Florida's Political Past - Complete List (by Name)

Florida's Political Past: A Guide to Manuscript Collections, Archival Records, and Other Primary Historical Documents of Florida's Politicians

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Adams, Alto
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1940-1951 and 1967-1968

Adams, Tom (Thomas Burton Adams, Jr.)
Lt. Governor, 1971-1975. Secretary of State, 1961-1971.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Tom Adams speech files, 1971. The series contains copies of speeches given by Lt. Governor Adams between January 1971 to August 1971. The speeches reflect his service as Lt. Governor and as Secretary of the Dept. of Commerce. Speeches from the majority of his term of office are missing.
Dept. of Commerce. Speech files, 1972-1975. The series consists of speech files maintained by the Dept. of Commerce, including the speeches of Lieutenant Governor Tom Adams (1972).
Secretary of State Tom Adams correspondence, 1961-1970. The series consists of Secretary of State Adams' correspondence from 1961 to 1970 and covers a wide range of topics related to Adams and his office. It includes memoranda and newspaper clippings as well.
In addition, the State Archives also holds the following Secretary of State series: Tom Adams press files, 1961-1970. Tom Adams press releases, 1961-1970. Tom Adams speech files, 1963. Tom Adams subject files, 1961-1970.

Adkins, James C.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1969-1987.

Alderman, James E.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1978-1985.

Allison, Abraham Kurkindolle
Governor, 1865-1865.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

The State Archives holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836-1909.

Anderson, James Patton
Confederate Provisional Congress Delegate, 1861.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Anderson family papers, 1855-1895. Ledger of newspaper clippings, correspondence, memoirs. This collection contains the Florida correspondence of the James Patton Anderson family. Contents include a sketch of the life of Anderson, the memoirs of his wife, Henrietta Buford Adair, letters about Casa Bianca, the family's plantation in Jefferson County, Florida, and extensive correspondence chronicling Anderson's military career as a colonel in the 1st Florida Regiment, Infantry, Confederate States, during the Civil War. Also in the collection are Ku Klux Klan bylaws, Presidential pardon to Anderson from Andrew Johnson, bills, receipts, and letters to General Anderson from President Buchanan and Jefferson Davis. His wife's papers in the collection include a memento album, a lengthy book of newspaper clippings, and a short journal of entries for the years 1892-1895.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Papers, 1862-1865. Photostat of 11 manuscripts by and pertaining to General Anderson, dated 1862-1865. Includes documents pertaining to his appointments as Brigadier General and later Major General, documents pertaining to his pardon, and personal letters. 11 items.
Sketch of General Anderson's life. This sketch was written by General Anderson while at his home in Monticello, Fla. recuperating from a wound he had received at the Battle of Jonesboro. The first ten pages are written by Anderson himself and the last page contains additional information added by Etta Adair Anderson, his wife, and Margaret Bybee Anderson, their daughter.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

University of North Carolina, Southern Historical Collection. Papers: 1864. 1 item (11 pages of typed copy). Autobiographical sketch, with notes added by his wife and daughter.

Anderson, Walker
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1851-1853.

Andrews, Charles Oscar
U.S. Senator, 1936-1946.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Andrews.htm

Senatorial Papers, 1936-1946.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

University of West Florida. Miscellaneous items in several collections.

Archer, James Tillinghast
Secretary of State, 1845-1848. Attorney General, 1848.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State incoming correspondence, 1831-1917. The series contains the incoming correspondence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Territory from 1831 to 1917. Correspondence in this series touches on numerous aspects of the responsibilities of the Secretary of State. Much of the correspondence is routine in nature, reflecting the secretary's statutory functions. The correspondence focuses on commissions, oaths and bonds of local officials, local election returns, the issuance of election certificates, recommendations for the appointment of officials, and publications and reports. Archer is included.
Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State letterbooks, 1830-1865,1889-1905,1922-1926. The series contains the outgoing correspondence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Territory. A major gap exists in the series from 1866-1888. Housed in letterbooks, the correspondence documents the various duties of the Secretary of State and provides an understanding of the internal working of the state and of the historical events of the time.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Family papers, 1843-1969. Papers, obituaries, eulogy, biographical data, newspaper clippings, correspondence, articles, photographs and albums, and poetry. This collection consists of documents including the certification of marriage of Mary S. Brown and Archer at St. John's Episcopal Church in Tallahassee, Florida, on December 13, 1843, and certification and confirmation of Mary S. Brown Archer, January 11, 1846, both of which were notarized on September 29, 1961. Other materials included in the collection are photocopies of family genealogical notes, photocopies of newspaper clipping obituaries of Susan M. Archer and James T. Archer, and a poem and article in Newport by F.P. Woodward that mentions Archer. Additional materials include a lengthy eulogy by Major George T. Ward, resolutions by the Florida Bar, the governor, chief justice and other Florida officials, biographical data about Governor Thomas Brown's family, the Henry Tillinghast family, the Corley's and others. 79 items.

Askew, Reubin O'Donovon
Governor, 1971-1979.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Askew.htm

Speeches from his terms as governor of Florida., 1971-1979.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Gubernatorial campaign press files, 1970. The records include biographies of Askew and Adams; a breakdown of Askew's legislative voting and attendance records; summaries of Governor Claude Kirk's record on taxes and vetoes; news releases targeted at various areas and groups; and several policy statements. Some topics include citrus fruit industry, corporate income tax, the Cross Florida Barge Canal, drug abuse, consumer protection, and conservation of natural resources.
Presidential campaign papers, 1980-1984. The collection contains the 1984 presidential campaign papers of Askew, dating from 1980 to 1984. The records include speeches; newspaper clippings; scheduling files; reference materials; briefing materials; correspondence; publicity video tapes and cassettes; interviews (on cassette tapes); campaign memorabilia; and campaign financial records, which include a master file of contributions on magnetic tape. Some materials, particularly speech files, pre-date 1980.
The State Archives also holds the following files from Askew's tenure as Governor: Bill files, 1971-1978. Trip files, 1970-1978. Speech files, 1971-1979. Press recordings and news conference transcripts, 1971-1978. Vetoed bill files, 1971-1978. Appointment and resignation files, 1971-1978.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Reubin O'D. Askew : commercials, 1970-1984. Commercials used during Askew's campaigns for the 1970 and 1974 gubernatorial elections in Florida and the 1984 presidential election, Democratic party. 10 commercials (on 2 videoreels), 8 commercials (on 2 film reels), 8 commercials (on 3 videocassettes), and 3 commercials (on 1 sound tape reel).

Southern Oral History Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://www.sohp.org/

Southern politics, 1973-1975. Southern politics, 1990-1992. The Southern Oral History Program collects interviews with Southerners who have made significant contributions to a variety of fields and interviews that will render historically visible those whose experience is not reflected in traditional written sources. Governor Askew's oral history can be found under: "Interviewee's A-Bo."

Bacchus, Jim
U.S. Representative, 1991-1995.

Bafalis, Louis A.
U.S. Representative, 1973-1983.

Bailey, Thomas D.
Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1949-1965.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Dept. of Education. Superintendent of Public Instruction Bailey correspondence, 1949-1965. The correspondence covers such topics as teacher certification and recruitment, scholarships, accreditation, and matters related to public instruction. It documents Bailey's interactions with his staff, other departments and state institutions, educational organizations, and the general public. The Archives also holds the following Superintendent of Public Instruction Bailey series: legal files, 1950-1963; conference files, 1953-1963; subject files, 1949-1965; and county correspondence, 1949-1962.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

As part of the Florida History Miscellaneous Manuscripts, one small collection includes a newspaper clipping, 1966; addresses dated 1971 and 1972; and statements made 1954-1972.
Education in Florida Subject Files, 1947-1978. Subject files created by Howard Jay Friedman during his service with the Department of Education, primarily news clippings pertaining to public education in Florida. In addition to Friedman's own correspondence, much of the correspondence and speeches are by Thomas D. Bailey and Floyd T. Christian.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Papers, 1949-1967. A handful of documents: Development of the Florida Department of Education 1900-1965; Florida schools during the administration of Thomas D. Bailey; When I took office in 1949; Statement by Bailey regarding Progress in Florida education; a statement by Bailey, August 23, 1965; and Bailey's resignation, submitted to Governor Burns.

Baker, James McNair
Confederate Senator, 1862-1865. Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1865-1868.

Baltzell, Thomas
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1846-1850 and 1854-1860.

Barkett, Rosemary
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1985-1994.

Barns, Paul D.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1946-1949.

Bennett, Charles E.
U.S. Representative, 1949-1993.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Bennett.htm

Partially processed collection. Congressional correspondence and files, 1951-1992.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Columbia University, Oral History Research Office. Oral History: 1976, 18 pages. Discussions include Bennett's experiences in Congress, recollections of past presidents and of Joseph McCarthy.
University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Papers in the Marian Anderson Papers. Correspondents include Bennett.

Bethel, L.W.
Lt. Governor, 1881-1885.

Bilirakis, Michael
U.S. Representative, 1983-.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Michael Bilirakis Commercials, 1990. Commercials used during Bilirakis' campaign for the 1990 U.S. congressional election in district 9 of Florida, Republican party. 3 commercials (on 1 videocassette).

Bisbee, Horatio, Jr.
Attorney General, 1872. U.S. Representative, 1877-1879 and 1881-1885.

Bloxham, William Dunnington
Governor, 1881-1885 and 1897-1901. Secretary of State, 1877-1880.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Papers, 1896-1911. This collection includes photographs, letters, scrapbooks, and other memorabilia belonging to Governor Bloxham; although most items post- date his last term as governor.
Correspondence, 1897-1901. Official correspondence of Bloxham's second term as Governor. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name.
Governor Bloxham's official incoming correspondence. The State Archives also holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836-1909.
Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State incoming correspondence, 1831-1917. The series contains the incoming correspondence of Bloxham during his tenure as the Secretary of State.
Financial papers, 1875-1878. The collection consists of the personal financial papers of Bloxham, just prior to and during his term as Secretary of State. It includes correspondence, tax receipts, railroad freight bills, ledger pages, merchant's invoices, and payments received notes.

University of West Florida Library, Special Collections Department
http://library.uwf.edu/SpecialCollections/index.shtml

Printed Thanksgiving Proclamation issued by Florida Governor William D. Bloxham, declaring November 27, 1884 as a day of Public Thanksgiving.

Boyd, F. Allen, Jr.
U.S. Representative, 1997-.

Boyd, Joseph A., Jr.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1969-1987.

Branch, John
Territorial Governor, 1844-1845.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Territorial Governors correspondence, 1820-1845. This series contains the extant incoming correspondence of the governors of Florida during the territorial period. The governors following DuVal are represented by single folders of mixed correspondence.
Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, 1836- 1909. The series contains the official outgoing correspondence, in bound letterpress volumes, of Florida's territorial and state governors. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of Governor. The series includes Branch (1844-1845).

Duke University, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/

Branch family Papers, 1778-1889. Topics in the papers of John Branch include political appointments, 1829-1830; land speculation, chiefly in Leon County, politics in North Carolina, and Democratic conventions. 814 items.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Southern Historical Collection
http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/

Branch family Papers, 1788-1919. Scattered political papers of John Branch, including some relating to his resignation from Andrew Jackson's cabinet as a result of the Peggy Eaton affair; journals and other documentation of Wood Lawn and Live Oak, John Branch's plantations, presumably in Leon County, Fla. 3,150 items.

North Carolina Department of Archives and History
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/

Papers: 1822-1865. Correspondence chiefly from residency in Florida (1838-1851) concerning finances, farming, and sale of cotton. Items from earlier career are congratulatory or social.
Additional Papers: 7 personal letters (1819, 1830-1833); gubernatorial papers; and photographs.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Boston Public Library. Papers: 5 items.
Georgia Historical Society, Savannah. Correspondence in John MacPherson Berrien papers, 1779-1942. In part photocopies of originals at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Papers: 1830, 1831, 1850. 3 letters. Also correspondence in Polk family papers, 1767-1859.
Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. Papers: 1829. 1 item.
Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia. Papers: Correspondence in the Jesse D. Elliott papers, 1824-1839.
Virginia State Library and Archives. Papers: Correspondence in the Barron family papers, 1802-1841; and the Tazewell family papers, 1772-1866.

Branch, Joseph
Attorney General, 1845-1846.

Brantley, Bobby
Lt. Governor, 1987-1991.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Bobby Brantley administrative files, 1986-1990. This series contains the administrative files of Lt. Governor Brantley from 1986 to 1990. The files reflect his duties as Lt. Governor, Secretary of the Dept. of Commerce, and Secretary of the Dept. of the Lottery. The records include correspondence, accepted invitations, and daily schedules.

Brockenbrough, William Henry
U.S. Representative, 1846-1847.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

New-York Historical Society. One letter: December 2, 1846.

Broome, James Emilius
Governor, 1853-1857.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Governor Broome's official incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by subject, agency or organizational name, or county name, 1853-1857.
The State Archives also holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836-1909.

Broward, Napoleon Bonaparte
Governor, 1905-1909.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Broward.htm

Correspondence, speeches, news clippings, legislative material, and legal documents, 1879-1918. The bulk of the material spans 1904 to 1910 and covers his term as Governor.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Official correspondence of Governor Broward, from 1905-1909. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name. The State Archives also holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836-1909.

Brown, Armstead
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1925-1946.

Brown, Corrine
U.S. Representative, 1993-.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Corrine Brown Commercials, 1994. Commercials used during Brown's campaign for the 1994 U.S. congressional election in district 3 of Florida, Democratic party. 2 commercials (on 2 videoreels).

