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POL. Politics, Law, Courts

 Classification
Identifier: POL

Found in 77 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Lucas Black Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 006
Abstract

Personal, political, and legislative papers of Black, who served in the Florida House and Senate.

Dates: 1935-1939

Samuel Ashe Swann Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 098
Abstract

Samuel Ashe Swann's ledgers, letter books, tax certificates, deeds, and account books document Florida's growth in the 19th century. Swann was a real estate speculator, developer, and railroad business man.

Dates: 1838-1925

Scott M. Loftin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 063
Abstract

Speeches and clippings that document Scott M. Loftin's tenure as President of the American Bar Association and U.S. Senator; also includes biographical and other materials.

Dates: 1902-1966; Majority of material found within 1934-1936

Scrapbooks Regarding Claude Pepper

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 018
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1948-1958

Spessard L. Holland Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 055
Abstract

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

Dates: 1913-1972

Stephen C. O'Connell Florida Supreme Court Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 210
Abstract

Papers pertaining to the work of Stephen O'Connell during his service as a Florida Supreme Court Justice.

Dates: 1955-1967

Steven Abbott Collection of Materials relating to the Gore Vidal Bibliography

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0544
Abstract

Scripts, articles, drafts, correspondence, playbills, artifacts, photographs, memorabilia, audiovisual materials, and other materials related to Steven Abbott’s bibliographic collection on American author, essayist, screenwriter, public intellectual, and socio-political commentator Gore Vidal.

Dates: 1936 - 2013

Syd Herlong Congressional Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 052
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1943-1968; Majority of material found within 1957-1968

Thomas Alva Yon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 115
Abstract

Thomas Alva Yon was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (1927-1933) and a member of the U.S. Bureau of Commerce from 1933-1940. This collection mainly deals with his involvement with public work projects for the Florida Panhandle.

Dates: 1926-1937

Tom Lewis Congressional Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0647
Abstract

Records, campaign files, legislative files, speeches, correspondence, appropriations files, newsletters, press releases, and voting records for Republican Congressman from Florida, Tom Lewis.

Dates: 1981 - 1995