Reubin Askew papers, 1961-2003 (bulk 1969-1989).

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Reubin Askew papers, 1961-2003 (bulk 1969-1989).

Collection contains materials related to Reubin Askew's time serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and as Governor of Florida. Included in the collection are campaign files, correspondence, newspaper articles, and copies of speeches. Additionally, there are records documenting his 1988 Presidential bid, as well as other materials relating to his life after his service as a Florida public official. Also included in the collection are the personal papers of his wife, Donna Lou Harper Askew.

16.68 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7789415

Florida State University

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Askew, Donna Lou Harper

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Askew, Reubin O'D., 1928-2014

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Lawyer, state legislator, and governor of Florida, b. Reubin O'Donovan Askew in Oklahoma; educated at Florida State University, Tallahassee, and the University of Florida, Gainesville. Florida House of Representatives, Escambia County, 1959-1962; Florida Senate, Escambia County, 1962-1970; Governor of Florida, 1971-1979; U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary, 1979: Oct.-Dec. From the guide to the Reubin O'Donovan Askew Speeches, 1971-1979, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Sma...