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First Accession - Record Group I: Chase & Company Records

This Group is divided into five (5) Series, consisting of the records of Chase & Company, primarily contained in the correspondence files of Sydney Octavius Chase (SOC) and Joshua Coffin Chase (JCC). The records extend from the company's earliest activity through growing, packing and shipping fresh citrus produce, and the improvement of methods used in each process. Significant impediments to successful citrus agricultural development, such as freezes and the Mediterranean fruit fly, are covered.


Series 1 - Sydney Octavius Chase

Correspondence: state agricultural/horticultural officials (citrus packing, shipping, disease control, promotion, foreign markets, etc.), Chase & Co. and Lykes Brothers (Chase overseas business), lobbying/trade associations/legislation, Company personnel /associates and properties.
Box Folder
49 13.1 Accounting Department
13.2 Accounting Department (Sanford Office)
13.3 Advertising of Chase & Co.
13.4 Agricultural Experiment Station
13.5 Alexander and Baird
13.6 All Florida Development Conference
13.7 American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association
13.8 Aphis Citricola
13.9 Applications for Employment
13.10 Atlanta Brush Company
13.11 Atlantic Coast Line RR
13.12 Auctions (Fruit)
13.13 Automobiles (Miscellaneous)
13.14 Aviation Farm
13.15 "A" Miscellaneous (incl. Atlanta Packing Co.)
13.16 Balsa Box
13.17 Banks Miscellaneous
13.18 Bates, Carl V.
13.19 Birss, James (Santa Barbara California)
13.20 Birss, Robert
13.21 Bogue, A.R.
13.22 Bogue, W.O.
13.23 Boilers
13.24 Borax (Duncan Fletcher)
13.25 Branding (Improper), 1929
13.26 Brands
13.27 Brewer, A.D.
13.28 Brogdex
13.29 Bureau of Market Reports
13.30 Bureau of Plant Industry
13.31 California Vegetable Data
13.32 Callahan, J.D.
13.33 Canning of Citrus
13.34 Carleton, R.T.
13.35 Carpenter, A.E. (Massey, Warlow and Carpenter, Fishback)
13.36 Celery
13.37 Celery (Chase, J.C.)
Box Folder
50 13.38 Celery, Poisoned - Chase, J.C.
13.39 Central Florida Transportation (Whitner, Charles H.)
13.40 Central of Georgia Railroad
13.41 Chamberlain, A.W.
13.42 Chamber of Commerce, Florida State
13.43 Chamber of Commerce, Sanford, Florida
13.44A Chase & Company Cooperative (Sydney O. Chase Jr.)
13.43B Chase & Company and Florida Citrus Exchange (Sales and Packing Contract)
13.44 Chase, Joshua C. 1914-1924
Box Folder
51 13.45 Chase, Joshua C. 1925-1926
13.46 Chase, Joshua C. 1927-1939
13.47 Chase, Randall (Philadelphia, PA)
13.48 Chase, Randall II
13.49 Chase, Sydney O. Jr.
13.50 Chilton, W.G.
13.51 Citrus (Bicarbonate of Soda Treatment)
13.52 Citrus Diseases
13.53 Citrus Exhibits
13.54 Citrus Growers
13.55 Citrus Growers' Accounts
13.56 "Citrus Industry"
