A Guide to the James B. Hodges Collection
Finding aid created by Carl Van Ness
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
October 2009
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator: | Hodges, James B., 1877-1939 | |
| Title: | James B. Hodges Collection | |
| Dates: | 1902-1938 | |
| Abstract: | Papers documenting Florida political history, particularly 1916-1938, and relating to James B. Hodges' career as a member of the Florida House of Representatives (1909); mayor (1909-1910) and city council member (1913-1920) of Lake City; and member of Florida State Executive Committee of the Democratic Party and of the Board of Control and State Plant Board. Also includes a large concentration of Governor Sidney Catts correspondence. | |
| Extent: | 33 Linear feet. 57 boxes. | |
| Identification: | MS 53 | |
| Language(s): | English | |
Biographical/Historical Note
James Branch Hodges (1877-1938) was a lawyer in Lake City, Florida, who rose to prominence in the state Democratic Party. Hodges was born in Dooly County, Georgia, and moved to Lake City in 1892. He began his law practice in 1904. Hodges' legal practice centered on civil law and he was employed as local counsel for several railroad and timber companies. He had a brief political career serving one session in the Florida House (1909), one term as mayor of Lake City (1909-1910), and several terms as a city council member. His career took a turn when he switched his allegiances from William V. Knott to Sidney J. Catts in the 1916 gubernatorial election. After Catts' election, Hodges became an influential member of the governor's inner circle. He was appointed to the Florida Board of Control and State Plant Board by Catts in 1917 and served until 1921. Hodges was a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee from 1910-1912 and from 1918 until his death in 1938. He chaired the committee from 1932 to 1938.
Scope and Content
The James B. Hodges Collection consists primarily of correspondence and includes attachments such as newspaper clippings, posters and leaflets. It includes Hodges' personal and professional correspondence as well as official records of the State Executive Committee of the Democratic Party. The collection documents both Hodges' legal and political careers, but it is his files on the Democratic Party and his involvement with Governor Catts that stand out. The collection contains what is probably the largest concentration of Sidney Catts correspondence in existence and is arguably the only large source of documents on Catts. The collection also documents most of the major state political campaigns in the period of 1930-1938 as well as a few earlier campaigns. Hodges' records related to the State Executive Committee document the party's activities at the national, state and local levels. The collection is also a source for the history of Lake City as well as Florida railroads in the early 20th century. Lastly, the collection documents higher education and agriculture during Hodges' tenure on the Board of Control and State Plant Board.
Large gaps appear in the records, particularly for the series related to railroads and the Florida Board of Control.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into the following series: Correspondence Files, 1902-1938, Florida Board of Control and State Plant Board records, 1917-1924, Railroad Files, 1907-1938, Subject Files, 1911-1938, and Democratic Party, State Executive Committee Records, 1931-1938.
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
The collection is open for research.
Related or Separated Material
There is a small Joe Earman Collection in the Florida Miscellaneous Manuscript Collections (00,429). The University of Florida also holds the papers of his son, James B. Hodges, Jr., and Philip Keyes Yonge, who also served on the Board of Control and State Plant Board.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], James B. Hodges Collection, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Acquisition Information
The collection was the gift of Hodges' sons, James B. Hodges, Jr. and Joseph Earman Hodges. A photograph taken at the time of the donation would indicate that the collection came to the University of Florida sometime in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
Processing Notes
The collection was used extensively in Wayne Flynt's biography of Sidney Catts, Cracker Messiah, published in 1977. The citations in that work refer to an earlier box list which was not available when the collection was reprocessed in 2009. A second box list was created after 1977 and 50 manuscripts boxes were discarded at that time. The collection was reprocessed and fully described in 2009 and another 30 Linear feet. were removed.
