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A Guide to the James Hardin Peterson Papers

Finding aid created by Stephen Jackson

University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
July 2007


Descriptive Summary

Provenance: Peterson, James Hardin, 1894-1978.
Title: James Hardin Peterson Papers
Dates: 1929-1951
Abstract: Papers of James Hardin Peterson, a lawyer and congressman representing Florida's 1st district for 18 years in the House of Representatives.
Extent: 42 linear feet. (99 boxes)
Identification: Ms 81


Biographical/Historical Note

James Hardin Peterson was born in Batesburg, South Carolina in 1894. His family moved to Florida when he was six months old and moved again to Lakeland in 1903. He graduated from Lakeland High School with honors in 1911 and later that year enrolled at the University of Florida to study law. He completed his studies in three years and was quickly admitted to the Bar in 1914. He then established a very successful law practice in Lakeland. During the First World War he enlisted with the Navy and served as a yeoman first class and chief yeomen for ten months. After the war he returned to his law practice where he specialized in municipal law. He served as Lakeland's city attorney for sixteen years and additionally served as prosecutor and solicitor of the criminal court in Polk County for over ten years. In 1917 he married Christine Farrar of Jacksonville. The couple had two children, Anna and J. Hardin, Jr.

In 1932 he was elected to the 73rd Congress and served for nine terms in the U.S. House of Representatives until 1951. He served on various committees, including: Committee on Public Lands, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House Un-American Activities Committee, Committee on World War Veteran's Legislation, Committee on Mines and Mining, and the Select Committee on Conservation of Wildlife Resources. He also served on numerous subcommittees for each of these committees. For example, while serving on the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries he served on several subcommittees including: Subcommittee for Ship construction and Operation, Subcommittee to Investigate Pacific Coast Fisheries, Subcommittee on Maritime Labor, Subcommittee on Merchant Marine in Overseas Aviation, Subcommittee on the Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Surveys, and Public Health Service.

Throughout his tenure in office Peterson had a reputation for hard work and dedication to constituent service. After retiring from Congress in 1951 Peterson returned to Lakeland and resumed his law practice with his son J. Hardin, Jr. He remained active in law and various community organizations until his death at the age of eighty-four in 1978.


Scope and Content

The collection dates from 1929 to 1951, roughly spanning Peterson's nine terms in the House of Representatives. The collection is comprised primarily of correspondence, the majority of which consists of Peterson's communication with constituents and concerned citizens. The collection covers a variety of topics, including the Great Depression, the New Deal agencies, World War II, neutrality and national defense, taxes, the citrus industry, the Everglades, the Cross Florida Barge Canal, loans, and immigration to the U.S.

The collection is divided into two distinct series. The first series contains Bills and Legislation, and the second includes Correspondence and Subject Files. Both sections are arranged alphabetically.


Access or Use Restrictions

Access

Collection is open for research.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], James Hardin Peterson Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Processing History

The collection was recently re-processed and arranged into the two sections described in this finding aid. A copy of the old filing system with annotations revealing where files are currently located can be found in box 1 in a folder entitled Index.


Contents List

Bills and Legislation

The Bills and Legislation series contains correspondence between Peterson and his constituents concerning legislative matters. Some of the files contain information on Peterson's own initiatives such as the construction of the De Soto Memorial, bills mandating reciprocal trade with Cuba, and attempts to pass a bill giving aid to former Panama Canal workers. Many files, however, deal simply with the concerns of his constituents on legislative topics such as cigar and citrus taxes, appointments, and support of the Marshall Plan in 1948. The files in this series, however, do not contain very much information regarding the content of the bills nor the ultimate passage or disposition of the bills. Although most of the files in this series are arranged alphabetically, there are numerous general or miscellaneous files, as well as a group of files arranged chronologically from 1949 to 1950.

