Archival Collections

Politician; Governor of Florida, 1917-1921.

Clippings from Florida Clipping Service and unmarked clippings (some no source noted) concerning Farris Bryant's campaign as Democratic candidate for Governor of Florida and the campaigns of other Florida Democratic candidates.

Official papers, scrapbooks, political correspondence, campaign materials, financial papers, films, tapes, books, newspaper articles, pictures, cards, poetry, maps and certificates. Materials in this collection include official papers about the Florida Public Service Commission, political correspondence and other election materials for the Democratic party, Interstate Commerce Commission finance dockets related to a variety of railroad companies, railroad correspondence, materials related to buses and taxis, papers concerning motor freight, telephones in Florida, power companies serving Florida, and Florida water, sewers, canals and waterways. Other materials include sketches by Carter, writings, postcards, pictures, photographs, books and other publications related to elections, Russian conspiracies, trigonometry, Claude Pepper, and Florida agriculture, as well as correspondence regarding W. G. Dinsmore, the Cruver Manufacturing Company, Charlie Mendez, Jeff M. Herrington, Jim Hardee, Hazel McDade, Tennessee Governor Frank G. Clement, honorary citizenship in the state of Tennessee, the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, the Committee on Political Education, the Democratic Party, public utilities in Southern States, and the National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners.

The bulk of the Malcolm Johnson Collection documents Johnson's journalistic career from his time with the Associated Press from 1940-1954 to his editorship of the Tallahassee Democrat from 1954-1970. The collection includes correspondence, subject and personality files, clippings of Johnson's columns and editorials, photographs, speeches written by Johnson, memorabilia, and various published materials collected by Johnson over his career. In addition, there are materials related to the writing and publication of Johnson's books I Declare and Red, White and Bluebloods in Frontier Florida, such as research materials, photographs, drafts and proofs.

Personal papers, 1934-1980, of Ernest Mason (1904-1983) including correspondence, case files, circuit court opinions, biographical information, committee files, and other papers concerning his activities on the Florida Bar, as a circuit judge, and as a senior judge of the Court of Record, Escambia County, Florida. Key subjects and topics include Edward Ball, the Circuit Judges Conference (1971-1976), the Escambia County Law Library, the First Presbyterian Church, the National Tuberculosis and Health Association (1952-1973), and the Okaloosa County Circuit Court (1965-1977).

Personal papers, 1933-1961, including correspondence, land abstracts, plat maps, and related material of organizations that Mr. Robertson was active in, or for, which he performed legal services, primarily in Santa Rosa County. Correspondents include Lex Green, Bob Sikes, Millard F. Caldwell, Claude Pepper, Charles Andrews; Florida Governors LeRoy Collins, Spessard L. Holland, Fuller Warren; and John C. Malone, Ashley Pace, and J. Edgar Hoover.

Holograph letter dated 1876, from William Archer Cooke to Hon. S. Pasco, Hon. G.P. Roney and W.D. Bloxham. The letter relates to counting votes cast in Florida for state electors of President and Vice President. Also known as MSS 0-79.