Homer H. Humphries, Jr. papers 1967-2008. (bulk 1967-1971).

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Homer H. Humphries, Jr. papers 1967-2008. (bulk 1967-1971).

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Correspondence, subject files and printed materials relating to Humphries's political activities, chiefly his tenure on the Jacksonville City Council during the city-Duval County government consolidation period, 1967-1971. The core of the collection are newspaper clippings pertaining to Council activities under the new consolidated government. Printed materials provide documentation on the site selection of the University of North Florida in 1969.

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University of North Florida, Carpenter Library, Thomas G. Carpenter Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7162954

University of North Florida, Carpenter Library, Thomas G. Carpenter Library

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Humphries, Homer H., 1930-

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Lawyer and Jacksonville, Fla., politician. Born in Jacksonville on Jan. 15, 1930, and received a Bachelor of Laws degree from Stetson University in 1961. He served as Assistant Duval County Solicitor (1963-1965) and Assistant State Attorney for Duval County (1965-1967) and in 1967 was elected from Ward 8 to the Jacksonville City Council. He served throughout the Jacksonville city consolidation period and became Council President on July 1, 1970. He left the City Council in 1971 and was appointed...

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...

Jacksonville (Fla.). City Council

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