Box 1

Index.
A-C Miscellaneous. 1939-1942
Agriculture. 1939-1942
Bridges- Bills and Correspondence. 1939-1940
Census- Business and Manufacturing. 1935-1936
Cigar Tax. 1939-1942
Citrus. 1939-1948
General. 1939

Box 2

Coast Guard Academy, West Point, Naval Academy. 1933-1937
Copyright Bill of 1936. 1936-1937
Credit Unions. 1936
Crime. 1935-1937
De Soto Monument. 1943-1950
Fertilizer. 1934-1935
Fish and Wildlife. 1933-1934
Fish and Wildlife. 1934
Fish and Wildlife. 1934-1935
Fish and Wildlife. 1945-1946

Box 3

Gas. 1942-1943
Gasoline Tax. 1933-1935
Harding Townsite. 1935-1936
Labor. 1935-1940
Labor. 1940-1942
Marshall Plan. 1948
Medical. 1940
Merchant Marine. 1939-1945

Box 4

Merchant Marine. 1945
Mines. 1939-1940
Motor Transportation. 1935
National Guardsmen and Servicemen's Bill. 1941

Box 5

Panama Canal. 1937-1939
Panama Canal. 1939
Panama Canal. 1939
Peterson Bill Regarding Recognition of Panama Civil Employees. 1938-1944
Peterson's Bills. 1933-1940
Peterson's Bills. 1941-1944

Box 6

Peterson's Bills. 1944-1949
Post Office. 1938-1940
Post Office. 1938-1939
Post Office. 1938-1939
Post Office. 1941-1942
Post Office. 1938-1945
Private Bills: Johnston Claims. 1899-1944

Box 7

Private Bills: Richardson Claims. 1918-1943
Private Bill: Shelfar. 1931-1934
Private Bill: Higgins. 1941-1942
Reciprocal Trade. 1937-1940
Reciprocal Trade with Cuba. 1937-1939
Rural Carrier. 1939-1941
Rural Carrier. 1939
Seaman's Bill of Rights. 1945
Seaman's Bill of Rights. 1945-1946
Seaman's Bill of Rights. 1946

Box 8

Seaman's Bill of Rights. 1946
Seaman's Bill of Rights. 1946-1947
Seaman's Bill of Rights. 1946
Sugar. 1939-1940
Sugar. 1939
Sugar. 1939-1940
Tampa Marine Co. 1935

Box 9

Tariff of 1934. 1933-1935
Taxation of Wealth. 1935
Taxes. 1933-1935
Townsend Plan. 1939
Townsend Plan. 1948-1950
Townsend Plan. 1947-1948
Townsend Plan. 1938

Box 10

Townsend Plan.
Townsend Plan. 1939-1947
Townsend Plan. 1938-1939
Townsend Plan. 1938-1939
Townsend Plan. 1939
Townsend Plan. 1938-1939

Box 11

Townsend Plan. 1939-1940
Trade Agreements (1940-1943). 1945
Trade, Wage and Hour Law, Transportation, Mining, and Theater. 1940-1941
Travertine Stone Plant. 1935
Wage and Hour Law. 1938
Miscellaneous. 1937-1941
Miscellaneous. 1938-1942
General. 1933-1944
Social Security. 1939-1941

Box 12

Theater Taxes. 1940-1942
Bills and Laws - May. 1946
Bills and Laws - May. 1946
Bills and Laws - May-June. 1946
General. 1939
General. 1939
General. 1939-1940

Box 13

General. 1939
General. 1938-1939
General. 1939-1940
General. 1939
General. 1939
General. 1939

Box 14

General. 1939
General. 1939
Miscellaneous Part I. 1938-1940
Miscellaneous Part II. 1941-1942
General. 1946
General. 1945-1946

Box 15

General. 1933-1942
General. 1943
General. 1934-1944
General. 1939
General. 1940-1948
General Legislation. 1936-1937
General- Sept. 1945

Box 16

General- Oct. 1945
General- Nov.-Dec. 1945
Bills and Legislation. 1943-1950
January. 1949
January. 1949
January. 1949

Box 17

February. 1949
March-April. 1949
March-April. 1949
March-April. 1949
May. 1949
May. 1949
May. 1949

