Source

State Archives of Florida, Series s278

Description

A letter from Ucal W. Cunningham to Governor David Sholtz and Mrs. [Alice] Sholtz regarding the contents of a radio broadcast of an address to the Legislature delivered by the governor. Cunningham addresses several topics, including a gasoline tax, civil service proposition, and the prospect of liability bonds for newspapers, which Cunningham believes would disincentivize politicians from using poll taxes to control African American voters.

Date

1935-04-05

Creator

Cunningham, Ucal W. (1894-1984)

Format

Letters (correspondence)

Coverage

Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

Topic

Politics and Government

Subjects

Civil service
Florida. Governor (1933-1937 : Sholtz)
Gasoline--Taxation
Legislation
Libel and slander
Poll tax
Speeches, addresses, etc.

Geographic Term

Daytona Beach
Volusia County
Tallahassee
Leon County