Brown, Thomas
Governor, 1849-1853.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

FSU has several holdings, including the Letters of Governor Thomas Brown and a diary of his trip to England in 1820. There is also an 1853 manuscript letter by Governor Brown to Captain Wm. B. Cone of Georgia, who had offered the service of his calvary in the event of "Indian hostilities." Also of interest are the memoirs of Frances Elizabeth Brown Douglass, Governor Brown's daughter. In addition, the family papers of James Tillinghast Archer include biographical and genealogical information about Brown and his family.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Governor Brown's official incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by subject, agency or organizational name, or county name, 1849-1853.
The State Archives also holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836-1909.

Duke University, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/

The Ambler family Papers contains an 1865 account of the genealogy of the Brown family written by Governor Brown.

Brown-Waite, Virginia
U.S. Representative, 2003-.

Browne, Jefferson B.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1917-1925.

Bryan, Nathan Philemon
U.S. Senator, 1911-1917.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Papers, 1897-1935 1919-1935. Correspondence, campaign literature, speeches. Campaign literature for his two senatorial races and hand-written speeches with notes while he was Senator. Correspondence on his appointment as 5th Circuit Judge include letters from Frank Clark, W.G. McAdoo, George P. Rainey, and William Sears in the early stages when they had forwarded his name for the position over the objections of many Democratic Party leaders who preferred Judge Carter of Pensacola, even though he was elderly and expected to retire soon. One letter from President Woodrow Wilson congratulating Bryan makes it clear that Wilson would have preferred Bryan to take other positions he had been offered. Newspaper clippings include coverage of his confirmation proceedings for Supreme Court of the United States. Had Bryan not died during these proceedings he would have been the first Floridian to serve on the High Court. 6 folders (442 items).

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Florida State University. Papers: 1906. 1 printed speech and a photograph.

Bryan, William James
U.S. Senator, 1907-1908.

Bryant, Cecil Farris
Governor, 1961-1965.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Bryant.htm

The Bryant Papers cover the years 1942 to 1977, with an emphasis on the Florida Legislative, gubernatorial elections in 1956 and 1960, and his career in the Federal Office of Emergency Planning. This collection has been digitized and is available online.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Correspondence, 1961-1965. The official correspondence of Governor Bryant. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Clippings. This collection consists of clippings from the Florida Clipping Service and unmarked clippings (some with no source noted) concerning Farris Bryant's campaign as Democratic candidate for Governor of Florida and the campaigns of other Florida Democratic Party candidates. The materials range in date from August 31, 1960 to November 8, 1960.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

C. Farris Bryant Commercials , 1970. Commercials used during Bryant's campaign for the 1970 U.S. senatorial election in Florida, Democratic party. 20 commercials (on 1 film reel).

Buford, Rivers H.
Attorney General, 1921-1925. Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1925-1948.

Bullock, Robert
U.S. Representative, 1889-1893.

Burke, J. Herbert
U.S. Representative, 1967-1979.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Unprocessed collection. Congressional papers.

University of Kansas Libraries, Spencer Research Library, Wilcox Collection of Contemporary Political Movements
http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/kc/wilcox.htm

Burke, J. Herbert. Ephemeral materials, [196-]-. Includes news release. 1 folder.

Burns, William Haydon
Governor, 1965-1967.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Correspondence, 1965-1967. The series contains the official correspondence of Governor Burns. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name.

Bush, John Ellis "Jeb"
Governor, 1999-.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Jeb Bush Commercials, 1994. Commercials used during Bush's campaign for the 1994 gubernatorial election in Florida, Republican party. 36 commercials (on 22 videoreels)

Butterworth, Robert A.
Attorney General, 1987-2002.

Cabell, Edward Carrington
U.S. Representative, 1845-1853.

Virginia Historical Society
http://www.vahistorical.org/

Cabell Family Papers, 1774-1941 (bulk 1831-1879). Included in the collection are correspondence, 1835-1876, and legal papers, 1848-1851, of Cabell (1816- 1896) of Attatulga plantation, Jefferson County, Fla., and Tallahassee, Fla., while a student at the University of Virginia, president of the Pensacola and Georgia Railroad Company, and while serving in the U.S. House of Delegates, including correspondence with his overseer and lists of slaves, and correspondence concerning the Tredegar Company, Richmond, Va.; and estate materials of Ephraim Stanfield (d. 1841) of Hanover County, Va., and John D. Webster (1816?-1873) of Richmond.

Caldwell, Millard Fillmore
Governor, 1945-1949. U.S. Representative, 1933-1941. Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1962-1969.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Caldwell.htm

General files (1938-1950), correspondence relating to the Regional Council for Education (1947-1950); material on the Florida gubernatorial campaign of 1944; and speeches delivered by Caldwell (1942-1948).

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Correspondence, 1945-1949. The series contains the official correspondence of Governor Caldwell. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name. Correspondence files for 1947 are incomplete: all files after V are missing.
Papers, 1933-1975. Personal correspondence, speeches, business, and financial records from 1955 to 1973. These records document Caldwell's activities after his term as Florida Governor (1945-1949). There are also newspaper clippings from 1933 to 1962 on various subjects of interest to Caldwell, including events during his term as Governor. The clippings are pasted in old volumes of the Congressional Record.

Call, Richard Keith
Territorial Governor, 1836-1839 and 1841-1844. Territorial Delegate to U.S. Congress, 1823-1825.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, 1836-1909. The series contains the official outgoing correspondence, in bound letterpress volumes, of Florida's territorial and state governors. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of Governor. The series includes the correspondence of Governor Call (1835-1840, 1841-1844).
Correspondence, 1820-1860. Letters written to or relating to General Call. Included is a December 1826 letter from Andrew Jackson to Call dealing primarily with Call's disagreement with Colonel Joseph White and the settlement of Call's father-in-law's will. Jackson notes his feelings toward Call. Another letter is from Edward Everett to Call, dated December 31, 1860, thanking the General for sending him copies of Call's recent pro-union, anti-secession pamphlet, "An Address to the People of Florida from General Richard Keith Call." 3 items.
Correspondence, 1791-1794, 1825-1849. The letters discuss the determination of land ownership; disposition of the territorial archives; the First and Second Seminole Wars, including the Battles of Withlacoochee, Fort Drane, and Wahoo Swamp; and political matters. Other correspondence includes: translated copies of letters, 1791-1794, to the Captain General of Cuba, Don Luis de las Casas, from the governor of East Florida, Juan Quesada; a partial letter, 1831, probably to President Andrew Jackson; a letter from Duncan L. Clinch to R. Jones; a letter from B.K. Pierce to J.P. Crane; and the deposition of John Whitehead before the United States consul at Havana in 1830. It includes duplicate letters sent by Call and Thomas Brown to Thomas Ewing discussing political parties in 1849. Finally, it includes Call's acceptance in 1845 of the nomination as candidate for governor of Florida.
Call Family and Brevard Family Papers, 1788-1920s. Correspondence, writings, and other papers of Call and his family, 1788-1916, and Theodore Washington Brevard and Mary Call Brevard and their family, 1820-ca. 1920s. Includes Call's correspondence with Andrew Jackson and Prince Achille Murat, as well as his writings regarding the Civil War, secession, slavery, and race. Includes Call's civil, diplomatic, and military commissions, including those appointing him territorial governor. The collection also documents Call's land speculation activities and his attempts to settle the estate of his father-in-law, Thomas Kirkman. Note that this collection had been on loan to the University of North Carolina Southern Historical Collection from 1940-1992. Also note that the Call Family and Brevard Family Papers have been digitized and are available for viewing on the Florida Memory Project site.
Territorial Governors correspondence, 1820-1845. This series contains the extant incoming correspondence of the governors of Florida during the territorial period. The governors following DuVal are represented by single folders of mixed correspondence.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Letters, 1814-1862. Photocopy. This collection contains scattered correspondence, including letters to future Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. Also of interest are letters concerning a near duel with political opponent Joseph M. White and a letter sent from Havana while on a mission to Cuba on behalf of the US government to secure copies or original documents concerning land claims in Florida. 40 items.

University of South Florida Libraries, Special Collections
http://www.nelson.usf.edu/spccoll/

Journal, 1861. Typescript copy of Call's reminiscences, which he recorded for his grandson at the behest of his daughter, Ellen Call Long. Call biographer, Herbert J. Doherty, Jr., said the journal was "a valuable source for the early years of Call's life, giving information not to be found elsewhere." Doherty stated also that the journal was actually finished by Ellen Call Long. The journal begins with a depiction of Call's early life before coming to Florida. Much of the account deals with his military career during the Creek War and the First and Second Seminole Wars. He details his relationship with Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Withlocoohee, as well as his leadership role as territorial governor and commander of American troops fighting the Seminoles. Call includes some information on his term as Florida's territorial governor. The journal ends with Call's service in the Second Seminole War.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Papers: 1828, 1836. 2 letters. See also correspondence in the Andrew Jackson papers.
Herbert J. Doherty, Jr., has an extensive description of manuscript collections and unpublished records in his 1961 book entitled, "Richard Keith Call: Southern Unionist"

Call, Wilkinson
U.S. Senator, 1879-1897.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Letters, 1883-1885. Correspondence, telegrams, legal papers. Letters of Call to Fort Brooke Mayor John T. Lesley, dated 1883 to 1885, concerning the purchase of land in Fort Brooke, Florida for the people of Tampa which was blocked by a homestead claim in a highly contested legal battle. Includes affidavits in Hillsborough County attesting to the usage of monies paid as being for legal fees pertaining to the filing of the claims and research on the land claim history. Call and Lesley also discuss some other potential land speculations. Photocopy. 1 folder (10 items).

University of Virginia Library, Special Collections, Clifton Waller Barrett Library
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/

Letter to S.S. McClure, 1900 May 12. Call discusses gathering some unspecified information for McClure.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

University of West Florida. Miscellaneous items in the Crary papers.

Campbell, Courtney Warren
U.S. Representative, 1953-1955.

Canady, Charles Terrance
U.S. Representative, 1993-2001.

Cannon, Arthur Patrick "Pat"
U.S. Representative, 1939-1947.

University of Miami, Otto G. Richter Library
http://www.library.miami.edu/

Papers: 1936-1946. Three scrapbooks of newspaper clippings.

Carlton, Doyle Elam
Governor, 1929-1933.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Correspondence, 1929-1933. The series contains the official correspondence of Governor Carlton from 1929 to 1933. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name.

Carlton, Vassar B.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1969-1974.

Carter, Francis B.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1897-1905.

Catts, Sidney Johnston
Governor, 1917-1921.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

State Governors correspondence, 1909-1925. Official correspondence of Florida's governors. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, University Archives
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/

University of Florida. Office of the President. James Marion Farr (Acting President). Administrative policy records, 1928. Series P6 contains the administrative correspondence of Farr, and includes documents related to political attacks on the University by Sidney Catts. 0.2 linear ft. (1 box)

Cawthon, William S.
Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1923-1937.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Dept. of Public Instruction. Superintendent of Public Instruction Cawthon administrative files, 1922-1937. The records include letters, reports, court documents, and memoranda on a wide variety of topics. Subjects covered include appropriations, budgets, land transactions, annual reports, position vacancies, accreditation, universities, state prisons, and other state institutions. The Archives also holds the following Dept. of Public Instruction series: Scholarship files, 1923-1927; and High school accreditation files, 1916-1924. The Archives also holds the Office of the State Supervisor of High Schools Records, 1920-1927, and the Dept. of Education teacher certification files, 1917-1928.

Chapman, Roy H.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1937-1952.

Chappell, William Venroe, Jr.
U.S. Representative, 1969-1989.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Chappell.html

Unprocessed collection. Correspondence, augmented by other materials, from Chappell's congressional terms.

Chiles, Lawton Mainor, Jr.
Governor, 1991-1998. U.S. Senator, 1971-1989.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Unprocessed collection. Senate files including legislative and constituent files, staff memos, campaign materials, committee records, correspondence, personal files, press releases, press clippings, photographs, portraits, motion picture film, videotapes, sound recordings, electronic records, and memorabilia.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Lawton Mainor Chiles Commercials, 1970-1994. Commercials used during Chiles' campaigns for the 1970 and 1976 U.S. senatorial and the 1990 and 1994 gubernatorial elections in Florida, Democratic Party. 5 commercials (on 1 film reel), 7 commercials (on 2 videoreels), 21 commercials (on 12 videoreels), 15 commercials (on 2 videocassettes).

Southern Oral History Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://www.sohp.org/

Southern politics, 1973-1975. The Southern Oral History Program collects interviews with Southerners who have made significant contributions to a variety of fields and interviews that will render historically visible those whose experience is not reflected in traditional written sources. Governor Chiles' oral history can be found under: "Interviewees Br-Ch."

University of Kansas Libraries, Wilcox Collection of Contemporary Political Movements
http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/kc/wilcox.htm

Committee to Remove Stone and Chiles. Ephemeral materials, 1978-. Includes proposed resolution by this Florida group wishing to amend the state constitution to provide "speedy recall of any public official," a flyer stating objectives and "dishonor role" of Senators voting for the "Panama Canal Surrender" (including the names of Florida's Senators Chiles and Stone). 1 folder.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

University of Maryland Hornbake Library, Broadcast Pioneers Library. Two audiotapes (1973-1975) in Westinghouse Broadcasting Company collection, 1945- 1981.
Gerald R. Ford Library. Correspondence and briefing papers, 1974-1977.