13.57 Clark, John D.
13.58 Clemens, J.C.
13.59 Clyde Mallory Lines
13.60 Cold Damage
13.61 Coloring of Fruit
13.62 Comptroller's Office (Ernest Amos)
13.63 Connelly, Albert (National Fruit and Vegetable Exchange)
13.64 Contracts and Agreements
Box Folder
52 13.65 Contributions
13.66 Cooper, Cooper and Osborne (John C. Cooper)
13.67 Cooper, Harnden & Company (England)
13.68 Corn
13.69 Cox, Mrs. E.E.
13.70 Crate Material and Lumber
13.71 Crescent City Groves
13.72 Crop Liens
13.73 Crown Paper Company
13.74 Cullum, M.L. (R.E. Adams Marketing Co.)
13.75 Dade, Frank A.
13.76 Dade, Mayo. Aug. 24, 1919 - Feb. 28, 1925
13.77 Dade, Mayo. Mar. 1, 1925 - Apr. 30, 1925
13.78 Dade, Mayo. May 1, 1925 - Jun. 30, 1925
Box Folder
53 13.79 Dade, Mayo. Jul. 1, 1925 - Oct. 31, 1925
13.80 Dade, Mayo. Nov. 1, 1925 - Dec. 1, 1933
13.81 Damage to California Citrus
13.82 Davis, G.M. and Sons (Palatka, FL)
13.83 Decay, Citrus
13.84 Department of Agriculture, U.S.
13.85 Department of Commerce, U.S.
13.86 DeSoto Fruit Company
13.87 DeSoto National Bank of Arcadia
13.88 Documents
13.89 DuBose, H.C.
13.90 East Coast Citrus Business
13.91 Edwards, W.J.
13.92 Egan, Fickett & Co. Inc.
13.93 Eloise Growers, Inc. (Sydney O. Chase, Jr.)
13.94 Eloise Growers, Inc. (Jay Stull). Nov. 1922 - May 1933
13.95 Eloise Growers, Inc. (Jay Stull). Jun. 1933 - May 1934
Box Folder
54 13.96 Eloise Growers, Inc. (Jay Stull and Randall Chase II). Jan. 1929 - Aug. 1933
13.97 Eloise Growers, Inc. (Jay Stull and Randall Chase II). Sep. 1933 - Dec. 1933
13.98 Employees of Chase & Co.
13.99 Employees' Fruit
13.100 Equipment (Chase, J.C.)
13.101 Eubanks, T.J.
13.102 Eustis Packing Co.
13.103 Exchange National Bank
13.104 Exchange Packing Co. (Chase, Jr.)
13.105 Exchange Supply Co.
13.106 Export of Shipment of Citrus
13.107 Express Department
Box Folder
55 14.1 Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
14.2 Farms and Farmers
14.3 Farquhar Machinery Co.
14.4 Federal Land Bank
14.5 Fertilizer
14.6 Fertilizer Plant
14.7 Finances (Cash Balance in Banks, Notes Payable)
14.8 Flacal Sales Agency. Dec. 1924 - Dec. 1925
14.9 Flacal Sales Agency. Jan. 1926 - Nov. 17, 1933
14.10 Fletcher, Hon. Duncan U.
14.10A Florida Citrus Exchange
14.11 Florida Citrus Exchange (Chase, J.C.)
14.12 Florida Citrus Exchange (John C. Cooper)
14.13 Florida Citrus Exchange (L.B. Skinner)
14.14 Florida Citrus Machinery Co.
14.15 Florida East Coast Railway
14.16 Florida Experiment Station
14.17 "Florida Grower"
14.18 Florida Insecticide Co.
14.19 Florida State Chamber of Commerce (Awards)
14.20 Florida State Horticultural Society
Box Folder
56 14.21 Florida State Marketing Bureau
14.22 Florida Vegetable Corporation
14.23 Foreign Markets
14.24 Fruitman's Club
14.25 Fruit Shipments
14.26 Fruit Solicitation
14.27 "F" Miscellaneous - Farm Credit Administration, Farmers' Washington Reporting Service, Fish, Bert (Judge); Florida Forest Service, Fruehauf Trailer Co., W.M. Froscher, Frostproof FL (Board of Trade)
14.28 Geneva Grove
14.29 Georgia Crate and Basket Co.
14.30 Graham Paper Co.
14.31 Green Fruit Law Data
14.32 Grove Care
14.33 Growers Exchange Supply Co.
14.34 "G" Miscellaneous - Glyco Products Co., Goldberg, George; Goldsborough, T. Alan (Hon.); Greenhut, Eugene; Griffin, Mrs. J.T.; Griffin, S.S.; Grovier-Starr Produce Co., Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange
14.35 Harney Morrow Fruit Co.
14.36 Harney, Will
14.37 Henry, T.M.
14.38 Herndon, B.W.
14.39 Herndon, C.P.
14.40 House Bill Number 98
14.41 "H" Miscellaneous - Hart, B. and Son; Heilbron, Seymour M.; Hoard, J.W.
