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Archon Manuscript Collections Clarence Edwards Collection Finding Aid
By Luis A. Berthin
Title: Clarence Edwards Collection, 1930-2012
ID: 01/BAF MS_00216
Primary Creator: Clarence Edwards
Extent: 8.0 Linear Feet
Arrangement: This collection was processed at the item level for increased visibility of the wide range of content within the collection.
Subjects: Community activists, Obituaries--Florida., Politics
Forms of Material: Certificates, Correspondence, Newspapers, Photographs, Plaque(s), Programs
Languages: English
1930-2012
This collection is about Clarence Edwards, an unrivaled political operative, and a distinct Richmond Heights community leader. Through his life Clarence Edwards achieved a great deal, he served in the Korean War receiving various medals by the time of his Honorable Discharge. Edwards was also heavily involved with the community helping his first wife Olivia Love Edwards open the Richmond Heights Drug Store that became a staple of the Richmond Heights community serving all and giving many first jobs to local kids. Edwards was also influential in national and local politics with presidential correspondences, invitations and the thanks of many legendary Florida politicians.
Repository: The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South FL, Inc.
Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this material.
Use Restrictions: Finding Aid (c) 2011 The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Director of The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. An image license agreement must be signed prior to recording or copying images.
Related Materials: For more information please see http://www.theblackarchives.org/archon/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=2&rootcontentid=148&q=olivia+edwards#id1370.
