Charles Oscar Andrews Papers
Scope and Content
Senatorial papers of Senator Andrews of Florida. Correspondence, news clippings, press releases, legislative files, speeches, personal files. Includes material related to the 1936 election, the Florida East Coast Railroad, the Works Projects Administration, the Atlantic-Gulf Ship Canal, the Medfly, the Everglades, organized labor and strikes, and agriculture. Correspondents include Jerry Carter, Fred Cone, Charles Coe, Daisy Andrews, David Sholtz, and his son, Charles Andrews, Jr.
Dates
- Creation: 1936-1946
Creator
- Andrews, Charles Oscar, 1877-1946. (Person)
Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical/Historical Note
Lawyer and politician. Born in Ponce de Leon, Florida; educated at South Florida Military Institute, Bartow, and University of Florida, Gainesville. Secretary, Florida state Senate, 1905-1911; Assistant, Florida Attorney General, 1912-1917; circuit judge, 1919-1925; President, Florida Bar Association, 1921-1922; member, Florida Real Estate Commission Council, 1925; Florida House of Representatives, Orange County, 1927; Commissioner, Florida Supreme Court, 1929-1932. Died while in office, 1946.
Extent
22 Linear feet (41 Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Senatorial Papers from his terms as a member of the Florida Congressional Delegation, 1936-1946.
Physical Location
University of Florida Smathers Library Building
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mr. Andrews and Senator Spessard L. Holland.
Subject
- Sholtz, David, 1891-1953. (Person)
- Cone, Frederick Preston, 1871-1948. (Person)
- Carter, Jerry W., Sr., 1887-1971. (Person)
- United States. Congress. Florida delegation (Organization)
- United States. Work Projects Administration. (Organization)
- Title
- A Guide to the Charles Oscar Andrews Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff
- Date
- March 2005
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in 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