George Armistead Smathers was born on November 14, 1913 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Because his family had a lengthy history
of political involvement, Smathers was groomed for politics at an early age. He was named for his father’s uncle, George H.
Smathers, who had served as the President of the North Carolina State Senate. His father, Benjamin Franklin Smathers, began
his political career as a page for that uncle and later was appointed as a county judge. Additionally, Benjamin’s younger
brother, Bill, served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1937-1943.
Smathers moved with his parents to Miami, Florida, when he was six. He grew up in Magnolia Park, and was successful in both
academics and sports while a pupil in Dade County Public Schools. He graduated in the top quarter of his class at Miami High
School and served as the captain of the track and basketball teams. He was elected Senior Class President and named Outstanding
Athlete of Dade County in 1931. He hoped to play college football at the University of Illinois, but his father refused, arguing
that if George was to enter politics he needed to attend the University of Florida in order to meet boys from all over Florida
who were enrolled at the state university. At UF, Smathers was the captain of both the basketball and track teams, and played
a short-lived football career. He also was the captain of the debate team, president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, president
of the student body, and campus manager for Claude Pepper’s 1938 Senate reelection campaign.
Smathers graduated with a law degree in 1938, and returned home to Miami. He practiced law for six months in his father’s
firm before he was appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney. He was married in 1939 to Rosemary Townley, who gave birth to their
first son, John, in 1941. During World War II Smathers served in the United States Marine Corps from 1942-45, including an
18-month rotation overseas in the South Pacific. His second son, Bruce, was born in 1943 while Smathers was overseas.
In 1946, Smathers was elected as a Democrat to the first of two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating long-standing
incumbent Pat Cannon. While in the House, Smathers traveled extensively to Europe and Latin America, developing an interest
in Latin American countries that would later become a central focus of his Senatorial career. Smathers also became friends
with many people who would become prominent politicians, including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and
Gerald Ford. He became particularly close to Kennedy; they had adjacent offices while in the House together, and he served
as a groomsman in Kennedy’s wedding to Jacqueline Bouvier.
Smathers ran for the U.S. Senate in 1950 in a historic race against the incumbent, Claude Pepper. The 1950 Democratic primary
election has long been considered one of the “dirtiest” campaigns in U.S. history because of the mudslinging and character
attacks carried out by both sides. Smathers pitted his conservative politics and youthful good looks against Pepper’s New
Deal liberalism, attacking his former mentor relentlessly on his voting record, foreign policy ideas, his pro-Labor stance,
and even suggesting that he had communist ties. Smathers also criticized Pepper heavily for his support of Civil Rights legislation
and his support of universal healthcare, which cost him the support of Florida’s segregationists and the medical profession.
Smathers and the other anti-Pepper groups continually labeled Pepper as “Red Pepper.” Exemplifying the dirty nature of the
campaign, it was widely reported that Smathers gave a speech in which he misrepresented Pepper’s character by using language
that might sound negative to uneducated voters. For example, he reportedly stated that Pepper was known to be a “shameless
extrovert” and that Pepper had previously practiced “nepotism.” Smathers denied ever making the infamous speech, even offering
a reward to any one who could prove it, and most historians agree that the speech was probably a bit of fiction created by
reporters trying to capture the mean-spirited nature of the campaign in a humorous manner. Smathers defeated Pepper handily
and entered the Senate in 1951.
Smathers served as the junior Senator from Florida for three terms until his retirement in 1968. Throughout his Senatorial
career, he was recognized for his involvement with Latin American and Cuban issues. Smathers is credited as one of the first
to push for U.S. involvement in Latin American countries as a preventative measure for stopping the spread of communism into
the Western Hemisphere. He also was one of the first to raise alarms about Fidel Castro’s government and Cuba’s ties to the
Soviet Union. Smathers sought to provide aid for the improvement of the infrastructure and quality of life in Latin American
and Caribbean countries, arguing that their well-being and stability was beneficial to the U.S.
Although he was more moderate in many respects than other Southern Democrats, and despite his close friendships with Kennedy
and other northern Democrats, Smathers did vote faithfully with the Southern bloc on most of the divisive social issues in
the 1950s and 1960s. In 1956, Smathers signed the so-called "Southern Manifesto," which denounced the U.S. Supreme Court decision
to integrate public schools racially. He voted consistently against meaningful civil rights legislation, and spoke in favor
of segregation and states rights.
Smathers was known to friends and opponents as “Gorgeous George,” and he was known as much for his ability to make friends
and connections as he was for his work on the floor of the Senate. Although he was not a high-ranking member of any of the
major Senate committees during this service, Smathers was successful in using his positions on committees such as Foreign
Relations, Finance and Taxation, and Commerce to protect and expand Florida interests. He was a powerful advocate for the
Florida sugar and citrus industries, particularly pertaining to trade and competition with Latin America. Smathers also served
as chair of the Democratic Campaign Committee. In this capacity, he traveled around the country soliciting contributions to
be used for various Senatorial campaigns.