Contents List
Series 1. Correspondence Files, 1902-1938 |
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The Correspondence Files document all facets of Hodges' life including his legal career as well as his political activity. The series is arranged chronologically, but a lengthy correspondence with Joe L. Earman, Editor of the Palm Beach Post and a member of Catts' inner circle, is filed separately for the years 1918-1926. Earlier Earman letters are found in the chronological files. The correspondence between Earman and Hodges reflects on the significant political and social topics of their day. Earman was a protégé and early supporter of Sidney Catts. Hodges and Earman broke with Catts soon after Catts' unsuccessful 1920 run for the US Senate. This series contains most of the correspondence with Governor Sidney Catts and other members of the Catts administration. |
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| 1 | Miscellaneous correspondence. 1902 - August 1908 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Miscellaneous correspondence. Sept. 1908 - June 1909 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Miscellaneous correspondence. July 1909 - 1910 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Carbons (outgoing only). 1911-1912 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Miscellaneous correspondence. 1911 - June 1912 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Miscellaneous correspondence. July 1912 - June 1913 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Carbons (outgoing only). 1912-1913 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Miscellaneous correspondence. July 1913 - 1916 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Miscellaneous correspondence. 1917-1918 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Miscellaneous correspondence. 1919 - April 1920 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Miscellaneous correspondence. May 1920 - 1921 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Miscellaneous correspondence. 1922 - June 1923 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Miscellaneous correspondence. July 1923 -1924 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Miscellaneous correspondence. 1925 - 1928 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Miscellaneous correspondence. 1929 - Sept. 1935 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Miscellaneous correspondence. Oct. 1935 - 1938 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Joe Earman. 1918-1919; 1921 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Joe Earman. 1922-1924 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Joe Earman. 1925-1926 | ||||||||||||
Series 2. Florida Board of Control and State Plant Board Records, 1917-1924 |
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Members of the Florida Board of Control, governing body of the state's public colleges and universities, also served as members of the State Plant Board. This series documents Hodges' tenure on both boards which Hodges chaired from 1919 to 1921. Although Hodges' term ended in 1921, records for the two boards continue until 1924. The State Plant Board materials contain information on the citrus canker eradication program in the late 1910s. The series appears to be very incomplete. |
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| 16 | Board of Control. 1918 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Florida State Museum. 1919 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Florida State College for Women. 1919 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | State Plant Board. 1917-1919 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Joe Earman (State Plant Board). | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Report on Citrus Canker for 1915-1919. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | A. A. Murphree. 1924 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | BOC/SPB. 1922-1924 | ||||||||||||
Series 3. Railroad Files, 1907-1938 |
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This series documents Hodges' legal work with several railroads beginning with the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad Company in 1907. As a local counsel for the major railroad companies in the north Florida area, Hodges had a particular interest in federal and state railroad laws. In addition to reference files on railroad legislation, there is also information on taxes paid by the railroads. |
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| 18 | Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad. 1907-1912 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad. 1928-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. 1908-1912 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. 1928-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Conference. 1927 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Seaboard Air Line, Part I. 1928-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Seaboard Air Line, Part II. 1928-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Railroad bills. 1913-1914 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Railroad Senate bill. 1915 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Railroad legislation. 1934-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Railroad taxes. 1916-1917 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Railroad taxes. 1929-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Railroad taxes. 1935-1938 | ||||||||||||
Series 4. Subject Files, 1911-1938 |
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This series primarily documents Hodges' political activities and centers around his role on the State Executive Committee of the Democratic Party. There are a few files related to Hodges' early forays into state politics, but most of the files were generated in the late 1920s and 1930s. There are extensive files related to New Deal programs as well as files on presidential campaigns and gubernatorial and Senate races. There are also topical files on a number of matters including the registration of black voters, Everglades drainage and water conservancy, and issues brought before the Florida legislature. Of particular note are the files on Roosevelt's plans to run for an unprecedented third term in 1940, additional files related to Sidney Catts, files related to the 1932 Democratic Primary gubernatorial race between David Sholtz and Stafford Caldwell, and files on the 1936 election of Claude Pepper to the US Senate. In addition to political matters, there are files on requests for pardons handled by Hodges and several files related to African-American fraternal benefit societies for which Hodges served as legal counsel. The series also contains information on local politics and economic development in Lake City and Columbia County. Included in the Lake City materials is a volume with the minutes of the Lake City Chamber of Commerce. The volume was later used as a scrapbook by his son, James B. Hodges, Jr. |
