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A Guide to the Papers of J. Wayne Reitz

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University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
February 2008


Descriptive Summary

Provenance: Reitz, J. Wayne (Julius Wayne)
Title: Papers of J. Wayne Reitz
Dates: 1925-1995
Abstract: Personal correspondence, speeches and writings, lecture notes, and memorabilia of J. Wayne Reitz, fifth president of the University of Florida.
Extent: 5.25 linear feet. (10 boxes and 3 volumes)
Identification: Series P15


Biographical/Historical Note

J. Wayne Reitz was fifth president of the University of Florida.

J. (Julius) Wayne Reitz was born on December 31, 1908 in Olathe, Kansas. In 1930, after being editor of the university's yearbook, freshmen class president, student body president, and winner of the Rocky Mountain Oratory Award, he received his Bachelor's degree from Colorado State University. He worked as an extension economist, first at Colorado State, and then with the University of Illinois, where in 1935 he attained his Master's. That same year he married Frances Huston Millikan. A year before, however, he moved to the University of Florida and assumed an assistant professorship in agricultural economics. As he advanced to the rank of full professor, Reitz continued with his formal studies at the University of Wisconsin where he earned his doctorate in 1941.

Reitz left academic life in 1944 for a short stint as economic consultant for the United Growers and Shippers Association. Four years later, he became Chief of the Citrus Fruits Section in the USDA. In 1949, Reitz returned to the University of Florida under appointment by President J. Hillis Miller to be Provost for Agriculture. During his tenure as Provost he was appointed to the administrative boards of the Escuela Agrícola Panamericana in Tegucigalpa and the Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas de la OEA in Turrialba, Costa Rica.

After the sudden death of UF President Miller in November, 1953, there began a lengthy search for a successor. Philip G. Davidson, President of the University of Louisville, was named the new executive. Davidson, however, withdrew his name when Acting Governor Charley Johns refused to sign his payroll warrant. A new search was initiated. Reitz's name was announced on March 22, 1955, and he took office shortly afterwards.

Reitz worked closely with state officials to continue the creation and expansion of the new health center. Other building projects included a nuclear training reactor, an educational television station, and new married student housing. Along with the new buildings, Reitz tightened admission standards and placed greater emphasis on academic achievement in matters ranging from the awarding of financial aid to the development of advanced placement procedures. Reitz expanded the graduate school through new programs and centers (especially the Latin American Language and Area Center) and created the Division of Sponsored Research to increase funding opportunities for research. His wife, a gracious hostess to countless dignitaries and students, also took an active role in advancing the university's music program. All of this expansion came alongside a doubling of the student population, from 9,000 to 18,000.

The Reitz years were not without controversy. Strict behavior guidelines, dress codes, and a Faculty Disciplinary Committee to enforce these rules all received Reitz's strong endorsement. In the early 1960s, the Florida Legislative Investigating Committee accused twenty-two university employees and a number of students of homosexual conduct. All were summarily discharged or expelled. The denial of tenure to Marshall Jones, a psychiatrist active in radical causes, led to censure by the American Association of University Professors. Relatively speaking, though, the campus did not witness significant turmoil. Racial integration was achieved at Florida with less turmoil than most southern colleges. The first African-American student was enrolled in the College of Law in September, 1958. Reitz's close relationship to the student body was instrumental in curbing attempts to resist the court order to integrate.

Reitz had more trouble, however, with state governors. He opposed LeRoy Collins' 1957 attempt to create a chancellor system, and he had to fight off attempts by other governors to assume control of the University's day-to-day operations. A 1965 showdown with Haydon Burns over budgetary matters almost ended in Reitz's resignation. In January 1967, after a year of relative calm, Reitz announced his resignation citing "presidential fatigue" as the reason. He stayed on until Stephen O'Connell was sworn in as the University's next president.

Reitz continued with his international activities after stepping down as President. In addition to his Latin American work, Reitz had been named to the Rockefeller Foundation's Board of Agricultural Consultants and, in 1964, he accepted an appointment to the Public Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations. These responsibilities carried him to several nations as a teacher and advisor. His most extensive overseas assignment was to Mahidol University in Bangkok where he served as a consultant to the University Rector. After his retirement, Reitz became an important fund raiser for local charities as well as the University of Florida. He continued to work for the University of Florida Foundation's development office until his death on Christmas Eve 1993.