Box 18

June. 1949
June. 1949
May-June. 1949
July. 1949
July. 1949
July. 1949
July. 1949

Box 19

July. 1949
August. 1949
August. 1949
August. 1949

Box 20

August. 1949
September. 1949
September. 1949
October. 1949
October. 1949

Box 21

November-December. 1949
July. 1950
July. 1950
August. 1950
August. 1950

Box 22

Bills and Legislation. 1950



Correspondence and Subject Files

This series is comprised of alphabetically arranged correspondence and subject files. Many of the topics are covered by only one or two folders, but there are several subjects for which there are numerous folders. Naturally, topics specific to Florida are well represented in the collection. One major topic is the citrus industry, including loans to citrus growers, the valuation of land for loans, and some transcripts of government hearings on citrus matters. As a representative of Florida and a citrus grower himself, Peterson was well aware of the issues and problems of the citrus industry. Another major subject is the Cross Florida Canal during the 1930s and early 1940s. In addition to chronological correspondence regarding the canal, there are government reports, miscellaneous publications, and news clippings. Notable topics include the proposed route of the canal, the effect of the canal on the Florida water supply, and details on the proposed construction methods.
The collection spans World War II, and as such there are numerous files that pertain directly or indirectly to the war. Several files pertain to national defense and neutrality immediately preceding WWII. Numerous constituents wrote to Peterson about why the U.S. should stay neutral or should aid the Allies, and about how our government could best provide for national defense. Peterson himself favored staying out of the war, but also favored aiding England. The files labeled "Priority" primarily consist of wartime documents that required Peterson's immediate attention. There also are numerous files on the Higgins investigation, including correspondence and government hearings. Peterson served as chairman of a World War II subcommittee to investigate Higgins, Inc., a company that received a contract to produce Liberty ships for the Navy but had the contract terminated because it was accused of misspending government funds.
The New Deal agencies created to combat the Great Depression are well covered in this collection. There are several files on the Civil Works Administration (CWA), which was set up in 1933 as a New Deal organization designed to create jobs. The folders listed under this topic deal with C.W.A. projects in Florida, especially school construction and improvement. There are also several folders on the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a similar organization set up around the same time, and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), which was created in 1933 to provide jobs and relief to those suffering from the Depression.
There are numerous files pertaining to the Public Works Administration (PWA) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA), including constituent correspondence expressing desires for new projects or inquiring about the progress of current projects. The files are arranged alphabetically according to Florida city or region.
There is a group of "politics" files, which consists of correspondence with colleagues and supporters about campaign issues, and also includes campaign expense information. Other major subjects include the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (including the Home Owner's Loan Corporation and the Federal Housing Authority), creation of the Everglades National Park in 1934, immigration and naturalization, loans (constituents attempting to secure loans through various federal agencies), the phosphate industry, rivers and harbors, and the Townsend Plan.

Box 22

A - Miscellaneous. 1937-1938
Agriculture. 1937-1947
Agriculture. 1947-1948
Agricultural Adjustment Administrations. 1936-1939
Airmail Services. 1937-1938

Box 23

Airports: Tampa and Lakeland Municipal. 1944-1948
Aiv-Az Miscellaneous. 1936-1938
Appointments 1 of 2. 1937
Appointments 2 of 2. 1937
Appointments. 1937-1939
Arcadia Aviation Field. 1935-1936

Box 24

Ba-Bl Miscellaneous. 1933-1938
Bo Miscellaneous. 1937-1948
Building and Housing. 1945
Ca-Cu Miscellaneous. 1935-1938
Census Part I. 1934-1935

Box 25

Census Part II. 1934-1935
Citrus Miscellaneous Part I. 1933-1939
Citrus Loans. 1930-1937
Citrus. 1941-1945
Citrus. 1945-1947

Box 26

Citrus. 1948
Citrus Purchase Plan. 1939
Citrus General- Social Bill. 1948
Citrus Marketing Agreement. 1933-1935
Ci - Miscellaneous. 1937-1938
Civil Works Administration. 1933-1934

Box 27

Civil Works Administration. 1934
Civil Works Administration. 1934
Civil Works Administration. 1934
Civil Works Administration. 1934
Civil Works Administration: Schools, Teacher Salaries, Correspondence. 1934
Civilian Conservation Corps. 1934
Civilian Conservation Corps. 1934-1935
Civilian Conservation Corps. 1935

Box 28

Civilian Conservation Corps. 1933-1935
Clearwater Live Saving Station Bill. 1936-1937
Coa-Con Miscellaneous. 1937-1939
Communism. 1937-1938
Con-Cz Miscellaneous. 1937-1938
Congressional Record. 1938-1939
Copyrights. 1935-1938
Crop Loan. 1933-1936

Box 29

Cotton. 1935-1939
Cross State Canal. 1932-1934
Cross State Canal. 1935
Cross State Canal 1 of 3. 1935
Cross State Canal 2 of 3. 1935

Box 30

Cross State Canal 3 of 3. 1935
Cross State Canal. 1936
Cross State Canal. 1936
Cross State Canal 1 of 2. 1937

Box 31

Cross State Canal 2 of 2. 1937
Cross State Canal. 1936
Cross State Canal. 1937
Cross State Canal. 1938
Cross State Canal. 1939