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| 21 | Adams, Judge Hal W. 1924-1925 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Alterman, Judge Alexander. 1934-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | American Arbitration Association. 1927, 1933 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | American Foundation. 1927-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Andrews, Senator C.O. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Army Commission. 1918 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Arcadia Flying Field. 1934-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Assistant State Attorneys. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Attorney General Candidates. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Board of Health. 1918-1921 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Bond Issues (part I). 1924-1925 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Bond Issues (part II). 1924-1925 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Book Bill. 1916-1918 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Budget Commission. 1932-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Budget Commission. 1934-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Burton, Grady. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Cabinet Positions. 1932-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Caldwell, Stafford (Correspondence - part I). 1930-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Caldwell, Stafford (Correspondence - part II). 1930-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Campaign Literature. 1932 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Candidates for Comptroller. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Candidates for State Attorney. 1911-1912 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Carlton, Gov. Doyle - libel case- State of Florida vs. Hollingsworth. 1928-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Carter, Jerry W. 1935-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Cash, W.T. - History of the Democratic Party. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Catts, Sidney - Correspondence. 1916 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Catts, Sidney - State vs. Catts. 1919-1922 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Catts, Sidney- Bankruptcy. 1922 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Catts, Sidney-clippings from gubernatorial election. 1916 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Catts, Sidney-Miscellaneous. 1916 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Catts, Sidney-Tenbrook vs. Catts. 1917 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | CESPA (Negro Vote). 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Cherry Lakes Farm Project. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Circuit Court Appeals. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Collins, Linton M. 1932-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Columbia County - Commissioners. 1928 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Columbia County - FERA Project. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Columbia County -Taxes. 1933 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Commissioner of Agriculture Campaign. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Cone, Fred P. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Cone, Fred P. - Gubernatorial Inauguration. 1937 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Congressional Committee (2nd District). 1916-1918 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Cost of Government (part I). 1931-1932 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Cost of Government (part II). 1931-1932 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Democratic Party - Miscellaneous. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Department of Agriculture. 1933-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Dewson, Mary W. - Democratic National Committee, Women's Division. 1934-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Dopson, Walter. 1924-1926 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Drainage Districts - Broward, Fl. 1927 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Drainage Districts - Dade District, General Report and Correspondence. 1927 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Drainage Districts - Everglades. 1934-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Drainage Districts - Everglades, Governor Martin. 1927 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Drainage Districts - Everglades, Miscellaneous Data. 1927-1929 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Drainage Districts - Hollywood Reclamation District, Attorneys Evans and Mershon. 1928 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Drainage Districts - Individual Reports. 1926-1931 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Emergency Relief Administration. 1933-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Everglades National Park. 1931 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Farely Speeches - Campaign. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Farley Dinner - Miami. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Farley Testimonial Dinner. 1937 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Farnell, R.W. - U.S. Congress. 1938 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporations. 1933-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Federal Game Commission. 1934-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Federal Trade Commission. 1933-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Federation of American Businesses. 1932-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Felkel, Herbert. 1933-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 5th Congressional District. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Florida Citizens - Finance and Taxation Committee. 1931-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Florida Cross - State Canal. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Florida Land Owners Association. 1930 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Florida League of Young Democrats. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Florida League of Young Democrats. 1935-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Florida Legislature. 1937 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Florida New Deal Statue Association. 1937 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Florida Press Service. 1938 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Florida State Society - Washington, D.C. 1934-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Florida Tax Revision League. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Florida Taxpayers Association. 1937 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Forestry Department. 1933-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Fraternal Benefit Societies - Seven Stars. 1918 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Fraternal Benefit Societies - Sons and Daughters of the Cross. 1918-1923 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Fraternal Benefit Societies - Sunday Morning Band. 1923 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Fraternal Benefit Societies - United Band. 1918 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Fraternal Benefit Societies - United Band of America. 1919-1924 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Getzen, Samuel W. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Governor's Appointments. 1916 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Green, R.A. - "Lex". 1934 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Hardee, Cary A. 1931-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Hathaway, Fons. 1928 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Hawkins, Walter. 1937-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Hendricks, Joe. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Hill, W.L. - U.S. Senator. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Hills, George B. 1934-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Hodges, William C. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Home Loan Bank. 1934 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Homestead Amendment (part I). 1933-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Homestead Amendment (part II). 