Scope and Content

Series P15 contains the personal correspondence, speeches and writings, lecture notes, and memorabilia of J. Wayne Reitz, fifth president of the University of Florida. Included in the correspondence are his letters while on special assignment with the Rockefeller Foundation in Southeast Asia from 1971 to 1974, letters from his days at Colorado State University where he was student body president, and letters as Professor of Agricultural Economics in the College of Agriculture and as an economic consultant to the United Growers and Shippers Association. There are three bound volumes containing letters of congratulations upon his appointment as president in 1955, his inauguration in 1956, and letters sent after his retirement in 1967. A complete register of his speeches and publications, with titles and dates, appears in the contents list.

An addendum to the collection includes daily calendars and two scrapbooks created by Frances Reitz. The calendars document events, appointments, and social gatherings for both Frances and J. Wayne Reitz. Likewise, the scrapbooks contain items pertaining to Frances, but the large majority of the materials cover the activities of J. Wayne Reitz and the University in general.


Access or Use Restrictions

Access

Collection is open for research.


Related or Separated Material

The University Archivses also includes the official presidential records of Reitz: Series P14 - Office of the President - Administrative policy records, 1955-1967.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Papers of J. Wayne Reitz, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.


Contents List

Memorabilia


Box 1

Family history.
Invitations and programs.
Government employment.
Clippings.
High School and before.
Yearbook (Canon City High School).
Letters (upon resignation - 1967).
Two scrolls containing signatures.
Certificate of citation - Doctor of Humane Letters.
Passport (Mrs. Reitz).



Remarks, Speeches and Writings


Box 2

Remarks.