14.42 Insurance (Employees)
14.43 Insurance (Frost and Freeze)
14.44 Insurance (Miscellaneous)
14.45 Insurance (Packing House)
14.46 Interstate Commerce Commission
14.47 Investments (Stocks, Bonds, etc.)
14.48 "I" Miscellaneous
14.48 Ibach, Charles G.
14.48 Iles, T.J.
14.48 Indian River Fruit Growers
14.48 Inland Service Corporation
14.48 International Agricultural Corporation
14.48 Investment Securities Corporation
14.48 Isbell Seed Co.
14.49 James Crate Co.
14.50 Jones, T.W.
14.51 Kendal Grove
14.52 "K" Miscellaneous - Kelly. W.J.; Ketchem, Mrs. A.J.; Kirkland, L.P.
14.53 Labels
14.54 Lady Beetles
14.55 Lasbury, Ralph C.
14.56 Lee, Frank W.
14.57 Lee, William Justice
14.58 Leffler, William A.
14.59 Legal Matters
Box Folder
57 14.60 Lingle, Glenn
14.61 Lisbon Fruit Co.
14.62 Loans and Mortgages
14.63 Loughman Crate Mill
14.64 Lower Main Street Bank
14.65 Ludlow, O.W.
14.66 Lykes Brothers Steamship Co.
14.67 "L" Miscellaneous - Lakeland Highlands Cooperative Association; Lamon, Henry; Linde Air Products Co.
14.68 McCormick, Frank E.
14.69 "Mc" Miscellaneous - McConnell, R.W.; McDow, J.C.; McKesson-Groover-Stewart Drug Co.
14.70 Machinery
14.71 Mailing Department
14.72 Material Department
14.73 Maturity Standard for Citrus
14.74 Maxcy, L.
14.75 Mayo, Nathan (Hon.)
14.76 Mediterranean Fruit Fly
14.77 Meetings (Directors and Stockholders)
14.78 Montsalvage, R.F.
14.79 Mortgages (Chattel)
14.80 Mouser, W.H.
14.81 Mouser, W.H. & Co.
14.82 Myers, D.L.
14.83 "M" Miscellaneous - Martin, G.R.; Miller, Sam; Morgan, J.O.
14.84 National Fertilizer Association
14.85 Newbold, L.M.
14.86 Newspaper Clippings
14.87 Niagra Sprayer and Chemical Co.
14.88 Nicholson, Donald J.
Box Folder
58 14.89 Occupation Tax Bill
14.90 Office (Jacksonville)
14.91 Office (Jacksonville - Move to Orlando)
14.92 Office (Sanford)
14.93 Orth, W.J.
14.94 Packing House (Arcadia)
14.95 Packing House (Auburndale - Equipment - A.J. Rinck)
14.96 Packing House (Auburndale - Fruit) - A.R. Bogue; A.M. Pratt; M.A. Richards; S.A. Ziegler
14.96A Packing House (Auburndale - Fruit) cont.