Box 32

Cross State Canal. 1939
Cross State Canal. 1941
Cross State Canal. 1942
Cross State Canal. 1943
Cross State Canal. 1937
Cross State Canal Reports. 1933-1937

Box 33

Cross State Canal Clippings. 1935-1936
Cross State Canal: Maps.
Cross State Canal: Congressional Miscellaneous. 1934-1937
Cross State Canal: Miscellaneous Publications. 1935-1939
D Miscellaneous. 1935-1936
De Soto Exposition. 1935-1937

Box 34

E Miscellaneous. 1937-1939
Everglades National Park: Correspondence. 1933-1934
Everglades National Park: Correspondence. 1935-1944
Everglades National Park: Correspondence. 1945-1947
Everglades National Park: Correspondence. 1948-1949

Box 35

Everglades National Park: Correspondence. 1949-1950
Everglades National Park: Federal and State reports, statements, and hearings. 1947-1949
Everglades National Park: Maps.
Everglades National Park: Miscellaneous Publications. 1931-1949
Everglades National Park: Federal and State reports and hearings 1 of 2. 1947-1949
Everglades National Park: Federal and State reports and hearings 2 of 2. 1947-1949

Box 36

Fa-Fed Miscellaneous. 1935-1937
Farm Census. 1934-1935
Fi-Fo Miscellaneous. 1936-1938
Fish and Wildlife. 1947-1950
Fish - Red Tide. 1947-1950
Federal Emergency Relief Administration. 1934-1935

Box 37

Federal Emergency Relief Administration. 1935
Federal Works Administration. 1945
Florida, State of. 1931-1936
Ft. Meade Canning. 1937
Forestry. 1934-1937
Fuller's Florida Letter. 1932-1936
G. 1936-1938
Gasoline. 1943

Box 38

Graves Registration Project. 1938
H. 1936-1937
Highways. 1936-1937
Higgins Investigations. 1942
Higgins Investigations. 1942
Higgins Investigations. 1942

Box 39

Higgins Investigations. 1942-1944
Homesteads. 1936-1937
Housing. 1936-1937
Housing. 1935-1937
Hurricane Deaths. 1935-1937

Box 40

Hyacinths. 1937-1938
Immigration. 1935-1938
Immigration. 1935
Immigration. 1938-1941
Immigration. 1938-1940

Box 41

Immigration. 1939-1941
Immigration. 1938-1942
Immigration. 1939-1941
Immigration. 1938-1942

Box 42

Immigration. 1939-1941
Immigration. 1938-1942
Immigration. 1938-1941
Immigration. 1938-1940
Immigration. 1939-1942

Box 43

Immigration. 1938-1941
Immigration. 1938-1942
Immigration. 1934-1940
Immigration. 1940-1942

Box 44

Immigration and Naturalization. 1939-1942
I-Miscellaneous. 1937-1941
I-Miscellaneous. 1945-1946
Indians. 1935-1938
Investigations. 1939-1941
J. 1935-1937
K. 1937

Box 45

L. 1935-1943
Labor. 1942-1946
Land. 1943
Land. 1940-1941
Loans. 1938-1943

Box 46

Loans. 1938-1943
Loans- Crop. 1935-1937
Loans K. 1938-1945
Loans K. 1937-1948
Loans L. 1938-1942
Loans L. 1937-1942

Box 47

Loans MA. 1937-1949
Loans Mc. 1937-1939
Loans Mc. 1939-1949
Loans Me-Men. 1938-1945
Loans Mer-Mu. 1937-1944

Box 48

Loans Ne-No.
Loans O. 1937-1949
Loans P. 1938-1949
Loans P. 1938-1945
Loans R. 1938-1948

Box 49

Loans R. 1937-1944
Loans S. 1937-1940
Loans S. 1937-1950
Lumber. 1942-1943

Box 50

Maritime- Merchant Marine. 1937-1949
Maritime- Merchant Marine. 1938-1950
Medals. 1938-1939
Miscellaneous Correspondence. 1941
Miscellaneous Correspondence. 1941
Miscellaneous Correspondence- Semi-Personal. 1940-1949

Box 51

Miscellaneous Correspondence- Semi-Personal. 1940-1949
Ma-Meat. 1943
Mediterranean Fruit Fly. 1929-1930
Mediterranean Fruit Fly. 1940
Mole Cricket Eradication. 1939-1940

