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Letter from Mildred Baxter to Governor Doyle E. Carlton Regarding the State Flag, 1929

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Letter from Mildred Baxter to Governor Doyle E. Carlton Regarding the State Flag, 1929

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State Archives of Florida, Series s204

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A letter from Mildred Baxter, a 12-year-old in Rhode Island, to Governor Doyle E. Carlton asking for a copy of the Florida flag for a class competition to collect copies of state flags. Baxter also provided a drawing of the Rhode Island state flag.

Date

1929-05-08

Creator

Baxter, Mildred (1916-1996)

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Letters (correspondence)

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Letter from Mildred Baxter to Governor Doyle E. Carlton Regarding the State Flag, 1929

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Flags--U.S. states

School children

Children's drawings

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Baxter, Mildred (1916-1996)

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State Archives of Florida, Series s204

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1929-05-08

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eng-US

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s204_b006_f01_065

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Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

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Cranston (R.I.)

Providence County (R.I.)

Tallahassee (Fla.)

Leon County (Fla.)

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Education and Information

Subject - Corporate

Florida. Governor (1929-1933 : Carlton)

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Baxter, Mildred (1916-1996). Letter from Mildred Baxter to Governor Doyle E. Carlton Regarding the State Flag, 1929. 1929-05-08. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351382>, accessed 16 February 2026.

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Baxter, Mildred (1916-1996). Letter from Mildred Baxter to Governor Doyle E. Carlton Regarding the State Flag, 1929. 1929-05-08. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351382>

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