14.97 Packing House (Dania)
14.98 Packing House (DeLand)
14.99 Packing House (Delray)
14.100 Packing House (Eloise)
14.101 Packing House (Frostproof - Equipment)
14.102 Packing House (Frostproof - Fruit). Jul. 1925 - Dec. 1925
Box Folder
59 14.103 Packing House (Frostproof - Fruit). Apr.1925 - Jun. 1925
14.104 Packing House (Frostproof - Fruit). Jan. 1925 - Mar. 1925
14.105 Packing House (Geneva)
14.106 Packing House (Gould)
14.107 Packing House (Homestead)
14.108 Packing House (Manatee)
14.109 Packing House (Sanford - R. Melling)
14.110 Packing House (Tierra Ceia)
14.111 Packing House (Wachula)
14.112 Packing Houses (Equipment)
14.113 Packing Houses (Miscellaneous)
14.114 Pan-Am Service Station (Fort Pierce, FL)
14.115 Pemberton, H.J.
Box Folder
60 14.116 Pentland, Gray and Moore
14.117 Peppers and Tomatoes (Monticello, FL)
14.118 Pepper Trouble
14.119 Plant Pathology (Wilmon Newell, J.P Winston)
14.120 Plymouth Citrus Growers Association
14.121 "Porta Rico" Citrus
14.122 Pratt, A.M.
14.123 Pre-Cooling
14.124 President's Association
14.125 "Produce News" and "Produce Reporter"
14.126 Provident Trust Co.
14.127 Purchasing Department
14.128 "P" Miscellaneous - Pachmore, A.A.; The Packer; Packer Produce Mercantile Agency; John Pearson; Postmaster General
Box Folder
61 15.1 Railroad Commission
15.2 Railroads
15.3 Ramsey, Clyde H.
15.4 Rawson, C.E.
15.5 Real Estate
15.6 Real Estate (Bellaire Lot)
15.7 Real Estate (Lake Wales Lot)
15.8 Realty Trust Co.
15.9 Recommendations and References
15.10 Richards, M.A.
15.11 Rinck, A.J. Jan. 1933 - May 1933
15.12 Rinck, A.J. Jun. 1933 - Dec. 1933
15.13 Riparian Rights
15.14 Robinson, W.R.
15.15 A.K. Rossetter and A.T. Rossetter
15.16 "R" Miscellaneous (E.S. Rogers, Lambert M. Ross)
15.17 Salaries
15.18 Sales Department (A.M. Pratt, M.S. Wiggins)
15.19 Sanford Atlantic Bank
15.20 Sanford Florida
Box Folder
62 15.21 Sevigne, F.J., Machine Co.
15.22 Shiver, J.B.
15.23 Sims, J.O.
15.24 Skinner, F.L.
15.25 Skinner, L.B.
15.26 Skinner Machinery Co.
15.27 Smith, Ralph Austin
15.28 Southeastern Underwriters Association
15.29 South Florida Grapefruit Co. (Financial Statements)
15.30 Southwest Wheel and Rim Co.
15.31 Spraying
15.32 Stanley, P.T.
15.33 State Plant Board
15.34 Stephens, S.M.
15.35 Stock (Chase & Co.)
15.36 Storm and freeze damage to citrus and vegetables
15.37 Strong, Jack Napier
15.38 Stuart Brothers Corporation
15.39 Swann Chemical Co.
15.40 Sweet George A.
15.41 "S" Miscellaneous - St. Johns River Citrus Sub-Exchange; Sargent, Lester; Simmons, Jack
Box Folder
63 15.42 Taxes
15.43 Timber
15.44 Tomatoes
15.45 Top Icing Case
15.46 Traffic Department
15.47 Traffic Department (Cullum, M.L.)
15.48 Traffic Department (Robert Morrow)
15.49 Trucks
15.50 Trueman Fertilizer Co.
15.51 Tyman, J.C.
15.52 United Fruit Co.
15.53 Upper St. Johns Navigation
15.54 Vegetables
15.55 Vernay & Co.
15.56 Vernay, Stanley F. Jr.
15.57 "V" Miscellaneous - Vero Beach Cadillac Co.; Vihlen, Eric; Vilter Manufacturing Co.; Vincent, T.A.; Vitale, Sam
15.58 Wabasso
15.59 Wages (Farm Laborers)
15.60 Walling Crate Co.
15.61 Warehouse (Sanford)
15.62 Watermelons
15.63 Waverly Growers Cooperative
15.64 Weather (Temperature and Rainfall)
15.65 White, Charles W.
15.66 White Co. (The)
15.67 Whitten, Ethel H.
15.68 Wiggins, M.S.
15.69 Wilcox, J. Mark (Hon.)
15.70 Wilder, George H.
15.71 Wilkinson Jr, J. Harvie (State Planters Bank and Trust Co.)
Box Folder
64 15.72 Williamson, B.F.
15.73 "W" Miscellaneous - W.G. Wears; H.J. Webber; W.W. Weinberg; Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co.; Joe Wingate; Wright Motor Co.
15.74 Yothers, W.W.


Series 2 - Joshua Coffin Chase

Business and personal papers (includes copies of correspondence with SOC).