Box 3

On the Way to Salt Lake, Colorado Agricultural College. 1926
Equality for Japan, University of Wyoming-Laramie, Wyoming. April 30, 1927
Our Perpetual Task. April 5-6, 1928
The Marketing of Sour Cherries in Northern Colorado. 1930
Measures of Total Farm Efficiency for the Farm Management Investigator. 1935
Dedication of Student Union Building, Colorado Aggies. October 1936
The Year Ahead, Junior Chamber of Commerce. Mar. 1, 1937
George Washington-The Farmer, Father and Son Banquet-Future Farmers of America, Crescent City, Fl. April 9, 1937
Farm Layout Suggestions, WRUF. Aug. 18, 1937
Production Credit for Florida Citrus and Vegetable Growers, WRUF. Nov. 25, 1941
Farm Records, WRUF. Jan. 7, 1942
Agriculture During the War and Post-War Period. Feb. 1942
The Agricultural Policy of the United States, Athenaeum Club, UF. April, 17, 1942
Trend of the Livestock Market, WRUF. May 29, 1942
Trend of the Livestock Market, WRUF. July 24, 1942
Trend of the Livestock Market, WRUF. Aug. 21, 1942
Meat for America and her Allies, WRUF. Nov. 6, 1942
A Review of the Livestock Market, WRUF. Jan. 29, 1943
The Problem of Parity Prices. Mar. 1943
Agriculture in a World at War, Alpha Zeta. April, 1943
Labor and Material Requirements for Crops and Livestock. June 1943
Trends in the Livestock Market, WRUF. Sept. 24, 1943
Trends in the Livestock Market, WRUF. Oct. 22, 1943
Farm Real Estate Values in Florida. Nov. 1943
The Revised Fresh Citrus Price Regulation, WRUF. 1943
Florida Citrus in War and Peace, Annual Meeting of the Florida Citrus Production Credit Association, Orlando, Fl. Jan. 25, 1944
Agricultural Price Control and Food Subsidies, Florida Union Forum. Feb. 24, 1944
The Revised Fresh Citrus Price Regulation. March 1944
The Farm Real Estate Situation, WRUF. April 17, 1944
Florida Citrus Industry and Some Price Ceiling Problems, Gainesville, Fl. Rotary Club. May 9, 1944
A Plan to Revise Citrus Price Ceilings by Placing them on the Retail Level, United Annual Meeting. June 17, 1944
A Review of the 1943-44 Citrus Season to Date, WRUF. June, 26, 1944
The Small Grower with Reference to Cooperative and Independent Marketing Agencies, Citrus Institute, Clermont, Fl. Aug 25, 1944
Statement before the Agricultural Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 80th Congress, First Session. 1945
Statement before the Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry on Senate Bill 2173, 80th congress, Second Session. 1945
War-Time Price Control of Fresh Citrus Fruits. Aug. 1945
The United States Horticultural Council and the Future of Citrus Exports, fifty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Florida State Horticultural Society. Oct. 1945
Statement before the Banking and Currency Committee House of Representatives, 79th Congress, Second Session. 1946
Report on Trip to California. Feb. 16 -Mar. 3, 1946
The Future for Fresh Citrus. June 20, 1946
The Future for Fresh Citrus, Citrus Institute, Camp McQuarrie. Sept. 4, 1946
The Citrus Marketing Situation, Board of Directors, Lake County Farm Bureau. Dec. 2, 1946
The Place of Citrus Juices in the Foreign Relief Program. Nov. 28, 1947
The Future of Citrus Marketing, Citrus Institute, Camp McQuarrie, Fl. Aug. 27, 1947
World Trade, Tariffs, and Agriculture, Various service clubs in Central Florida. Jan.-Feb. 1947
Some Current Problems in the Marketing of Citrus Fruit, Rollins College Thirteenth Annual Economic conference, Winter Park, Fla. Jan, 1948
The Present Situation, 16th Annual citrus Growers Institute, Camp McQuarrie, Fl. Aug. 24, 1949
Marketing Agreements, Meeting of Association of Southern Agricultural Workers, Biloxi, Mississippi. Feb. 10, 1950
The Family Size Farms and Farm Ownership in a Democracy Cherry Lake Farm Institute. Aug. 1950
Commencement Remarks, Florida State Forest Ranger School. Sept. 1, 1950
Partial Mobilization and the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Industry. Oct. 31, 1950
Proposed Football Program Letter. Nov. 3, 1950
