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 |
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| Creator: | Caldwell, Millard Fillmore, 1897-1984 | |
| 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 | |
| Language(s): | English | |
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Items from this collection have been digitized and are available online in the UF Digital Collections. For more information please see the note below. | |
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
The collection is open for research.
Administrative Information
Alternate Form of Material
Digital reproductions of items in this collection are available online via the University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC). Please read the Permissions for Use statement for information on copyright, fair use, and use of UFDC digital objects.
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
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 1 | General correspondence. 1938-1950 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Congratulatory correspondence. 1948 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Request to run for U.S. Senate. 1950 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Newspaper clippings. 1944 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Newspaper clippings general. 1945 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Campaign Expense accounts | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Primary election. 1944 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lists of election officials | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Campaign itineraries | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Election returns | ||||||||||||
| 3 | County files: Dade, Hillsborough, Duval, Lake, Bay Santa Rosa, Escambia | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Governor-Patronage | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Press releases | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Political correspondence. April 1943-1944 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Political correspondence. April-July 1944 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Political correspondence. July-September 1944 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Political correspondence. Sept.-Nov. 1944 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Political correspondence. Nov. -Dec., 1944 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Speeches. 1942-1946 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Speeches. 1946, May 1948 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Regional Council for Education | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Organization correspondence. 1947-1948 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | General correspondence. Feb.-Dec., 1948 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Papers: Southern Governor's Conference, Tallahassee. 1948 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Regional Council for Education | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Miscellaneous documents | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Press releases | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Correspondence | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Washington, D.C. 1948 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Atlanta, GA. 1948 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Savannah, GA. 1948 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Regional Council for Education. 1949 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | General correspondence. 1949 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Correspondence. Biloxi meeting. 1949 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Regional Council for Education. 1950 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Misc. papers | ||||||||||||
| 14 | National Science Foundation | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Charleston meeting. 1950 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | General correspondence. 1950 | ||||||||||||
Selected Subjects and Access Terms
Board of Control for Southern Regional Education (U.S.)
Elections -- Florida.
Florida -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
Florida. Governor (1925-1949 : Caldwell)
Regional Council for Education (U.S.)
For further information, please contact: Special Collections Access Services.