During the 1960 presidential election, Smathers was placed in an interesting position when his majority leader in the Senate,
Johnson, and his best friend in the Senate, Kennedy, both decided to run. Rather than having the two men potentially split
the Florida vote, Smathers urged both men not to campaign in Florida and he entered the race as a candidate for the nomination.
He was named as Florida’s “favorite son” and received the votes of the Florida delegation at the National Democratic Convention
during the first round of voting. When it became clear that Kennedy would get the nomination, he quickly bowed out and urged
the delegation to vote for Kennedy. During the subsequent campaigning, Smathers managed Kennedy's campaign in the Southeast.
Smathers retired from politics in 1969, at the end of this his third term in the Senate. He resumed practicing law in Miami
and Washington, D.C. He died on January 20, 2007.
The Senatorial Papers of George Smathers date from 1934 to 1969, primarily covering his eighteen years in the U.S. Senate.
In addition to correspondence and legislative files, which make up the majority of the papers, the collection also includes
speeches, press releases and media files, campaign material, news clippings and photographs. His papers provide an interesting
perspective on the major historical events and political figures of the 1950s and 1960s. As with all political collections
of significant size, the materials cover a wide range of subjects. Prominent people and subjects include John F. Kennedy,
Lyndon B. Johnson, the civil rights movement, Latin America, Cuba, the space race, communism, the Cold War, the citrus industry,
Interama, the Cross Florida Barge Canal, and the Everglades.
The collection is arranged into nine series, or groups, of documents. The Correspondence and Legislative Files make up the
bulk of the collection. These files consist of correspondence, legislation, reports, news clippings, memoranda, and subject
files. Smathers' Senate office staff originally organized his files according to the File Code of the U.S. Senate, and this
arrangement has been maintained as much as possible (for more information, please refer to the series description for the
Correspondence and Legislative Files).
The Speech Files series consists of speeches, statements, Congressional Record inserts, notes, and reference material such
as news clippings. The Press Releases and Media Files include official releases, recorded statements, and statements made
in television, radio and print media. The Campaign Files are sub-divided into four groups, one for each of the elections in
1950, 1956, 1960 and 1962. There final four series, which are smaller in size, include Latin America and Cuba Materials, News
Clippings, Photographs, and a Miscellaneous series.
Although the papers are grouped into these logical series, according to function or format, it should be noted that information
on particular topics can be dispersed throughout the collection and researchers may find relevant materials in several series.
For example, information pertaining to Latin America can be found throughout the collection because there are legislative
files, speeches, press releases, and other materials on that subject.
With the exception of the Correspondence and Legislative Files, which are filed according to the Senate filing scheme, the
files in each series are arranged alphabetically and/or chronologically.
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item], George A. Smathers Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University
of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
The Smathers Papers were donated to the University of Florida by George A. Smathers.
The collection originally was processed in the 1980s by department staff. In 2006-07, further processing was completed in
order to improve access and create a detailed finding aid to the materials.
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Correspondence and Legislative Files, 1938-1969
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Correspondence, legislation, news clippings, reports, memoranda, and subject files generated or accumulated during Smathers'
service in the U.S. Senate from 1951 to 1969. The files in this series were originally arranged according to the File Code
of the U.S. Senate. Under this scheme, each branch of the government and the various offices and departments under each branch
were assigned a particular number code. For example, the President was assigned Filing Code 1, the State Department was assigned
Filing Code 2, the Treasury Department was assigned Filing Code 3, etc. Although the filing code numbers are no longer maintained
in this finding aid to the Smathers Papers, the arrangement still exists. The files primarily are arranged chronologically
and then, within each year, they are arranged according to the Filing Code. As such, files dealing with the President normally
are located at the beginning of each new year, followed by the State Department, followed by the Treasury Department, and
so on. Please note that although Smathers' activities on various committees are documented in part by this series, the official
committee records are maintained by the federal government.
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Prominent people and subjects covered in this series include John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, the civil rights movement,
Latin America, Cuba, the space race, communism, the Cold War, the citrus industry, Interama, the Cross Florida Barge Canal,
and the Everglades. Materials pertaining to many of these individuals and topics can be found throughout this series, as they
often spanned more than a single year or session of Congress. Also note that many of these subjects also are covered in other
series in this collection. For example, materials pertaining to Latin America also can be found in the speeches, press releases,
campaign material, etc.
