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Florida. Dept. of State. --Division of Historical Resources.
Title, Dates:
Director George Percy's administrative files, 1979-1999.
Amount:
32 cubic ft.
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Organization/Arrangement:
Arranged by subject.
Restrictions:
Restricted: Any building plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, or diagrams of government facilities or structures in this series are exempt from public disclosure as per Florida Statutes Chapter 119.071 (Chapter 2002-67, Laws of Florida, HB 735, 2002). This restriction does not apply to facilities or structures that no longer exist.
Terms Governing Use:
Biographical/Historical:
The Division of Historical Resources has four main program areas: historic preservation, archaeological research, the Museum of Florida History and folklife. The Division provides statewide services from its headquarters in Tallahassee and through strategically located regional offices in St. Augustine, Tampa, and Palm Beach County/Delray Beach, as well as the Historic Preservation Board in Pensacola. All five resource centers provide outreach into multicounty regions and serve to encourage historic preservation and foster a statewide heritage network.
The bureaus of Historic Preservation and Archaeological Research both work to protect and document Florida's historic buildings and archaeological sites, including underwater sites. The Bureau of Historic Preservation administers a historical grants program and the Florida Main Street program, a downtown revitalization effort that emphasizes preservation and rehabilitation of traditional commercial areas of our smaller cities. The Bureau of Archaeological Research maintains a computerized inventory of archaeological and historical sites, conserves artifacts and historical objects in its Research and Conservation Laboratory, and curates archaeological collections.
The Bureau of Historical Museums manages four Tallahassee historical sites that draw more than 200,000 visitors each year: the Museum of Florida History, the Old Capitol, the Union Bank and the San Luis Archaeological and Historic Site. The bureau also conducts a museum grants program.
The Division's Florida Folklife program coordinates Rural Folklife Days in mid-November and the famous Florida Folk Festival every Memorial Day weekend. It serves Floridians through Folk Heritage Awards, Folklife-in-Education, Folklife Apprenticeships, a calendar of special events and a variety of other activities.
Summary:
This series contains administrative directives, correspondence and memoranda, land management plans, legal files, operational and strategic plans, and other records documenting the administration and management of the Division of Historical Resources by Division Director George Percy. Much of the material focuses on the five major Historic Preservation Boards: the Florida Keys, Pensacola, Saint Augustine, Tallahassee, and Tampa/Hillsborough County which operated during this time. Also included are their activities carried out in conjunction with the Office of the Governor under Governors Graham, Martinez, and Chiles; the Department of State and Secretaries of State Mortham and Harris; the Florida Folklife Council/Program; the Department of the Interior; the Department of Commerce; the Division of Historical Resources and local preservationist, Beth LaCivita; as well as, Florida's Citizen and Direct Support Organizations. This series also includes architectural records of historic buildings, homes and districts, such as El Centro Espanol in Tampa, the Oldest House in Saint Augustine, Historic Pensacola and Historic Saint Augustine; proposed legislation relating to historic preservation; operational budgets; audit-financial records; land surveys; leases; legal instruments such as contracts, deeds, mortgages and wills; questionnaires; reports; property tax records and assessments; property inventories at historic sites such as the Brokaw-McDougall House and the Knott Family Home in Tallahassee and the Ringling properties in Sarasota; state trademarks; and various other documents regarding the acquisition and management of historic sites throughout the state of Florida.
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Chiles, Lawton, 1930-1998 Graham, Bob, 1936- Gray, R.A. 1882-1975 (Robert Andrew), Knott family. Martinez, Robert, 1934- McDougall, John. Mortham, Sandra B., 1951- Ringling, John, 1866-1936
Centro Espanol de Tampa. Commerce, Dept. of. Florida Folklife Program Florida. Bureau of Historic Preservation. Florida. Dept. of Management Services Florida. Dept. of State. Florida. Dept. of State. --Division of Historical Resources. Florida. Direct Support Organization. Florida. Florida Folklife Council. Florida. Legislature. --House of Representatives. Florida. Legislature. --Senate. Governor, Office of the. Historic Florida Keys Preservation Board. Historic Pensacola Preservation Board. Historic Saint Augustine Preservation Board. Historic Tallahassee Preservation Board. Historic Tampa/Hillsborough County Preservation Board. Knott House (Tallahassee, Fla.) Oldest House (Saint Augustine, Fla.) R.A. Gray Building (Tallahassee, Fla.) Secretary of State, Office of. United States. Dept. of the Interior. Florida. Dept. of Commerce. Florida. Office of the Governor. Florida. Office of Secretary of State.
Cultural affairs. Folklore Florida Folklife. Historic preservation Florida Historic sites Florida Museums Florida
Architectural records. aat Bills (legislative records) aat Blueprints. aat Budgets. aat Contracts. aat Deeds. aat Financial records. aat Land surveys. aat Legal instruments. aat Mortgages. aat Questionnaires. aat Reports. aat Surveys. aat Tax records. aat Trademarks. aat Wills. aat
Florida Keys (Fla.) Hillsborough County (Fla.) Pensacola (Fla.) Saint Augustine (Fla.) Tallahassee (Fla.) Tampa (Fla.)
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