Box 52

Mosquito Control Campaign. 1947
National Defense Sites. 1941-1942

Box 53

National Defense Sites. 1939-1942
National Defense Part I. 1940-1941
National Defense Part II. 1940-1941
National Defense Part III. 1940-1941
National Defense Part IV. 1940-1941
National Defense Part V. 1940-1941

Box 54

National Defense Part VI. 1940-1941
Neutrality. 1939
Neutrality. 1939
Neutrality. 1939
Neutrality. 1939

Box 55

Neutrality. 1939
Neutrality. 1939
Oil/Opa. 1943
O.P.A. Rent. 1947-1949
O.P.A. Clothing. 1946
O.P.A.- Furniture, Appliances, etc…. 1946
Passports. 1948-1950
P - Miscellaneous. 1942-1950

Box 56

Permits. 1947
Permits. 1947
Ph - Miscellaneous. 1943-1950
Phosphate Committee Report (1938-1947). 1947
Phosphate Materials. 1937-1938
Phosphate Materials. 1939-1944

Box 57

Phosphate. 1938-1940
Phosphate. 1938
Phosphate January-May 1939. 1939
Phosphate May-September 1939. 1939
Phosphate. 1940
Phosphate Resources- Peterson's Correspondence. 1939
Phosphate- Correspondence. 1943

Box 58

Phosphate. 1938
Politics. 1933-1935
Politics. 1936
Politics. 1936-1937

Box 59

Politics. 1938-1941
Politics. 1942
Politics. 1943
Politics. 1944
Politics. 1945

Box 60

Politics. 1946-1947
Priority. 1943
Priority. 1943-1944
Priority. 1942-1943
Priority. 1942-1943
Priority. 1942-1943

Box 61

Priority. 1942-1943
Priority. 1943
Priority. 1943
Priority. 1943
Priority. 1946

Box 62

Publications. 1937-1939
PWA General Correspondence. 1935-1939
PWA Anna Maria. 1938
PWA Arcadia. 1935
PWA Arcadia- Light Plant. 1938-1939
PWA Avon Park. 1935
PWA Babson Park. 1935
PWA Bartow. 1935-1936
PWA Belmont Heights. 1935
PWA Bradenton. 1935
PWA Bradenton Waterworks. 1938-1939
PWA Cedar Keys. 1935
PWA Charlotte County. 1935
PWA Clearwater. 1935-1939
PWA Clearwater Harbor. 1938
PWA Clearwater Sewer. 1939
PWA Clermont. 1935
PWA Clewiston School. 1939
PWA DeSoto City- Bond Maturities. 1938
PWA Dunedin. 1934-1935
PWA Florida Duval Tuberculosis Board. 1935

Box 63

PWA Eustis. 1935
PWA Fort Myers. 1935
PWA Frostproof. 1935
PWA Fruitland Park. 1935
PWA Gadsden. 1935
PWA Gulfport. 1935
PWA Haines City. 1935
PWA Henry County. 1939
PWA Highlands Co. 1938
PWA Hillsborough Co.- Pinecrest School. 1939
PWA Hillsboro Co.- Brandon School. 1938
PWA Inverness. 1935
PWA Istokpoga Drainage. 1938
PWA Lake County- Eustis High School. 1938
PWA Lee County- Highway. 1938
PWA Lakeland. 1935
PWA Lakeland. 1934-1935
PWA Leesburg. 1935
PWA Leon County. 1936
PWA Manatee County. 1935-1938
PWA Mount Dora. 1935
PWA Mulberry. 1935
PWA Orange County. 1935
PWA Orlando. 1935

Box 64

PWA Ortona. 1935
PWA Ozona. 1935
PWA Pasco County- Highway. 1938
PWA Pinellas County. 1935-1938
PWA Plant City. 1935
PWA Polk County. 1939
PWA Polk County. 1938
PWA Port Tampa- Trailer Park. 1938
PWA Punta Gorda Tourist Cabins. 1938
PWA Punta Gorda Waterworks. 1939
PWA Punta Gorda Project. 1935
PWA Putnam County. 1939
PWA St. Petersburg. 1935
PWA Sanitarium. 1938
PWA Sarasota. 1935

Box 65

PWA Sarasota County. 1938-1939
PWA Sebring. 1936
PWA Sumter County. 1938
PWA Tampa. 1933-1935
PWA Tampa. 1934-1940
PWA Tarpon Springs. 1935
PWA Venice. 1935
PWA Wauchula. 1935-1939
PWA Winter Haven. 1935-1936
PWA Zephyrhills. 1935-1936

