LeRoy Collins Letters, 1966-1968
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 5.00 items 1 Folder
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], LeRoy Collins Letters, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida.
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection consists of letters from LeRoy Collins to Dr. Daisy Parker. Among the subjects mentioned are Judge Taylor and Parker's campaign assistance. The fifth item in the collection is a copy of a letter to Malcolm Johnson that was enclosed in a 1968 letter to Dr. Parker.
- Biographical / historical:
A native of the state capital, Tallahassee, LeRoy Collins studied business and law. He was first elected to public office in 1934 at age twenty-five as Leon County's representative in the state legislature. Collins served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate until 1942, when he resigned to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II. In 1946 he was re-elected to the Florida Senate and served until 1954, when he was elected governor to serve the remaining two years of the term of the late Governor Dan McCarty. In 1956 he was elected again, the first Florida governor in modern times to win two consecutive terms.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Dr. Daisy Parker Flory.
- Processing information:
Processed January 1985.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.
- Terms of access:
Copyright has not been transferred to the Florida State University Libraries.
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], LeRoy Collins Letters, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
