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Record Group Number: 000150
Series/Collection Number: .S 124
Creator: Florida. Dept. of State.
Title, Dates: Secretary of State Tom Adams correspondence, 1961-1970.
Amount: 12.00 cubic ft.
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Organization/Arrangement: Subdivided into 1) General correspondence, arranged alphabetically; 2) Miscellaneous letters, arranged alphabetically; 3) Internal correspondence, arranged alphabetically; and 4) Media correspondence, arranged alphabetically by city or town paper. By record type.
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Biographical/Historical:     Thomas Burton Adams, Jr. was born March 11, 1917.  After a career in real estate management and agriculture, Adams entered politics and was first elected to the Florida Senate in 1956.  In 1960 Adams was elected Secretary of State of Florida.  He served as Secretary of State until elected as Lieutenant Governor in 1971.
Summary:     The series consists of the correspondence of Secretary of State Tom Adams from 1961 to 1970.  The series includes general correspondence (1963-1965), miscellaneous letters (1966), internal correspondence (1964-1970), and media correspondence (1961-1970). The series documents the administrative duties of the Secretary's office of the duties of Adams as Secretary of State.  The records include memoranda and newspaper clippings as well as correspondence.
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Subject Access Fields: Secretary of State.
Added Entries Adams, Tom, 1917-
Florida. Office of Secretary of State.