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A Guide to the Millard Fillmore Caldwell Papers

Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff

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


Descriptive Summary
Provenance: Caldwell, Millard Fillmore, 1897-
Title: Millard Fillmore Caldwell Papers
Dates: 1938-1950
Abstract: Correspondence relating to the establishment of the Regional Council for Education; gubernatorial campaign material; and speeches delivered by Caldwell.
Extent: 5.8 linear feet. (14 Boxes)
Identification: Ms 10

Biographical/Historical Note

Lawyer, politician, and judge. City attorney, Milton, Florida, 1926-1932; Attorney, Santa Rosa County School Board; Member, Florida House of Representatives, 1929-1931; Representative, U.S. Congress, 1933-1941; Governor of Florida, 1945-1949; Chairman, Board of Control for Southern Regional Education, 1948-1950; and justice of the Florida Supreme Court, 1962-1969.

Scope and Content

Personal and political correspondence, material on the Florida gubernatorial campaign of 1944, gubernatorial speeches, and correspondence relating to the establishment of the Regional Council for Education.

Access or Use Restrictions

Access

Collection is open for research.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Millard Fillmore Caldwell Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Millard F. Caldwell.

Contents List

Caldwell Papers


Box 1
General correspondence. 1938-1950
Congratulatory correspondence. 1948
Request to run for U.S. Senate. 1950

Box 2
Newspaper clippings. 1944
Newspaper clippings general. 1945
Campaign Expense accounts

Box 3
Primary election. 1944
Lists of election officials
Campaign itineraries
Election returns
County files: Dade, Hillsborough, Duval, Lake, Bay Santa Rosa, Escambia
Governor-Patronage
Press releases

Box 4
Political correspondence. April 1943-1944

Box 5
Political correspondence. April-July 1944

Box 6
Political correspondence. July-September 1944

Box 7
Political correspondence. Sept.-Nov. 1944

Box 8
Political correspondence. Nov. -Dec., 1944

Box 9
Speeches. 1942-1946

Box 10
Speeches. 1946, May 1948

Box 11
Regional Council for Education
Organization correspondence. 1947-1948
General correspondence. Feb.-Dec., 1948
Papers: Southern Governor's Conference, Tallahassee. 1948

Box 12
Regional Council for Education
Miscellaneous documents
Press releases
Correspondence
Washington, D.C. 1948
Atlanta, GA. 1948
Savannah, GA. 1948

Box 13
Regional Council for Education. 1949
General correspondence. 1949
Correspondence. Biloxi meeting. 1949

Box 14
Regional Council for Education. 1950
Misc. papers
National Science Foundation
Charleston meeting. 1950
General correspondence. 1950


Selected Subjects and Access Points
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog:
Organizations:
Board of Control for Southern Regional Education (U.S.)
Florida. Governor (1925-1949 : Caldwell)
Regional Council for Education (U.S.)
Subject Terms:
Elections -- Florida.
Florida -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.

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