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Box 1 |
U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Central and Southern Florida flood control. 1953
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Cotee River dredging. 1954 |
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US Supreme and Federal Courts: Establishment of Additional District and Judge. 1953-1954 |
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US Supreme and Federal Courts: Term of Southern District of Florida's. 1947-1953 |
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Federal Appointments - Judgeship - Southern District for Florida. 1950-1953 |
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Media - Articles by Smathers. 1952-1953 |
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Miscellaneous - "Ideas vs. Cannon". 1945-1946 |
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Miscellaneous - Benefits for Reservists. 1948-1949 |
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Miscellaneous - Clean Government. 1952 |
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Miscellaneous - Compulsory Military Training, Personal Publicity. 1940-1947 |
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Miscellaneous - Correspondence, News clippings, Speeches, etc. 1938-1946 |
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Miscellaneous - Everglades National Park. 1947-1949 |
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Miscellaneous - Everglades Park. 1947-1949 |
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Miscellaneous - Everglades Park (opposition). 1946-1948 |
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Miscellaneous - FBI retirement (H.R. 3428). 1947-1949 |
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Miscellaneous - Federal Judges. 1947-1949 |
Box 2 |
Miscellaneous - Florida. 1944-1945
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Miscellaneous - Freedom of Speech/Press. 1942-1947 |
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Miscellaneous - Full Employment Bill. 1942-1947 |
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Miscellaneous - General. 1941-1946 |
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Miscellaneous - Health Plan; Socialist Medicine. 1945 |
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Miscellaneous - Heart Bill Fact Sheets. 1947-1948 |
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Miscellaneous - Heart research. 1948 |
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Miscellaneous - Immigration Act of 1917. 1947-1948 |
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Miscellaneous - Internationalism. 1941-1947 |
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Miscellaneous - Internationalism: Cost of WWII. 1945 |
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Miscellaneous - Lands (Shoreline, Gulf of Mexico). 1951 |
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Miscellaneous - Legalized Gambling in Dade County. Not dated |
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Miscellaneous - Magazine articles, etc. 1953 |
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Miscellaneous - Marine Active Duty, etc. 1945 |
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Miscellaneous - Mediterranean Fruit Fly. 1952 |
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Miscellaneous - Newspaper Articles, etc. 1941-1947 |
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Miscellaneous - Optimist's Club Speeches. 1942 |
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Miscellaneous - Post War Compulsory Military Training. 1942-1947 |
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Miscellaneous - Program - Aside from Other Catalogued Issues. 1946-1952 |
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Miscellaneous - Reciprocal Trade Treaty (Cannon's Vote). 1945 |
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Miscellaneous - Reorganization of Congress. 1952 |
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Miscellaneous - Reserve. 1952 |
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Miscellaneous - Senate rules, Advisory Commission on. 1952 |
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Miscellaneous - Speech Given at U of F. 1946 |
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Miscellaneous - Speeches. 1942-1947 |
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Miscellaneous - Tidelands. 1951-1952 |
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Miscellaneous - War Brides. 1949 |
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Miscellaneous - World Security Charter. 1942-1947 |
Box 3 |
82nd Congress-1st Session: Agriculture. 1951
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Appropriations. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Appropriations (H.R. 149). 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Civil Rights. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Civil Service retirement. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Conservation. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Controls. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Ft. Pierce. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Interior and Insular Affairs - Tidelands. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Marine Corps. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Mutual Assistance Act of 1941. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Narcotics. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: North Atlantic Survey Commission. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Personnel Needs and Practices, investigation of. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Postal - Size and Weight. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Refugee relief - Establishment. Of Special Committee to Coordinate. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Russia (Soviet Union). 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Santa Rosa County. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Social Security. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: St. Augustine - Seaport. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Sugar Act of 1948. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Taxes - Amendment to HR 4473; Citrus Groves. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Universal military training. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: University of Florida. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-1st Session: Veteran's Affairs. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-2nd Session: Interior and Insular Affairs - Alaskan statehood. 1951-1952 |
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82nd Congress-2nd Session: Interior and Insular Affairs - Hawaiian statehood. 1951-1952 |
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82nd Congress-2nd Session: National Holidays for national elections. 1952 |
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82nd Congress-2nd Session: National Primary #1 of 5. 1952 Jan.-Feb. |
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82nd Congress-2nd Session: National Primary #3 of 5 (#2 of 5 not available). 1952 June |
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82nd Congress-2nd Session: National Primary #4 of 5. 1952 July-Sept. |
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82nd Congress-2nd Session: National Primary #5 of 5. 1952 Oct.-Dec. |
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82nd Congress-2nd Session: Primary Bill - Response from Secretary of State. 1952 |
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82nd Congress-2nd Session: Smathers Legislation. 1951 |
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82nd Congress-2nd Session: Smathers Legislation, Ft. Pierce claim. 1951 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Aluminum - [import] duties. 1953-1955 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Appropriations. 1953 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Budget. 1953 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), investigation of. 1953 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Interior and Insular Affairs - Tidelands. 1953 |
Box 4 |
83rd Congress-1st Session: Interstate Commerce Act. 1953