Christian, Floyd T.
Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1965-1969. Commissioner of Education, 1969-1974.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Dept. of Education. Commissioner of Education Christian general correspondence files, 1966-1973. Contains correspondence, memoranda, and other materials of Floyd T. Christian documenting his interactions with his staff, other departments and state institutions, educational organizations, and the general public. The Archives also holds the following Commissioner of Education Christian series: press files, 1965-1974; state education programs files, 1965-1974; personal activities files, 1966-1970; county education issues files, 1966-1974; federal education programs files, 1966-1973; state government responsibilities files, 1964-1973; speech files, 1965-1974; and organizational affiliations files, 1949-1973.
Dept. of Education. Office of Public Information. Subject files, 1966-1986. Included are subject files, reference files, correspondence, press releases, newspaper clippings, public information materials, newsletters, publications and media materials. One subject covered is Christian's 1974 indictment and resignation.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Speeches, 1965-1972. The bulk of the collection is comprised of speeches on education and related issues made between 1965 and 1972, during Christian's tenure as Superintendent/Commissioner. Of particular interest are speeches related to desegregation in Florida's schools, the 1968 statewide teacher strike, and Christian's opposition to Governor Claude Kirk. In addition to the speeches there is a small group of miscellaneous papers, including articles, editorials, memoranda and biographical material on Christian.
Education in Florida Subject Files, 1947-1978. Subject files created by Howard Jay Friedman during his service with the Department of Education, primarily news clippings pertaining to public education in Florida. In addition to Friedman's own correspondence, much of the correspondence and speeches are by Thomas D. Bailey and Floyd T. Christian.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Floyd T. Christian commercials, 1970. University of Oklahoma. Political Commercial Archive.

Clark, Frank
U.S. Representative, 1905-1925.

Cocke, William A.
Attorney General, 1873-1877.

Cockrell, Robert S.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1902-1917.

Collins, Thomas LeRoy
Governor, 1955-1961.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Correspondence, 1955-1961. The series contains the official correspondence of Governor Collins. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name.
Junior League of Tallahassee Oral histories. In 1976 and 1977, the Junior League of Tallahassee conducted an Oral History Project, which included a series of interviews with prominent Tallahasseans, including Collins. This collection contains the oral history tapes and transcripts of that project.

University of South Florida Libraries Special Collections
http://www.lib.usf.edu/ldsu/index2.html?f=guide-11247

Notebooks, scrapbooks, speeches, articles, audiovisual materials, and related materials. This collection offers an excellent source of information for research in post-war Florida politics, race relations and civil rights issues, social and economic conditions, government studies. The collection consists of printed material including notebooks, scrapbooks, transcripts of speeches, articles by and about Collins, and various publications; audio-visual materials including films, soundtracks, and videotapes primarily concerning his unsuccessful bid for a senatorial seat in 1968. Other materials in the collection include photographs, honorary awards, campaign paraphernalia and other personal effects.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Thomas LeRoy Collins Papers, 1909-1991, (bulk 1961-1991). Includes mostly materials from his post-Gubernatorial period (1961-1991), and some items from his earlier career. Included are campaign materials, personal memorabilia, correspondence, speeches, organization files, photographs, sound and video recordings.
LeRoy Collins Letters 1966-1968. Five letters from LeRoy Collins to Dr. Daisy Parker; among the subjects mentioned are Judge Taylor and Parker's campaign assistance; the fifth item is a copy of a letter to Malcolm Johnson that was enclosed in a 1968 letter to Dr. Parker.
Ice, Jackson Lee. Audiotapes and transcripts, 1956-1966. "An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement in Tallahassee, Florida from 1956-1966: Personal Interviews with Key Civil Rights Leaders, Spokesmen, and Participants." Includes an interview with Collins.

Southern Oral History Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://www.sohp.org/

Southern politics, 1973-1975. Southern politics, 1990-1992. The Southern Oral History Program collects interviews with Southerners who have made significant contributions to a variety of fields and interviews that will render historically visible those whose experience is not reflected in traditional written sources. "Southern liberalism: Interviewees A-J." Collins is included in both the 1973-1974 and 1990-1992 sections.

Conant, Sherman
Attorney General, 1870-1871.

Cone, Fred Preston
Governor, 1937-1941.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Correspondence, 1937-1941. The series contains the official correspondence of Governor Cone. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name. Correspondence files of 1939 are incomplete: files for L, the beginning of M, and Wh-Woo are missing.

Conover, Simon Barclay
U.S. Senator, 1873-1879.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Letter, 1873. A letter dated June 24, 1873 written by Simon B. Conover in Tallahassee, Florida to an unidentified constituent. In the letter Conover describes his political career to that point.

Cooper, Charles Merian
U.S. Representative, 1893-1897. Attorney General, 1885-1889.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Attorney General Opinions, 1859-1913,1941-1948. The series contains the official opinions from 1859 to 1913 and from 1941 to 1948. This series is incomplete. There are also some gaps in the records from 1859 to 1913; the years 1867-1876, 1882-1884, and 1887-1894 are missing. The opinions are in the form of correspondence addressed to the government official who requested the opinion or legal advice in writing on a matter related to their official duties. Volume 1 is a handwritten letterbook which contains C. M. Cooper (1885-1886), among others.

Cramer, William Cato
U.S. Representative, 1955-1971.

University of Tampa, Merl Kelce Library
http://snoopy.tblc.lib.fl.us/utlibrary/spcoll.htm

Congressional papers and correspondence. Quantity unknown.

Crawford, H. Clay
Secretary of State, 1902-1929.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State incoming correspondence, 1831-1917. The series contains the incoming correspondence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Territory from 1831 to 1917. Correspondence in this series touches on numerous aspects of the responsibilities of the Secretary of State. Much of the correspondence is routine in nature, reflecting the secretary's statutory functions. The correspondence focuses on commissions, oaths and bonds of local officials, local election returns, the issuance of election certificates, recommendations for the appointment of officials, and publications and reports. Archer is included.
Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State letterbooks, 1830-1865,1889-1905,1922-1926. The series contains the outgoing correspondence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Territory. A major gap exists in the series from 1866-1888. Housed in letterbooks, the correspondence documents the various duties of the Secretary of State and provides an understanding of the internal working of the state and of the historical events of the time.

Crawford, John L.
Secretary of State, 1881-1902.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State incoming correspondence, 1831-1917. The series contains the incoming correspondence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Territory from 1831 to 1917. Correspondence in this series touches on numerous aspects of the responsibilities of the Secretary of State. Much of the correspondence is routine in nature, reflecting the secretary's statutory functions. The correspondence focuses on commissions, oaths and bonds of local officials, local election returns, the issuance of election certificates, recommendations for the appointment of officials, and publications and reports. Archer is included.
Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State letterbooks, 1830-1865,1889-1905,1922-1926. The series contains the outgoing correspondence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Territory. A major gap exists in the series from 1866-1888. Housed in letterbooks, the correspondence documents the various duties of the Secretary of State and provides an understanding of the internal working of the state and of the historical events of the time.

Crenshaw, Ander
U.S. Representative, 2001-.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Ander Crenshaw Commercials, 1994. Commercials used during Crenshaw's campaign for the 1994 gubernatorial election in Florida, Republican party. 6 commercials (on 5 videoreels).

Crist, Charlie
Attorney General, 2003-2006.

Davidson, Robert Hamilton McWhorta
U.S. Representative, 1877-1891.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Southern Historical Collection
http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/

Davidson Family Papers, 1813-1937 (bulk 1835-1856). Family and business correspondence. Robert H. M. Davidson is among the correspondents is, as are members of the family in Florida. 72 items.

Davis, Fred Henry
Attorney General, 1927-1931. Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1931-1937.

Davis, Jim
U.S. Representative, 1997-.

Davis, Robert Wyche
U.S. Representative, 1897-1905.

Dawkins, James Baird
Confederate Representative, 1862.

Day, Samuel T.
Lt. Governor, 1871-1873.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

State Governors incoming correspondence, 1857-1888. The series contains the official incoming correspondence of Florida's governors. The series also contains the records of Gleason (1868), who proclaimed himself Governor during the fist impeachment attempt against Harrison Reed, and Samuel T. Day (1872), who served as ipso facto governor during the second impeachment attempt against Reed.

Dekle, Hal P.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1971-1975.

Deutsch, Peter R.
U.S. Representative, 1993-.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Peter Deutsch Commercials, 1994. Commercial used during Deutsch's 1994 campaign for U.S. Congress in District 20 of Florida, Democratic Party. 1 commercial (on 1 videoreel).

Diaz-Balart, Lincoln
U.S. Representative, 1993-.

Diaz-Balart, Mario
U.S. Representative, 2003-.

Doran, Richard E.
Attorney General, 2002-2003.

Dougherty, Charles
U.S. Representative, 1885-1889.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Papers, 1878-1888. Correspondence, dance cards, photographs. Letters to Miss Alice Carter, Holly Hill, Florida. 2 dance cards from Gallie's Hall, 1879. 4 photographs - 2 of Mr. Dougherty and 2 of Ms. Carter. 25 items.

Douglas, Samuel J.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1866-1868.

Douglas, Thomas
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1846-1850 and 1854-1855.

Downing, Charles
Territorial Delegate to U.S. Congress, 1837-1841.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

New York Historical Society. Papers: March 29, 1840. 1 letter. Official correspondence.

Drane, Herbert Jackson
U.S. Representative, 1917-1933.

Duke University, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/

Papers, 1863-1947. Unprocessed collection. Correspondence and official papers of Drane. A large part of the correspondence dates from the period when Drane was a member of the Federal Power Commission (1933-1937). The collection also includes a good deal of autobiographical material and original composition by Drane. 714 items.

Drew, E. Harris
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1952-1971.

Drew, George Franklin
Governor, 1877-1881.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Drew Family Papers, 1856-1975. The collection details the lives of five generations of the Drew family, centering upon Governor George F. Drew. Governor Drew's papers contain the personal, political, and business correspondence of Drew and his wife, Amelia. His incoming correspondence from the period, 1877-1880, includes letters from many prominent figures. Drew's later correspondence deals primarily with his lumber business.
Governor Drew's official incoming correspondence, 1873-1874. The State Archives also holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836-1909.

Drew, J.B.C.
Attorney General, 1871-1872.

DuPont, Charles H.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1854-1868.

DuVal, William Pope
Territorial Governor (First), 1822-1834.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Territorial Governors correspondence, 1820-1845. This series contains the extant incoming correspondence of the governors of Florida during the territorial period. The majority of the series is correspondence to Territorial Governor William Pope DuVal. His correspondence concerns such issues as military administration, Indian affairs (including the relocation of a Miccosukee tribe), slaves and free Negroes, elections, appointments and recommendations, and the Legislative Council. The governors following DuVal are represented by single folders of mixed correspondence.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Papers, 1832-1842. Four letters (three originals and one photostat): September 24, 1841 to A.P. Upshur; September 5, 1842 to R.K. Call; March 3, 1832 to Lewis Cass; March 3, 1832 to W.B. Lewis. Lamentations on the current state of Florida politics. Requests midshipman appointment for Francis Hamilton Hill. Asks for re- examination by the President of his claims for services rendered.

University of South Florida Libraries, Special Collections
http://www.nelson.usf.edu/spccoll/

Frank L. Snyder collection, 1802-1993. A biographer of William Pope DuVal, this collection consists of the materials Snyder gathered on Governor William Pope DuVal, which date from 1802-1993. The DuVal materials, primarily photographic reproductions, include research notes, articles, books, computer files, microfilm, and photographs by or about DuVal.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Clemson University Libraries. More than 10 items in the John Caldwell Calhoun papers, 1784-1888.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Memorial (photocopy): 1822. 1 item.
New-York Historical Society. 3 letters (January 28, 1826; June 27, 1836; April 9, 1845). Personal and official correspondence.

Eaton, John Henry
Territorial Governor, 1834-1836.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Territorial Governors correspondence, 1820-1845. This series contains the extant incoming correspondence of the governors of Florida during the territorial period. The governors following DuVal are represented by single folders of mixed correspondence.

Duke University, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/

Papers, 1829-1830. Routine letters to Eaton as United States secretary of war, making recommendations for appointments. 2 items.

Illinois State Historical Library
http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/default.htm

Papers, 1829 July 5. Letter stating the President (Andrew Jackson) will visit Fort Monroe, Virginia, if the steamboat will stop; and engraving of Eaton with clipped autograph. 2 items.

Filson Historical Society, Special Collections, Louisville, KY
www.filsonhistorical.org

Letter, 1828 Aug. 31. Eaton discusses the Jackson Democrats sweep of the state election in Kentucky and speculates on Andrew Jackson's success in Kentucky for the presidential election; complains about the ruthlessness of Clay supporters; and notes that Jackson was in good health.

University of Virginia Library
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/

Letters of William T. Barry, 1798-1835. Include letters concerning his friendship with Eaton and wife Peggy Eaton, and the scandal concerning the Eatons. 1 v. (404 typescript p.)

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Boston Public Library. Papers: 4 items.
Georgia Historical Society, Savannah. Correspondence in John MacPherson Berrien papers, 1779-1942.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania. In Daniel Parker papers, 1800-1846.
Johns Hopkins University, Milton S. Eisenhower Library. In Edward M. Greenway collection, 1737-1876.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 9 items (1821-1840); correspondence in Polk family papers, 1767-1859; and Henry Mason Morfit papers, 1819-1859.
Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia. Discussed in a letter from Andrew Jackson (November 16, 1823) to his wife, Rachel.
Tennessee Historical Society. Miscellaneous letters in various collections.
Tennessee State Library and Archives. Letters and biographical sketches in various collections and a portrait.
University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Congressional Archives. In Peter Perkins Pitchlynn papers, 1815-1888.
Yale University Libraries, Manuscripts and Archives. In John McLean papers, 1817-1861, on 18 microfilm reels. Originals in Library of Congress.

Ehrlich, Raymond
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1981-1991.

Ellis, William H.
Attorney General, 1904-1909. Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1915-1938.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Attorney General Correspondence, 1878-1883,1898-1913. The series includes letterpress books of the outgoing correspondence of Ellis (1904-1909). The correspondence reflects the duties of the Attorney General as chief counsel for the state and contains legal advice on all matters of governmental operations.
Attorney General Opinions, 1859-1913,1941-1948. The series contains the official opinions from 1859 to 1913 and from 1941 to 1948. This series is incomplete. There are also some gaps in the records from 1859 to 1913; the years 1867-1876, 1882-1884, and 1887-1894 are missing. The opinions are in the form of correspondence addressed to the government official who requested the opinion or legal advice in writing on a matter related to their official duties. Volume 3 contains the opinions of Ellis (1904-1908), and Volume 4 contains the opinions of Ellis (1908).

