(Note: The following Register includes all components, except the container list.)
Preface: The Sanford High School Collection is open for research. The copyrights to the items belong to the Student Museum, owned by Seminole County Public Schools. The UCF Public History Center in Sanford, Florida, owns the digital copyrights to the items. Scanning and copying services are available upon request.
Introduction: The Sanford High School Collection consists of materials relating to the creating institution, Sanford High School. Included in the collection are photos of students and class photos; photos of both Sanford High School building locations; a report card from the school year 1914-1915; student homework and examinations from the years 1905-1909; commencement and Class Day programs; baccalaureate service articles; a newspaper article; material relating to a manuscript written on the experiences of a student who attended S.H.S; Salmagundi yearbooks; and diplomas. The Salmagundi yearbooks are a particularly strong research source in the collection, because of their inclusion of both photos and written works of students in turn-of-the-century Central Florida.
Biographical/Historical Note: In 1898, the overcrowding of Sanford’s school became an issue, and the need for a high school was recognized. In January of 1901, six lots were purchased for the new school location, and construction on the project commenced in March of 1902. The school (located at 301 W. 7th St., Sanford, FL, 32771) was completed in time for classes to begin in September of 1902. The new school was named Sanford High School, though it housed grades one through twelve. The first senior class to graduate from the new school was in 1907; four women, Alberta Hill Howard, Peacha Leffler Wiggins, Clara Millen (principal of Sanford Grammar School 1919-1926), and Mabel Bowler Bram. The first Salmagundi yearbook (“Salmagundi” is an old Indian word meaning a “general mixture”) was published in May of 1910, and cost 15¢. An ever increasing student population caused the need for a new high school to be built. In January 1911, the second Sanford High School was opened at 9th St. & Palmetto Ave. in Sanford, Florida, and the old school became Sanford Grammar School. During the use of this school, Salmagundis were published every year, with the exception of 1918. In 1918, the first and only “Pandora” was published, a pamphlet, in order to save materials for the World War I war effort. This new location was used until 1926, when a third high school was built and renamed Seminole High School.
Scope and Content Note: The Sanford High School Collection is organized topically (then chronologically at item level), and consists of student photographs, school photographs, report cards, student work from the years 1905-1909, commencement programs, newspaper articles, Salmagundi yearbooks, and diplomas. All of the included items were either created by or related to Sanford High School, years active being 1902-1926. The bulk of the collection is made up of photographs and yearbooks (Salmagundis), and most of the collection dates 1905-1911, though many materials exist for the years 1912-1926. The extent of the collection is five boxes: 27 folders, three over-sized items, and approximately 1.83 cubic feet. This collection is useful for the research of Sanford history, turn-of-the-century youth in Central Florida, ancestry, and issues pertinent to students during the time period.
Series 1, Photographs, 1904-1925 and Undated, is divided into two subseries; Subseries 1, Sanford High School Students, Subseries 2, Sanford High School Buildings. This series is located in Archival Box #3A, and has twenty-nine items.
Subseries 1, Sanford High School Students, 1907-1925 and Undated, this subseries contains eighteen items: photos of Sanford High School Students. This subseries is useful for the research of Sanford history, turn-of-the-century dress, Florida students, sports, and the first graduates of Sanford High School.
Subseries 2, Sanford High School Buildings, 1904-1919 and Undated, this subseries contains eleven items: photos of Sanford High School #1 (located at 301 W. 7th St., Sanford, Florida, 32771) and Sanford High School #2 (located at 9th St. & Palmetto Ave., Sanford, Florida, 32771). This subseries is useful for the research of Sanford history, turn-of –the-century architecture, and Florida schools.
Series 2, Documents, 1905-1986 and Undated, is divided into nine subseries; Subseries 1: Report Cards, Subseries 2: Student Work 1905, Subseries 3: Student Work 1906, Subseries 4: Student Work 1907-1908, Subseries 5: Student Work 1909, Subseries 6: Commencement & Class Day Programs, Subseries 7: Baccalaureate Service, Subseries 8: Newspaper Article, and Subseries 9: Cornerstone 1926. This series is located in Archival Box #3A, and has forty-two items.
Subseries 1, Report Cards, 1914-1915, this subseries contains one item: a report card from Sanford High School, belonging to student Frances Leavitt. This subseries is useful for the research of turn-of-the-century high school curriculum and grades.
Subseries 2, Student Work 1905, 1905, this subseries contains five items: student work from Sanford High School in the year 1905. The subjects included are rhetoric, civil government, and Latin. This subseries is useful for the research of turn-of-the-century high school curriculum and homework.
