Keywords
New Deal, World War II, Social History, naval bases
Abstract
This thesis examines how Naval Air Station (NAS) Sanford impacted the nearby city economically, demographically, and socially during World War II. City commission minutes, newspapers, and census data highlight the efforts of city leaders and their cooperation with the federal government to get a naval base established at Sanford. Thereafter, it assesses the ways in which a naval base garnered economic and demographic development, and organizing among African Americans in a southern city.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2010
Advisor
Cassanello, Robert
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Degree Program
History
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0003349
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0003349
Language
English
Release Date
August 2010
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Metzger, Lewis, "From Celery City To Navy Town: The Impact Of Naval Air Station Sanford During World War Ii" (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4419.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/4419