Correspondence files, 1928-1982.

Pepper, Claude, 1900-1989

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Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951 and the Miami area in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 until 1989. Born in Chambers County, Alabama, Pepper established a legal practice in Perry, Florida after graduating from Harvard Law School. After serving a single term in the Florida House o...

Democratic Party (Fla.)

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Carleton, William G. (William Graves), 1901-1982

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Historian and political scientist. From the description of Correspondence files, 1928-1982. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 23477190 William Graves Carleton, Professor of History and Political Science, is remembered as one of the University of Florida's most colorful lecturers and productive scholars. Known affectionately to his students as "Wild Bill", Carleton was a dynamic speaker in the classroom and widely sought for speaking engagements. As a ...

America First Committee

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Private organization to promote United States nonintervention in World War II. From the description of America First Committee records, 1940-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868195 ...

Collins, LeRoy (Violist)

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Thomas LeRoy (1909-1991) was a Florida State Representative, Senator, and Governor (1935-1961) and served in several positions for various Florida and U.S. governmental agencies and national committees (1961-1989); during his years as governor, he worked to strengthen Florida's education system, created the first community colleges in the state, and promoted industry, agriculture and tourism through state sponsorship. From the description of LeRoy Collins Letters 1966-1968. (Florida ...

Smathers, George A. (George Armistead), 1913-2007

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George Armistead Smathers (b. Nov. 14, 1913, Atlantic City, N.J.-d. Jan. 20, 2007, Indian Creek Village, Fla.), a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Florida, graduated from the University of Florida law school in 1938. During World War II he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1942 to 1945. He was elected as a Democrat to two terms in the Congress, serving from 1947 to 1951, and was elected to the Senate, serving three terms from 1951 to 1969. From the description of Smathers...

Dauer, Manning Julian, 1909-

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Manning Julian Dauer (1909-1987) received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Florida in 1930 and 1931. He earned his Ph. D. in History from the University of Illinois in 1933. Dauer returned to UF in 1933 and taught in the Department of History and Political Science and, later, the Department of Political Science when the latter became a separate department. He was the first chair of the department and served in that position for twenty-five years. As a respected p...

Faircloth, Earl, 1920-

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Finkle, Jason Leonard, 1926-

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Woodward, C. Vann (Comer Vann), 1908-1999.

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Historian. From the description of Reminiscences of C. Vann Woodward : oral history, 1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419190 C. Vann Woodward was born in Vanndale, Arkansas, on November 13, 1908. He received his Ph.B. from Emory University in 1930; his M.A. from Columbia University in 1932; and his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in 1937. He began his professional career as an assistant professor of history at the Univer...

Lynch, William O. (William Orlando), 1870-1957

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Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969

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Joseph P. Kennedy (1888-1969) was the father of President John F. Kennedy. During his career he was a banker, financier, and diplomat. From 1934 to 1937, he served as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and was the Chairman of the Maritime Commission in 1937. Kennedy served as Ambassador to Great Britain from 1938 to 1940. From the description of Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10581186 ...