1933-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Horne, Judge Mallory F. 1924-1925 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Hour and Wage Bill - Senate. 1937 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Inheritance Tax. 1933-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Irish Free State. 1934 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Jackson Day Dinner. 1935, 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Jackson Day Dinner. 1938 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Jacksonville Maritime Association. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Jefferson Birthday Dances. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Jennings, Frank - Campaign for Governor. 1933-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Knight, Peter O. 1934-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Knowles, Effie. 1933-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Labor Department of the United States. 1933 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Lake City, Florida - Audit. 1924 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Lake City, Florida - Canning Factory (FERA). 1934-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Lake City, Florida - Chamber of Commerce Record (Book). 1911-1942 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Lake City, Florida - City Matters. 1916-1926 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Lake City, Florida - Federal Prison. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Lake City, Florida - Index. 1920-1921 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Lake City, Florida - J.B. Hodges (by-laws, correspondence, miscellaneous). 1915 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Lake City, Florida - Movie Theaters. 1930-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Lake City, Florida - Paper mill proposition. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Lake City, Florida - Site Proposal for Federal Building. 1913-1914 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Lake City, Florida - Veterans Hospital. 1933-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | League of Municipalities. 1925 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Lee, J.M. - Candidate for Comptroller. 1932-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Legislature. 1916-1917 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Legislature. 1931-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Legislature. 1935 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Liberty League. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Long, Huey P. 1935 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Long, Judge A.V. 1927-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Miracle Quilt - Democracy. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | National Committeemen and women. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | National Emergency Council. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | National Emergency Council. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | National Federation of Middle Classes. 1938 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Navigation. 1930-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Negros - Registration (State Democratic Executive Committee). 1932-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | New Deal. 1933-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Newell, Dr. Wilmon. 1923 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | North Florida Road Association. 1935 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Ocean Highway Project. 1934 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - Douglas, C.S. (State Pardon). 1919-1922 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - Douglas, C.S. (State vs. Douglas). 1918-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - Gilyard, Joe. 1921-1923 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - Herndon, Frank F. 1934 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - Herndon, Frank F. 1917-1918 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - House, Ray. 1917 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - Johnson, Johnny. 1920-1921 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - Jones, Johnny. 1920 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - Landrum, Joe. 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - Landrum, Joe. 1923-1927 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - Litchenstein, Joe (part I). 1920-1921 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - Litchenstein, Joe (part II). 1920-1921 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - Lowe, Lawrence. 1921 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - McCoy, Tom. 1922-1924 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - Milligan, S.S. 1918-1919 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Pardon - Revels, Gus. 1912-1919 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Pardon - Robinson, Carrie. 1918-1919 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Pardon - Stinson, R.L. 1918-1919 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Parkhill, C.B. - Judge. 1922 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Pension Plan. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Pepper, Claude - Senator. 1934-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Phillips, Hal E. 1928-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Phillips, W.W. 1924-1925 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Post Office - Reddick, Orange Park, Alachua. 1933 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Prohibition - Alcohol Tax Unit. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Public Works Administration. 1933 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Puerto Rico - Gore, Bob. 1933-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Railroad Coordination. 1933-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Reconstruction Finance Corporation. 1932 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Registration of Voters. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Republican Party. 1932-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Republican Party. 1935-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Resettlement Administration. 1935-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Roosevelt - Third Term (Part I). 1937-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Roosevelt - Third Term (Part II). 1937-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Roosevelt - Homecoming Celebration. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Roosevelt - Primary Campaign. 1932-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Rural Electrification. 1935-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Sales Taxes - Legislature. 1931 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Senatorial Election. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Sholtz, David - Governor. 1932-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Sholtz, David - Governor (newspaper clippings). | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Sholtz, David - Governor (speaking tour of Florida). 1934 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Sikes, James F. 1934 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Smith, Dr. S. C. - Hog cholera serum factory at Raiford. 1929 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Southern Committee to Uphold the Constitution. 1935 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Southern Florida Conservancy District (part I). 1933-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Southern Florida Conservancy District (part II). 1933-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | State Board of Social Welfare. 