Emmons, J.P.C.
Attorney General, 1872-1873.

England, Arthur J., Jr.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1975-1981.

English, Colin
Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1937-1949.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Dept. of Public Instruction. Superintendent of Public Instruction English administrative files, 1940-1947. The records include correspondence, reports, resolutions, and financial ledger pages. It documents the Superintendent's involvement in matters related to public instruction, including school financing and land proceedings. The series is incomplete, as very few records exist from English's term as Superintendent.

Ervin, Richard W.
Attorney General, 1949-1964. Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1964-1975.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Papers, 1929-1981. This collection consists mainly of papers pertaining to Ervin's years as Attorney General and his campaigns for that office as well as his correspondence, campaign materials and court opinions of his years as Supreme Court Justice. Included are also papers reflecting his years of service to the Woodmen of the World. There are extensive speech files containing his own speeches, speeches and articles by others, his collection of political anecdotes and assorted memorabilia. There is also correspondence with the State Road Department, letters of recommendation and congratulation, papers from the American Judicature Society, court hearing files, expense accounts, Florida Bar papers, and materials from the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission and the National Association of Attorneys General.

Faircloth, Earl
Attorney General, 1965-1971.

Fascell, Dante Bruno
U.S. Representative, 1955-1993.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Dante B. Fascell Commercials, 1968-1982. Commercials used during Fascell's campaigns for the 1968, 1978, and 1982 U.S. congressional elections in districts 12, 15, and 19 of Florida, Democratic Party. 16 commercials.

University of Miami, Otto G. Richter Library Archives and Special Collections
http://www.library.miami.edu/archives/fascell.html

Papers: 1955-1993. Congressional papers and correspondence, including photographs, portraits, motion picture film, video tape, sound recordings, and memorabilia. Restricted.

Feeney, Tom
U.S. Representative, 2003-.

Finley, Jesse Johnson
U.S. Representative, 1876-1877, 1879 and 1881-1882.

Firestone, George
Secretary of State, 1979-.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Secretary of State George Firestone press files, 1979-1987. The series contains the press files of Firestone from 1983 to 1987. Types of records include photographs, press releases, and speech files.
Secretary of State George Firestone reading files, 1979-1987. The series consists of Secretary of State George Firestone's reading files pertaining mainly to the programs of the Department of State from 1979 to 1987. Included in the series is outgoing correspondence of the Secretary, both of a business and personal nature. Some letters were written by staff. There is a gap in the series from January 1980 to May 1981.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

George Firestone Commercials, 1978-1982. Commercials used during Firestone's campaigns for the 1978 state senate and the 1982 secretary of state elections in Florida, Democratic Party. 2 commercials.

Fleming, Francis Philip
Governor, 1889-1893.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/manuscrp.html

Papers, 1871-1949, bulk 1871-1895. This collection consists primarily of letters to Colonel Edward Croft, of Greenville, South Carolina, and to a lesser extent his wife, Mary, received from Francis P. Fleming and to a lesser extent his wife Lydia. Mary Croft and Lydia Fleming appear to have been sisters. Fleming was managing and selling Florida property for the Crofts. The letters also include family news, particularly of the Flemings. There is also some business correspondence from others to Croft and numerous business records of Edward Croft and of T. G. Croft. Some of the materials are photocopies.
Papers, 1870-1901. Correspondence and manuscript. Thirteen letters from Fleming to his sons Seton and Frank, written from various Florida locations, during the 1888 gubernatorial campaign. The sons were in South Carolina during a yellow fever epidemic in Florida. Additional letters to Lydia Fleming describe the yellow fever epidemic in Jacksonville. Also included is a holograph Memoir of Captain Charles Seton Fleming of the 2nd Infantry, Confederate States of America, illustrative of the history of the Florida troops in Virginia during the War between the States. It contains an appendix of the casualties, by F. P. Fleming.
Lockey, Joseph Byrne. Letters, 1938-1942. Correspondence from Fleming to Lockey regarding Francis Philip Fatio and the Fatios of Florida.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Official correspondence of Francis P. Fleming, fifteenth governor, from 1889-1893. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence field by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name. The State Archives also holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836- 1909.

University of North Florida, Special Collections, Manuscripts and Personal Papers
http://www.unf.edu/library/per/spehp.html

Fleming family letters, 1879-1930. The collection consists of the personal correspondence of Fleming Family members and other correspondents circa 1879- 1930. Most of the letters are incoming correspondence from relatives and friends to the Francis Philip Fleming family members. The core of the collection consists of condolence letters sent to Mrs. Francis P. Fleming, wife of the Governor, after his death on December 20, 1908. There are only two letters in the collection from the Governor, sent to his vacationing wife in 1881.

Fletcher, Duncan Upshaw
U.S. Senator, 1909-1936.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Papers, 1860-1943. Correspondence, books, photographs, clippings. The collection contains letters related to Fletcher, his estate and family history, and from various United States presidents, senators, and related officials. There are also items such as books from his senate office, a group photograph of the Jacksonville Kiwanis Club, and photocopies of newspaper clippings about Fletcher. 518 items.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Papers, 1913-1933. The papers in this collection contain newspaper clippings about President Taft's Florida visit in 1912, miscellaneous letters, and congressional documents noting appointments and state issues. Also in the collection is a photograph of the memorial on Fletcher's grave. 12 letters.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

More than one source indicate that there are personal papers in the possession of family members and that a considerable amount of senatorial correspondence was destroyed by his office upon his death.
Alabama Department of Archives and History. Papers in John Hollis Bankhead papers.
Emory University Robert W. Woodruff Library. Correspondence in Mildred Hicks papers.
Herbert Hoover Library. Papers: 1921-1928. 2 folders.
University of Florida. Small number of items in the Knight papers and James B. Hodges papers.
University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Correspondence in Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg papers, 1884-1974.
University of West Florida. Miscellaneous items in the Blount, Johnson, and Wernicke collection.

Foley, Mark A.
U.S. Representative, 1995-.

Forward, William A.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1860-1865.

Fowler, Tillie Kidd
U.S. Representative, 1993-2001.

Fraser, Franklin D.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1873-1874.

Frey, Louis, Jr.
U.S. Representative, 1969-1979.

Fuqua, Don
U.S. Representative, 1963-1987.

Galbraith, John B.
Attorney General, 1861-1868.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Attorney General Opinions, 1859-1913,1941-1948. The series contains the official opinions from 1859 to 1913 and from 1941 to 1948. This series is incomplete. There are also some gaps in the records from 1859 to 1913; the years 1867-1876, 1882-1884, and 1887-1894 are missing. The opinions are in the form of correspondence addressed to the government official who requested the opinion or legal advice in writing on a matter related to their official duties. Volume 1 is a handwritten letterbook which contains Galbraith (1861-1866), among others.

Gibbons, Sam Melville
U.S. Representative, 1963-1997.

University of South Florida Libraries, Special Collections
http://www.lib.usf.edu/ldsu/index2.html?f=guide-11351

Sam M. Gibbons collection, 1953-1962. The collection consists of materials documenting Gibbons' career in United States House of Representatives from 1962- 1996. There is also material about Gibbons' legislative career in the Florida House (1953-1957) and Florida Senate (1959-1962).

Gibbs, George Couper
Attorney General, 1938-1941.

Gilbert, Abijah
U.S. Senator, 1869-1875.

Gilchrist, Albert Waller
Governor, 1909-1913.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

State Governors correspondence, 1909-1925. Official correspondence of Florida's governors. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area. The State Archives also holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836-1909.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Albert Waller Gilchrist Papers, 1876-1929. The Gilchrist Papers are comprised of the official papers of Gilchrist. They also include newspaper articles, military and state official documents, items pertaining to the naming of Gilchrist County, materials concerning educational institutions including Carolina Military Institute and West Point, personal correspondence, genealogical research, and papers pertaining to Gilchrist's estate and will. 127 items.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/manuscrp.html

Papers of Albert Waller Gilchrist, 1858-1926. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. This reel basically contains the same collection held by FSU.

Gleason, William H.
Lt. Governor, 1868-1870.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

State Governors incoming correspondence, 1857-1888. The series contains the official incoming correspondence of Florida's governors from 1857-1888. The series also contains the records of Gleason (1868), who proclaimed himself Governor during the fist impeachment attempt against Harrison Reed, and Samuel T. Day (1872), who served as ipso facto governor during the second impeachment attempt against Reed.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Papers, 1870-1919. Letterbooks and other papers.
Handbill, 1870. An original handbill for Eau Gallie-Healthiest City in Florida by W.H. Gleason, propr. The ad contains seven parts with directional locations about getting to Eau Gallie.

Goss, Porter J.
U.S. Representative, 1989-.

Graham, Daniel Robert "Bob"
Governor, 1979-1987. U.S. Senator, 1987-2005.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/graham.htm

Legislative Papers. Correspondence, legislation files, campaign files, speeches, and personal material from his years in the Florida State Legislature. Also includes material pertaining to Miami Lakes and the Graham Company. UF also holds the papers of his father, Ernest Graham, a state legislator, as well as Bob Graham's Senatorial Papers, which are currently closed and unavailable to researchers without the permission of Graham.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Legislative papers, 1963-1968. The collection consists of the papers of Representative Graham of the 105th District, Dade County, Florida from 1963 to 1968. It includes correspondence from 1963 to 1968. It also contains subject files, bill files, constitutional revision files, editorials, reports, and publications from 1966 to 1968. The papers also includes miscellaneous printed matter relevant to Graham's special legislative and Dade County interests.
The State Archives also holds the following records from Graham's tenure as Governor: Policy Council subject files, 1979-1980. Appointment files, 1979-1987. One-on-one meeting files, 1978-1986. Press releases, 1978-1986. Press Secretary subject files, 1979-1986. Speech files, 1978-1987. Legislative correspondence, 1980-1986. Bill files, 1979-1986. Memoranda files, 1979-1986. Trip files, 1979-1984,1986. Third Statewide Grand Jury files, 1977-1979. Subject files relating to the Miami riots, 1968-1969,1980-1981. Oral history program files, 1980- 1984.
First Lady Adele Graham correspondence, 1979-1986. Incoming and outgoing correspondence on subjects of interest to Adele Graham. A majority of the correspondence reflects her interest in concerns regarding the elderly and the problems associated with aging.

Grant, James William "Bill"
U.S. Representative, 1987-1991.

Gray, R.A.
Secretary of State, 1930-1961.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Robert A. Gray scrapbooks 1901-1969. This collection is comprised of fourteen scrapbooks assembled by R.A. Gray and includes a typewritten introduction. Most of the scrapbooks consist of miscellaneous items such as photographs, clippings and letters pertaining to Gray's public and private life arranged in no discernible order with handwritten or typed commentary. 15 items.

Green, Robert Alexis "Lex"
U.S. Representative, 1925-1944.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Personal, political, and legislative correspondence, 1922-1944.

Grimes, Stephen H.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1987-1997.

Gunter, William Dawson, Jr.
U.S. Representative, 1973-1975.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

William D. Gunter Commercials, 1974-1988. Commercials used during Gunter's campaigns for the 1974, 1980, and 1988 U.S. senatorial elections in Florida, Democratic party. 58 commercials.

Gurney, Edward John
U.S. Senator, 1969-1974. U.S. Representative, 1963-1969.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Edward J. Gurney Commercials, 1968. Commercials used during Gurney's campaign for the 1968 U.S. senatorial election in Florida, Republican party. 18 commercials (on 1 film reel).

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Approximately 450 feet of Edward Gurney's papers were destroyed at his request by the Suitland Federal Records Center, 1978-1979.
Broadcast Pioneers Library, College Park, MD. Eight audiotapes (1973-1974) in Westinghouse Broadcasting Company collection.
University of Virginia, Alderman Library. Correspondence in Hugh Scott papers, 1925-1983.

Haley, James Andrew
U.S. Representative, 1953-1977.

Florida Southern College, Roux Library
http://snoopy.tblc.lib.fl.us/fsc/roux.html

Papers: 1952-1977. Congressional, business, and personal correspondence and papers, photographs, sound recordings, and memorabilia. Finding aid in repository. Restricted.

Hamilton, Charles Memorial
U.S. Representative, 1868-1871.

Hardee, Cary Augustus
Governor, 1921-1925.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

State Governors correspondence, 1909-1925. Official correspondence of Florida's governors. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area.
Scrapbook, 1911-1925. 1 microfilm reel ; 35mm. Governor Hardee's scrapbook consists primarily of newspaper clippings from his term of office from 1921 to 1925. Due to the absence of correspondence and other records from this period, Governor Hardee's scrapbook contains the best source of information on his term available at the Archives. Also included are various flyers and pamphlets, and several original photographs of the governor, his cabinet, and his family. Several loose items are present in the scrapbook.

Harding, Major B.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1991-2002.

Harris, Katherine
U.S. Representative, 2003-. Secretary of State, 1999-2002.

Hart, Ossian Bingley
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1868-1873. Governor, 1873-1874.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/mismanu.html

Letters, 1839-1867. Correspondents and subjects include: Confederate States of America, order to Col. Hart; first will and testament, and the Second Seminole War. 4 folders.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Governor Hart's official incoming correspondence, 1873-1874. The State Archives also holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836-1909.
Superintendent of Registration Ossian B. Hart correspondence, 1867. The records consist of letters received by Hart while establishing Boards of Registration to register qualified voters throughout Florida. Also included are instructions from of county supervisors of elections.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

For more information on various Hart resources (which are few and far between), refer to the "Notes on Primary Sources" section of "Ossian Bingley Hart: Florida's Loyalist Reconstruction Governor" by Canter Brown (1997). The University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History also has a Biographical Sketch of Honoralble Ossian B. Hart. 12 p., 1901. (Call number: FB H326).