Box 66

PWA Zolfo. 1935
PWA and WPA General. 1933-1937
PWA and WPA General. 1936-1937
PWA and WPA Music. 1936-1937
PWA and WPA Clearwater. 1937
PWA and WPA Desoto Co. 1936
PWA and WPA Glades Co. 1936
PWA and WPA Hardee Co. 1935-1937
PWA and WPA Hendry Co. 1936
PWA and WPA Hernando Co. 1937

Box 67

PWA and WPA Highlands Co. 1936-1937
PWA and WPA Hillsborough Co. 1936-1937
PWA and WPA Hillsborough Co. 1937
PWA and WPA Lee Co. 1937
PWA and WPA Leesburg. 1936
PWA and WPA Manatee Co. 1936-1937

Box 68

PWA and WPA Pasco Co. 1936-1937
PWA and WPA Pinellas Co. 1936-1937
PWA and WPA Pinellas Co. 1936-1937
PWA and WPA Polk Co. 1936-1937
PWA and WPA Punta Gorda. 1937

Box 69

PWA and WPA Umatilla. 1937
R Miscellaneous. 1947-1950
Railroads. 1944-1945
Railroads. 1948-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans AB. 1941-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans AD. 1938-1942
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Ar. 1938-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans As. 1937-1946
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans At. 1938-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Au. 1929
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Ay. 1938
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans BA. 1938-1950
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans BE. 1937-1940
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Bl. 1939

Box 70

Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Bo. 1938-1941
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans BR. 1937-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Brown H.C. Am. Di. Corp. 1938-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Bu. 1938-1941
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans By. 1937
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans CA. 1939-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans CE and CA. 1938-1940
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans CH. 1938-1942
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Ci. 1940-1941
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Cl. 1938-1942

Box 71

Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Co. 1938-1950
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Cr. 1938-1943
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Da. 1938-1948
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans De. 1938-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Di. 1938-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Do. 1937
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Dr. 1939-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Du. 1942-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Em. 1939-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Er. 1942
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Eu-Eg. 1948-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans En. 1939
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Eu. 1938-1940
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Fa. 1938-1942
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Fi. 1940-1943
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Fl. 1939-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Fo. 1938-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Fr. 1938-1941
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Fu. 1938-1941
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Ga. 1938-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Gi and Gl. 1937-1949

Box 72

Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Gi. 1945
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Go. 1937-1939
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Gr. 1938-1944
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Gulf Coast Motor Lines. 1938-1939
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Ha. 1937-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans He. 1937-1948
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Hi. 1937-1943
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Ho. 1937-1948
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Hu. 1938-1949

Box 73

Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Home. 1933-1936
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans In. 1939-1949
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans. 1935-1937
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans. 1934-1937
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Miscellaneous. 1934-1937
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Miscellaneous. 1934-1935
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Miscellaneous. 1934-1937

Box 74

Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Miscellaneous A-Da. 1934-1935
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Community Hotel Corp. 1935-1936
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans De. 1937-1938
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Dixie Wakes Bilt Hotel. 1936-1937
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Istokpoga. 1936-1937
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Istokpoga. 1934-1937
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Sarasota- Fruitville Drainage District. 1934-1935
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Seward Construction Company. 1935
Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Tampa. 1934

Box 75

Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Loans Tarpon Springs. 1935-1936
Rivers and Harbors- General. 1933-1934
Rivers and Harbors- General. 1935
Rivers and Harbors- General. 1936-1940

Box 76

Rivers and Harbors. 1938-1939
Rivers and Harbors- Bills and Legislation. 1941-1945
Rivers and Harbors- General. 1945-1946
Rivers and Harbors- General. 1946-1950

Box 77

Rivers and Harbors- Alafia River. 1933-1941
Rivers and Harbors- Alafia River. 1944-1945
Rivers and Harbors- Alafia River. 1938-1947
Rivers and Harbors- Alligator Creek. 1938-1939
Rivers and Harbors- Anclote River. 1935-1946
Rivers and Harbors- Arbuckle Creek. 1934-1940
Rivers and Harbors- Aucilla River. 1948
Rivers and Harbors- Barron River. 1935

Box 78

Rivers and Harbors- Boca Grande. 1935-1943
Rivers and Harbors- Flood Control 1 of 4. 1936-1949
Rivers and Harbors- Flood Control 2 of 4. 1936-1949
Rivers and Harbors- Flood Control 3 of 4. 1936-1949
Rivers and Harbors- Flood Control 4 of 4. 1936-1949

