Thomas Alva Yon Papers

The majority of the papers in the collection is from Yon's years in the U.S. Congress (1927- 1933). Content primarily concerns his efforts on behalf of various public works projects in Northwest Florida. Yon lobbied for projects like the Saint Andrews Bay canal, the Choctawhatchee Bay canal, and the Naval Air Station at Pensacola. The collection also includes some information about campaigns, committee appointments, and public speeches. The campaign materials include letters to constituents, correspondence to campaign staff, and advertisements for his reelection. The speeches are mostly personal drafts, records from Congress, or newspaper accounts of Yon's addresses to Congress. There is also a report for the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, a department Yon often dealt with in his efforts to improve the canals and harbors in his district, and an auditing report for the Department of Commerce.

There is some brief correspondence between Yon and Franklin D. Roosevelt, dating in part to before Roosevelt became president. Other correspondents include Ruth Bryan Owen and Governor David Sholtz.