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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "Washington (D.C.)"
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Articles About Ruth Bryan Owen's Patriotic Pilgrimage, 1931

Articles About Ruth Bryan Owen's Patriotic Pilgrimage, 1931

Date
1931
Description
Two articles about Ruth Bryan Owen's Patriotic Pilgrimage. The first article lists the students attending the 1931 trip, and the second article is about the reunion of participants from the first Patriotic Pilgrimage in 1930.
Collection
Certificate Appointing R.A. Gray as Captain in Quartermaster Corps of Army, 1918

Certificate Appointing R.A. Gray as Captain in Quartermaster Corps of Army, 1918

Date
1918-08-26
Description
Certificate Appointing R.A. Gray as Captain in Quartermaster Corps of Army, 1918
Collection
Certificate Commissioning R.A. Gray as Captain in Army Quartermaster Reserves, 1924

Certificate Commissioning R.A. Gray as Captain in Army Quartermaster Reserves, 1924

Date
1924-04-18
Description
Certificate Commissioning R.A. Gray as Captain in Army Quartermaster Reserves, 1924
Collection
Certificate Discharging R.A. Gray from the U.S. Army, 1919

Certificate Discharging R.A. Gray from the U.S. Army, 1919

Date
1919-01-30
Description
Certificate discharging Captain R.A. Gray from U.S. Army.
Collection
Congressional Resolution Honoring Civil Rights Leader Bernyce Clausell, 2015

Congressional Resolution Honoring Civil Rights Leader Bernyce Clausell, 2015

Date
2015-07-08
Description
U.S. House of Representatives resolution submitted by Tallahassee Congresswoman Gwen Graham honoring the lifetime achievements of Rev. Bernyce Clausell one week after Clausell's death. Makes mention of Clausell's participation in civil rights, the ministry and other civic causes.
Collection
CORE-lator Newsletter, April 1960

CORE-lator Newsletter, April 1960

Date
1960-04
Description
CORE-lator newsletter, number 81 outlining newly formed Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) chapters across the United States, recent arrests and updates about CORE's work across the country. "Letter From A Jailed Student" was written by Tallahassee civil rights activist Patricia Stephens Due while she was in jail with seven others for holding a sit-in at Woolworth's. She includes the names of the other jailed students and describes her experience in jail.
Collection
Correspondence Between Congresswoman Ruth Bryan Owen and Governor David Sholtz, 1933

Correspondence Between Congresswoman Ruth Bryan Owen and Governor David Sholtz, 1933

Date
1933-02-14
Description
Correspondence between Congresswoman Ruth Bryan Owen and Florida Governor David Sholtz regarding Everglades National Park. Owen writes that the Everglades Park bill passed the Public Lands Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives with the help of Congressman Scott Leavitt of Montana. Owen asks the governor to send Leavitt a message of thanks. Governor Sholtz replies that he will write the letter to Leavitt and thanks Owen for all the work she has done.
Collection
Correspondence Between Rolla Southworth and W. T. Cash, 1938

Correspondence Between Rolla Southworth and W. T. Cash, 1938

Date
1938-07
Description
Letter from Rolla Southworth, state director of the Division of Non-Manual Projects, to W. T. Cash, state librarian, regarding the Works Progress Administration's Historical Records Survey. Cash requests information about how many survey takers there are in other states.
Collection
Everglades National Park Dedication Ceremony Program, 1947

Everglades National Park Dedication Ceremony Program, 1947

Date
1947-12-06
Description
Program for the dedication ceremony of Everglades National Park. The program includes the schedule of events and transcripts of the speeches made by the guest speakers, including Florida Governor Millard Caldwell and President Harry Truman.
Collection
"Everglades National Primeval Park Established" News Release, 1947

"Everglades National Primeval Park Established" News Release, 1947

Date
1947-06-26
Description
New release regarding the establishment of Everglades National Park.
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
n2004-1_b001_f09_01Articles About Ruth Bryan Owen's Patriotic Pilgrimage, 1931TextWomen legislators--United States
High school students
Education, Secondary
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m75-85_b005_f01_02Certificate Appointing R.A. Gray as Captain in Quartermaster Corps of Army, 1918TextWorld War, 1914-1918
World War I
Armed Forces--Officers
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m75-85_b005_f01_04Certificate Commissioning R.A. Gray as Captain in Army Quartermaster Reserves, 1924TextArmed Forces--Reserves/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/m75-85_b005_f01_04.jpg
m75-85_b005_f01_03Certificate Discharging R.A. Gray from the U.S. Army, 1919TextWorld War, 1914-1918
World War I
Armed Forces--Officers
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n2015-7_b001_f18_01Congressional Resolution Honoring Civil Rights Leader Bernyce Clausell, 2015Textmemorials
Civil rights workers
Women clergy
Political participation
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n2015-1_b003_f16_10CORE-lator Newsletter, April 1960TextRace relations
Civil rights--Social aspects
Nonviolence
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s278_b040_f05_x02Correspondence Between Congresswoman Ruth Bryan Owen and Governor David Sholtz, 1933TextWomen legislators--United States
Parks -- Florida -- Everglades
National parks and reserves -- Florida -- Everglades
Protected areas -- Florida -- Everglades
Legislation
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s1505_b009_f04_x02Correspondence Between Rolla Southworth and W. T. Cash, 1938TextLibrarians
Public officers
New Deal, 1933-1939
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States
Historians
Archives -- United States
History -- Sources
State libraries
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s576_b026_f03_x03Everglades National Park Dedication Ceremony Program, 1947TextParks -- Florida -- Everglades
National parks and reserves -- Florida -- Everglades
Protected areas -- Florida -- Everglades
Dedications (Ceremonies)
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s576_b026_f02_x03"Everglades National Primeval Park Established" News Release, 1947TextParks -- Florida -- Everglades
National parks and reserves -- Florida -- Everglades
Protected areas -- Florida -- Everglades
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