Tampa, FL

Glass jar keepsake full of dirt/sand from the groundbreaking ceremony for the shared campus of Polk Community College and the University of South Florida. This campus would later become the Lakeland Campus of Polk State College. A golden colored label is on the side of the jar. "1986 PCC~USF Lakeland, FL." is printed on the center of the label in dark green. The jar is sealed with a clear plastic top.

J. Larry Durrence with four men (possibly school board members) at what appears to be a board meeting. All five men are wearing suits or jackets with ties. There is cursive handwriting on the back of the photo indicating the top row is McKeel and Durrence (spelled Durrance) and the bottom row is Watson, Gibson?, and Race. BPJ School Board is written in the top right corner.

Abstract: J. Larry Durrence with four men (possibly school board members) at what appears to be a board meeting. All five men are wearing suits or jackets with ties. There is cursive handwriting on the back of the photo indicating the top row is McKeel and Durrence (spelled Durrance) and the bottom row is Watson, Gibson?, and Race. BPJ School Board is written in the top right corner.

J. Larry Durrence with four men (possibly school board members) at what appears to be a board meeting. All five men are wearing suits or jackets with ties. There is cursive handwriting on the back of the photo indicating the top row is McKeel and Durrence (spelled Durrance) and the bottom row is Watson, Gibson?, and Race. BPJ School Board is written in the top right corner.

Program for the groundbreaking ceremony for the shared campus of Polk Community College and the University of South Florida. This campus would later become the Lakeland campus of Polk State College. Text is green and is printed on light beige paper, approximately 8.5 inches tall and 5.5 inches wide. The first page includes an image of the new campus, the agenda for the ground breaking is on the second page and the agenda for the dinner program is on the third page. The back of the program is blank and not shown in the digitized record.

Confirmation letter to the Polk Community College and University of South Florida groundbreaking ceremony on September 23, 1986. The letter is printed on light beige Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce letterhead and would have included one or more name badges to be used for entry to the event.

Light beige postcard sized RSVP for the Polk Community College / University of South Florida Ground Breaking Celebration, held at the Lakeland Civic Center on September 23, 1986. The RSVP is two sided, with the mailing address on one side. This RSVP would have been mailed along with an invitation to the celebration.

Light beige postcard sized invitation to the Polk Community College / University of South Florida Ground Breaking Celebration, held at the Lakeland Civic Center on September 23, 1986. There is printing on one side of the invitation, the other side is blank. This invitation would have been mailed along with an RSVP.