Hastings, Alcee Lamar
U.S. Representative, 1993-.

Hatchett, Joseph W.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1975-1979.

Hawkins, George Sydney
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1846-1850. U.S. Representative, 1857-1861.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

New York Historical Society. Papers: August 8, 1858. 1 official letter.

Hawkins, Paula
U.S. Senator, 1981-1987.

Southern Oral History Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://www.sohp.org/

Southern politics, 1973-1975. The Southern Oral History Program collects interviews with Southerners who have made significant contributions to a variety of fields and interviews that will render historically visible those whose experience is not reflected in traditional written sources. The Hawkins interview can be found on: "Interviewees H-I."

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Paula Hawkins Commercials, 1972-1986. Commercials used during Hawkins' campaigns for the 1972 Public Service Commissioner election and the 1980 and 1986 U.S. senatorial elections in Florida. 59 commercials.

Hendricks, Joseph Edward
U.S. Representative, 1937-1949.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Hendricks.htm

Legislative correspondence, 1931-1948.

Herlong, Albert Sydney, Jr.
U.S. Representative, 1949-1969.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Herlong.htm

Political and legislative correspondence, 1948-1968.

University of Virginia Special Collections Library
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/

Dierenfield, Bruce J. Oral history interviews, 1975-1984, and papers relating to Dierenfield's biography of Howard Worth Smith, 1978-1985. Includes Herlong.

Hernandez, Joseph Marion
Territorial Delegate to U.S. Congress, 1822-1823.

Hill, William Luther
U.S. Senator, 1936.

Hilton, Robert Benjamin
Confederate Representative, 1862-1865.

Hobson, T. Frank
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1948-1962.

Hocker, William A.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1903-1915.

Hogue, David P.
Attorney General, 1848-1853.

Holland, Spessard Lindsey
Governor, 1941-1945. U.S. Senator, 1946-1971.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Holland.htm

Correspondence, legislative files, campaign files, and scrapbooks, 1929-1970. The collection covers his terms in the Florida Legislature, the U.S. Senate, and as Governor of Florida (although his official papers as Governor are held by the State Archives).

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Correspondence, 1941-1945. The series contains the official correspondence of Spessard L. Holland. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name.
Oral history program files (Governor Graham). The collection contains records relating to the four Oral History Programs between 1980 and 1984. Included are program activity files, transcripts of the dinner program and interviews, and in some cases audiotape recordings of the dinner program and interviews. The subjects for the programs were Holland, Verle A. Pope, W. Glenn Terrell, and Nelson Poynter.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Spessard Lindsey Holland Papers, 1892-1971. Collection consists of correspondence; photos; campaign materials; Floridiana; memorabilia such as awards, certificates, plaques, etc.; Holland Family papers and correspondence; his speeches; tax records; and recordings.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Alabama Department of Archives and History. Papers in the Frank Murry Dixon papers, 1924-1965.
University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Correspondence in Margaret Bayne Price papers, 1918-1969.
University of West Florida. Miscellaneous items, some while Holland was governor, in the Johnson papers.

Hopping, Wade L.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1968-1969.

Hull, Noble Andrew
U.S. Representative, 1879-1881. Lt. Governor, 1877-1879.

Hutto, Earl Dewitt
U.S. Representative, 1979-1995.

University of West Florida Library, Special Collections Department
http://library.uwf.edu/SpecialCollections/index.shtml

Congressional records, 1972-1995. Congressional records, correspondence, reports, publications and related materials. This collection consists of the congressional records of Earl Hutto during his time in office at the Florida House of Representatives, 1972-1995. Significant subjects covered by this collection include issues concerning Pensacola, Florida, Escambia County, and the Pensacola Naval Air Station.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Earl Hutto Commercials, 1988. Commercial used during Hutto's campaign for the 1988 U.S. congressional election in district 1 of Florida, Democratic party. 10 commercials (on 3 videocassettes).

Ireland, Andrew Poysell "Andy"
U.S. Representative, 1977-1993.

James, Craig T.
U.S. Representative, 1989-1993.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Craig T. James Commercials , 1988-1990. Commercials used during James' campaigns for the 1988 and 1990 U.S. congressional elections in district 4 of Florida, Republican party. 10 commercials (on 4 videocassettes).

Jennings, William Sherman
Governor, 1901-1905.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/JenningsWilliamS.htm

Political and business papers, including his tenure as governor (1901-1905), and general counsel (1905-1909) for Trustees of Internal Improvement Fund, the agency administering public lands in Florida, and his role in the Everglades drainage movement. 1887-1928.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Official correspondence of Governor Jennings, from 1901-1905. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name.
Papers, ca.1900-1916. The collection contains the papers of the Jennings family relating to Florida Governor William Sherman Jennings. It includes photographs, newspaper clippings, speeches and miscellaneous documents. Of particular interest are several items relating to the Torrens system of land titles which Jennings advocated. The collection also contains Governor Jennings' message to the 1903 Legislature and the Report of the State Treasurer, 1901-1902.
The State Archives holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836-1909.

Johns, Charley Eugene
Governor, 1953-1955.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Correspondence, 1953. The series contains the combined official correspondence of Dan McCarty (1953) and Charley Johns (acting governor from 1953 to 1955). The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name.

Johnson, J.B.
Attorney General, 1925-1927.

Johnston, Harry A., II
U.S. Representative, 1989-1997.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Harry A. Johnston, II : commercials , 1986-1988. Commercials used during Johnston's campaigns for the 1986 gubernatorial and the 1988 U.S. congressional elections in Florida, district 14, Democratic party. 15 commercials.

Jones, Charles William
U.S. Senator, 1875-1887.

University of West Florida Special Collections
http://library.uwf.edu/SpecialCollections/index.shtml

Jones family collection, 1899-1932. Approximately 50 items. Also, there are photographs and miscellaneous items in the John Crary papers.

Karl, Frederick B.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1977-1978.

Kehoe, James Walter
U.S. Representative, 1917-1919.

Keller, Richard "Ric"
U.S. Representative, 2001-.

Kelly, Richard
U.S. Representative, 1975-1981.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Richard Kelly Commercials, 1976. Commercials used during Kelly's campaign for the 1976 U.S. congressional election in district 3 of Florida, Republican party. 3 commercials (on 1 videoreel).

Kelly, William W.J.
Lt. Governor, 1865-1868.

Kirk, Claude Roy
Governor, 1967-1971.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Correspondence, 1967-1971. Official correspondence reflecting the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name. Kirk's first year in office, 1967, is represented well; however, there are large gaps in the series from 1968-1970. Since the Executive Branch was reorganized during Kirk's term, name changes occurred for many state agencies. Materials for those agencies that have undergone name changes are sometimes found under both terms.
Campaign position papers, 1966. Kirk's "white papers" stating his position on key issues during his campaign for Governor. The papers cover the following issues: conservation, education, finance and taxation, law enforcement, highways, and senior citizens.
Legal files, 1967-1971. The records include transcripts of hearings, reference notes, published reports, meeting agendas and minutes, investigative reports, and correspondence. The series documents the legal activities of the Kirk administration in many areas, including school integration and forced busing; crime prevention and law enforcement; obscenity and pornography cases; oil and gas leases; and Kirk's "War on Crime," which included investigations and suspensions of various public officials. Of particular interest are the records related to the Florida Inter-Agency Law Enforcement Planning Council and the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography.
Press files, 1967-1970. Kirk's press releases, daily schedules, and speeches.
The State Archives also has a great deal of material pertaining to Governor Kirk in the campaign files and gubernatorial files of Reubin Askew.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Claude R. Kirk Commercials, 1966-1970. Commercials used during Kirk's campaigns for the 1966 and 1970 gubernatorial elections in Florida, Republican party. 8 commercials (on 3 film reels) and 4 commercials (on 2 videoreels).

Kogan, Gerald
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1987-1998.

Kynes, James W.
Attorney General, 1964-1965.

L'Engle, Claude
U.S. Representative, 1913-1915.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Papers, 1910-1919. Correspondence, newspapers, articles, stories, drafts. This collection contains correspondence dating 1910-1919, copies of the Tallahassee, Florida newspaper, The Sun, editorials from the Palm Beach Post, dating 1917-1919, obituaries, a eulogy, speeches, short stories and drafts of editorials. 340 items.

Lamar, William Bailey
U.S. Representative, 1903-1909. Attorney General, 1889-1899.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Attorney General Correspondence, 1878-1883,1898-1913. The series includes letterpress books of the outgoing correspondence of Lamar (1898-1903). The correspondence reflects the duties of the Attorney General as chief counsel for the state and contains legal advice on all matters of governmental operations.
Attorney General Opinions, 1859-1913,1941-1948. The series contains the official opinions from 1859 to 1913 and from 1941 to 1948. This series is incomplete. There are also some gaps in the records from 1859 to 1913; the years 1867-1876, 1882-1884, and 1887-1894 are missing. The opinions are in the form of correspondence addressed to the government official who requested the opinion or legal advice in writing on a matter related to their official duties. Volume 2 contains the opinions of Lamar (1895-1903). It also has administrative correspondence interspersed with the opinions. Volume 2 has a recipient index.

Lancaster, Joseph B.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1848-1850.

Landis, Cary D.
Attorney General, 1931-1938.

Lantaff, William Courtland
U.S. Representative, 1951-1955.

Lehman, William
U.S. Representative, 1973-1993.

Barry University, Archives and Historical Collections
http://www.barry.edu/libraryservices/services/archives.htm

Papers: 1972-1992. Personal, business, and congressional papers and correspondence, including photographs, portrait, motion picture film, video tape, and memorabilia. Restricted.

Lewis, Thomas F. "Tom"
U.S. Representative, 1983-1995.

Liddon, Benjamin S.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1894-1896.

Loftin, Scott Marion
U.S. Senator, 1936.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Personal, political, and legislative correspondence, and scrapbooks, 1917-1953.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

University of West Florida. Papers: 1 letter.

Mabry, Milton H.
Lt. Governor, 1885-1889. Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1891-1903.

Mack, Connie
U.S. Senator, 1989-2001. U.S. Representative, 1983-1989.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Unprocessed collection. Senatorial papers, personal papers, campaign material.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Connie Mack Commercials , 1988-1994. Commercials used during Mack's campaigns for the 1988 and 1994 U.S. senatorial elections in Florida, Republican party. 22 commercials.

Mackay, Kenneth Hood, Jr. "Buddy"
Governor, 1998-1999. Lt. Governor, 1911-1998. U.S. Representative, 1983-1989.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Unprocessed collection. Political papers (campaign, issue mail), videos and plaques.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Congressional papers 1982-1988. Includes speeches, background materials, schedules, regional profile files, and trip files. It documents his activities while serving in the United States House of Representatives. The collection is incomplete; it does not include correspondence files.
Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Buddy MacKay correspondence, 1991-1992. These letters cover the entire gamut of governmental issues in the State of Florida. There is a large amount of correspondence dealing with the Everglades and it has been placed at the end of the 1991 portion of the series.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Buddy MacKay Commercials , 1988. Commercials used during MacKay's campaign for the 1988 U.S. senatorial election in Florida, Democratic party. 8 commercials (on 1 videocassette)

MacRae, George W.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1847.

Mallory, Stephen Russell
U.S. Senator, 1851-1861.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Southern Historical Collection
http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/

Diary and reminiscences, 1861-1867. Diaries, 1861-1862 and 1865-1867, of Mallory. The second volume was written while Mallory was in a federal prison at Ft. Lafayette in New York harbor and includes his recollections of the collapes of the Confederate government during April 1865 and his autobiography. There are also copies of letters relating to Mallory's application for parole and some general business and financial information; and advice to his son, Stephen R. Mallory, Jr., on government, religion, etc., and commenting on Jefferson Davis. 2 v.
Papers, 1835-1873. Letters, chiefly 1835-1872, mainly from Mallory to his wife and children while he was a member of the U.S. Senate, in Richmond as secretary of the Confederate Navy, as a prisoner of the federal government, 1865, and in Pensacola, Fla., during Reconstruction. Topics include social and political events in Washington, D.C., 1858; wartime conditions in Richmond, Va.; conditions during Mallory's imprisonment, 1865; and his efforts to obtain a presidential pardon and re-establish himself in Pensacola, and the condition of the family home there; and letters, 1868-1871, to his son, Atilla, at college, giving him advice on social and study habits. 95 items. 2 microfilm reels.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Letters, 1863-1865, 1948-1961. Correspondence. Letters to his wife, Angela in Pensacola, Fla. dated 1863-1865 giving a personal account of battles, troop movements and everyday life during the Civil War. In particular there is a long detailed letter written during the Seven day's Battles from the battlefield. There is a letter from Angela to President Andrew Johnson dated November 1865 begging for clemency for her husband due to his ill health. 1 folder (25 original items plus photostats 11 items)

Duke University, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/

Papers, 1861-1868. A photocopy of Stephen R. Mallory's will; a letter by Mallory, 1861, commenting on the death of a Dr. L'Engle; and a commission signed by Mallory as secretary of the navy of the Confederate States of America. 3 items.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Alabama Department of Archives and History. Papers in Semmes family papers and Mantevallo Coal Mining Company minutes.
Brown University. Papers in Mary Rivers Allen collection, 1846-1881.
East Carolina University Joyner Library. Correspondence in Charles W. Read collection, 1863-1970.
Emory University Robert W. Woodruff Library. Correspondence in Henry Frederick Willink papers, 1961-1879.
Florida Historical Society, Tampa. Undetermined number of letters.
Knox College Seymour Library. One letter (October 8, 1861) in Sang-Lee Civil War collection.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Correspondence in Roger Jones family papers, 1649-1896.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Papers: 1858-1860. 2 items.
Rosenbach Museum and Library. Papers: July 7, 1872. 1 letter. To Stephen R. Mallory, Jr. his son, discussing health and son's legal career.
University of Rochester, Rush Rhees Library. Papers: 2 letters by and 5 to Mallory (1852-1867) in various collections.
University of Virginia, Alderman Library. Correspondence in Samuel Barron papers, 1820-1899.
University of West Florida. Small amount of material in the Cora Mallory papers; photographs; and commonplace book (ca. 1833) in Fisher family papers, 1833-1907.
Virginia Historical Society. Numerous items in various collections.
Joseph T. Durkin has a thorough and well-researched critical bibliography in his 1954 book entitled, "Stephen R. Mallory: Confederate Navy Chief"

Mallory, Stephen Russell, Jr.
U.S. Senator, 1897-1907. U.S. Representative, 1891-1895.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Rosenbach Museum and Library. Papers: July 7, 1872. 1 letter. From Stephen R. Mallory, his father, discussing health and son's legal career.
New York Historical Society. Papers: September 1, 1881. 1 official letter.
University of West Florida. Three letters (1893); and, photographs in the Jones family papers.

