[Papers] 1953-1968.

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[Papers] 1953-1968.

Materials from Collins' career as a legislator (1935-1953), as governor (1955-1961), and as head of the National Association of Broadcasters (1964-1965); materials from his various political campaigns including his unsuccessful campaign for George Smathers' U.S. Senate seat in 1960; press releases, interviews, reports, correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings, address books, guest books, and sound and video recordings; letters from former Presidents Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon; memorabilia including gavels, certificates, plaques, name plates, and keys to cities.

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