Partial Mobilization and the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Industry, Florida State Horticultural Society, Winter Haven. Oct. 31, 1950
Fresh Fruit and Future Citrus Production, Indian River Citrus Seminar, Ft. Pierce. Oct. 1950
Federal Grants-in-aid for Instruction in Agriculture and Mechanic Arts at Land-Grant Colleges and Universities. Circa 1950
What is a Land-Grant Institution?. Circa 1950
Working with our Latin American Neighbors in Agriculture, WRUF. 1950
Looking Forward in Florida Agriculture , WRUF, New Year. 1951
Excerpts from the talk of Dr. J. Wayne Reitz. Mar. 28, 1951
Agricultural Fairs, Land-Grant Colleges and Agricultural Progress, Conference of Fl. Fed. of Fairs Managers, Gainesville. May 19, 1951
Buildings for Agriculture. April 24, 1951
Free Enterprise in America, WRUF. September 3, 1951
Relation of the Agricultural Extension Service to the Functions of the College of Agriculture, Annual conference of county and Home Demonstration Agents, Gainesville, Fl. Oct. 9, 1951
Responsibilities of Agricultural Agencies to Florida Horticulture, Annual Meeting of the Florida State Horticultural Society, West Palm Beach. Nov.1, 1951
What Can We Do in 1952, WRWP, New Years. 1952
Opportunities in the New Year, WRUF. Jan. 1, 1953
The Point IV Program and University of Florida, WRUF. June 12, 1952
Planning Industry Programs, Annual Meeting of Florida Citrus Mutual. June 17, 1952
Problems in Developing a Balanced Supply Program for Florida Citrus, Citrus Institute, Camp McQuarrie. Aug. 21, 1952
The Agricultural Extension Service and Its Relation to the Land-Grant College, Annual Extension conference, Gainesville. Oct. 7, 1952
The Role of Resource-Use Education in a University, Tallahassee, Fl. Feb. 25, 1953
Land Grant College System, Radio Talk for Tampa Station. July 1953
Yesterday, today, and Tomorrow, 29th Annual Meeting of the Florida State Council of Senior Home Demonstration Work. July 13, 1953
Florida Agriculture at Midyear, WRUF. July 22, 1953
Professional Ingredients of Agricultural Extension Workers Annual Agricultural Extension Conference, UF. Oct. 7, 1953
Pay Respects to Dr. J. Hillis Miller, Alumni Luncheon in Miami. Nov. 28, 1953
Labor Day Radio Talk. 1953, Sept. 7
New Year Radio Talk, WRUF. Jan.1, 1954
Some Thoughts on Labor, WRUF. Sept. 6, 1954
The Role of Technical Assistance in World Agriculture, Extension Conference. Oct. 6, 1954
Thanksgiving 1954, WRUF, Farm Hour. Nov. 25, 1954
Working with Our Latin American Neighbors in Agriculture. Not dated
Proposed Football Program Letter. 1950
Looking Forward in Florida Agriculture. Jan. 1, 1955
Presentation of Ralph Herbert Allee. May 27, 1946
The College of Agriculture and Garden Clubs Program. n.d.
Marketing Agreements for Fruits and Vegetables. n.d.
Florida Citrus Mutual. n.d.
What is the Florida Citrus Industry, Central Florida Citrus School. n.d.
Report of International Service Committee. n.d.
New Year's Address, WRUF. 1955
Florida's Diversified Agriculture and How Its Institutions Serve It, Southeastern Entomological Society, Tampa,Fl. Jan. 17, 1955
Radio Remarks of J. Wayne Reitz, for FBK Speakers Bureau. April 13, 1955
Address to AAUP, UF. May 15, 1955
Remarks to Graduating Class. June 6, 1955
Orientation Remarks before Summer Session. June 17, 1955
The Relation of Graduate Medical Education to the Graduate Program of the University, Short Course in Medicine, Jacksonville. June 22, 1955
Developing Leadership at the Local Level, FEA meeting, Daytona Beach. Aug. 10, 1955
Freshman Orientation. Sept., 14, 1955
The University of Florida and State Progress, Kiwanis Annual Convention, Fort Walton, Fl. Oct. 3, 1955
The University of Florida and the States Economic Progress, Florida Horticulture Society, Clearwater. Nov. 2, 1955
Christmas Message. Dec. 11, 1955
They Who Have Seen the Stars, Scholarship Convocation (2 copies). Dec. 13, 1955
Synchronization of Land Resource Use With Economic Growth in Southeast, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 28, 1955

