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Louis de la Parte, Jr. papers, 1970-1991, Date acquired: 00/00/1992

 

Summary

Creator:
de la Parte, Louis A., Jr. (1929-2008)
de la Parte, Louis A., Jr. (1929-2008)
Abstract:
These papers document the professional and political careers of attorney Louis de la Parte, Jr.
Extent:
11.82 Linear Feet
22 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Louis de la Parte, Jr. papers, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of campaign materials, legislative materials, correspondence, staff reports, Senate Ways and Means Committee files, press clippings, speeches, research materials, and files on the Florida Mental Health Institute.

Biographical / historical:

Louis de la Parte, Jr. (1929-2008) was born in Tampa on July 27, 1929. A graduate of Emory University in Atlanta, GA and the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, he served from 1953 to 1956 in the U.S. Air Force, where he attained the rank of captain. After his military service, de la Parte became an assistant state attorney in Hillsborough County and started a private practice in Tampa. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1962-1966 and in the Florida Senate from 1966-1974 and was Senate President in his last year. During his 12 years as a state lawmaker, de la Parte worked to improve nursing home regulation, youth services that handled juvenile criminal cases, and state health legislation. He led the initiative to combine various state social services together into what would become the Department of Children & Families. Upon leaving public service he opened his own law firm, de la Parte & Associates, in 1975, where he worked until his retirement in 1990. In 1996, the state Legislature renamed the Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida after de la Parte, acknowledging the former senator's efforts in improving state mental health services. He passed away on September 18, 2008 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease at the age of 79.

Acquisition information:

Louis de la Parte, Jr.

Donation

Processing information:

Complete

Arrangement:

Collection is organized by subject and type of material. Original order has been maintained where discernible.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Louis de la Parte, Jr. papers, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA