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Donald Tucker Political Papers, 1975-1977, Date acquired: 00/00/1993

 

Summary

Creator:
Tucker, Donald L.
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of political papers on a broad range of people and subjects accumulated during Donald L. Tucker's term as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.
Extent:
9.00 boxes 9 boxes
4.50 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Donald Tucker Political Papers, Claude Pepper Library, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-93-4

Background

Scope and content:

Significant persons in this collection inculde: Dempsey Baron, Elaine Bloom, Lew Brantley, Lawton Chiles, Floyd Christian, Hall Deckle, Fred O. Dickinson, Edmond M. Fortune, Lou Frey, Marshall Harris, Joseph Hatchett, Don Hazelton, Thomas Moore, Thomas D. O'Malley, William J. Rish, John Ryals, George Sheldon, Harmon Shields, and Ralph Turlington.

Biographical / historical:

Donald L. Tucker, an attorney from Tallahassee, served in the Florida House of Representatives as House Speaker during the 1960s and 1970s. He was born on July 23, 1935 in Wakulla County, Florida. He served in the United States Army and was educated at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, as well as, the University of Utah. Furthermore, Tucker recieved his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida. In 1977, while serving as Speaker of the Florida House, he was recruited for a position within the Carter administration on the Civil Aueronautics Board. However, he withdrew his nomination during confirmation hearings due to controversy over past financial dealings. At the end of his term in 1978, he reopened his Tallahassee law office.

Arrangement:

This collection is comprised of two series: Names and Subjects. Each series is arranged alphabetically at the folder level. The break in the series takes place in Box 4 between folders 28 and 29.

Physical location:
Claude Pepper Library.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Taxation--Florida.
Abortion--United States
Advertising--Florida
Banks and banking--United States.
United States. Bureau of the Budget.
Contemporary Florida, 1960-
Courts--United States.
Drugs--Law and legislation--United States.
Education
Finance.
Elections.
Fraud--Florida
Insurance--Florida
International trade.
Land use--Florida.
Legislature
Nursing Homes--Florida
United States Presidential Elections
Primary Elections--Florida.
Prisons--Florida.
Racing--Florida.
Transportation.
Government in the Sunshine Act
Law enforcement--Florida.
Names:
Florida. Board of Regents
Florida. Department of Community Affairs.
Florida. Department of Criminal Law Enforcement
Florida. Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services.
Florida Public Service Commission
State University System of Florida
Florida State Capitol (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Barron, Dempsey J.
Bloom, Elaine
Brantley, Lew
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Chiles, Lawton, 1930-1998
Christian, Floyd T.,1914-
Dekle, Hal P.
Dickinson, Fred O. (Fred Otis), 1922-1998
Fortune, Edmond M.
Frey, Lou, 1934-
Harris, Marshall
Hatchett, Joseph
Hazelton, Don
Hazouri, Thomas
Keller, Oliver J., 1923-
Lewis, Gerald
MacKay, Kenneth
Mattox, Ray
Moore, Thomas
O'Malley, John
Rish, William J.
Ryals, John
Sheldon, George
Shields, Harmon
Tucker, Donald L.
Turlington, Ralph
Overton, B. F. (Benjamin F.)
Askew, Reubin O'D., 1928-2014
Boyd, J. A. (Joseph Aubrey), 1921-
Boyd, Mark F. (Mark Frederick), 1889-1968
Kirk, Claude R., 1926-
O'Malley, Thomas D.
Lewis, Tom, 1924-2003
McPherson, Tom
Mixon, Wayne
Morris, Allen Covington, 1909-
Paddon, W. A. (William Anthony)
Roberts, B.K. (Bonny Kaslow), 1907-1999
Places:
Duval County (Fla.)
Pinellas County (Fla.)
Hillsborough County (Fla.)
Leon County (Fla.)
McKain, David W.
Orange County (Fla.)
Wetlands Florida

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Users may access this collection at the Claude Pepper Library.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Donald Tucker Political Papers, Claude Pepper Library, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-93-4

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA