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63: 139:'s article during the administration of Dr. Jno. L. Crawford, "a space in the upper corridor of the Capitol was partitioned off and furnished with shelving, and a large number of the (apparently) most valuable of the books, maps, etc., was deposited there; and many such occupied shelves are in the office of the Secretary" (Florida's 'State' Library, 1909). However, when the Capital was remodeled in 1902, the commissioners intended to create space to accommodate the growing library but failed to do so. 132:
meeting, a statute was enacted naming the "Secretary of State" responsible for the care, collection, organization, and display of all "books and maps belonging to the state be collected together (Florida's 'State' Library, 1909). It was also said in the statute that all such documents be cataloged as thoroughly as possible. However, this task was neglected, and as a result, the library and archives suffered (Florida's 'State' Library, 1909).
143:, Secretary of State at the time, placed shelving on the either side of the basement walls and moved several books unarranged and uncatalogued where they were left in the dusty damp air. It is undetermined just how many documents of historical value lay untouched and neglected in the basement of the State Library, and it was not until some sixty years later that the library flourished as a historical point or reference for its patrons. 147:
the State Library was housed in the basement of the Capital building. Later in 1949, it would be moved to the Florida Supreme Court building once construction was complete. Cash would help grow the collection from 1,500 uncatalogued volumes to over 50,000 volumes, with a particular interest in rare books and volumes. He would eventually retire from the State Library in 1951.
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The State Library would prosper under William Thomas (W.T.) Cash. Cash had been a teacher and experience working in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He wrote several articles and books about Florida history. He would be appointed to be State Librarian in 1927. At this time
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The State Library and Archives of Florida was a library of humble beginnings in the year 1845. Shortly after its admission as a state, the legislature began to realize the vital and crucial need to preserve, protect, and collect documents about the history of Florida. During that same legislative
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The State Librarian of Florida is Amy L. Johnson, appointed in 2015. Previous State Librarians were Cecil Beach, 1971- 1977; Barratt Wilkins, 1977–2003; and Judith A. Ring, 2003–2015.
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and correspondence, local government records, photographs, maps, film clips, and materials that complement the official state records and
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Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services
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Online Sunshine: Official Internet Site of the Florida Legislature
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Located at the R.A. Gray Building on 500 South Bronough Street in
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with historically significant records of Florida such as private
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Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
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Florida Archives
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Museum of Florida History
Florida Department of State
library
manuscripts
Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
state law
Florida Photographic Collection
Knowledge
Florida history
Florida Memory
Florida Historical Society
H. Clay Crawford
Florida Photographic Collection
Florida Historical Society
Florida Memory Program
Florida Photographic Collection
Museum of Florida History
W.T. Cash
"The State Library and Archives of Florida in Tallahassee | VISIT FLORIDA"
"Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine"
"Florida's "State Library""
Publications of the Florida Historical Society
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"Collection: William Thomas (W. T.) Cash Papers | Florida State University ArchivesSpace"
"Amy Johnson is new state librarian"
About the Division Director

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