Box 4

Christmas Message. 1956
Free Enterprise and Higher Education, Jacksonville Rotary. Jan. 9, 1956
A State University Responds to the Needs of Society, Inaugural Address, Inaugural Address. Feb. 17, 1956
Commencement Remarks delivered before the graduating class of Escuela Agricola Panamericana, Tegucigalpa, Hon. Mar. 4, 1956
Universities and the Chemical Industry, National Chemicals Association, Hollywood, Fla. March 14, 1956
Grove of Educators of the Americas-St. Augustine, Fl. April 16, 1956
Journey to the Stars, Graduating Class of Tusculum College, Greenville, Tenn. May 20, 1956
Higher Education and Social Progress, Rotary Club, St. Petersburg, Fl. Aug. 8, 1956
Freshman Orientation Address. Sept. 12, 1956
Changing Needs in Education, FEA Area Meeting, Lake City, Fl. Sept. 24, 1956
Dedication Address, Medical Science Building. Oct. 13, 1956
Some Responsibilities of Higher Education, Southeastern Section of National Temple Brotherhoods, Miami Beach, Fl. Jan. 6, 1957
Statement on University College Study for THIS IS FLORIDA. Mar. 25, 1957
Admission Procedures and Experiences at the University of Florida, Annual meeting of National Association of State Universities, New York, NY. May 7, 1957
Journey to the Stars, Alabama Polytechnic Institute. June 4, 1957
Alumni Responsibility to ALMA Matter, University of Miami. June 10, 1957
"Should You Enter College?", All Florida Magazine. Aug. 4, 1957
Football, Miami Herald. Aug. 22, 1957
Remarks of Pre-School Planning Conference,, Eustis, Fla. Aug. 23, 1957
Welcome to Freshmen. Sept. 18, 1957
New Discoveries, Fifth Annual Inter-American Observance Honoring Christopher Columbus, Miami, Fl. Oct. 12, 1957
Blue Key Speech, Homecoming. Oct. 18, 1957
So We May Better Understand, State Conference of PTA, Orlando, Fl. Nov. 6, 1957
Notes for General Assembly. Dec. 2, 1957
University of Florida Wave Tank Dedication. Dec. 3, 1957
Do not Open Until Christmas, Campus. Dec. 15, 1957
The Jewel of Liberty, Twentieth Century Club Patriotic Luncheon. Feb. 12, 1958
Faculty Assembly. Mar. 3, 1958
Remarks before graduating class, Mercer University. June 2, 1958
Article (no name), Gainesville Daily Sun. June 5, 1958
Memorial Program for Claude L. Murphree. June 22, 1958
Welcome to Freshmen. Sept, 1958
Blue Key Banquet Remarks. Oct. 17, 1958
The Living Fountain, Palm Beach Junior College. Nov. 16, 1958
They Saw a Star, Christmas on Campus. Dec. 14, 1958
A Report on Agricultural Education in the Union of Burma with Special regard to the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mandalay. Sept, 16, 1959
Reconstruction of Some Notes Given at Exchange Club. Jan. 26, 1959
Foreign Students can Build International Relations, PTA magz. Mar. 1959
General Assembly. Mar.2, 1959
Statements of J. Wayne Reitz, Released to the press. April, 26, 1959
Florida Association of Broadcaster' Banquet. April 27, 1959
Mississippi State University Commencement. May 26, 1959
Jacksonville University Commencement Speech. June 6, 1959
Remarks at Commencement. June 8, 1959
Remarks, Florida Blue Key Banquet. Oct. 23, 1959
Christmas on Campus. Dec. 13, 1959
Remark of J. Wayne Reitz. Circa 1959
What is the Future of Liberal Arts College in a University?, American Association of Colleges (2 copies). Jan. 13, 1960
Foreword. Jan. 22, 1960
Research and Education-Funtainhead of Progress, Association of Southern Agricultural Workers, Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 2, 1960
General Assembly. March 31, 1960
Questions. n.d.
Remarks, Thirteenth Annual Art Symposium, Sarasota, Fl. April 24, 1960
Central Florida Jr. College Speech, Ocala. June 3, 1960
Summer Lecture Series, Impressions of South Asia. July 7, 1960
Remarks to Class of 1964. Sept. 13, 1960
Invocation at Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association, Miami. Sept. 27, 1960
Homecomings. 1957-60
The Change and Challenge of the 60's, National Association of County Agents, Miami, Fl. Oct. 31, 1960
Forestry and University. 25th Anniversary Celebration of the School of Forestry of UF. Nov. 2, 1960
Future Adult Education Programs in the Land-Grant College, Extension Section, Association of Land-Grant colleges and State Universities, Washington, D.C. Nov. 16, 1960
Remarks-General Assembly. Dec. 20, 1960
What Do You Want for Christmas?. Dec. 20, 1960
Address given generally several times during 1961
Legislature. 1961
Society of American Foresters, Southeastern Section. Jan. 12 1961
Sanford Chamber of Commerce annual Banquet. Jan. 19, 1961
Commencement Remarks. Jan. 28, 1961
University College Faculty Statement. Apr. 25, 1961