Subseries 3, Student Work 1906, 1906, this subseries contains five items: student work from Sanford High School in the year 1906. The subjects included are language, civil government, penmanship. The subseries also includes an eighty page packet of various student works. This subseries is useful for the research of turn-of-the-century high school curriculum, homework, and handwriting.
Subseries 4, Student Work 1907-1908, 1907-1908 and Undated, this subseries contains six items: student work from Sanford High School in the years 1907-1908. The subjects included are English, algebra, arithmetic, as well as directions for a sophomore level English exam. This subseries is useful for the research of turn-of-the-century high school curriculum, homework, exams, and handwriting.
Subseries 5, Student Work 1909, 1909 and Undated, this subseries contains ten items: student work from Sanford High School in the year 1909. The subjects included are geography, physical geography, grammar, and civil government. This subseries is useful for the research of turn-of-the-century high school curriculum, homework, and handwriting.
Subseries 6, Commencement & Class Day Programs, 1911-1920, this subseries contains eight items: commencement and Class Day programs used for graduation ceremonies at Sanford High School. This subseries is useful for the research of Sanford history and turn-of-the-century high school graduations, ceremonies, and customs.
Subseries 7, Baccalaureate Service, 1925, this subseries contains two items: photo-copies of a newspaper article describing the Sanford High School baccalaureate service of 1925. This subseries is useful for the research of Sanford history and Central Florida baccalaureate services.
Subseries 8, Newspaper Article, Undated, this subseries contains one item: a newspaper article about the history of the Seminole County Public Schools, which includes information about Sanford High School. The publication date of the article is unknown. This subseries is useful for the research of Sanford history and Seminole County Public School history.
Subseries 9, Cornerstone 1926, 1976-1986 and Undated, this subseries contains four items: a newspaper almanac clipping mentioning the birthday of a Sanford High School graduate, an announcement sent to the alumni of Sanford High School graduating class of 1926 of a manuscript being written by alumni Margaret Sprout Green, a list of 1926 graduates and their known addresses as of 1976, a written draft of a letter sent to 1926 graduates about the publication of the manuscript written by alumni Margaret Sprout Green, and a copy of the list of items placed in the cornerstone of Sanford High School on June 3rd, 1926. This subseries is useful for the research of Sanford history and Sanford High School alumni.
Series 3, Salmagundi Yearbooks, 1910-1926 and Undated, this series an explanation of the Sanford High School Salmagundis, the 1910 Salmagundi, an image from the 1912 Salmagundi, the 1914-1917 Salmagundis, the 1918 Pandora yearbook, and the 1919-1926 Salmagundis. This series is useful for the research of Sanford history, turn-of-the-century yearbooks, student writing, student art, issues pertinent to the time period (such as saving materials for the World War I war effort, and paying tribute to fellow classmates enlisted in the military), and ancestry. This series is located in Archival Box #1, Archival Box #1A, and Archival Box #1B, and has twenty items (some Salmagundi issues have two copies).
Series 4, Miscellaneous, 1912-1916, this series is made up of oversized items; a 1912 diploma, a 1916 diploma, and an enlarged photo of the class of 1916 (originally in the 1916 Salmagundi). This series is useful for the research of Sanford history, high school diplomas, and the Sanford High School class of 1916. This series is located in Archival Box #3C, and has three items.
Series Description: The collection is divided into four series.
Series 1, Photographs, 1904-1925 and Undated, 29 Items
Subseries 1, Sanford High School Students, 1907-1925 and Undated, 18 Items
Subseries 2, Sanford High School Buildings, 1904-1919 and Undated, 11 Items
Series 2, Documents, 1905-1986 and Undated, 42 Items
Subseries 1, Report Cards, 1914-1915, 1 Item
Subseries 2, Student Work 1905, 1905, 5 Items
Subseries 3, Student Work 1906, 1906, 5 Items
Subseries 4, Student Work 1907-1908, 1907-1908 and Undated, 6 Items
Subseries 5, Student Work 1909, 1909 and Undated, 10 Items
Subseries 6, Commencement & Class Day Programs, 1911-1920, 8 Items
Subseries 7, Baccalaureate Service, 1925, 2 Items
Subseries 8, Newspaper Article, Undated, 1 Item
Subseries 9, Cornerstone 1926, 1976-1986 and Undated, 4 Items
Series 3, Salmagundi Yearbooks, 1910-1926 and Undated, 20 Items
Series 4, Miscellaneous, 1912-1916, 3 Items
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