Martin, John Marshall
Confederate Representative, 1863-1864.

Martin, John Wellborn
Governor, 1925-1929.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

State Governors correspondence, 1909-1925. Official correspondence of Florida's governors. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area.
Correspondence, 1935-1937. The collection contains correspondence of John W. Martin from 1935 to 1937. Most of the correspondence is with his private secretary, Mrs. Arthur R. (Bessie) Porter, who handled his financial interests in the Northern Investment Corporation of Tallahassee. The letters reflect Martin's involvement in buying and selling of real estate in Florida. They also provide insights into issues and politics of the mid-1930s.

Martinez, Robert
Governor, 1987-1991.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Correspondence, 1987-1990. The series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence of the Governor's Office. The correspondence is mostly routine in nature, with individuals seeking the Governor's help, expressing opinions, extending invitations or acknowledging special events or occasions.
The State Archives also holds the following records from his term as Governor: Issue correspondence, 1989. Subject files, 1987-1988. Judicial appointment and resignation files, 1987-1990. Press recordings and public service announcements, 1987-1990. Speech files, 1987-1990. Appointment files, 1982-1990. Press files, 1986-1991. Trip files, 1988-1990. Daily schedules, 1987-1990. Chiefs of Staff administrative files, 1987. Bill files, 1987-1990.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Robert Martinez : commercials , 1986-1990. Commercials used during Martinez's campaigns for the 1986 and 1990 gubernatorial elections in Florida, Republican party. 11 commercials (on 3 videoreels) and 27 commercials (on 4 videocassettes).

Marvin, William
Governor, 1865.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Skaneateles Historical Society. Auto-Biography, written between 1893 and 1902. Note that the University of Florida holds a photocopy of this autobiography.

Mathews, John E.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1951-1955.

Matthews, Donald Ray "Billy"
U.S. Representative, 1953-1967.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Personal and legislative correspondence, 1952-1966.

Maxwell, Augustus Emmett
Attorney General, 1846-1847. Secretary of State, 1848-1849. U.S. Representative, 1853-1857. Confederate Senator, 1862-1865. Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1865-1866 and 1887-1890.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State incoming correspondence, 1831-1917. The series contains the incoming correspondence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Territory from 1831 to 1917. Correspondence in this series touches on numerous aspects of the responsibilities of the Secretary of State. Included in this series is the official correspondence of Augustus Maxwell.
Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State letterbooks, 1830-1865,1889- 1905,1922-1926. The series contains the outgoing correspondence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Territory from 1830-1865 and 1889-1905. A major gap exists in the series from 1866-1888. Housed in letterbooks, the correspondence documents the various duties of the Secretary of State and provides an understanding of the internal working of the state and of the historical events of the time. 22 v.

Maxwell, Evelyn C.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1902-1904.

Mays, Dannite Hill
U.S. Representative, 1909-1913.

McCain, David L.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1970-1975.

McCarty, Daniel Thomas
Governor, 1953.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Correspondence, 1953. The series contains the combined official correspondence of Dan McCarty (1953) and Charley Johns (acting governor from 1953 to 1955). The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name.

McCollum, Ira William, Jr. "Bill"
U.S. Representative, 1981-2001.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Bill McCollum Commercials , 1982. Commercials used during McCollum's campaign for the 1982 U.S. congressional election in district 5 of Florida, Republican party. 4 commercials (on 1 videocassette).

McDonald, Parker Lee
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1979-1994.

McMullen, Chester Bartow
U.S. Representative, 1951-1953.

McWhorter, George G.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1885-1887.

Meek, A. R.
Attorney General, 1868-1870.

Meek, Carrie P.
U.S. Representative, 1993-2003.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Unprocessed collection of Meek's political papers.

Meek, Kendrick B.
U.S. Representative, 2003-.

Mica, Daniel Andrew
U.S. Representative, 1979-1989.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Daniel A. Mica Commercials , 1986-1988. Commercials used during Mica's campaigns for the 1986 U.S. congressional election in district 14 and the 1988 U.S. senatorial election in Florida, Democratic party. 13 commercials (on 2 videocassettes).

Mica, John L.
U.S. Representative, 1993-.

Miller, Daniel "Dan"
U.S. Representative, 1993-2003.

Miller, Jefferson B. "Jeff"
U.S. Representative, 2001-.

Milton, John
Governor, 1861-1865.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

The State Archives holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836-1909. A note in the State Archives description for the Territorial and State Governor letterbooks that the "original John Milton (1861-1862) letterbook is part of the collections of the Florida Historical Society."

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll/

Message of the President by John Milton, "Joint Resolution of Confidence in and Thanks to President Jefferson Davis" (proclaiming support for Davis as president of the Confederate States of America).

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/mismanu.html

Records, 1862-1864. Letters as Governor, 1862-1864; copies of letters to Jefferson Davis, Stephen Mallory, General Beauregard and others; also an executive order document attesting to the loyalty of William Miller, July 20, 1863. 1 folder (30 items). This repository also holds a record of land transfer from John Milton, to Ann B. Gates. December 17, 1847 (Filed for record in Jackson County, Florida, Feb. 9, 1848).

Milton, William Hall
U.S. Senator, 1908-1909.

Mitchell, Henry Laurens
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1888-1891. Governor, 1893-1897.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Official correspondence of Governor Mitchell, from 1893-1897. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name. 11.75 cubic ft. The State Archives also holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836- 1909.

Mixson, John Wayne
Governor, 1987. Lt. Governor, 1979-1987.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Wayne Mixson trip files, 1978-1983. The series contains files on each trip made and events attended by Lt. Governor Mixson. Records include itineraries, schedules, and some correspondence pertaining to his service as both Lt. Governor and as Secretary of the Dept. of Commerce.
Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Wayne Mixson subject files, 1979-1986. This series contains Mixson's general correspondence, project files, and general office files which pertain to both Mixson's service as Lt. Governor and as Secretary of the Dept. of Commerce.
The State Archives also holds records pertaining to the Office of the Governor's Coastal Plains Regional Commission. Mixon served as representative to this Commission under Governor Graham.
In addition, the Speech files of Governor Graham (1978-1987, 22 cubic ft.) also contain speeches by Mixson and his wife, Margie Grace Mixson.

Morton, Jackson
U.S. Senator, 1849-1855. Confederate Provisional Congress Delegate, 1861-1862.

University of Virginia Library
http://www.lib.virginia.edu

Morton-Dickinson family papers, 1727-1978. The collection contains correspondence, legal and financial papers, diaries, clippings, maps, photographs, military commissions, diplomas, membership and achievement certificates, and memorabilia of the families, particularly of the Mortons.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Correspondence in Buckingham Smith papers, 1702-1857.
University of Virginia Alderman Library. Papers in Morton-Dickinson family papers.
University of West Florida. Papers: Miscellaneous letters and portrait.

Moseley, William Dunn
Governor, 1845-1849.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Governor Moseley's official incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by subject, agency or organizational name, or county name, 1845-1849.
The State Archives also holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836-1909.

Nelson, Clarence William "Bill"
U.S. Senator, 2001-. U.S. Representative, 1979-1991.

Niblack, Silas Leslie
U.S. Representative, 1873.

O'Connell, Stephen C.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1955-1967.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Papers relating to O'Connell's service on the Florida Supreme Court, 1955-1967.

Osborn, Thomas Ward
U.S. Senator, 1868-1873.

Colgate University, Case Library, Hamilton, NY
http://exlibris.colgate.edu/case.html

Papers: Ca. 1862-1880s. 86 folders. Literary manuscripts including "Letters from the field, 1862-1865"; "Experiences of the Battle of Gettysburg"; "Journal of a staff officer"; "The DeViller Farm," and autobiography of Osborn's pre-Civil War years; "Hotel Gilhooley," manuscript novel; "A Prohibitionist," manuscript novel; "Southern Constitutions"; "Letter to Doctor Carl Koch"; "Report of the Florida Republican campaign"; "Lock's Sermon"; "Ball's Letter"; and "Miss Ellet's Book."

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Letter, April 7, 1868. Written in Tallahassee, Fla., this personal letter asks for information about the sale of state lands.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Bowdoin College Library. Papers: 17 letters (1865-1894) in Oliver Otis Howard papers, 1843-1909.
Florida State University. Autobiography (1868) in the Charles Lanman collection; and photographs.

Osborne, Ray C.
Lt. Governor, 1969-1971.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Ray C. Osborne subject files, 1969-1970. The series contains the subject files of Lt. Governor Osborne from 1969 to 1970. The series contains correspondence, activity files, speeches, photographs, memorandum, and some personal files.

Overton, Ben F.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1974-1999.

Owen, Ruth Bryan
U.S. Representative, 1929-1933.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

University of Miami, Archives and Special Collections. Papers in the Carrie Dunlap Papers. Approximately 15 letters between Owen and Dunlap.
Radcliffe College Schlesinger Library. Papers: ca. 1928-1934, 1 folder. Two letters, one to Mr. Blodgett regarding her Florida campaign for Congress, 1928; one to "Cora" regarding her work as a diplomat in Denmark and the "cold reception" by Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes to the idea of becoming his assistant, 1934.
Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Papers in the Marie Mattingly Meloney Papers. Includes 3 letters (1933-1934) between Owen and Meloney. Also, papers in the Frances Perkins Papers. A letter (August 5, 1936) between Owen and Perkins.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. Papers in the Lou Henry Hoover Papers. Subjects covered include Ruth Bryan Owen.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Papers in the William Jennings Bryan Papers. Subjects covered include Ruth Bryan Owen.
Minnesota Historical Society. Papers in the Martin Leaf Papers. Other authors include Ruth Bryan Owen.
Princeton University Library, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. Papers in the Frank L. Wood Papers. Other authors include Ruth Bryan Owen.
Syracuse University Library, Special Collections Research Center. Papers in the Mabel Vernon Papers. Correspondents include Ruth Owen.
University of Minnesota Libraries, Children's Literature Research Collection. Papers in the Emma L. Brock Papers. Other authors include Ruth Bryan Owen.
University of Pennsylvania, Special Collections. Papers: 1933-1942, 6 items. Correspondence between Ruth Bryan Owen and Marian Anderson.

Owens, James B.
Confederate Provisional Congress Delegate, 1861-1862.

Papy, Mariano D.
Attorney General, 1853-1861.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Attorney General Opinions, 1859-1913,1941-1948. The series contains the official opinions from 1859 to 1913 and from 1941 to 1948. This series is incomplete. There are also some gaps in the records from 1859 to 1913; the years 1867-1876, 1882-1884, and 1887-1894 are missing. The opinions are in the form of correspondence addressed to the government official who requested the opinion or legal advice in writing on a matter related to their official duties. Volume 1 is a handwritten letterbook which contains Papy (1859-1860), among others.

Parkhill, Charles B.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1905-1911.

Pasco, Samuel
U.S. Senator, 1887-1899.

Pearson, Bird M.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1856-1859.

Pepper, Claude Denson
U.S. Senator, 1936-1951. U.S. Representative, 1963-1989.

Florida State University Libraries, Department of Special Collections, Claude Pepper Library
http://pepper.cpb.fsu.edu/library/

Claude Pepper collection, 1915-1993. Papers, books, correspondence, photographs, recordings, maps, and memorabilia. The Pepper Collection covers 1915-1993, documenting his personal life and public career in the Florida House of Representatives, 1929-1930; the United States Senate, 1937-1950; and the United States House of Representatives, 1963-1989. The Florida House of Representatives Record Subgroup is comprised of correspondence, news clippings, and legislation files that document his political activities from 1929-1930. The United States Senate Record Subgroup includes correspondence, memoranda, notes, legislation sponsored and co-sponsored by Senator Pepper, speeches, committee files, reference materials, and official printed materials. The U.S. House of Representatives Record Subgroup contains materials generated by his Washington, D.C. and Miami offices. These include letters, committee files, speeches, campaign material, news clippings, legislation, and office files. The Personal Papers include Pepper's correspondence with his wife, Mildred, his parents, other family members and friends, speeches concerned with unofficial matters, and his school, personal business, and organizations. There are also sets of memoirs, containing materials that document his activities as a statesman and as a private citizen.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Scrapbooks of news clippings about Pepper, including his unsuccessful 1958 senatorial primary campaign against Spessard L. Holland, 1948-1958.

University of Central Florida Library, Special Collections
http://library.ucf.edu/SpecialCollections/

Civil Rights papers, 1930-1990. Government documents. The Civil Rights papers primarily focus on racism in Central Florida, the activities of the Ku Klux Klan in Orange County, and the political career of Pepper. There are photocopies and printouts of FBI files, state and county court records and electronic databases. Most of the collection consists of photocopies of FBI files from the 1940s through the late 1960s on Pepper. Original documents are primarily from FBI files, state and county court records, and electronic databases.