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Mutual Security Act. 1953 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Pay periods - Postmaster, Officers and Employees. 1953-1954 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Railroad Retirement Act. 1953 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Rivers and Harbors - Boat Basin, East Apalachicola. 1953-1954 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Rivers and Harbors - East Pass Channel via Destin. 1953 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Rivers and Harbors - East Point in Apalachicola Bay. 1953 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Rivers and Harbors - Pensacola Bay, improve entrance and channel. 1953-1954 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Rivers and Harbors - St. George Island into Apalachicola. 1952-1954 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Surplus [Government] property. 1953 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Taxes (Amendt. Internal Revenue, working widowed mothers). 1953-1954 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Taxes (exempt annuities, etc.). 1953-1954 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Taxes (exemption transportation). 1953-1955 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Taxes (Tobacco, Sugar). 1953 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: U.S. Air Force Academy (to establish in Florida). 1953-1954 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Veterans - credit for service of cadets at academies. 1953-1954 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: War Powers Act of 1941 - Extending Title II of 1st War Powers. 1953-1955 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Weather experiments. 1951-1953 |
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83rd Congress-1st Session: Wometco theaters. 1946-1954 |
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Miscellaneous - Correspondence. 1954-1955 |
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Miscellaneous - Puerto Rico. 1953-1954 |
Box 5 |
Department of the Army - Army installations - Camp Blanding. 1951-1954
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Beach erosion- Pinellas County Coast. 1953-1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Bridges. 1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Carabelle Harbor. 1953-1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Central and Southern Florida flood control. 1953-1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Everglades channel and harbor, Collier County. 1953-1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Ft. Myers beach. 1953-1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Ft. Pierce harbor. 1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: General #1 of 3. 1954 Jan-March |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: General #2 of 3. 1954 April-May |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: General #3 of 3. 1954 June-Dec. |
Box 6 |
U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Gordon Pass, Collier County. 1953-1954
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Hillsboro River. 1950-1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Lake Apopka - Beauclair Canal. 1951-1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Rice Creek. 1950-1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Snake Creek Canal. 1953-1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: St. Johns River - Intercoastal Waterway. 1953-1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: St. Lucie River. 1953-1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: St. Mary de Galvez Bay (Santa Rosa Peninsula). 1953-1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: West Palm Beach Canal (Flooded Area). 1954 |
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Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 1954 |
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Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). 1954 |
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Department of Justice - Office of Alien Property. 1954 |
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Department of Justice - Parole Board. 1954 |
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Post Office Department - Commemorative stamps. 1954 |
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Post Office Department - Discontinuance of Post Offices. 1954 |
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Post Office Department - Discontinued Office - Hypoluxo. 1954 |
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Post Office Department - Discontinued Office - Munson. 1954 |
Box 7 |
Post Office Department - General #1 of 2. 1954, June-Dec
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Post Office Department - General #2 of 2. 1954, Jan-May |
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Post Office Department - Lease - Purchase. 1954 |
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Post Office Department - Patron mail. 1954 |
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Post Office Department - Personnel, #1 of 2. 1950-1952 |
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Post Office Department - Personnel, #2 of 2. 1953-1954 |
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Post Office Department - Quarters and Sites. 1954 |
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Post Office Department - Rural routes. 1954 |
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) - Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 1954 |
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) - General. 1954 |
Box 8 |
Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) - Office of Education. 1954
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) - Pubic Health Service (PHS). 1954 |
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Federal Appointments - Assistant U.S. Attorney - Northern District of Florida. 1954 |
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Federal Appointments - Assistant U.S. Attorney - Southern District of Florida. 1952-1954 |
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Federal Appointments - Collector of Customs. 1953-1954 |
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Federal Appointments - U.S. Deputy Marshall. 1950-1954 |
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Committees: Small Business Investigation - Olson Corp., Smith's Basin and Drydock Co. 1952-1954 |
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Media - Newspapers. 1954 |
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State Administrative Matters - Trademark and Cultural Center #1 of 2. 1954 |
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State Administrative Matters - Trademark and Cultural Center #2 of 2. 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Armed Services. 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Civil Service Retirement Act (Widows). 1954-1955 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Federal Employees pay raise. 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Florida - Alabama boundary line. 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Gambling Tax Stamp Law. 1953-1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: General. 1954 |
Box 9 |
83rd Congress-2nd Session: Handicapped - Amending Vocational Rehabilitation Act. 1954
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Hawaiian statehood - American Legion Convention. 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Hawaiian/Alaskan Statehood Amendments. 1954-1955 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Miscellaneous Legislation. 1953-1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Mutual Security Act - Increase Aid to Latin America. 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: National Library Day. 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: postal employees pay raise. 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: proposed - Immigration and Nationality Act. 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Railroad Retirement Act. 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: School Lunch Program (Nursing Schools). 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Social Security - Amendment to Increase Aid. 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Social Security - Extension of Federal Aid. 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Social Security - Surplus Food Certificate Act of 1954. 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: South American trip. 1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Statehood Amendment. 1953-1954 |
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83rd Congress-2nd Session: Taxes - Personal Exemptions. 1954 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Central and Southern Florida flood control project. 1955 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Escambia River Channel. 1955-1956 |
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Department of the Navy - NROTC - University of Miami detachment. 1955 |
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Export-Import Bank of Washington, D.C. 1955 |