Box Folder
115 25.1 Accounting Department
25.2 Adams, Dr. Charles W.
25.3 Advertising Florida Citrus
25.4 Advertising Florida Citrus (Fund Raising)
25.5 Agricultural Adjustment Act
25.6 Agricultural Experiment Stations
25.7 Agricultural Transportation Committee
25.8 Alexander and Baird
25.9 All Florida Development Conference
25.10 Angas, Robert
25.11 Applications for Employment. 1923-1936
25.12 Applications for Employment. 1916-1922
25.13 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
25.14 Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. (Overtures)
25.15 Auctions (Fruit)
25.16 "A" Miscellaneous (American Palmetto Line, Judge C.O. Andrews)
25.17 Bananas
Box Folder
116 25.18 Banks
25.19 Birss, James (Santa Barbara, CA)
25.20 Birss, Robert
25.21 Bogue, A.R.
25.22 Bostick Legislative Bureau
25.23 Brewer, A.D.
25.24 Brogdex Case
25.25 Brown and Seccomb
25.26 Buhl Trading Co.
25.27 Bureau of Plant Industry: Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Agriculture - U.S.; Florida State Horticultural Society; Dr. J.N. Montgomery; L.B. Skinner; Hon. M.B. Waite
25.28 "B" Miscellaneous - H.C. Babcock; Roger M. Babson; Phillip M. Baier; John H. Barr; R.W. Bixley; J.M. Braxton; J.C. Brown; Milton W. Browne; Phillip Browning; Knoeschell Brunswick Co.; C.C. Buffington; A.J. Byrd
25.29 California Citrus Fruit Rate (S.O. Chase)
25.30 California Fruit Growers Exchange
25.31 California "Produce News"
25.32 California Trip. 1925
25.33 California Vegetable Union
25.34 Canning of Citrus
25.35 Case, H.C. (Fort Myers, FL)
Box Folder
117 25.36 Celery (S.O. Chase)
25.37 Celery (Poisoned, S.O. Chase)
25.38 Celery (M.L. Wiggins)
25.39 Chamber of Commerce (FL Agricultural Conference)
25.40 Chamber of Commerce (Jacksonville, FL)
25.41 Chamber of Commerce (Orlando, FL)
25.42 Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.
25.43 Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. (AB Barber)
25.44 Chase & Co. and FL Citrus Exchange (Sales and Packing Contract)
25.45 Chase & Co. Cooperative (Randall Chase)
25.46 Chase & Co. Cooperative (S.O. Chase Jr.)
25.47 Chase Citrus Sub Exchange (Randall Chase II)
25.48 Chase Citrus Sub Exchange (S.O. Chase)
25.49 Chase Citrus Sub Exchange (Sydney Chase Jr.)
25.50 Chase Citrus Sub Exchange (Frank Cody)
25.51 Chase Citrus Sub Exchange (Florida Citrus Exchange)
25.52 Chase Citrus Sub Exchange (J.M. Joyner)
Box Folder
118 25.53 Chase Citrus Sub Exchange (W.J. Kelly)
25.54 Chase Citrus Sub Exchange (Meetings)
25.55 Chase Citrus Sub Exchange (Miscellaneous)
25.56 Chase Citrus Sub Exchange (L.B. Skinner)
25.57 Chase Citrus Sub Exchange (Warlow, Carpenter, and Fishback)
25.58 Chase, Randall II (Sanford, FL). 1933-1941
25.59 Chase, Randall II (Sanford, FL). 1919-1932
25.60 Chase, Sydney Octavius. 1924-1935
25.61 Chase, Sydney Octavius. 1915-1923
25.62 Chase, Sydney O. Jr.
25.63 Chase, W.E.
25.64 "Citrograph"
25.65 Citrus Canker Situation
Box Folder
119 25.66 "The Citrus Industry"