1935-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | State College For Women. 1927-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | State Labor Department. 1935 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | State of Florida (Supreme Court) vs. John U. Bird (Repondent) and John I. Viney (Claimant). 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | State of Florida vs. R.A. Gray. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | State Planning Board. 1935 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | State Treasurer Candidates. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Talmadge, Eugene - Georgia Governor. 1935 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Tennessee Valley Authority. 1933-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Third Judicial Bar Association (part I). 1928-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Third Judicial Bar Association (part II). 1931-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Townsend Club. 1935-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Townsite - Margarette Baker Co. 1927-1930 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Trammell. Park. 1934 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Underwood, Oscar - Presidential Candidate. 1924 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Unemployment Census. 1938 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | United States Aeronautics Department (part I). 1934-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | United States Aeronautics Department (part II). 1934-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | United States Army-Baltzell. 1932-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | United States Customs Court. 1953 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | United States Department of Agriculture. 1933 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | United States Supreme Court. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | United States Supreme Court. 1937-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Veterans Affairs. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Virgin Islands. 1933-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Voting Machines. 1933 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Washington, Arthur L. 1933-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | White Municipal Party of Tampa. 1932 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Works Progress Administration (WPA). 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Works Progress Administration (WPA). 1935 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Works Progress Administration (WPA) - Educational Program. 1935 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Y.M.C.A. 1919-1922 | ||||||||||||
Series 5. Democratic Party, State Executive Committee Records, 1931-1938 |
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Series 5 is divided into the following headings: Applications and appointments, Chronological correspondence, County files, Miscellaneous files. This series contain the official records of the State Executive Committee of the Democratic Party during Hodges' tenure as committee chair. The series consists of applications and appointments, bulletins, correspondence, lists, and financial records. There is an extensive file on Florida's participation in the 1936 Democratic Party Convention. The local workings of the Democratic Party are documented in the county correspondence files which constitute the largest part of the series. A considerable portion of the series is taken up with matters related to appointments to federal and state patronage positions. Hodges' work with the State Executive Committee is also documented in Series 4, Subject Files. |
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Applications and Appointments |
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| 33 | Applications for federal positions. | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Applications for federal positions. | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Applications for federal positions. | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Circuit judges. 1931-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Circuit judges Part I. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Circuit judges Part II. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Customs Collectors. | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Customs Collectors. | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Customs Collectors. | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Federal judges - Northern district. | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Federal judges - Southern district. | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Home Loan Bank Part I. 1932-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Home Loan Bank Part II. 1932-1933 | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Home Loan Bank July-December. 1933 | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Home Loan Bank Approved Appraisers. 1933 | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Internal Revenue. | ||||||||||||
| 35 | National Recovery Administration. 1933-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 35 | National Recovery Administration. 1935 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Reconstruction Finance Corporation Part I. 1933-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Reconstruction Finance Corporation Part II. 1933-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | U. S. District Attorneys. | ||||||||||||
| 36 | U. S. Marshalls - Northern District. | ||||||||||||
| 37 | U. S. Marshalls - Southern District. | ||||||||||||
| 37 | U.S. Marshalls - individual applications A-B. | ||||||||||||
| 38 | U.S. Marshalls - individual applications C-S. | ||||||||||||
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| 38 | Correspondence. 1931-Feb. 1932 | ||||||||||||
| 38 | Correspondence. 1932 Feb, April | ||||||||||||
| 38 | Correspondence. 1932 May-June | ||||||||||||
| 38 | Correspondence. 1932 Sept-Dec | ||||||||||||
| 39 | Correspondence. 1933 Jan-May | ||||||||||||
| 39 | Correspondence. 1935 Jan-Dec | ||||||||||||
| 39 | Correspondence. 1934 Jan-Feb | ||||||||||||
| 39 | Correspondence. 1934 Mar-Jun | ||||||||||||
| 39 | Correspondence. 1934 July-Aug | ||||||||||||
| 39 | Correspondence. 1934 Sept-Dec | ||||||||||||
| 39 | Correspondence. 1935 Jan-April | ||||||||||||
| 40 | Correspondence. 1935 May-Dec | ||||||||||||
| 40 | Correspondence. 1936 Jan-Apr | ||||||||||||
| 40 | Correspondence. 1936 May-June | ||||||||||||
| 40 | Correspondence. 1936 July-Aug | ||||||||||||
| 40 | Correspondence. 1936 Sept-Oct | ||||||||||||
| 40 | Correspondence. 1936 Oct-Dec | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Correspondence. 1937 | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Correspondence. 1938 Jan | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Correspondence. 1938 Jan-April | ||||||||||||
