LeRoy Collins Letters 1966-1968.
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Flory, Daisy Parker, 1915-2006
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Daisy Parker Flory was born February 8, 1915 in Charlotte, N.C. She attended Florida State College for Women (FSCW) in 1933, and earned her Bachelor's degree in history in 1937. After graduation she began her professional career as a teacher of government and history at Leon High School. Some of her students at FSU included former governor Reubin Askew, former Supreme Court Justice Alan Sundberg, and Attorney General Jim Smith. She attended the University of Virginia and received her M.A. in pol...
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 ...
Johnson, Malcolm B.
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Journalist. Malcolm Johnson was born in Wardner, Idaho. Later his family moved to Jacksonville, Florida. He received a degree in Journalism from the University of Florida in 1936. He worked various newspapers, and his column, I Declare, was published in 25 Florida newspapers. Johnson married Dorothy Burt of Jacksonville, and they had one daughter. From the description of Malcolm Johnson collection, 1940-1984. (Florida State University). WorldCat record id: 50...
Florida. Governor (1955-1961 : Collins)
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LeRoy Collins was born on March 19, 1909 in Tallahassee, Florida. He attended Eastman School of Business in Poughkeepsie, New York, and received a law degree from Cumberland University. He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives from Leon County in 1934, 1936, and 1938. He was elected to the Florida Senate in 1940 and 1942, resigned to serve in the navy during World War II, and was reelected to the Senate in 1946 and 1950. Collins was the first Governor to be...
