Charles Oscar Andrews Papers - UF Special and Area Studies Collections

A Guide to the Charles Oscar Andrews Papers

Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff

University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
March 2005


Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Andrews, Charles Oscar, 1877-1946
	Title:	Charles Oscar Andrews Papers
	Dates:	1936-1946
	Abstract:	Senatorial Papers from his terms as a member of the Florida Congressional Delegation, 1936-1946.
	Extent:	22 Linear feet. 40 Boxes.
	Identification:	Ms 3
	Language(s):	English

Biographical/Historical Note

Lawyer and politician. Born in Ponce de Leon, Florida; educated at South Florida Military Institute, Bartow, and University of Florida, Gainesville. Secretary, Florida state Senate, 1905-1911; Assistant, Florida Attorney General, 1912-1917; circuit judge, 1919-1925; President, Florida Bar Association, 1921-1922; member, Florida Real Estate Commission Council, 1925; Florida House of Representatives, Orange County, 1927; Commissioner, Florida Supreme Court, 1929-1932. Died while in office, 1946.

Scope and Content

Senatorial papers of Senator Andrews of Florida. Correspondence, news clippings, press releases, legislative files, speeches, personal files. Includes material related to the 1936 election, the Florida East Coast Railroad, the Works Projects Administration, the Atlantic-Gulf Ship Canal, the Medfly, the Everglades, organized labor and strikes, and agriculture. Correspondents include Jerry Carter, Fred Cone, Charles Coe, Daisy Andrews, David Sholtz, and his son, Charles Andrews, Jr.

Access or Use Restrictions

Access

The collection is open for research.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Charles Oscar Andrews Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mr. Andrews and Senator Spessard L. Holland.

Contents List

Correspondence

Box

Political, state 1934 - 1936. Correspondence re 1936 election: A-B.

Correspondence re: 1936 election: C-Fi.

Correspondence re: 1936 election: Fl - Ju.

Correspondence re: 1936 election: K - Su.

Correspondence re: 1936 election: Si - W 1936 election: general, expenses.

Correspondence re: job requests/appointments (WPA, state etc.) 1936-1937.

Correspondence re: job requests/appointments 1938-1939.

Correspondence re: job requests/appointments 1939-1940.


Election 1940

Box
8			Absentee voters
8			Endorsements
8			Advertising/publicity
8			Engraving
8			Anonymous voters
8			Finances
8			Bills
8			Form letters
9			General
9			Correspondence (alphabetical)
9			Campaign returns
10			Carter, Jerry
10			Felkel, Mrs. Herbert
10			Clay, Doyle
10			Gubernatorial candidates
10			Coe, Charles F.
10			Newspaper lists
10			Cone, Fred E.
10			Newspaper clippings, general

Political Lists

Box

Political lists, state 1938-1946.


News Clippings (and Press Releases)

Box
12			Andrews: newspaper clippings. 1939-1940
13			Andrews: newspaper clippings. 1940
14			Andrews: newspaper clippings. 1940
15			Andrews: newspaper clippings. 1940
16			Andrews: newspaper clippings. 1940
16			Press releases: Andrews. 1940
17			Cone, Fred. 1940
17			Coe, Charles. 1940
18			Cone, Fred. 1940
18			Outman, William. 1940
18			Draper, Miles. 1940
18			Sholtz, David. 1940
18			Hazen, Olen. 1940
18			Wells, Hortense. 1940
18			MacFadden, Bernarr. 1940


Legislative Files

Box
19			1. President
19			2. State Dept.
19			3. Treasury Dept.
19			4. War Dept.
20			4G,7G. West Point and Annapolis appointments.
20			5. Justice Dept.
21			6. Post Office
21			7. Navy Dept.
21			8. Annapolis appointments
22			7I. Naval Reserve
22			7J. Naval establishments
22			8. Interior Dept.
22			9. Agriculture Dept.
22			10. Commerce Dept.
22			11. Labor Dept.
22			12D. Public Health
22			12B. Nat. Youth Adm.
22			12E. Soc. Security
22			13A. Public Bldgs. Adm.
22			13C. PWA
22			13E. WPA (see also Boxes 26 - 28)
23			14. Fed. Loan Agency
23			15. Panama Canal
23			16. FCC
23			17. Fed. Deposit Insurance
23			18. Fed. Power Comm.
23			19. Fed Reserve System
23			20. Fed. Trade Comm.
23			21. ICC (Florida East Coast RR)
24			22. ICC (Fla. East Coast RR)
24			23. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
24			25. Securities and Exchange [Commission]
24			27. Red. Cross
24			30. Civil Service
24			32. Maritime Comm.
24			33. Tariff Comm.
24			34. V. A.
24			35. LC
24			36. National Defense
24			36A. Selective Service
24			36B. War Production Board (WPB)
25			36B. Priorities
25			36C. Defense contracts
25			36F. OEM
25			36H. Civilian defense
25			41. Claims
25			46. Misc. legislation 1937-1941
25			47. Invitations
26			47. Invitations
26			48. Thanks
26			50. WPA
27			50A. WPA
28			50A. WPA
28			50B. NYA
28			50C. Internal Revenue
28			50D. FHA
28			50E. RFC
28			50F. Deputy Marshall
28			50G. Post Office
28			50H. Customs
28			50I. Assist. District Attorney
28			51. Personnel
28			52. State agencies
29			52. State agencies
29			53. Civil service
29			54. Personnel
29			60. Legislation: 1937 - 1938 (Legislative correspondence)
30			60. Legislation: 1939 - 1943
31			60. Legislation: 1942-1943
32			60. Legislation : 1944 -1945
32			63. Pensions
32			64. Atlantic-Gulf Ship Canal 1936 -1939
33			64. Atlantic-Gulf Ship Canal 1940 - 1942
33			65. Medfly
34			67. Everglades National Park
34			68. Labor and strikes
34			70. Misc. (Fla./Federal topics 1937 -1946)
34			71. Cotton
34			72. Citrus
34			73. Tobacco
34			74. Sugar


General Files

Box
35			Air mail
35			Aviation
35			Jefferson Memorial Commission
35			Latin America
35			Political, 1937 - 1946
36			Barlow
36			Brooker
36			Duncan
36			Hill, Sen. Wm.
36			Hodges, J.B.
36			Hoffman
36			Larson, Ed
36			Lockner
36			Loftin, Senator Scott
36			Phillips
36			Rush
36			Schroeder
36			Sutliff
36			Wallace, Henry
36			Waller

Speeches

Box

Speeches, 1937 - 1945


Family Files

Box
37			Correspondence with relatives, 1936 - 1939
38			Correspondence with relatives 1940 - 1946
38			Family tree
38			Mrs. C. O. Andrews (Daisy) correspondence 1937 - 1946
39			Andrews, Charles Jr. Correspondence 1936 -1946 (see also Political)


Personal, 1936-1940

Box
40			Auto
40			Bonds
40			Contributions
40			Finances
40			Garage
40			Houses
40			Income Tax
40			Memberships
40			Presbyterian church
40			Receipted bills

Selected Subjects and Access Terms

Canals -- Florida.
Carter, Jerry W., 1887-
Cone, Fred P., 1871-1948.
Florida -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
Mediterranean Fruit-fly.
Sholtz, David, 1891-1953.
United States. Congress -- Florida delegation.
United States. Work Projects Administration.

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