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| 41 | Alachua County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Alachua County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Alachua County. | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Baker County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Baker County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Baker County. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Bay County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Bay County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Bradford County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Bradford County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Brevard County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Brevard County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Brevard County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Broward County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Broward County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Broward County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Calhoun County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Calhoun County. 1935-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Calhoun County. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Charlotte County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Charlotte County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Charlotte County. | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Citrus County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Citrus County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Citrus County. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Clay County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Clay County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Collier County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Collier County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Columbia County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Columbia County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Columbia County. 1934-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 43 | Columbia County. | ||||||||||||
| 43 | Columbia County Part I. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 43 | Columbia County Part II. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 43 | Columbia County. | ||||||||||||
| 43 | Dade County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 43 | Dade County. 1934-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 43 | Dade County. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Dade County. | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Dade County. | ||||||||||||
| 44 | DeSoto County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | DeSoto County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | DeSoto County. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Dixie County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Dixie County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Dixie County. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Duval County Part I. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Duval County Part II. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Duval County. Jan 1935-Apr 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Duval County. May 1935-Sept 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Duval County. | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Duval County. | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Escambia County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Escambia County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Escambia County. | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Flagler County. 1934 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Flagler County. 1934-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Flagler County. | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Franklin County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Franklin County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Franklin County. | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Gadsden County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Gadsden County. 1934-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Gadsden County. | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Gilchrist County. 1932-34 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Gilchrist County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Gilchrist County. | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Glades County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Glades County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Glades County. | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Gulf County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Gulf County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Gulf County. | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Hamilton County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Hamilton County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hardee County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hardee County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hardee County. | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hendry County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hendry County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hendry County. | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hernando County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hernando County. | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hernando County. | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Highlands County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Highlands County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Highlands County. | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hillsboro County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hillsboro County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hillsboro County. Sept 1934-May 1935 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hillsboro County. June 1935-Dec 1935 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hillsboro County. Jan 1936-Oct 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Hillsboro County. | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Holmes County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Holmes County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Holmes County. | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Indian River County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Indian River County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Indian River County. | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Jackson County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Jackson County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Jackson County. | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Jefferson County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Jefferson County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Jefferson County. | ||||||||||||
| 47 | LaFayette County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | LaFayette County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | LaFayette County. | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Lake County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Lake County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Lake County. | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Lee County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Lee County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Lee County. | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Leon County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Leon County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Leon County. | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Levy County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Levy County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Liberty County. 1933 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Liberty County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Madison County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Madison County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Madison County. