The Scoop, Vol. 8 Issue 11, February 2022, Health Sciences Library

Volume 8

Latest news and updates from the Health Sciences Library in our monthly newsletter for February 2022.

Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission Comment Tool On Changes To Trapping Regulations, Jacquelyn Reiss, Amy Donley Phd, Brian Hall

Institute for Social and Behavioral Science (ISBS)

To collect public comments on the modernization of trapping rules and analyze the feedback provided, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the FCRC Consensus Center contracted with the Institute for Social and Behavioral Sciences (ISBS). Together the FWC, FCRC Consensus Center, and ISBS constructed a comment tool that was comprised of 5 different sections.

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #454, Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Florida Historical Society

Florida Frontiers Radio Transcripts

SEGMENTS | Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat" | Public Health History | Downtown Bonifay

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #452, Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Florida Historical Society

Florida Frontiers Radio Transcripts

SEGMENTS | The 33rd Annual Zora! Festival | J.C. Penney Farms in Florida | Deauville Hotel Demolition Plans

Episode 16: Michele Gill: The Psychology Of Creating Change, University Of Central Florida

Knights Do That Podcast Transcripts

In episode 16 -- the third of season two of Knights Do That -- we speak with Michele Gill, a professor of educational psychology in the College of Community Innovation and Education. She shares her research in conceptual change and implicit beliefs, which play a role in what we value and how we create change in what we believe. In this episode, Gill shares her insights on how we can create new habits and resolutions, how we can stick to these resolutions and her expertise in educational psychology.

Produced by UCF, the podcast highlights students, faculty, staff, administrators and alumni …

Florida Frontiers Radio Program #451, Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Florida Historical Society

Florida Frontiers Radio Transcripts

SEGMENTS | The Nine Lives of Florida's Famous Key Marco Cat | Agriculture History in Florida | Nurse Leader Mary Macdonald Carter

Stepping Into A Brighter Future, Edwin N. Torres, Tingting (Christina) Zhang

Rosen Research Review

The hospitality sector presents a range of unique workplace challenges, which can affect the implementation and success of wellness initiatives. In a recent study, Dr. Edwin N. Torres and Dr. Tingting Zhang from UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management conducted a wellness intervention incorporating a wearable device, with the aim of improving various aspects of hotel employee wellness. The results from the study showed a range of benefits following the two-week intervention, both to employees and their employers. However, the authors also noted key drawbacks which should be taken into account in the design of any future employee wellness programs.

Factors Affecting Seniors' Relocation To Senior Living Communities, Suja Chaulagain, Abraham Pizam, Youcheng Wang, Denver Severt

Rosen Research Review

The 1960s’ counterculture generation is coming of senior age. This is the generation who witnessed the Civil Rights Movement, protested against the Vietnam War, and went to Woodstock. What they expect in retirement is radically different from their parents. So what are the factors that affect whether or not they choose to move into senior living communities? In one of the first studies of its kind, UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management’s Dr. Suja Chaulagain, Dr. Abraham Pizam, Dr. Youcheng Wang and Dr. Denver Severt look at the motivational factors that influence seniors’ decision-making.

A Taste For Education And Research, Susan Vernon-Devlin, Robert Seltzer

Rosen Research Review

Pots, pans and commercial kitchen equipment are not the only things found in UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management’s kitchen labs. A component for hospitality education and research, the college’s labs teach fourth year medical students to practice culinary medicine with a grain of salt, flip the kegs on undergraduates brewing beer, and serve as taste-and-test kitchens for restaurant brands looking to spice up a menu.

Turning The Tables On Covid-19, Wei Wei

Rosen Research Review

The COVID-19 pandemic all but eviscerated the restaurant industry. Around the world, businesses shut doors. For some this would prove to be forever, and those that did reopen were stifled by strict social-distancing regulations and the challenge of how best to rearrange their servicescapes to meet regulations and still provide an enjoyable dining experience. The big question: how best to do this? Dr. Wei Wei from UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management and her collaborators examined the issues of built density and customer power to uncover a vital piece of the puzzle.

Essential Worker Heroes, Cynthia Mejia

Rosen Research Review

The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it untold disruptions to the hospitality and related services industries, and it also prompted a dramatic shift in public perceptions towards line-level workers. Normally associated with unskilled and ‘dirty’ labor, these workers were embraced as ‘heroes’ by providing essential services in the face of a severe and frightening public health threat. This phenomenon provided a rare opportunity for researchers in the fields of hospitality and psychology to examine how those workers, and the society they served, made sense of this perceptive shift.

Restaurants Post Covid-19, Elizabeth Yost, Murat Kizildag, Jorge Ridderstaat

Rosen Research Review

When you’re suddenly forced to close 1,800 restaurant dining rooms without any certainty of being able to reopen them any time soon, you need to act decisively and prioritize if you plan to be around for a grand reopening. For Darden Restaurants and their market-leading US brands, those priorities during lockdown were ‘look after the people – look after the cash!’ Dr. Elizabeth Yost, Dr. Murat Kizildag and Dr. Jorge Ridderstaat of UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management investigate the company’s achievement.

