Series 1. Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), 1977 - 1978
Scope and Content
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) Records include material from the 1st and 2nd Commissions in 1977-1978 and 1997-1998 respectively. Included are transcripts, manuals, guides, polls, articles, committee packets, audio recordings, and other material related to proposed changes to Florida's Constitution. The records are divided into two main series.
Series 1. “Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), 1977-1978” contains primarily typed transcripts for the commission’s hearings arranged in chronological order and includes a final summary index and other hearing summaries.
Series 2. “Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), 1997-1998” is primarily composed of material acquired from the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law and Dean Jon Mills who was a former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and served as member of the 1997-1998 Florida CRC as Chairperson of a number of its committees including the “Style and Drafting Committee”, “Select Committee on Article V Costs”, and “Select Committee for Public Education.” The series is divided into four subseries including transcripts of hearings, “Special Order Packets”, audiocassette recordings of the Style and Drafting Committee and Committee on Education, and a “general” subseries that includes articles, proposals, poll reports, manuals, background information, and a bound “Journal of the 1997-1998 Constitution Revision Commission (CRC)”.
Dates
- Creation: 1977 - 1978
Creator
- From the Collection: Florida Constitution Revision Commission. (Organization)
Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5 Linear feet (5 Boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755
special@uflib.ufl.edu