Box 10 |
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - General. 1953-1955
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - Orlando television (Channel 9). 1954-1955 |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) - General. 1955 |
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Federal Power Commission (FPC) - General. 1955 |
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Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) - Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. 1955 |
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - General. 1954-1955 |
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General Accounting Office (GAO) - General. 1953-1955 |
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General Services Administration (GSA) - General. 1955 |
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Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA) - General. 1955 |
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Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA) - Home Loan Bank Board. 1953-1955 |
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Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) - General, #1 of 2. 1953-1955 |
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Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) - General, #2 of 2. 1953-1955 |
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Library of Congress - General. 1955 |
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National Mediation Board - General. 1955 |
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Small Business Administration (SBA) - Act, Amdt. 1954 |
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Small Business Administration (SBA) - General. 1955 |
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Selective Service System / Commission - General. 1955 |
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U.S. Supreme Court ( and Federal Courts) - General. 1952-1955 |
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US Supreme Court - Segregation. 1955 |
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Tariff Commission - Bicycles. 1955 |
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Tariff Commission - General. 1955 |
Box 11 |
Tariff Commission - Japanese Shirts. 1955
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Veteran's Administration (VA) - Miami Regional Office, #1 of 2. 1955 |
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Veteran's Administration (VA) - Miami Regional Office, #2 of 2. 1955 |
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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) - Cross-ties (railroad) for Spain. 1954-1955 |
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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) - Foreign Operations Administration. 1955 |
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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) - General. 1955 |
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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) - United Transportation Workers of America against Uni. Cigar-Whelan stores. 1955 |
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Federal Appointments - Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). 1955-1956 |
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Federal Appointments - Judgeship. 1953-1956 |
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Miscellaneous - Tennessee Valley Authority. 1953-1955 |
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Democratic Party - Florida. 1954-1955 |
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Media - Articles appearing in magazines. 1955 |
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Media - Articles by Smathers. 1954-1955 |
Box 12 |
Media - Newspapers. 1954-1956
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Media - Weekly newsletter. 1955 |
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State Administrative Matters - Transformer plant - Fernandina Beach. 1955 |
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Jobs - Homestead Air Force Base. 1955 |
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Jobs - Patronage. 1955 |
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Political - Labor unions. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: "See America First" Week. 1954-1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Aging and Aged Commission. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Central Intelligence Agency - establishment of joint committee on. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Civil Aeronautics Act. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Civil Aeronautics Act - Suspend Carrier Contracts. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Civil Service Retirement [Act]. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Communist Conspiracy. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Disarmament. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Everglades National Park. 1955-1958 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Federal Airport Act. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Federal Employees pay raise. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Florida East Coast Railway. 1956 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Florida Land Surveys. 1955-1956 |
Box 13 |
84th Congress-1st Session: Government Contracting. 1955
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84th Congress-1st Session: Hawaiian Statehood. 1950-1954 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Indian River Road Survey. 1952-1963 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Interstate Oil Compact. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Kenaf and Ramie - to provide domestic supply of soft fibers. 1951-1956 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Latin America - Students Transportation Tax, etc. 1948-1956 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Lee County Conveyance. 1955-1956 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Lufthansa investigation. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: MacArthur, Gen. Douglas. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Marshals. 1954-1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Mental Health. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Military Housing. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Municipalities. 1954-1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Mutual Security Act -to aid Bolivia, Guatemala, and Haiti. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: National Amateur Radio Week. 1954-1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: National Cemetery. 1954-1957 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: National Mental Health Week. 1953-1956 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Poll tax. 1952-1956 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Postal employees salary increases. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Price Maintenance - Robinson-Patman Act. 1955-1956 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Proposed Keys properties - Clark, Harold A. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Proposed Keys properties - Knight, Jim. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Proposed Keys properties - Matheny, Dr. C.C. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Proposed Keys properties - Parrish, Dr. T.R. 1955 |
Box 14 |
84th Congress-1st Session: Railroad Retirement. 1955
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84th Congress-1st Session: Resolution Honoring Sir Winston Churchill. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: School construction. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Small Business Committee. 1954-1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Social security - earnings limitation. 1951-1956 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Sugar. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Surplus Food Certificate Act of 1955. 1955-1956 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Transportation Act Amendment of 1955. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Trip leasing. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Veterans educational benefits. 1955 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: Veterans hospital - Gainesville (neuro psych). 1955-1957 |
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84th Congress-1st Session: War orphans. 1955-1956 |
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The White House - Bureau of the Budget. 1956 |
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The White House - General. 1956 |