Box 79

Rivers and Harbors- Flood Control. 1948-1950
Rivers and Harbors- Charlotte Harbor. 1937-1948
Rivers and Harbors- Chattahoochee. 1941-1947
Rivers and Harbors- Chasahowitska River. 1946-1950
Rivers and Harbors- Choctawhatchee. 1936-1937
Rivers and Harbors- Clearwater, Big Pass. 1937-1946
Rivers and Harbors- Cross State Canal. 1942-1947
Rivers and Harbors- Crystal River. 1933-1935
Rivers and Harbors- Estero River. 1940-1942
Rivers and Harbors- Fisheating Creek. 1939-1947
Rivers and Harbors- Homosassa River. 1933-1935
Rivers and Harbors- Indian River. 1935-1942
Rivers and Harbors- Jupiter Inlet. 1949
Rivers and Harbors- Kissimmee River. 1935-1936

Box 80

Rivers and Harbors- Lemon Bay. 1950
Rivers and Harbors- Marco Pass. 1939-1950
Rivers and Harbors- Okeechobee/Caloosahatchee Project. 1933-1935
Rivers and Harbors- Okeechobee and Caloosahatchee Project. 1936-1938
Rivers and Harbors- Okeechobee/Caloosahatchee Project. 1940
Rivers and Harbors- Okeechobee/Caloosahatchee Project. 1939

Box 81

Rivers and Harbors- Okeechobee/Caloosahatchee Project. 1941-1943
Rivers and Harbors- Peace River. 1944
Rivers and Harbors- Pinellas County. 1948
Rivers and Harbors- Pithlachascotee River. 1933-1937
Rivers and Harbors- Pithlachascotee River. 1938-1944
Rivers and Harbors- St. John's River. 1933-1939
Rivers and Harbors- St. Joseph's Sound. 1938-1948
Rivers and Harbors- St. Pete. 1938-1941
Rivers and Harbors- St. Pete. 1934-1937
Rivers and Harbors- Steinhatchee River. 1936-1937
Rivers and Harbors- Suwannee River. 1938
Rivers and Harbors- Tampa Harbor. 1935-1936
Rivers and Harbors- Tampa, Seaplane Base. 1934-1935
Rivers and Harbors- Tampa Harbor. 1937-1944
Rivers and Harbors- Waccasassa River. 1948

Box 82

Rivers and Harbors- Withlacoochee River Flood Control. 1933-1934
Rivers and Harbors- Withlacoochee River. 1935-1936
Rivers and Harbors- West Coast Inland Water-Ways. 1937-1950
Rivers and Harbors- Intercoastal Waterway. 1934-1950
Rivers and Harbors- Intercoastal Waterway. 1939-1940
Rivers and Harbors- Intercoastal Waterway. 1941-1945

Box 83

Roads. 1943
S Miscellaneous. 1938-1947
School. 1947-1949
School. 1949-1950
Screw Worm Eradication. 1935
Sisal Hemp. 1934-1935
Social Security. 1945-1948

Box 84

Speech Material. 1936-1948
Sponges. 1938-1940
Stamp Purchase Plan Surplus Commodities. 1939-1940
Stamps. 1939-1940
Sugar. 1938-1939
Sugar. 1939-1947

Box 85

Sugar. 1946-1947
Sugar. 1946-1950
Surplus. 1948-1950
Surplus Relief Corporation. 1933-1935
Sugar. 1947-1950
T. Miscellaneous. 1938-1941
Tax. 1946-1948
Tick Eradication. 1935

Box 86

Timber Survey (WPA Shipbuilding Program). 1939
Tobacco. 1937-1938
Tobacco. 1941-1944
Tomatoes. 1943
Townsend Plan. 1939-1947
Townsend Plan. 1933-1934
Townsend Plan. 1935
Townsend Plan. 1936
Townsend Plan. 1937

Box 87

Townsend Plan. 1945
Trade Marks. 1940-1943
Training Camps. 1940-1941
Transportation. 1939-1949
University of Florida Gymnasium Construction Correspondence. 1946
Utilities. 1934-1935
Veterans Legislation. 1935-1938
Veterans Affairs. 1934
Veterans Affairs. 1936-1938
Veterans Hospital Investigation. 1945-1946