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Manatee County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Manatee County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Marion County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Marion County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Marion County. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Martin County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Martin County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Martin County. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Monroe County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Monroe County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Monroe County. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Nassau County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Nassau County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Nassau County. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Okaloosa County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Okaloosa County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Okaloosa County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Okeechobee County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Okeechobee County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Okeechobee County. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Orange County Part I. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Orange County Part II. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Orange County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Orange County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Osceola County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Osceola County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Palm Beach County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Palm Beach County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Palm Beach County. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Pasco County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Pasco County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Pasco County. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Pinellas County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Pinellas County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 50 | Pinellas County. 1934-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 50 | Pinellas County. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 50 | Pinellas County. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 50 | Pinellas County. 1937-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 50 | Polk County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 50 | Polk County. 1932-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 50 | Polk County. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 50 | Polk County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 50 | Putnam County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | Putnam County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | Putnam County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | St. Johns County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | St. Johns County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | St. Johns County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | St. Lucie County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | St. Lucie County. 1935 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | St. Lucie County. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | Santa Rosa County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | Santa Rosa County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | Santa Rosa County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | Sarasota County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | Sarasota County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | Sarasota County. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | Seminole County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | Seminole County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | Seminole County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Sumter County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Sumter County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Sumter County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Suwannee County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Suwannee County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Suwannee County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Taylor County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Taylor County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Taylor County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Union County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Union County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Union County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Volusia County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Volusia County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Volusia County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Wakulla County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Wakulla County. 1934-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Wakulla County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Walton County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Walton County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Walton County. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Washington County. 1932-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Washington County. 1934-1936 | ||||||||||||
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| 53 | Bulletins. | ||||||||||||
| 53 | Marianna Meeting. 1931-1932 | ||||||||||||
| 53 | Finances. 1932 | ||||||||||||
| 53 | Finances. 1933 | ||||||||||||
| 53 | Finances. 1934 | ||||||||||||
| 53 | Finances. 1935-1936 | ||||||||||||
| 53 | Finances. 1937-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 54 | Housing Commission. 1934-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 54 | Internal Revenue Department. 1933-1934 | ||||||||||||
| 54 | Internal Revenue Department. 1934-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 54 | List of Federal Employees. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 54 | Lists. 1932 | ||||||||||||
| 54 | Lists and resolutions. 1936-1938 | ||||||||||||
| 54 | Platform. 1932 | ||||||||||||
| 54 | Democratic National Convention Part I. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 55 | Democratic National Convention Part II. 1936-1937 | ||||||||||||
| 55 | Qualifications for candidates. 1934 | ||||||||||||
| 55 | Qualifications for candidates. 1934 | ||||||||||||
| 55 | Qualifications for candidates. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 55 | Qualifications for candidates. 1936 | ||||||||||||
| 55 | Qualifications for candidates. 1938 | ||||||||||||
| 56 | Oversize - newspaper clippings pulled from Series 4 and 5. | ||||||||||||
| 57 | Oversize - clippings, posters, and leaflets pulled from Series 4 and 5. | ||||||||||||
Selected Subjects and Access Terms
Carter, Jerry W. 1887-
Catts, Sidney Johnston 1863-1936
Cone, Fred P. 1871-1948
Democratic Party (Fla.) State Executive Committee
Drainage -- Florida
Earman, Joe E. 1876-1935
Fletcher, Duncan Upshaw 1859-1936
Florida -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
Florida Board of Regents
Green, Robert Alexis 1892-1973
Hardee, Cary A. (Cary Augustus) 1876-1957
Knight, Peter Oliphant 1865-1946
Lake City (Fla.) -- Politics and government
Pepper, Claude 1900-
Railroads -- Florida
Sholtz, David 1891-1953
State Plant Board of Florida
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