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International Organizations and Agencies - Cross-ties - Uruguayan State Railroad. 1955-1956 |
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International Organizations and Agencies - Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. 1956 |
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Department of State #1 of 2. 1956, Jan-May |
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Department of State #2 of 2. 1956, June-Dec |
Box 15 |
Department of State -Father Rigbee in China. 1951-1956
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Department of State -Herman J. Heidrich. 1956 |
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Department of State -Hungarian Refugee Program. 1956 |
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Department of State -International Cooperation Administration. 1956 |
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Department of State -Middle-East situation. 1956 |
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Department of State -Passport Office - Miami. 1955-1959 |
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Department of the Treasury - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax. 1954 |
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Department of the Treasury - Coast Guard. 1955-1956 |
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Department of the Treasury - General. 1956 |
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Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service (IRS) #1 of 2. 1956, Jan-June |
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Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service (IRS) #2 of 2. 1956, July-Dec. |
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Department of the Treasury - Office of the Comptroller of Currency. 1956 |
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Department of the Treasury - Suspension of patrol service off coast of Mexico. 1956 |
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Department of Defense - Florida projects. 1956 |
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Department of Defense - General. 1956 |
Box 16 |
Department of the Army - Contract Helicopter School. 1955-1956
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Department of the Army - General. 1956 |
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Department of the Army - Quartermaster-General. 1956 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Canaveral Harbor Project. 1956 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Central and Southern Florida flood control. 1956 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Chronological files, #1 of 2. 1956, Jan.-June |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Chronological files, #2 of 2. 1956, July-Dec. |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Florida Cross-State Barge Canal. 1954-1956 |
Box 17 |
U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Florida projects. 1956
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). 1949-1956 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Jim Woodruff Dam. 1952-1956 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: MacArthur Causeway-Fixed Span. 1955-1956 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Ocklawaha River. 1952-1956 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Palm Beach Harbor (Lake Worth Inlet, Palm Beach Inlet). 1955-1956 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Pithlachascotee River. 1954-1956 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: St. Joseph Bay. 1955-1956 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: St. Petersburg Harbor Project - Bayboro Harbor. 1956 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Surveys: Port of Palm Beach, Miami Harbor, and Port Everglades. 1956-1958 |
Box 18 |
U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Tampa Harbor and Port of Tampa. 1952-1956
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Department of the Navy - Bureau of Ships: Georgia Shipbuilding Corp. 1955 |
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Department of the Navy - Bureau of Yards and Docks. 1956 |
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Department of the Navy - General, #1 of 2. 1956, Jan.-June |
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Department of the Navy - General, #2 of 2. 1956, July-Dec. |
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Department of the Navy - Marine Air Station Opa Locka. 1952-1956 |
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Department of the Navy - Marine Corps. 1956 |
Box 19 |
Department of the Navy - Naval Air Field: Broward County. 1953-1956
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Department of the Navy - Naval installations. 1956 |
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Department of the Navy - Sanford Naval Air Station. 1956 |
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Department of the Air Force - Air Bases. 1956 |
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Department of the Air Force - #1 of 2. 1956, Jan.-June |
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Department of the Air Force - #2 of 2. 1956, July-Dec. |
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Department of the Air Force - Elgin AFB: Housing (Hurlburt Field)(Wherry Housing). 1953-1956 |
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Department of the Air Force - Elgin AFB: Lumbering and Sawmill. 1953-1956 |
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Department of the Air Force - Guided Missile Test Center, Titusville: expansion. 1953-1956 |
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Department of the Air Force - Homestead AFB. 1956 |
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Department of the Air Force - J. Mark Wilcox Memorial. 1956 |
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Department of the Air Force - Miami International Airport; Dade County Port Authority. 1956 |
Box 20 |
Department of the Air Force - Tyndall AFB. 1956
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Department of the Air Force - Tyndall AFB, Red Fish Point, #1 of 2. 1955-1956 |
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Department of the Air Force - Tyndall AFB, Red Fish Point, #2 of 2. 1952-1954 |
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Department of Justice - Executive clemency; Restoration of civil rights and pardons. 1954-1956 |
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Department of Justice - General. 1956 |
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Department of Justice - Office of Alien Property. 1956 |
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Department of Justice - Parole Board. 1956 |
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Post Office Department - #1 of 2. 1956, Jan.-June |
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Post Office Department - #2 of 2. 1956, July-Dec. |
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Post Office Department - Discontinued and Consolidated facilities. 1956 |
Box 21 |
Post Office Department - Establishment of post offices. 1956
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Post Office Department - Quarters and Sites. 1956 |
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Department of the Interior (DOI) - Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). 1956 |
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Department of the Interior (DOI) - Bureau of Land Management (BLM). 1955-1956 |
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Department of the Interior (DOI) - Bureau of Mines: D.E. Porter. 1952-1956 |
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Department of the Interior (DOI) - Department of Fish and Wildlife Service - General. 1954-1955 |
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Department of the Interior (DOI) - Department of Fish and Wildlife Service - "Red Tide". 1956 |
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Department of the Interior (DOI) - Everglades National Park. 1955-1956 |
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Department of the Interior (DOI) - Everglades National Park (Special). 1955-1956 |
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Department of the Interior (DOI) - Everglades National Park Concession. 1954-1955 |
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Department of the Interior (DOI) -General. 1955-1956 |
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Department of the Interior (DOI) -National Park Service. 1956 |
