Nathaniel Glover, Jr. Papers 1970-2009 1995-2003

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Nathaniel Glover, Jr. Papers 1970-2009 1995-2003

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On April 11, 1995, Nathaniel Glover, Jr. was elected Sheriff of Jacksonville, Florida, the first African American Sheriff in Florida in more than one hundred years. At the end of his first term Sheriff Glover was reelected, thus completing a highly successful eight-year service. The collection contains correspondence, personal and subject files, printed materials and photographs relating to his campaigns for Jacksonville Sheriff (1995; 1999) and his unsuccessful bid for Mayor (2003), and his activities and accomplishments during his two term tenure as Sheriff. Also included are materials highlighting his higher education work since his retirement from the Sheriff's Office in 2003. The core of the collection are printed materials, including newspaper clippings and articles, which provide documentation on this pivotal era in local and state history. Numerous photographs chronicling the career of Sheriff Glover add a unique dimension to the collection.

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Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida

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Jacksonville Commitment (Project)

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Jacksonville (Fla.). Office of the Sheriff

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Glover, Nathaniel, Jr., 1943-

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Nathaniel Glover, Jr., was born in Jacksonville, Florida on March 29, 1943, and attended local schools. After completing high school at New Stanton, he received a scholarship to play football at Edward Waters College (EWC), and graduated with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Social Science. His higher education work continued later at the University of North Florida (UNF) with a Master's in Education degree in 1987. His law enforcement career began in 1966 when he was h...

University of North Florida

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In 1965 the Florida Legislature authorized the establishment of a state university in Jacksonville. State Senator John E. Mathews, Jr. introduced a higher education bill calling for a feasibility study for a Duval County "senior" college. The study, with a positive recommendation for an upper and graduate level Duval County institution, was published by the Board of Regents in May 1967. The first phase in UNF's development was the selection of a permanent location. In Ap...