25.67 Citrus Marketing Agreement
25.68 Citrus Standardization Bill. 1933
25.69 Civil Works Administration (C.B. Treadway)
25.70 John D. Clark
25.71 Clemens, J.C.
25.72 Cloward, N.D.
25.73 Cold Damage
25.74 Cold Storage
25.75 Coloring of the Fruit
25.76 Columbia Fruit Co.
25.77 Commission Merchants
25.78 Complaints
25.79 Contributions
25.80 Coogle Deal
25.81 Cooper, John C. Jr.
25.82 Cushman, C.E.
25.83 "C" Miscellaneous - California-Arizona Orange Grapefruit Agency; California Citrus League; California Fruit Distributors; Central Florida Transportation Co.; Chamber of Commerce (Fernandina); Hattie E. Chamberlain; Chase Nurseries; Chipman Chemical; J.G. Christopher; Citrus Grove Development Co.; Herbert E. Clark; Clermont Citrus Growers Association; W.B. Clore; Clyde Steamship Co.; W.F. Coachman; A.W. Cockrell; Harrison S. Colburn Co.; Columbia Bank for Cooperatives; Comptroller of Currency; A. Condon and Son; Consolidated Car Heating; Consolidated Referendum Council; F.A. Cook; J.C. Cook; B.C. Coons; Cooperative Wholesale Society; Henri Cordier; M.L. Corey; C.C. Cornwell; Crescent City Citrus Growers Association; Alden B. Crosby; W.T. Crosby; L.M. Crosthwait; M.M. Crout; Cutler Manufacturing
Box Folder
120 26.1 Dade, Frank A.
26.2 Dade, Mayo
26.3 Department of Agriculture, State of Florida
26.4 Department of Agriculture, U.S.
26.5 DeSoto Fruit Co.
26.6 Dommerich, Alex L.
26.7 "D" Miscellaneous - Dalles Cooperative Corporation; John W. Dart; J.W. Davis; Frank F. Dearing; Norman S. DeForest; Thomas F. Denham; Department of Agriculture (Sacramento, CA.); H.E. DiCristina; James D. Dole; Theo. N. Dungan; George A. Dunning; Duval County Employers Association
26.8 Eloise Growers Inc. (Jay Stull)
26.9 Employees
26.10 Export Shipments: American Palmetto Line; Arnold Fruit Co.; Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies SS Line; California Fruit Growers Exchange; Carolina Line; M.L. Cullum; Department of Agriculture - U.S.; Department of Commerce - U.S.; Fleet Corporation; S.B. Moomaw; W.H. Mouser; L.M. Newbold; L.B. Skinner; Strachan Shipping Co.
26.11 Export Shipments. Dec. 11, 1924-Mar. 1925
Box Folder
121 26.12 Export Shipments. Oct. 1921-Dec. 10, 1924
26.13 Export Shipments (Claim versus "Minnequa")
26.14 Export Shipments (Hon. Duncan U. Fletcher)
26.15 "E" Miscellaneous - C.P. Earley; East Coast Grocery Co.; Easterlin, J.B. Jr.; Eckerson Fruit Canners, Inc.; J.H. Evans
26.16 Farm Credit Association
26.17 Farm Relief Act
26.18 Farmers' Independent Council of America
26.19 Federal Farm Board
26.19A Federal Farm Board (Hon. Duncan U. Fletcher)
26.20 Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers
26.21 Fertilizer
26.22 Fibre Boxes
26.23 Flacal Sales Agency (William E. Edwards; Frank P. Lum; J.K. Newbold; A.M. Pratt)
26.24 Flacal Agency Contract
Box Folder
122 26.25 Fletcher, Hon. Duncan U.
26.26 Florida Agricultural Tariff Association
26.27 Florida Anti-Arsenic Spray
26.28 Florida Brogdex Distributors
26.29 Florida Brokerage
26.30 Florida Citrus Commission
26.31 Florida Citrus Institute
26.32 Florida Citrus Marketing Agreement
26.33 Florida Citrus Producers Trade Association
26.34 Florida Development Board
26.35 "Florida Farm and Grove"
26.36 "The Florida Grove"
26.37 Florida Rate Case
26.38 Florida State Horticultural Society
26.39 Florida State Marketing Bureau
26.40 Florida Times Union
26.41 Freight Rate Hearing
26.42 Freight Rates. 1921-1938
Box Folder
123 26.43 Freight Rates (Prepayment)
26.44 Freight Rates (Reduction)
26.45 Freight Rates and Refrigerator Charges
26.46 Frozen Orange Juice
26.47 Fruit Auction Co. (R.H. Thomas)
26.48 Fruit Insurance Bill (House Bill 672)
26.49 Fruitman's Club
26.50 Fugazzi Brothers Co.
26.51 "F" Miscellaneous - Federal Fruit Distributors; N.L. Fleischel; Miss Elinor Flood; Florida Agricultural Research Institute; Florida Employers Association; Florida Grapefruit Association; Florida Grapefruit Growers