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Department of the Interior (DOI) -Office of Territories. 1956 |
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Department of Agriculture - Federal Cucumber Marketing Agreement. 1956 |
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Department of Agriculture - Federal Meat Grading Regulations. 1956 |
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Department of Agriculture - Forestry Service. 1956 |
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Department of Agriculture - General. 1956 |
Box 22 |
Department of Agriculture - Rural Electrification Administration (REA). 1956
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Department of Agriculture - Soil Conservation Service. 1956 |
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Department of Agriculture - Tung Oil. 1956 |
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Department of Commerce - Airport projects under Federal Aid: Airport Program. 1956 |
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Department of Commerce - Broward City International Airport. 1956 |
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Department of Commerce - Bureau of Public Roads. 1956 |
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Department of Commerce - Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). 1956 |
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Department of Commerce - General. 1956 |
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Department of Commerce - Henderson: Hillsborough Airport. 1956 |
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Department of Commerce - Patent Office. 1956 |
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Department of Commerce - Weather Bureau. 1956 |
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Department of Labor - General. 1956 |
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) - All County Files. 1956 |
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) - Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 1955-1956 |
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) - General. 1955-1956 |
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) - Office of Education. 1956 |
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) - Pubic Health Service (PHS). 1956 |
Box 23 |
Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) - Social Security cases. 1956
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Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB): - Delta Airlines. 1956 |
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Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB): - Establishment of additional airline service from Miami to NYC. 1955-1956 |
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Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB): - General. 1955-1956 |
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Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB): - North American Airlines. 1955-1956 |
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Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB): - Panama City- Atlanta Airline. 1955-1956 |
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Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB): - Texas: Florida case. 1956 |
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Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB): - TransAmerican Airlines. 1955-1956 |
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Civil Service Commission - General. 1956 |
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Civil Service Commission - Government group insurance. 1956 |
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Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) - General. 1956 |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - FCA. 1956 |
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Export-Import Bank of Washington, D.C. - General. 1956 |
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - Consolidation of American Cable and Radio Corp. and Western Union. 1955-1956 |
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - Florida-Georgia Television Co. 1956 |
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - General. 1956 |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - Exchange Bank of West Palm Beach. 1956 |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - General. 1955-1956 |
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Federal Power Commission (FPC) - General. 1956 |
Box 24 |
Federal Power Commission (FPC) - Natural Gas Pipeline. 1955-1957
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Federal Reserve System - General. 1956 |
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - General. 1956 |
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General Accounting Office (GAO) - General. 1956 |
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General Services Administration (GSA) - Federal Building: Miami. 1956 |
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General Services Administration (GSA) - General. |
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General Services Administration (GSA) - Surplus government property - Buy and Sell. 1956 |
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Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA) - City of Fernandina Beach. 1956 |
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Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA) - Cocoa-Melbourne area. 1955-1956 |
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Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA) - Federal Housing Administration (FHA). 1956 |
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Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA) - Fort Walton Beach area. 1955-1956 |
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Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA) - General. 1956 |
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Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA) - Home Loan Bank Board. 1956 |
Box 25 |
Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA) - Morrison Homes. 1956
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Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA) - Public housing. 1955-1956 |
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Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA) - Savings and Loan: case files. 1955-1956 |
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Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) - A.L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc. 1956 |
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Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) - Florida East Coast Railway. 1956 |
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Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) - General. 1956 |
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Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) - Mercury Freight Lines, Inc. 1956 |
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Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) - Ogden Trucking Co. 1955-1956 |
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Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) - Rate increase: Railway Express. 1956 |
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National Mediation Board - General. 1955-1956 |
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Small Business Administration (SBA) -Laris Shipbuilding Co.; Reconstruction Finance Corp. 1956-1957 |
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - General. 1956 |
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Foreign Governments - General. 1956 |
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U.S. Supreme Court ( and Federal Courts). 1956 |
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Tariff Commission - General. 1956 |
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Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) - Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). 1956 |
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Veteran's Administration (VA) - General. 1956 |
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Veteran's Administration (VA) - Veterans hospitals. 1956 |
Box 26 |
Veteran's Administration (VA) - Veterans hospitals: Gainesville and Tallahassee. 1952-1956
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Veteran's Administration (VA) - Veteran's Posts' lists. 1956 |
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Veteran's Administration (VA) - War orphans' educational assistance. 1956 |
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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) - General. 1956 |
