Collection Number: M88-1
Title: Joe Carlucci Collection
Dates: (Inclusive) 1911-1986 (Bulk) 1968-1978
Size: 15 linear ft.
Repository: Manuscripts and Personal Papers, Thomas
G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida
ABSTRACT
Mr. Carlucci was a member of the Jacksonville,
Florida City Council from 1968 to 1978, after which he won election
to the Florida State Senate, serving from 1978 to 1986. The Collection contains correspondence, administrative and subject files relating to Carlucci's
political activities. Newspaper clippings and printed materials
form the majority of the collection. Includes documentation on
the site selection of the University of North Florida.
LANGUAGE: English.
ACQUISITION
In 1988, the collection was donated to the Library by Louise Carlucci.
ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION
The collection is open for research. For
information relating to Mr. Carlucci and to make an appointment to
view the collection, contact E. Brady at 904-620-1533; email: ebrady@unf.edu
PREFERRED CITATION
Joe Carlucci Collection, Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University
of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida.
ADDITIONAL GUIDES
Descriptions
of individual items and photographs are available in the Carlucci
Container List.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Joe
Carlucci was born in Huntington Beach, New York on January 5, 1929.
Upon moving to Florida at age 17, he attended Florida State University
and was manager of FSU's first football team in 1947-48. After
attending the University of Miami Law School for two years, he began
his insurance career with State Farm Insurance Company in 1954.
In 1962, he opened his own State Farm office in Jacksonville, Florida.
Mr. Carlucci's political career began in 1966 with
an unsuccessful bid for the Florida Senate tenth district office.
In 1968, he was elected as a Councilman-at-large, Group No. 3 to the
Jacksonville City Council, with re-election victories in 1971 and
1975. His campaign for the Florida Senate, District 8 office,
in 1978 was successful, a position he held until his death on February
1, 1986.
On both the local and state levels, Mr. Carlucci's
political career was marked by his aggressive and forceful personality
and he was often labeled a "maverick" for his lone but determined
approach to confronting issues in which he believed strongly.
As a Jacksonville City Council member, two of his more significant
contributions were his legislation creating the Consumer Affairs Division
of the City and his bill regulating the City's hiring of professional
services which later served as a model for the state of Florida.
During his seven-year tenure in the Florida Senate,
many of his contributions were related to reforms of Florida's criminal
justice system and child abuse laws. He also served on the Joint
Legislative Auditing Committee and became known as "the taxpayers'
watchdog" over questionable state expenditures. On a local level,
he was particularly proud of legislation which established a lower
division at the University of North Florida.
Mr. Carlucci was the recipient of numerous awards during
his political career, chief among them being the Distinguished Councilman
of the Year Award for 1968-69 and 1971-72. In addition, he was
honored by various community service groups for his dedication to
Jacksonville causes.
He was married to the former Louise Moore of Jacksonville
and had two children: Michael and Matthew. In 1987, Matthew Carlucci
followed in his father's footsteps as a Jacksonville City Councilman,
serving as an at-large Council member to 1994. He rejoined the
Council in 1999 as a district representative from San Marco / Southside
and was elected City Council President for the 2001-2002 term. In August,
2002, he announced
his candidacy for Mayor, but finished fourth in the April 15, 2003
election with 20 percent of the vote.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection contains correspondence, administrative and subject
files, and printed materials relating to Mr. Carlucci's political activities.
Few personal items are included.
Subject files provide detailed information on highly publicized and controversial
Jacksonville, Florida issues (Offshore Power Systems, etc.) and prominent
local individuals; extensive documentation on the site selection of the
University of North Florida; and insights into the Hans Tanzler mayoral
era of Jacksonville politics and government. The Carlucci Papers complement
related collections on Jacksonville's government consolidation
during the same time period:
ARRANGEMENT
Alphabetical by topic; chronological within folder.
INDEX TERMS
The following terms have been used to index the description of
this collection in the Library's online catalog:
Carlucci, Joe, 1929-1986
Jacksonville (Fla.). City Council.
Florida. Legislature. Senate--Biography
University of North Florida
Legislators--Florida--Biography
Jacksonville (Fla.)--Politics and Government
Jacksonville (Fla.)--Biography
Jacksonville (Fla.)--History
Florida--Politics and Government--1951-
CONTAINER LIST
The Container
List provides
a full listing of individual items in the Collection.
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