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	Record Group Number:	000402
	Series/Collection Number:	.S 1129
	Creator:	Florida. Dept. of Education.
	Title, Dates:	Commissioner of Education Floyd T. Christian federal education programs files, 1966-1973.
	Amount:	5.00 cubic ft.
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	Organization/Arrangement:	Alphabetical by program name or topic, then chronological.
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	Biographical/Historical:	The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction was created by the 1868 Constitution. In the 1885 Constitution, the Superintendent became an elected official. The Superintendent headed the Dept. of Public Instruction (1869-1938) and the State Dept. of Education (1939-1968). Under the 1968 Constitution, the name was changed to Commissioner of Education and the position became one of the elected Cabinet posts. The Commissioner heads the Dept. of Education and serves as chief state school officer. Floyd Thomas Christian was born on December 18, 1914, in Bessemer, Alabama, and moved to Florida in 1927 with his family. He graduated from St. Petersburg High School in 1933, received an A.B. degree from the University of Florida in 1937, and a Master's degree in Education from the University of Florida in 1950. In 1948 he was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction for Pinellas County. He remained in this position until his appointment as State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1965. He became the first Commissioner of Education in 1969 and served until 1974.
	Summary:	The series contains Floyd T. Christian's correspondence, reports, memoranda, studies, and other materials relating to federal education programs in Florida. Among the programs covered are the National Defense Education Act, the Economic Opportunity Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
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	Subject Access Fields:	Christian, Floyd T., 1914- United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964. United States. National Defense Education Act of 1958. United States. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Florida. Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Florida. Office of Commissioner of Education. Superintendent of Public Instruction. Commissioner of Education. School integration Florida Federal aid to education Florida School management and organization Florida African Americans Education. Florida Educational equalization Florida African Americans History 1964- Florida Civil rights Florida Minorities Florida
	Added Entries	Christian, Floyd T., 1914- Florida. State Dept. of Education.