Southern Oral History Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://www.sohp.org/

Southern politics, 1973-2975. The Southern Oral History Program collects interviews with Southerners who have made significant contributions to a variety of fields and interviews that will render historically visible those whose experience is not reflected in traditional written sources. Pepper's interview can be found in: "Interviewees Mu-P."

Emory University, Special Collections Department
http://specialcollections.library.emory.edu/

Progressive Party oral history interviews, 1975-1982. The collection consists of oral history interviews with persons involved in the 1948 Progressive Party campaign in the South, including Pepper. Conducted by Patricia Sullivan from 1975-1982.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Alabama Department of Archives and History. Correspondence in Virginia Foster Durr papers; and Clifford J. Durr papers.
Columbia University Oral History Project. Oral History: 61 pages. In Social Security collection.
Florida Bureau of Archives and Records Management. Correspondence in D. Robert Graham papers.
University of Arkansas Libraries, Special Collections. Correspondence in Hattie Caraway papers.
University of Iowa Libraries. Correspondence in Calvin Benham Baldwin papers.
University of Maryland, McKeldin Library. Correspondence in Cigar Makers International Union of America records.
University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Correspondence in Frank Murphy papers.
University of Virginia, Alderman Library. Correspondence in Francis Pickens Miller papers.
University of West Florida. Miscellaneous items in various collections.

Perry, Edward Aylsworth
Governor, 1885-1889.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/mismanu.html

Letters, 1885-1886. This collection contains five hand written letters written by Governor Perry to Chandler C. Yonge and Peter Knowles, dated between 1885 and 1886. They are legal letters discussing the Johnson Case and other matters. This repository also holds material related to the proceedings of the first annual reunion of Perry's Brigade, Florida Infantry.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Governor Perry's official incoming correspondence, 1885-1889. The State Archives also holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836-1909.

Perry, Madison Starke
Governor, 1857-1861.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Governor Perry's official incoming correspondence filed by subject, agency or organizational name, or county name, 1857-1861.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/mismanu.html

Letters (1860-1862), including a letter to his wife; a letter by his daughter, Sallie J. Perry, to another Mr. Perry regarding her father; two official war documents; seven negative image photocopies of correspondence; and one journal article reproducing a letter to General Lee. Most of the materials in this collection were produced while Col. Perry was near the Tennessee and Arkansas border and speak of the Confederate Tennessee troops.

Peterson, Douglas Brian "Pete"
U.S. Representative, 1991-1997.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Peterson collection, 1978-1996, bulk 1990-1996. Legal documents, speeches, correspondence, clippings, scrapbooks, memorabilia, photographs, and audiovisual materials. This collection concerns the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand, the embargo against Vietnam, the National League of Families, southeast Asia, POW/MIA numbers in Vietnam, Vietnam Veterans of America, water studies, the Fenholloway River project, etc.

Peterson, James Hardin
U.S. Representative, 1933-1951.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Scrapbooks and papers relating to all aspects of Peterson's service as U.S. representative (1933-1951), including much information on New Deal federal agencies and projects in Florida, the W.P.A., Everglades National Park, and the Cross Florida Barge Canal. 1926-1950.

Price, Emory Hilliard
U.S. Representative, 1943-1949.

Purman, William James
U.S. Representative, 1873-1877.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Papers, 1869, 1922-1927. Biographical sketch, correspondence, papers. This collection contains 5 letters dated Dec. 1922 to Dec. 1927 from William Purman at his home in Washington, D.C. to his son Carroll in Los Angeles concerning his banking career, as well as a his political aspirations. There is also a proclamation of reward of $2000 for the person who murdered John L. Finlayson and gravely wounded Purman on February 26, 1869 in Marianna, Fla. from Governor Reed and a biographical sketch of Purman written November 24, 1927.

Putnam, Adam H.
U.S. Representative, 2001-.

Randall, Edwin M.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1868-1885.

Raney, George P.
Attorney General, 1877-1885. Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1885-1894.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Attorney General Correspondence, 1878-1883,1898-1913. The series includes incoming correspondence of Raney (1878-1883). The correspondence reflects the duties of the Attorney General as chief counsel for the state and contains legal advice on all matters of governmental operations.
Attorney General Opinions, 1859-1913,1941-1948. The series contains the official opinions from 1859 to 1913 and from 1941 to 1948. This series is incomplete. There are also some gaps in the records from 1859 to 1913; the years 1867-1876, 1882-1884, and 1887-1894 are missing. The opinions are in the form of correspondence addressed to the government official who requested the opinion or legal advice in writing on a matter related to their official duties. Volume 1 is a handwritten letterbook containing the opinions of Raney (1877-1881).

Reed, Harrison
Governor, 1868-1873.

State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Archives Division
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/

Letters of Harrison Reed, written in 1862-1864 to his sister-in-law Lydia, discuss his work in the U.S. Treasury Department and his attempts to secure a political office in Florida. Other documents of widely scattered dates include certificates of political appointments, three speeches delivered by Harrison Reed while governor of Florida, a few records of Wisconsin and Florida land transactions, several letters of autograph value and clipped autographs, and fragmentary genealogical notes on the Reed family.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Governor Reed's official incoming correspondence, 1868-1873.

Reid, Robert Raymond
Territorial Governor, 1839-1841.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Territorial Governors correspondence, 1820-1845. This series contains the extant incoming correspondence of the governors of Florida during the territorial period. The governors following DuVal are represented by single folders of mixed correspondence.
Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, 1836- 1909. The series contains the official outgoing correspondence, in bound letterpress volumes, of Florida's territorial and state governors. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of Governor. The series includes Reid (1840-1841).

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Reid family letters, 1840-1863. The collection consist of four letters, typewritten transcriptions, dated 1840 and 1863. Of special note is the letter from Reid's daughter, dated 1840 and describing an Indian attack on a troupe of actors near St. Augustine, Florida. There are two letters written by Mary Martha Reid, one to her son Raymond, dated 1863, dividing her property among family members and one to C.C. Yonge, discussing the conditions in Richmond, Virginia, and dated November 7, 1863.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Southern Historical Collection
http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/

Diary, 1833-1835. Two volumes, 31 January 1833-10 October 1833 and 22 January 1835- 25 September 1835, in which Reid recorded his opinions on the nullification controversy, abolitionism, and the black population of the South, both free and enslaved. The journal also gave Reid the opportunity to express, in a tone apparently influenced by his readings of Byron, whom he mentions, his deep feelings of melancholy. The character of John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, and especially John Randolph, are also addressed. 1 microfilm reel.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Georgia Department of Archives and History. Papers: In File II Names (this file is primarily incoming correspondence to the Governor of Georgia).
New York Historical Society. Papers: December 31, 1836. 1 letter.

Roberts, B.K.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1949-1976.

Rogers, Dwight Laing
U.S. Representative, 1945-1954.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Correspondence and other materials relating to Rogers's congressional service, 1945-1954.

Rogers, Paul Grant
U.S. Representative, 1955-1979.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Rogers.htm

Correspondence and other materials relating to Rogers' congressional service, 1955-1978.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

John F. Kennedy Library. Oral History: 14 pages.

Rogers, Samuel St. George
Confederate Representative, 1864-1865.

Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana
U.S. Representative, 1989-.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Ileana C. Ros-Lehtinen Commercials, 1989. Commercials used during Ros-Lehtinen's campaign for the 1989 U.S. congressional special election in district 18 of Florida, Republican party. 2 commercials (on 1 videocassette).

Sanderson, John Pease
Confederate Provisional Congress Delegate, 1862.

Scarborough, Charles Joseph "Joe"
U.S. Representative, 1995-2001.

Sears, William Joseph
U.S. Representative, 1915-1929 and 1933-1937.

Sebring, H.L.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1943-1955.

Semmes, Albert G.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1851-1853.

Shackleford, Thomas M.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1902-1917.

Shaw, Eugene Clay, Jr.
U.S. Representative, 1981-.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Commercials, 1988-1994. Commercials used during Shaw's 1988 and 1994 campaigns for U.S. Congress in Districts 15 and 22 of Florida, Republican party. 9 commercials.

Shaw, Leander J., Jr.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1983-2003.

Sheats, William N.
Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1893-1905 and 1913-1922.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Dept. of Public Instruction. Superintendent of Public Instruction correspondence, 1882-1922. The series contains the administrative correspondence of the Superintendents of Public Instruction from 1882 to 1922, but contains only a few records from Sheats' first term of office. The bulk of the files are from Sheats' second term of office from 1913 to 1922. The correspondence reflects the Superintendent's involvement in all matters pertaining to public instruction. Of particular interest are correspondence and inspection reports of the State Rural School Inspector, a position created in 1913 to supervise rural schools. In addition, there is a good amount of materials relating to summer school from 1920 to 1921. The Superintendent was also a member of the Board of Commissioners of State Institutions which oversaw the State's hospitals, child training schools, and correctional institutions. The records contain information about the Florida State Prison Farm, the Florida Industrial School for Boys, the Florida Industrial School for Girls, the School for the Deaf and the Blind, and the Florida Hospital for the Insane.
Dept. of Public Instruction. Superintendent of Public Instruction letterbooks, 1869-1870, 1877-1913. The series contains the letterbooks of outgoing correspondence of the Superintendents from 1869-1870 and 1877-1913. An index of persons receiving the correspondence is in the front of each volume. Sheats also served as the president of the Southern Education Association in 1902, and that correspondence is included in one volume. The Archives also holds the Dept. of Public Instruction High school accreditation files, 1916-1924, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction Sheats county correspondence, 1913-1921.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Southern Historical Collection
http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/

Papers, 1872-1922; 1949 (bulk 1911-1922). Correspondence (1911-1922) with Florida politicians, educators, campaign workers, and friends, concerned mainly with Sheats's successful campaigns for election as superintendent in 1912, 1916, and 1920. Other papers concern the superintendent's office, Sheats's family, educational bills before the legislature, job appointments, and the Florida parole board. Items before 1911 are scant. Volumes include notebooks and personal accounts, 1872- 1875; scrapbooks, 1903-1922; and a copy of O. L. Parker's master's thesis, "William N. Sheats, Florida Educator" (University of Florida, 1949).

Shevin, Robert L.
Attorney General, 1971-1979.

Sholtz, David
Governor, 1933-1937.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Correspondence, 1933-1937. The series contains the official correspondence of Governor Sholtz. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name. The correspondence files of 1936 are incomplete: all files after M are missing.

Sikes, Robert Lee Fulton
U.S. Representative, 1941-1979.

Robert L.F. Sikes Library, Crestview, Florida
http://www.readokaloosa.org/details_sikes.html

Unknown quantity of papers.

Smathers, Bruce A.
Secretary of State, 1975-1978.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Papers, 1970-1974. The collection includes personal papers, 1970-1974; Duval-Jacksonville records, 1970-1973; subject files, 1970-1974; and State Senate records, 1972-1974. The collection documents Smathers commitment to government service and his involvement in a wide variety of economic, social, educational, and political issues. The personal papers include biographical, family, and financial information; correspondence; awards; photographs; and campaign files. The campaign files include outlines of strategy, speeches, lists of contributors, and correspondence. The Duval-Jacksonville records contain correspondence and reference files on activities, agencies, and organizations in the City of Jacksonville and Duval County. The subject files contain materials on various state and national topics, agencies, and organizations. The State Senate records include issues files, which contain draft bills and pre-legislative data; and bill files by numbered bills and committee substitutes.
Secretary of State Bruce Smathers press releases, 1975-1978. This series consists of a variety of official statements issued by Secretary Bruce Smathers to the press. In addition, there are press releases from July 1978 issued by Jessie J. McCrary as Secretary of State.
Secretary of State Bruce Smathers speech files, 1974-1978. This series consists of a variety of speeches made by Secretary Smathers to different organizations and groups from 1974 to 1978. There is correspondence and background information included in some of the files.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Bruce A. Smathers Commercials, 1974. Commercials used during Smathers' campaign for the 1974 secretary of state in Florida, Democratic party. 2 commercials (on 1 film reel).

Smathers, George A.
U.S. Senator, 1951-1969. U.S. Representative, 1947-1951.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Smathers.htm

Congressional correspondence and files, 1942-1968.

U.S. Senate Historical Office
http://www.senate.gov

Oral History: August 1-October 24, 1989. 172 pages. Focuses on Senate career. Available on Senate Web site. Also discussed in interview (January 13, 1992) with Scott I. Peek, administrative assistant to Senator Smathers, 122 pages.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Columbia University Oral History Project. Discussed in interview with Edward R. Annis.
Columbia University, Rare Book and Manuscript Library. One letter (October 2, 1967) in the Burns collection.
Cornell University Libraries, Rare Books and Manuscript Collections. Correspondence in National Grange records.
Florida Bureau of Archives and Records Management. Correspondence in the papers of his son, State Senator Bruce Smathers.
Florida State University. Several reels of TV film and photographs.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. Oral History: February 14, 1977. 23 pages. Closed.
John F. Kennedy Library. Oral History: 1964. 68 pages. Portions closed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Correspondence in William Frederick Halsey papers, 1907-1959.
University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Correspondence in Margaret Bayne Price papers.
University of West Florida. Miscellaneous items in several collections.

Smith, Jim
Attorney General, 1979-1987.

Smith, Lawrence Jack
U.S. Representative, 1983-1993.

Smithwick, John Harris
U.S. Representative, 1919-1927.

Sparkman, Stephen Milancthon
U.S. Representative, 1895-1917.

Stack, Edward John
U.S. Representative, 1979-1981.

Stearns, Clifford Bundy "Cliff"
U.S. Representative, 1989-.

University of Oklahoma, Political Commercial Archive
http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm

Clifford Bundy Stearns Commercials, 1988-1990. Commercials used during Stearns' campaigns for the 1988 and 1990 U.S. congressional elections in district 6 of Florida, Republican party. 5 commercials (on 3 videocassettes).

