Richard Allen Pettigrew Papers

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Richard Allen Pettigrew Papers

1957-2001

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The papers in this collection relate to Pettigrew's service in the Florida House of Representatives and Senate, his unsuccessful U.S. Senate primary campaigns in 1974 and 1980, and his appointments to various civil and advisory boards, most notably his tenure as Chairman of the Governor's Commission for a Sustainable South Florida. The collection, therefore, is divided into four sections: 1) legislative files and correspondence, 2) general files including biographical materials, speeches, and correspondence, 3) political (or campaign) files, and 4) Committees and organizations. The latter includes his service from 1977 through the late-1980s including his work for President Carter's Executive Committee on Reorganization, the Advisory Committee on Florida's Future, and the Governor's Commission on a Sustainable South Florida files. Although the final reports of this commission can be found online, Pettigrew's papers on the Governor's Commission provide greater depth through correspondence, speeches and committee research. Pettigrew, a veteran legislator, took an active role in Constitutional Revision Committee proceedings between 1965 and 1969. Much of the material in his legislative files pertains to Constitutional Revision correspondence, meetings, and hearings. Other issues addressed in the collection include criminal justice reform, Cuban affairs, environmental protection, insurance, natural resources, and state government organization. Pettigrew's failed political campaigns for Senate also occurred during a transformative time in U.S. history—the rightward shift in American politics and the political realignment of southern white voters from the party of Franklin Roosevelt to the party of Ronald Reagan. In short, Pettigrew's career as a southern Democratic politician is a microcosm for larger post-Civil Rights political developments.

13 Linear feet. 13 boxes.

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Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

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Florida. Legislature. House of Representatives

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The Clerk of the House of Representatives serves as the recording officer of the House. The duties associated with the office include enrolling bills (Ch. 11.07 FS), registering lobbyists (Ch. 11.05 FS), signing bills (Article III, Section 7, 1968 Constitution), and keeping journals of the proceedings. The House of Representatives designates a Clerk to serve at its pleasure (Article III, Section 2, 1968 Constitution). From the description of Journals, 1837-1905. (Florida State Archiv...

Florida. Legislature. Senate

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The Secretary of the Senate serves as the recording officer of the Senate. The duties associated with the office include enrolling bills (Ch. 11.05, FS), registering lobbyists (Ch. 11.07, FS), signing bills (Art. III, Sec. 7, 1968 Constitution), and keeping journals of the proceedings. The Senate designates a Secretary to serve at its pleasure (Art. III, Sec. 2, 1968 Constitution). From the description of Bill files, 1845-1927. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413499 ...

Pettigrew, Richard Allen, 1930-

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Lawyer and state legislator of Florida. Born in West Virginia; educated in Florida. Law degree, University of Florida. Practiced in Miami. Pettigrew's service in the Florida legislature included the House of Representatives (1963-1972; speaker, 1971-1972) and Senate (1972-1974). From the guide to the Richard Allen Pettigrew Papers, 1957-1987, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida) Lawyer and state legislator. ...