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Florida Citrus Archives holds
birthday celebration for Professor Tom Mack

LAKELAND, Fla. (Oct. 14, 2002) - Florida Southern's Thomas B. Mack Florida Citrus Archives celebrates Professor Tom Mack's 88th birthday on Oct. 27. The event is sponsored by the Florida Citrus Archives Finance Committee and will be held at the archives' home, 901 Callahan Court on the FSC campus from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

The celebration kicks off a fundraiser for the archives, which contain over fifty years of citrus history collected by Mack, director of the archives and professor emeritus at Florida Southern. The collection includes books, papers, periodicals, photographs, maps, films, and citrus memorabilia such as fruit box labels, advertising placards, and colorful letterheads. The organization hopes to build a $500,000 endowment to fund daily operations and ensure the stability of the archives. 

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For further information, please contact Shari Szabo, director of alumni relations, at (863) 680-6234.

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. 

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