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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "Raiford "
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Death Warrant for Giuseppe Zangara, 1933

Death Warrant for Giuseppe Zangara, 1933
Date
1933-03-13
Description
Death warrant for Giuseppe Zangara, addressed to Leonard Fielding Chapman, superintendent of the Florida State Prison at Raiford, as well as Sheriff Daniel E. Hardie of Dade County. On February 15, 1933, Zangara attempted to assassinate President-elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt as he gave a speech from the back of an open car in the Bayfront Park area of the city. He fired a total of five shots and wounded five people, including Chicago mayor Anton Cermak, who was standing on the running board of Roosevelt's car during the President-elect's speech. Zangara pleaded guilty to four counts of attempted murder and was sentenced to spend 80 years in prison. Following the death of Anton Cermak and another victim, Mabel Gill, Zangara was indicted for murder and sentenced to death. He was executed in Florida's electric chair at the State Prison on March 20, 1933.
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Death Warrant for Giuseppe Zangara, 1933

Death Warrant for Giuseppe Zangara, 1933
Florida Supreme Court Case File: Irvin v. Chapman, 1954

Florida Supreme Court Case File: Irvin v. Chapman, 1954
Date
1954
Description
Case file for Groveland victim Walter Lee Irvin's lawsuit against L.F. Chapman, superintendent of Florida State Prison.
Collection
Florida Supreme Court Case File: Irvin v. Chapman, 1954

Florida Supreme Court Case File: Irvin v. Chapman, 1954
Letter, Harmon W. Shields to R.V. Turner regarding canned lisa - May 26, 1965

Letter, Harmon W. Shields to R.V. Turner regarding canned lisa - May 26, 1965
Date
1965-05-26
Description
This letter was written by Harmon W. Shields, Director of marketing for the Florida Board of Conservation to R.V. Turner at the Florida State Prison at Raiford. The Florida Board of Conservation had been attempting to reform the public image of mullet by renaming it "lisa." The hope was that this would allow the Florida seafood industry to begin canning and marketing the fish to customers nationwide as an alternative to canned tuna and salmon. Mullet had a reputation as a "trash fish" in most areas outside of Florida, hence the desire to rename it. "Lisa" was a name given to some species of mullet by Spanish-speaking fishermen. In this letter, Shields explains to Turner that he is sending samples of the canned lisa to the Florida State Prison, and he wants Turner and his associates to try the product and comment on its quality. He describes the possibility that a cannery in Miami will soon be producing canned lisa on a large scale, such that institutions like the Florida State Prison might be able to use it. Shields expresses the hope that being able to market the fish more widely will solve the problem of the mullet market being glutted.
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Letter, Harmon W. Shields to R.V. Turner regarding canned lisa - May 26, 1965

Letter, Harmon W. Shields to R.V. Turner regarding canned lisa - May 26, 1965
List of Persons Present at the Execution of Giuseppe Zangara at the Florida State Prison, 1933

List of Persons Present at the Execution of Giuseppe Zangara at the Florida State Prison, 1933
Date
1933-03-20
Description
List of witnesses present at the execution of Giuseppe Zangara by electrocution on March 20, 1933 at 9:15 a.m. at Florida State Prison in Raiford. On February 15, 1933, Zangara attempted to assassinate President-elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt as he gave a speech from the back of an open car in the Bayfront Park area of the city. He fired a total of five shots and wounded five people, including Chicago mayor Anton Cermak, who was standing on the running board of Roosevelt's car during the President-elect's speech. Zangara pleaded guilty to four counts of attempted murder and was sentenced to spend 80 years in prison. Following the death of Anton Cermak and another victim, Mabel Gill, Zangara was indicted for murder and sentenced to death.
Collection
List of Persons Present at the Execution of Giuseppe Zangara at the Florida State Prison, 1933

List of Persons Present at the Execution of Giuseppe Zangara at the Florida State Prison, 1933
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Clarence Earl Gideon, 1961

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Clarence Earl Gideon, 1961
Date
1961-10-09
Description
Petition for a writ of habeas corpus written by Clarence Earl Gideon to the Florida Supreme Court while he was serving a five-year sentence at Raiford Prison.
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Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Clarence Earl Gideon, 1961

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Clarence Earl Gideon, 1961
Telegram from Thurgood Marshall to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951

Telegram from Thurgood Marshall to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951
Date
1951-11-30
Description
A telegram from Thurgood Marshall to Governor Fuller Warren requesting Walter Irvin not be transported to his upcoming hearing by Sheriff Willis McCall.
Collection
Telegram from Thurgood Marshall to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951

Telegram from Thurgood Marshall to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
s12_b019_f01_01Death Warrant for Giuseppe Zangara, 1933TextAssassinations
Assassins
Executions and executioners
Capital punishment		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s12_b019_f01_01.jpg
s49_b2446_case25436_01Florida Supreme Court Case File: Irvin v. Chapman, 1954TextGroveland Four Trial (Groveland, Florida : 1949-1952)
Trials (Rape)
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Florida--Groveland
African Americans--Civil rights
Police shootings		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s49_b2446_case25436_01.jpg
s1159_b001_f05_01Letter, Harmon W. Shields to R.V. Turner regarding canned lisa - May 26, 1965TextFood--Taste testing
Seafood--Marketing
Seafood industry		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s1159_b001_f05_01.jpg
s2178_v001_x01List of Persons Present at the Execution of Giuseppe Zangara at the Florida State Prison, 1933TextAssassins
Assassinations
Executions and executioners
Capital punishment
Correctional institutions		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s2178_v001_x01.jpg
s49_b2780_case31116_02Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Clarence Earl Gideon, 1961TextRight to counsel
Defense (Criminal procedure)
Due process of law
Petition, Right of
False imprisonment		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s49_b2780_case31116_02.jpg
s235_b053_f09_x03Telegram from Thurgood Marshall to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951TextGroveland Four Trial (Groveland, Florida : 1949-1952)
Groveland (Fla.)--Race relations
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Florida--Groveland
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Florida
Police shootings		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s235_b053_f09_x03.jpg