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Florida First Ladies collection development and exhibit records, 1999-2001.
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.25 cubic ft.
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Biographical/Historical:
Dr. Patricia Clements grew up in Miami, Florida, and earned her Ph.D. in education. She was appointed to Florida's Commission on the Status of Women in 1996 as the Commission's Women's History Liaison with the Florida Department of State. Her activities in this volunteer capacity included initiating contacts between prominent Florida women and the Florida State Archives or the Museum of Florida History to facilitate discussions with these women and encourage potential donations of materials with historical value. Two of her most notable projects are founding a museum collection of inauguration gowns from Florida's First Ladies and organizing an oral history project to record interviews with notable Florida women.
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This collection documents Dr. Clements' efforts to preserve and bring attention to the historical contributions of Florida women, particularly through her efforts to create a collection of inauguration gowns of Florida's First Ladies for the Museum of Florida History. The records include background and collection development information, color photographs of the gowns, correspondence with First Ladies and others involved with the project, news clippings, pamphlets and other related records. This collection also contains materials of related events such as "An Evening with Florida's First Ladies" (March 11, 1999), the Florida Governors Forum (April 4, 2000), and a small number of documents relating to Dr. Clements' oral history project.
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For records related to the oral history project, see Collection M98-5, Dr. Patricia Clements' Oral History Interviews, 1997-1998.
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