Box 88

Veterans Hospital Investigation. 1945
Washington Newsletter. 1939-1941
WPA- Alturas. 1936
WPA- Arcadia. 1935-1936
WPA- Armory (Tampa). 1935
WPA- Auburndale. 1935
WPA- Babson Park. 1935
WPA- Bartow. 1935-1936
WPA- Bowling Green. 1935
WPA- Bradenton. 1935-1936
WPA- Cedar Key. 1935
WPA- Charlotte Project. 1937-1938
WPA- Clearwater. 1935-1936
WPA- Clermont. 1935
WPA- Collier County. 1935
WPA- Dade County. 1935
WPA- Dover School. 1935-1936

Box 89

WPA- Desoto County. 1935-1939
WPA- Desoto County. 1938-1939
WPA- Dune Din. 1941
WPA- Dunnellon. 1936
WPA- Eustis. 1935-1936
WPA- Frostproof. 1935
WPA- Fort Meade. 1935-1936
WPA- Gardner. 1936
WPA- Glades County. 1938-1941
WPA- Gulfport. 1935
WPA- Haines City. 1936
WPA- Hardee Co. 1936-1940
WPA- Hendry Co. 1936-1938

Box 90

WPA- Hernando Co. 1938-1940
WPA- Highlands Co. 1935-1940
WPA- Hillsborough. 1937
WPA- Hillsborough. 1938
WPA- Hillsborough. 1938

Box 91

WPA- Hillsborough. 1939
WPA- Hillsborough. 1939
WPA- Hillsborough. 1936-1938
WPA- Hillsborough. 1940
WPA- Hillsborough. 1935-1939
WPA- HIllsborough. 1940

Box 92

WPA- Hillsborough. 1940-1941
WPA- Inverness. 1935
WPA- Istokpoga. 1935-1936
WPA- Keysville. 1935-1936
WPA- Lake County. 1935-1936
WPA- Lake Wales. 1935-1936
WPA- Lakeland. 1935-1936
WPA- Largo. 1935
WPA- Lee County. 1935-1939
WPA- Leesburg. 1935-1939
WPA- Moorehaven. 1935-1936
WPA- Mulberry. 1935-1936
WPA- Okeechobee County. 1936
WPA- Ortona. 1935

Box 93

WPA- Palmetto. 1935-1936
WPA- Pasco County. 1936-1940
WPA- Pasco County. 1937-1940

Box 94

WPA- Pinellas Co. 1938-1939
WPA- Pinellas County. 1935-1937
WPA- Pinellas County (Waterworks). 1935-1938
WPA- Plant City. 1935-1936
WPA- Polk City. 1935-1937
WPA- Polk County. 1937-1938

Box 95

WPA- Polk County. 1938
WPA- Polk County. 1934-1936
WPA- Polk County (Projects). 1938-1939
WPA- Polk County. 1938-1940
WPA- Polk County. 1940-1941

Box 96

WPA- Polk County. 1938-1940
WPA- Polk County (Projects). 1938-1941
WPA- Port Tampa. 1936
WPA- Punta Gorda. 1936
WPA- St. Leo. 1936
WPA- St. Petersburg. 1935-1936
WPA- Sarasota. 1935-1936
WPA- Sarasota County (Projects). 1939-1941
WPA- Sebring. 1936
WPA- Sumter County Projects. 1937-1938

Box 97

WPA- Tampa. 1935-1936
WPA-Tampa. 1935-1936
WPA- Tarpon Springs. 1935
WPA- Umatilla. 1935
WPA- Venice. 1936
WPA- Wauchula. 1935-1936
WPA- Winter Haven. 1935-1937
WPA- Zephyrhills. 1935-1936
WPA- Zolfo Springs. 1935-1936
WPA- State Projects. 1938
WPA- Projects- Shipbuilding, Timber, Fish Surveys. 1939
WPA- Projects- General. 1938

Box 98

WPA- Projects- General. 1940-1941
WPA- General. 1935-1936
WPA- State Projects. 1935-1936

Box 99

WPA- General. 1940-1943
WPA- State Projects Miscellaneous. 1938-1939
WPA- General. 1935-1936
WPA- State Projects Miscellaneous. 1939
WPA- Projects. 1937
WPA- State Projects Miscellaneous. 1939
WPA- Projects- General. 1939-1941



Selected Subjects and Access Points

Everglades National Park (Fla.)
Florida -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway (Fla.)
United States. Congress -- Florida delegation.
United States. Works Progress Administration.


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