The Impact Of Covid-19 On Restaurant Workers, Diego Bufquin, Jeong-Yeol Park, Robin Back

Rosen Research Review

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit many business sectors hard, none more so than the hospitality industry. Restaurant employees were already known to report high levels of depression and anxiety, as well as alcohol and drug use. How has the pandemic contributed to these problems? In the first study of its kind, Dr. Diego Bufquin, Dr. Jeong-Yeol Park and Dr. Robin Back from UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management, along with two collaborators, examine the relationships between restaurant employees’ work status, mental health, substance use, and career turnover intentions during the pandemic.

Why Employees Are Learving And Will Not Return To Work In The Hospitality Industry, Robertico Croes, Kelly Semrad, Manuel Rivera

Rosen Research Review

An important new report by Rosen College researchers should be taken as a wakeup call for the tourism and hospitality industry in the U.S. following the COVID-19 pandemic.

John Ellis, King's Agent, And West Florida, Julius Groner

Florida Historical Quarterly

In the short though not uneventful life of the British colony of West Florida, major figures came and went with disruptive frequency. Three royal governors and two lieutenant governors headed the resident administration of the colony in eighteen years, but all of them enjoyed the administrative stability provided in London by the royal agent for West Florida, John Ellis. For a dozen years this distinguished scientist and modest bureaucrat presided over the parliamentary grant upon which West Florida depended and disbursed its funds in such a judicious manner as to restrain gubernatorial fiscal exuberance, maintain necessary public functions, and satisfy …

The 1944 Florida Democratic Senate Primary, James C. Clark

Florida Historical Quarterly

Senator Claude Pepper’s defeat in the 1950 Democratic primary by Representative George Smathers has become one of the most controversial elections in Florida politics. The race between Pepper, a New Deal liberal, and Smathers, a traditional southern conservative, attracted national attention. But Pepper’s popularity actually began to decline in 1944, when he narrowly avoided a runoff election against a field of little-known candidates. The 1944 election indicated some of Pepper’s political weaknesses that Smathers would exploit six years later. Claude Pepper followed an unusual route to the United States Senate. He was born in Alabama in 1900, was graduated from …

Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

MIAMI: CITY OF THE FUTURE. By T. D. Allman, reviewed by Marcia J. Kanner; FLORIDA 'S ARMY: MILITIA , STATE TROOPS , NATIONAL GUARD, 1565-1985. By Robert Hawk, reviewed by John K. Mahon; THE FORGING OF THE UNION, 1781-1789. By Richard B. Morris, reviewed by Aubrey C. Land; A MACHINE THAT WOULD Go OF ITSELF: THE CONSTITUTION IN AMERICAN CULTURE. By Michael Kammen, reviewed by Kermit L. Hall; THE EAGLE'S NEST: NATURAL HISTORY AND AMERICAN IDEAS, 1812-1842. By Charlotte M. Porter, reviewed by Todd Savitt; ROBERT STAFFORD OF CUMBERLAND ISLAND : GROWTH OF A PLANTER . By Mary R. Bullard, …

William J. Howey And His Florida Dreams, Melvin Edward Hughes, Jr.

Florida Historical Quarterly

William John Howey was a land speculator who came to Florida in 1908 and devised a unique land sales and development program on nearly 60,000 acres of land in Lake County. Howey’s plan, based on the sale of undeveloped citrus land, led to the creation of Howey-in-the-Hills, a town he envisioned as the “City Inevitable.“ In addition to this visionary enterprise Howey ran as the Republican candidate for governor of Florida in 1928, and again in 1932.

"New Red Atlantis": John Collier's Encounter With The Florida Seminoles In 1935, Harry A. Kersey, Jr.

Florida Historical Quarterly

In March 1935, some two years following his appointment as commissioner of Indian Affairs by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Collier paid his first official visit to the Seminole Tribe in Florida. Although recognized as one of the nation’s leading Indian Rights advocates throughout the 1920s Collier’s work had been focused almost exclusively among the western tribes. As secretary of the American Indian Defense Association, he frequently appeared before various congressional committees, testifying on such issues as tribal water and mineral rights, control of reservation lands, and Indian religious freedom. His name had become synonymous with a progressive commitment to …

Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

KEY WEST: CIGAR CITY U.S.A., by L. Glenn Westfall, reviewed by Rodney E. Dillon, Jr.; FLORIDA'S PAST: PEOPLE AND EVENTS THAT SHAPED THE STATE, by Gene M. Burnett, reviewed by Jesse Earle Bowden; A HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY, FLORIDA, by Elizabeth Hunter Sims, reviewed by Eloise Goza Allen; VOYAGERS TO THE WEST: A PASSAGE IN THE PEOPLING OF AMERICA ON THE EVE OF THE REVOLUTION, by Bernard Bailyn, reviewed by Robert R. Rea; CUBA, 1753-1815: CROWN, MILITARY, AND SOCIETY, by Allan J. Kuethe, reviewed by Kenneth F. Kiple; THE SOUTHERN INDIANS AND BENJAMIN HAWKINS, 1796-1816, by Florette Henri, reviewed by …