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Federal Appointments - General. 1955-1956 |
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Committees - Senate Committees. 1956 |
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Congressional Record - Inserts. 1956 |
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Democratic Party - Florida. 1956 |
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Democratic Party - Florida Committee State Funds. 1956 |
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Democratic Party - National. 1956 |
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Media - News releases. 1956 |
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Media - Newspapers, #1 of 2. 1956 |
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Media - Newspapers, #2 of 2. 1956 |
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Media - Weekly newsletter. 1956 |
Box 27 |
Radio and Television - Radio and TV programs. 1956
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Radio and Television - Radio scripts. 1956 |
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Radio and Television - TV scripts. 1955 |
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Jobs - Patronage. 1956 |
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Political - 1956 campaign. 1956 |
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Political - 1956 Presidential campaign. 1956 |
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Political - Announcement statement. 1956 |
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Political - Baker County. 1956 |
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Political - Bay County. 1956 |
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Political - Broward County. 1956 |
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Political - Columbia County. 1956 |
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Political - Dade County. 1956 |
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Political - Desoto County. 1956 |
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Political - Duval County. 1956 |
Box 28 |
Political - Escambia County. 1956
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Political - Florida counties - General. 1956 |
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Political - Florida election laws and voting. 1956 |
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Political - General . 1956 |
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Political - Hillsborough County. 1956 |
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Political - Jacksonville office. 1955-1956 |
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Political - Lake County. 1956 |
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Political - Lee County. 1956 |
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Political - Leon County. 1956 |
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Political - Letters and materials mailed. 1956 |
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Political - Madison County. 1956 |
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Political - Manatee County. 1956 |
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Political - Marion County. 1956 |
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Political - Martin County. 1956 |
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Political - Monroe County. 1956 |
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Political - Okaloosa County. 1956 |
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Political - Orange County. 1956 |
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Political - Palm Beach County. 1956 |
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Political - Pasco County. 1956 |
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Political - Pinellas County. 1956 |
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Political - Polk County. 1956 |
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Political - Sarasota County. 1956 |
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Political - Seminole County. 1956 |
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Political - St. John's County. 1956 |
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Political - Suwannee County. 1956 |
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Political - Walton County. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Appropriations - Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, Flint waterways. 1955-1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Appropriations - Public Works. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Appropriations - Tampa Harbor. 1955-1956 |
Box 29 |
84th Congress-2nd Session: Automobile dealers. 1956
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Civil Aeronautics Act, #1 of 2. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Civil Aeronautics Act, #2 of 2. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Civil Air Patrol. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Corporate income tax rates. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Customs - Glass. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Don Cesar Place. 1956-1957 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Federal election laws. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Fisheries Act. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Florida Key Deer. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Handicapped - Fares [public transportation]. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Mutual Security Act #1 of 2. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Mutual Security Act #2 of 2. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Mutual Security Act 1956 - Amdt. Latin America. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: National Airlines - Langdon P. Marvin, Jr. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: National Life Insurance. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Public works - Rivers and Harbors. 1956-1957 |
Box 30 |
84th Congress-2nd Session: Schools. 1956
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Social Security - State Employees Amendment. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Social Security (Long Amendment). 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Supreme Court, #1 of 4. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Supreme Court, #2 of 4. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Supreme Court, #3 of 4. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Supreme Court, #4 of 4. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Tax Annuities. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Taxes - Admissions - Inter-American Authority. 1956 |
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84th Congress-2nd Session: Taxes - Fulbright Amendment. 1957 |
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The White House - General. 1956-1957 |
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Department of State - Hungarian refugees. 1956-1957 |
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Department of State - International Cooperation Administration. 1957 |
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Department of State - Miscellaneous. 1957 |
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Department of the Treasury - Comptroller of the Currency. 1956-1957 |
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Department of the Treasury - Elks Corporation, West Palm Beach Lodge. 1953-1954 |
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Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 1956-1957 |
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Department of Defense - General. 1957 |
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Department of Defense - Ray K. Smathers. 1953-1957 |
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Department of Defense - Science show, Tampa. 1956-1957 |
Box 31 |
Department of the Army - Construction of National Guard Armories in Florida. 1955-1956
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Central and Southern Florida flood control - St. Lucie and Martin Counties. 1957 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Civil works project in Florida. 1957-1958 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: (Florida) Cross-State Barge Canal. 1957 |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: General, #1 of 2. 1957, Jan.-June |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: General, #2 of 2. 1957, July-Dec |
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U.S. Army - Corps of Engineers: Notification of contract awards to Florida Firms. 1958 |
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