A Challenge for Our Times, Commencement Convocation, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. June 10, 1961
Compass. June 1961
Statement, Congressional Committee, Washington. June 17, 1961
Senate Meeting and General Assembly. June 22, 1961
The Symbol of Sigma Chi, Miami Beach, Fl. Nov. 7, 1961
Remarks to Freshmen. Sept. 19, 1961
Remarks, Blue Key Banquet. Oct. 27, 1961
Farm Bureau Federation, Miami, Fl. Jun. 28, 1961
Christmas on Campus. Dec. 17, 1961
Commencement Remarks. Feb. 1962
General Assembly. Mar. 29, 1962
Quest for Quality, First Annual Jacksonville Alumni Club Scholarship Banquet. May 3, 1962
Democracy-Its Rights and Responsibilities, Brevard Junior College. June 1, 1962
Commencement Remarks, Graduation UF. June 11, 1962
Remarks, WUFT film. June, 1962
Commencement Remarks. Aug. 11, 1962
Legislative Appreciation Day Remarks. Sept. 29, 1962
Survey of State-University Relationships. 1964
Speech on Film Discussing Campus. Jan. 23, 1963
Statement before Legislative Council Committee on Higher Education. Feb. 18, 1963
Statement on Senate Bill II. Feb. 19, 1963
Water as an Economic Resource. Feb. 1963
General Assembly Remarks. Mar. 19, 1963
Mother of the Year Presentation-Jacksonville. April 29, 1963
Jacksonville Alumni Club Scholarship Night. May 16, 1963
Statement on Building Fund Appropriation, 1963 Legislature. May 25, 1963
Worthy Citizens of a Free Society, Pensacola Junior College. June 7, 1963
Rotary Club, Ocala. November 4, 1963
Death of President Kennedy, Memorial Convocation. Nov. 25, 1963
Christmas on Campus Message. Dec. 1963
Speech for American Alumni Council, District 3 conference, Clearwater, Fl. Jan. 22, 1964
President Report, Southeastern Conference. Jan, 1964
Times and Tribune Scholarship Speech. April 13, 1964
Pasco High School Honors Awards Dinner. May 8, 1964
Remarks to Freshmen (outline and speech). Sept. 3, 1964
The Past and Future in Cooperative Extension Work, Annual Extension Conference. Sept. 15, 1964
Cape Kennedy Ground Breaking for Genesys, Cape Kennedy, Fl. Sept. 10, 1964
Genesys Ground Breaking Ceremony at Orlando. Sept. 14, 1964
Changing Role of the University. Oct. 17, 1964
Naval Stores Conference. Oct. 19, 1964
Born to Make Men Free, Christmas on Campus. Dec. 6, 1964
Remarks at the Inauguration of Harry Philpott, Auburn University. 1965
President's Column for Compass. May 5, 1965
President's Column for Compass. Mar. 1965
President's Letter for Compass. July 1965
The Meaning of Christmas. Dec. 5, 1965
EOA Funds for College, Radio Talk for SREB. Jan. 21, 1965
The Role of A Land Grant University, County Commissioners and County Agricultural Agents. Feb. 4, 1965
The Role of A President of a Combined State University and Land-Grant College. Feb. 1965
Dedication of Keystone Heights Municipal Building. Feb. 14, 1965
Commencement Remarks. April, 1965
Remarks St. Petersburg Junior College. May 7, 1965
Abraham Baldwin College Address Commencement. June 5, 1965
Greetings of the Council of Presidents Installation of Chancellor J. Broward Culpepper, Tallahassee. July 1, 1965
Remarks to Freshmen. Sept. 1, 1965
Remarks at Annual Meeting of Florida Federation of Women's Clubs, Lakeland. Sept. 23, 1965
Legislative Appreciation Day. Sept. 25, 1965
Blue Key Banquet-Homecoming. Oct. 15, 1965
The Meaning of Christmas. Dec. 5, 1965
Compass, President's Column. Jan. 1966
Remarks at Orange County Alumni Assn. Banquet, Orange County. Feb. 17, 1966
Remarks, Melbourne, Fl. Apr. 15, 1966
Concluding Remarks, Commencement. April 4, 1966
Remarks to Freshmen. Sept. 1966
Freedom and Responsibility, Meninak Club, Jacksonville. Sept. 12, 1966
Alumni Club Presidents Luncheon. Sept. 24, 1966
Outline of speech to all Academic Personnel of the Florida Agricultural Extension Service, UF. Sept. 29, 1966
State-University Relations in the Budget Making Process, Lexington, Kentucky. Oct. 3, 1966
General Assembly. Nov. 1, 1966
Christmas on Campus. Dec. 4, 1966
The Purposes of A University, Interfraternity Council Banquet. Mar. 5, 1967
Discussion with Students. Mar. 13, 1967
Remarks at the Inauguration of President Bruce Wilson, Florida Junior College, Jacksonville, Fl. Mar. 14, 1967
Education and Agricultural Development. Apr. 14, 1967
Commencement 1967, Concluding Remarks. 1967
Remarks, University Senate Meeting. Aug. 3, 1967
This is Florida (3 copies). 1959-60
The Federal Role in Law School Clinical Experience Programs, Appalachinan Legal Services Conference, University of Tenneessee. July 24-26, 1969
The Federal Government and Continuing Education in the Seventies, NUEA Spectator. June-July, 1970
Statement, Constitution Revision Commission. Sept. 26, 1977
Testimony of J. Wayne Reitz on HR275. Mar. 7, 1984

