Briggs, Warren, Papers, 1976-1979, Date acquired: 00/00/1981
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Briggs, Warren
- Extent:
- 125.00 items
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
Personal papers, 1976-1979, including his records as chairman of the task force for Action 76 goal setting (1976-1977) and as coordinator of Citizens Goals for Pensacola-Escambia (1977-1979). The Action 76 papers include materials concerning the celebration of the American Bicentennial in Florida and Pensacola, the development of citizens' surveys, and publications about the Pensacola Navy Yard, British West Florida, and a history of industrialization in Pensacola. Also included are histories of Tate High School, the dedication of Fort George Park, and dedication of the William Bartram marker.
Citizens Goals for Pensacola-Escambia grew out of the Action 76 citizen goal-setting program and attempted to develop long-term goal setting for the area for the next five years. These materials include reports of task Forces in each subject area, newspaper clippings, and final reports, 1977-1979.
- Acquisition information:
- Warren Briggs, 1981
- Processing information:
Revised 10/13/2006
Cataloged 04/01/1982
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976--Florida--Pensacola.
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976--Florida.
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976.
Regional planning--Florida--Pensacola.
Industrialization--Florida--Pensacola. - Names:
- Pensacola Navy Yard (Fla.)
Tate High School (Pensacola, Fla.)
Action '76.
Citizen Goals for Pensacola-Escambia.
Bartram, William, 1739-1823--Monuments--Florida--Pensacola. - Places:
- Fort George Park (Pensacola, Fla.)
Florida--History--English colony, 1763-1784.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Open to researchers, dependent on our compliance with U.S. Copyright Law, HIPPA requirements, donor agreements and other applicable state and federal statutes. Occasionally we may need to review a collection before permitting immediate access.
- Terms of access:
Digital photography, scanning, and photocopying of materials is prohibited. Permission may be granted by the Special Collections Librarian for such reprography dependent on issues of copyright, ownership, condition, donor agreements, etc. In general, staff do not make reproductions of copyright materials or materials for which title is not owned by the institution. Recent revisions in the U.S. Copyright Law extended the copyright of correspondence, letters, and other personal papers to the life of the author plus seventy years.
- Location of this collection:
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University Archives and West Florida History Center11000 University PkwyPensacolaFL32514USA
