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Leland Hawes collection, 1982-2004, Date acquired: 00/00/2010, bulk 1982-2004

 

Summary

Creator:
Hawes, Leland M. (1929-2013)
Extent:
25.50 Linear Feet
45 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Leland M. Hawes Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists primarily of research conducted by Hawes for articles that were published in the Tampa Tribune. The collection also includes some correspondence, newspaper articles, and items relating to the history of Tampa.

Biographical / historical:

Leland Hawes was born in September of 1929 at Tampa General Hospital and grew up in Thonotosassa, where his family engaged in the citrus business. From an early age Hawes showed interest in journalism and Florida history. By the age of 11, Hawes was writing and publishing his own newspaper, The Flint Lake Driver, which mostly chronicled the history and people of the area. After graduating from Plant High School in 1947, Hawes attended the University of Florida in Gainesville. While attending the university, Hawes was a campus correspondent for the Tampa Daily Times while working on his degree in journalism.

Upon completion of his degree, Hawes joined the Times staff in 1950. He then moved to the Tampa Morning Tribune two years later where he started as a police reporter. In 1960 he became the Sunday feature editor. In 1982 he was tasked with writing the Tribune's history and heritage page, an assignment that he would hold until his retirement in 2004.

Hawes'  Florida history page has earned him a devoted following among Tribune readers and has been awarded numerous awards and distinctions, including the  Tampa Historical Society's coveted D.B. McKay Award for "significant contributions to area history." Hawes has served as director of the Tampa Historical Society and is a member of the Tampa Bay History Center advisory board. He has been a long supporter of the USF libraries and is a valued contributor to the Library's Special Collections Department.

Mr. Hawes has remained active in the community upon his retirement and continues to be a great resource of knowledge and inspiration to those interested in the "history of Florida from an insider's perspective."

Note written by Joe Tamargo, 2011

Acquisition information:

Leland Hawes

Donation

Arrangement:

Alphabetically by subject.

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:

Leland M. Hawes Collection, 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