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Lure of the Sun
Title
Lure of the Sun: A Story of Palm Beach County.
Creator
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lake Worth
Date Issued
1967
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000036.pdf
Subject Headings
History, History
Format
E-book
effects of variables in oral history
Title
The effects of variables in oral history: Palm Beach County, Florida.
Creator
Steinhauer, Lise M., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
Abstract/Description
This study examines six oral history projects that were conducted over fifty years in Palm Beach County, Florida. The projects recorded the history of African American neighborhoods in Delray Beach and Boca Raton; individual lives in their place and times; the pioneer and Flagler eras in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach; and people, places, and events chosen by oral history students at Florida Atlantic University. As with oral histories generally, those studied inherently contain numerous...
Show moreThis study examines six oral history projects that were conducted over fifty years in Palm Beach County, Florida. The projects recorded the history of African American neighborhoods in Delray Beach and Boca Raton; individual lives in their place and times; the pioneer and Flagler eras in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach; and people, places, and events chosen by oral history students at Florida Atlantic University. As with oral histories generally, those studied inherently contain numerous variables concerning their (1) historical context, (2) format, and (3) participants, which clearly affect the outcome of recorded interviews and their written representations. Among the variables considered, this study demonstrates that it is the purpose of a single oral history or project that most significantly affects the others, and which is closely tied to the academic disciplines or backgrounds of its planner and interviewer. Although oral history is a tool with many uses, it is also a discipline within that of history. As such, oral historians are obliged to preserve raw history in a form that is protected, accessible, and useful for interpretation by potential researchers in a variety of fields. Regardless of their primary purpose, oral historians from all disciplines should remain aware of this underlying purpose: to provide for the future.
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Date Issued
2010
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2683207
Subject Headings
Oral history, Methodology, Oral history, History
Format
Document (PDF)
Pioneer Life in Southeast Florida
Title
Pioneer Life in Southeast Florida.
Creator
Pierce, Charles William, Curl, Donald W.
Date Issued
1970
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000001.pdf
Subject Headings
History, History
Format
E-book
Palm Beach Revisited
Title
Palm Beach Revisited: Historical Vignettes of Palm Beach County.
Creator
Knott, James R.
Date Issued
1987
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/fa00000033.pdf
Subject Headings
History, History, Description and travel, History
Format
E-book
Interview with Marion K. Brozon – ca. 2001
Title
Interview with Marion K. Brozon – ca. 2001.
Creator
Brozon, Marion K. (Interviewee), Underwood, Perla (Interviewer)
Date Issued
2001-02-24
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT76771
Subject Headings
United States Army Nurse Corps, Palm Beach County, (Fla.), Visiting Nurses Association of Palm Beach County, St. Mary's Hospital, Literacy Project of Palm Beach, Hospitals -- Florida -- Palm Beach County, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history
Format
Set of related objects
Magical Transformation or Illusion of Grandeur: The Development of Downtown West Palm Beach, 1985-2015
Title
Magical Transformation or Illusion of Grandeur: The Development of Downtown West Palm Beach, 1985-2015.
Creator
Fine, Jeffrey G., Rose, Mark H., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
Abstract/Description
From 1985 to 2015, local politicians like Kenneth G. Spillias, Jan Winters, and Nancy M. Graham reshaped downtown West Palm Beach. They promised to eliminate urban blight, and turned a crime-ridden area of the city into an upper-middle class entertainment zone frequented by wealthy pleasure-seekers from throughout Palm Beach County. However, much of this transformation was an illusion. These politicians eliminated local taxpayers from the decision-making process by circumventing their votes,...
Show moreFrom 1985 to 2015, local politicians like Kenneth G. Spillias, Jan Winters, and Nancy M. Graham reshaped downtown West Palm Beach. They promised to eliminate urban blight, and turned a crime-ridden area of the city into an upper-middle class entertainment zone frequented by wealthy pleasure-seekers from throughout Palm Beach County. However, much of this transformation was an illusion. These politicians eliminated local taxpayers from the decision-making process by circumventing their votes, but subsequently taxed them to pay for the improvements. Furthermore, blight was not eliminated downtown, merely relocated to areas surrounding the entertainment zone. This resulted in ongoing tension between the mostly white patrons and business owners in the redeveloped area, and the primarily black residents in the dilapidated neighborhoods surrounding this development.
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Date Issued
2017
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004825, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004825
Subject Headings
Palm Beach County (Fla.)--History, Local., Palm Beach County (Fla.)--Social life and customs., West Palm Beach (Fla.)--History, Local., West Palm Beach (Fla.)--Economic conditions., West Palm Beach (Fla.)--Politics and government., Urban renewal--Florida--West Palm Beach--History.
Format
Document (PDF)
A comparative analysis of environmental history programs
Title
A comparative analysis of environmental history programs.
Creator
Feinberg, Lindsay, Brewer, Ernest, Graduate College
Date Issued
2011-04-08
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3164527
Subject Headings
Human ecology --History, Environmental education, Palm Beach County (Fla.) --History, Local
Format
Document (PDF)
Interview with Harry A. Johnston III – ca. 2008
Title
Interview with Harry A. Johnston III – ca. 2008.
Creator
Johnston III, Harry A. (Interviewee), Welsh, Patrick (Interviewer)
Date Issued
2008-04-20
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT75746
Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945 --United States, Florida --Race relations, United States Congress House, Anti communist movements --United States --States --History --20th century, Palm Beach County (Fla.) --History, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history
Format
Set of related objects