Box 5

Professional Education. Not dated
Untitled Speeches (47 copies). Not dated
Draft Remarks for Alumni association Presidents Luncheon, Oct. 2. Not dated
Legislative Appreciation Day. Not dated
Governance and Administration of Higher Education. Not dated
Remarks St. Petersburg Junior College, May 7. Not dated
Agriculture during the War and Post-War Period. Not dated
Cooperation, Florida State Dairymen's Association, Gainesville Fl.. Not dated
Speech for Economic Counsel for the United Growers and Shippers Association, Orlando,Fl. Not dated
Educational Structure in Burama as related to Agricultural Education. Not dated
Labor and Material Requirements for Florida Vegetable Crops. Not dated
The Place of the Victory Garden in Our War Effort. Not dated
Post-War Planning for Full Employment and How the Individual can Assist in such planning. Not dated
A Program for Training Men for the Florida Citrus Industry at UF. Not dated
The Proposed Loan to Great Britain. Not dated
The Revised Fresh Citrus Price Regulation. Not dated
Some Problems in Farm Price Support and Surplus Removal Programs. Not dated
Interviews.
Sunday school sermons.
Class papers--Colorado State, Illinois, Wisconsin.
Course lectures, University of Florida, 1938.
Student welcomes.



Correspondence


Box 5

Special assignment to Thailand and Vietnam, correspondence.

Box 6

Special assignment to Thailand and Vietnam, correspondence and journals.
Correspondence. Not dated
Correspondence from Edith Pitts.
Correspondence. 1925-1935

Box 7

Correspondence. 1936-1954
Correspondence. 1967-1977

Box 8

Correspondence. 1978-
Correspondence - Agriculture Hall of Fame. 1993-1994
Correspondence - Later correspondence to J. Wayne Reitz and to and from Marjorie Reitz Turnbull. 1967-1995
Correspondence - Related to the Presidency. 1967-1990
Correspondence - Rockefeller Foundation. 1971-1982
Vol. 1 Letters of appreciation upon his appointment as president of the University of Florida. 1955
Vol. 2 Letters of congratulation at his inauguration. 1956
Vol. 3 Letters received when he resigned from the presidency (See also Box 1). 1967



Addendum


Box 9

Engagement Calendars of Frances Reitz, 1954-1966 (11 vols.). Containing the dates and times of various events, appointments, and social gatherings for both Frances and J. Wayne Reitz. Some of the pages are filled with lists of people's names, menus, and tasks needing to be done. In general, the information in the engagement calendars give a good indication of the activities of the wife of a President during that time period. Some interesting entries of note: Oct. 18, 1956 - "In one year entertained in our house 8449 at parties"; May 25, 1957 - " Campbell Affair in Tally"; April 1, 1964 - "The Dicennium Dinner and Ceremony in Wayne's honor...".

Box 10

Scrapbooks (2): "1962-1965" and "1965-1967." Primarily contain news clippings, but also includes brochures, notes, theatre and concert programs, invitations, and greeting cards. The scrapbooks were assembled by Frances Millikan Reitz and primarily cover the activities of both she and her husband. In addition, the materials cover a number of UF events and activities, including ceremonies and meetings, new buildings, sports events, and students, faculty and staff..




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