Johns Committee Members

Creator

University of South Florida

Files

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Creation Date

1960

Time Period

circa 1960

Abstract

The Florida Legislative Investigation Committee was a committee of the Florida State Senate that investigated allegations of Communism and homosexuality in universities and other public institutions in the early 1960s. USF was one of the targets. It was more commonly known as the Johns Committee, named for its chairman, Charley Johns (standing in photo). Pictured on the right is C.W. Bill Young, then a State Senator from St. Petersburg, and later a U.S. Congressman.

Alt Text

Three men are seated and standing around a table covered with papers, one of them holding documents while the others appear to be working on paperwork. The scene takes place indoors with patterned curtains in the background.

Keywords

Legislators, Florida. Legislature. Legislative Investigation Committee, Charley Johns, C.W. Bill Young (1930-2013), Florida. Legislature. Senate

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Identifier

U10-00175

Recommended Citation

University of South Florida, "Johns Committee Members" (1960). USF Photograph Collection. Image 171.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_photos/171