POL. Politics, Law, Courts

Two scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings relating to Claude Pepper, U.S. Senator from Florida (1936-1951), covering the period 1948-1952 and his unsuccessful 1958 senatorial primary campaign against Spessard L. Holland.

Election returns copied from courthouse records and newspapers.

A small collection of campaign materials relating to the 1950 Democratic primary election in Florida for the U.S. Senate between Claude Pepper and George A. Smathers.

Senatorial Papers from his terms as a member of the Florida Congressional Delegation, 1936-1946.

Legal and political correspondence of attorney, state legislator, and member of the state Democratic Party executive committee.

Personal and official political papers, dated 1913-1972, of former U.S. Senator and Florida Governor, Spessard Lindsey Holland.

Congressman Lex Green's papers concerning campaigns, legislation, and committee service. Also, an extensive amount of miscellaneous correspondence.

Legislative correspondence of U.S. representative from Florida (1937-1949).

U.S. Representative Syd Herlong's legislation and correspondence files from the 85th Congress (1957) to the 90th Congress (1968). Also include a small number of committee, voting record, campaign and speech files.

Papers documenting Florida political history, particularly 1916-1938, and relating to James B. Hodges' career as a member of the Florida House of Representatives (1909); mayor (1909-1910) and city council member (1913-1920) of Lake City; and member of Florida State Executive Committee of the Democratic Party and of the Board of Control and State Plant Board. Also includes a large concentration of Governor Sidney Catts correspondence.