Stearns, Marcellus Lovejoy
Governor, 1874-1877. Lt. Governor, 1873-1874.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Governor Stearns' official incoming correspondence, 1873-1874. The State Archives also holds a collection of Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, which contain the official outgoing correspondence of Florida's governors from 1836-1909.

Stone, Richard Bernard
U.S. Senator, 1975-1980. Secretary of State, 1971-1974.

American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.americanjewisharchives.org

Papers, 1974-1981. Correspondence and papers from his Senate career including personal correspondence files, legislative files, voting record, campaign files, news releases, clippings, writings, speeches, background and research files, case files, constituent correspondence, photographs, and audio tapes.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Florida Bureau of Archives and Records Management. Correspondence as Florida secretary of state; and in Robert D. Graham papers.

Strum, Louie W.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1925-1931.

Sundberg, Alan C.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1975-1982.

Swearingen, Van C.
Attorney General, 1917-1921.

Taliaferro, James Piper
U.S. Senator, 1899-1911.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

University of Florida Smathers Libraries. Papers in William Sherman Jennings papers, and Napoleon Bonaparte Broward papers.
University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Libraries. Correspondence in McCreery-Fenton family papers.
University of West Florida. Miscellaneous papers in various collections.

Taylor, R. Fenwick
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1891-1925.

Terrell, William Glenn
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1923-1964.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Terrell Collection, 1775-1985. Collection includes Terrell's official papers, speeches, newspaper articles by and about the Judge, correspondence and legal files pertaining to the Florida Bar, court rules, impeachments, campaigns, law books, bulletins, journals, and maps. Most of the items are legal files, opinions and per curiams. Also includes personal papers, photos, scrapbooks and memorabilia.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Oral history program files (Governor Graham). The collection contains records relating to the four Oral History Programs between 1980 and 1984. Included are program activity files, transcripts of the dinner program and interviews, and in some cases audiotape recordings of the dinner program and interviews. The subjects for the programs were Terrell, Spessard Holland, Verle A. Pope, and Nelson Poynter.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Washington State University Archives. Office of the President: Terrell Records, 1953-1985 and 1967-1976.

Thomas, Elwyn
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1938-1969.

Thompson, Leslie A.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1851-1853.

Thornal, B. Campbell
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1955-1970.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Smathers.htm

Papers, 1955-1970. Correspondence, decisions, and speeches.

Thurman, Karen L.
U.S. Representative, 1993-2003.

Trammell, Park
Attorney General, 1909-1913. Governor, 1913-1917. U.S. Senator, 1917-1936.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photos, 1916-1936.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

State Governors correspondence, 1909-1925. Official correspondence of Florida's governors. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area.
Attorney General. Opinions, 1859-1913,1941-1948. The series contains the official opinions of the Attorneys General of Florida. Volume 4 contains the opinions of Park Trammell (1909- 1913).
Attorney General. Correspondence, 1878-1883, 1898-1913. The series includes letterpress books of the outgoing correspondence of Park Trammell (1909-1913). The correspondence reflects the duties of the Attorney General as chief counsel for the state and contains legal advice on all matters of governmental operations. The correspondence also contains discussions of cases in which the state was involved in litigation plus directives to the state attorneys and to the Railroad Commission.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

Library of Congress, Manuscript Division. Correspondence in John Archer LeJeune papers, 1815-1930.
Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library. Correspondence in Mildred Hicks papers, 1917-1945.

Turlington, Ralph D.
Commissioner of Education, 1974-1987.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Dept. of Education. Commissioner of Education Turlington administrative files, 1974-1986. The series includes correspondence, memoranda, studies, reports, clippings, and other materials. The records document Commissioner Turlington's interactions with his staff, the Divisions and Bureaus of the Dept. of Education, and the Council of Chief State School Officers. There are also materials relating to the federal government, general operations, public relations, educational associations, and the county school systems. The series is incomplete. The 1977-1978 and 1984-1985 records are incomplete.
Dept. of Education. Education lottery campaign files, 1983-1986. This series contains the Dept. of Education's education lottery campaign files from 1983 to 1986. It documents the campaign of Commissioner of Education Ralph D. Turlington and the non-profit corporation, E.X.C.E.L. Education Excellence: An Education Lottery, to gain support for a Florida education lottery. It contains correspondence, campaign literature, and miscellaneous files maintained by Commissioner Turlington, as head of E.X.C.E.L.
Florida News Service. Reporters Lee Mainella and Bill Burke's master story video tapes, 1982-2000. This collection consists of 110 beta video tapes of the Florida News Service (FNS) that were created between 1983 and 2000. The stories feature the major political, governmental, and social issues of the state, and Turlington is included. The tapes are arranged chronologically, and are numbered and indexed.
Dept. of Education. Office of Public Information. Subject files, 1966-1986. The bulk of the material is related to the administration of Commissioner Ralph D. Turlington from 1974 to 1985. Included are subject files, reference files, correspondence, press releases, newspaper clippings, public information materials, newsletters, publications and media materials.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Papers, 1968-1986. Notes, speeches, and miscellaneous correspondence.

Southern Oral History Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://www.sohp.org/

Southern politics, 1973-1975. The Southern Oral History Program collects interviews with Southerners who have made significant contributions to a variety of fields and interviews that will render historically visible those whose experience is not reflected in traditional written sources.

Van Valkenburgh, Robert
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1874-1888.

Walker, David Shelby
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1860-1865. Governor, 1865-1868.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Governor Walker's official incoming correspondence, 1865-1868.

Walls, Josiah Thomas
U.S. Representative, 1871-1876.

Ward, George Taliaferro
Confederate Provisional Congress Delegate, 1861-1862.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

George T. Ward Secession Broadside, 1860. A broadside and its duplicate regarding the secession of Florida from the Union; it was issued by Ward before the State Convention at Montgomery, Ala. in Jan. 1861 and is addressed "To the People of Leon County", and begins: "My name has been suggested as a candidate for the State Convention, from your county ... "

Warren, Fuller
Governor, 1949-1953.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Correspondence, 1949-1953. The series contains the official correspondence of Fuller Warren. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of the Governor. The series consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by general subject area, agency or organizational name, or county name.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Personal and political materials, including scrapbooks relating to Warren's gubernatorial administration. 1936-1952.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Papers, 1927-1973. Papers, books, photographs, memorabilia, correspondence, speeches and scrapbooks. This collection consists mainly of papers connected with Fuller Warren's public life: his campaigns of 1948 and 1956, and particularly the four years he was Governor, from 1949 to 1953. One of the best documented areas in the collection deals with Warren's controversy with Senator Estes Kefauver over crime in Florida.

Watson, J. Tom.
Attorney General, 1941-1949.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Attorney General Opinions, 1859-1913,1941-1948. The series contains the official opinions from 1859 to 1913 and from 1941 to 1948. The opinions are in the form of correspondence addressed to the government official who requested the opinion or legal advice in writing on a matter related to their official duties. The opinions of Watson (1941-1948) are arranged chronologically by case number.

Weeks, E.C.
Lt. Governor, 1870.

Welch, Adonijah Strong
U.S. Senator, 1868-1869.

Iowa State University Library, University Archives
http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/arch/index.html

Papers, 1849-1988. This collection contains biographical information, correspondence, written addresses and publications. Also included is a written account from 1849 documenting Welch's trip to California with a gold rush group named the "Fayette Rovers."
Office of the President, Records, 1868-[ongoing]. Collection includes biographies, addresses, correspondence, annual reports, reports, personnel records, inauguration programs and family papers of the eleven presidents of Iowa State University, including the first president, Adonijah S. Welch (1868-1883).

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

University of Nebraska Archives/Special Collections. Correspondence in Charles Edwin Bessey papers, 1870-1915.

Weldon, David Joseph "Dave"
U.S. Representative, 1995-.

West, Thomas F.
Attorney General, 1913-1917. Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1917-1925.

Westcott, James Diament, Jr.
U.S. Senator, 1845-1849. Attorney General, 1868. Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1868-1885.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State incoming correspondence, 1831-1917. The series contains the incoming correspondence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Territory. Correspondence in this series touches on numerous aspects of the responsibilities of the Secretary of State. Much of the correspondence is routine in nature, reflecting the secretary's statutory functions. The correspondence focuses on commissions, oaths and bonds of local officials, local election returns, the issuance of election certificates, recommendations for the appointment of officials, and publications and reports. Included in this series is the official correspondence of Westcott.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Letter, 1846. One letter, dated November 9, 1846, to John Y. Mason, from J.D. Westcott, Jr. Mason was then serving as Secretary of the Navy. The letter is in regard to a request of an appointment for Robert J. Floyd of Florida to a pursurship in the Navy and several other concerns regarding Florida's representation in various departments of the military. On the back of the letter Mason has penned his response to the requests, which were favorable.
An autobiography (1858) is included in the Charles Lanman collection.

Wexler, Robert
U.S. Representative, 1997-.

White, Joseph M.
Territorial Delegate to U.S. Congress, 1825-1837.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

New York Historical Society. Three letters: January 14, 1826; February 27, 1830; January 26, 1834.

Whitfield, James Bryan
Attorny General, 1903-1904. Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1904-1943.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Papers, ca. 1906-1948. The materials primarily consist of Whitfield's writings on Florida history. The collection includes a few letters from Theodore Roosevelt, William D. Bloxham, R.A. Gray, and Millard F. Caldwell. Includes photographs of Whitfield, the State Supreme Court Justices, Prince and Princess Murat, and aspects of Florida history. Also includes his publications on legal issues, newspaper clippings document Whitfield's career, and his awards, honors, and citations.
Attorney General Correspondence, 1878-1883,1898-1913. The series includes letterpress books of the outgoing correspondence of Whitfield (1903-1904). The correspondence reflects the duties of the Attorney General as chief counsel for the state and contains legal advice on all matters of governmental operations.
Attorney General Opinions, 1859-1913,1941-1948. The series contains the official opinions from 1859 to 1913 and from 1941 to 1948. This series is incomplete. There are also some gaps in the records from 1859 to 1913; the years 1867-1876, 1882-1884, and 1887-1894 are missing. The opinions are in the form of correspondence addressed to the government official who requested the opinion or legal advice in writing on a matter related to their official duties. Volume 3 contains the opinions of Whitfield (1903-1904).

Wilcox, James Mark
U.S. Representative, 1933-1939.

Williams, J.H. "Jim"
Lt. Governor, 1975-1979.

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Jim Williams subject files, 1975-1978. This series consists of subject files maintained by Williams. They include correspondence, reports, publications, speeches, and newspaper clippings that pertain to Williams' service as both Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of the Dept. of Administration. The correspondence illustrates Williams' views on such diverse topics as capitol punishment, the Cross Florida Barge Canal, and the Career Service Retirement System.
Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Jim Williams trip files, 1974-1978. The series contains files trips and events attended by Williams while serving as Lieutenant Governor from 1974 to 1978. Record types include letters of invitation, letters of acceptance, memoranda, and related correspondence.
In addition, the State Archives also has multiple series pertaining to the Coastal Plains Regional Commission, which Williams served on as a representative of Governor Askew.

Wilson, Emmett
U.S. Representative, 1913-1917.

Wright, Benjamin D.
Florida Supreme Court Justice, 1853.

Yon, Thomas Alva "Tom"
U.S. Representative, 1927-1933.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Congressional correspondence, 1927-1933.

Young, Charles William "Bill"
U.S. Representative, 1971-.

Yulee, David Levy
U.S. Senator, 1845-1851 and 1855-1861. Territorial Delegate to U.S. Congress, 1841-1845.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html

Correspondence, business papers, legal papers, 1842-1920.
Arthur William Thompson Papers, 1950-1961. Notecards used for the preparation of "David Yulee: A study of nineteenty century American thought and enterprise" (doctoral dissertation, Columbia University, 1954), and "Jacksonian democracy on the Florida frontier" (Gainesville, Fla.: University of Florida Press, 1961).
Papers, 1879. An article written by David L. Levy and signed D.L. Levy. It is a letter to the editor of an unknown magazine, meaning there is no information as to the magazine or newspaper in which it was published. The article is dated January 16, 1879. It is a call to all Floridians for a statewide railroad system to run from Pensacola to Fernandina to Key West with branches to Ocala and Tampa. Mr. Levy officially changed his name from David Levy to David L. Yulee in 1846 but penned his name as D.L. Yulee when writing political pieces. (For more material pertaining to Yulee's railroad interests, see also the Swann Papers).

Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

Letters, 1844. The collection contains letters sent to David Levy (Yulee) in 1844, while he was representing the Territory of Florida in the United State Congress. The letters are replies to his request for information on how the acquisition of school lands was handled and financed in their state. The correspondents are Isaac E. Crary of Michigan; Cyrus Edwards of Illinois; Phillip Lindsley of Tennessee; and A. G. Brown of Mississippi. 5 items.

Duke University, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/

Papers, 1845. Letter of Yulee concerning the selection of a govenor and members of the legislature in Florida, and listing major local and national issues that the Democratic Party should use in its campaign.

Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll

Florida Railroad Company papers 1855-1860. Collection of 8 manuscript documents signed by various officials, consisting of: the charter of the company, certificates of agreements for financing and constructing the railroad from Fernandina to Cedar key; Yulee was president.

Other Collections/Items of Interest:

American Jewish Historical Society. Papers: 1843-1865. Chiefly political correspondence. 8 items.
Boston Public Library. Papers: 1 letter.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Papers: 1855-1858. 3 items.
St. Augustine Historical Society. Papers: 1858. 1 letter.
Virginia Historical Society. Papers: Miscellaneous items.

Comments/Suggestions? This guide is continually under revision. Comments that will improve the site are extremely welcome. If you are aware of any primary sources I have missed, please send the descriptive information via email to johnemm@uflib.ufl.edu.

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