Secretary of State Tom Adams press files, 1961-1970.

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Secretary of State Tom Adams press files, 1961-1970.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32413110

The series contains the press files of Secretary of State Tom Adams from 1961 to 1970. They consist of subjects files containing speeches, addresses, press releases, newspaper clippings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, photographs, films, and audio tapes. There are sizeable files on Haydon Burns and Claude Kirk.

12 cubic ft.

Florida State Archive

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SNAC Resource ID: 7340825

Florida State Archive

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Burns, Haydon, 1912-1987

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Florida. Office of Secretary of State

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The County Guards were created in 1917 (Ch. 7292, Laws) by the Florida Legislature to replace the National Guard of Florida which had been activated for European service as part of the American Expeditionary Force of World War I. Each county was responsible for nominating officers and bore the costs of equipping the Guards. The County Guards were to be called to service in times of riot or disorder. The County Guards were abolished four months after the end of World War I. From the d...

Kirk, Claude R., 1926-2011

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Claude Roy Kirk, Jr. was born in San Bernardino, California on January 7, 1926. He received a B.S. Degree from Emory University in 1945, and a law degree from the University of Alabama in 1949. In 1956, Kirk moved to Jacksonville, Florida when he became president of the American Heritage Life Insurance Company. As the Republican nominee in 1964, he unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate. In 1966 he defeated Democrat Robert King High for the governorship, becoming the first Republican go...

Adams, Tom, 1917-

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Florida. Dept. of State.

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Thomas Burton Adams, Jr. was born March 11, 1917. After a career in real estate management and agriculture, Adams entered politics and was first elected to the Florida Senate in 1956. In 1960 Adams was elected Secretary of State of Florida. He served as Secretary of State until elected as Lieutenant Governor in 1971. From the description of Secretary of State Tom Adams press files, 1961-1970. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413110 ...