Leon Griffith

Griffith, Leon Odell, 1921-1984

Leon Odell Griffith Papers, 1946-1981. University of West Florida Special Collections 515 items Journalist, writer, and newspaperman, of Pensacola, Fla.

Contents: Correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs, newspaper clippings, published articles, poetry, and materials pertaining to the editing and publication of his books, Seed in the Wind (1960); The Longest Strike (1975); his biography of Ed Ball; and John Holliday Perry: Florida Press Lord (1974); together with copies of unpublished short stories and books and research files on Edward Ball, the Griffith and Miller family genealogy, John Holliday Perry, the Escambia County Local Government Study Commission (1966), the Santa Rosa Free Press, and Jimmy Carter's campaign for the U.S. presidency (1974-1976).

Wife: Mary Charles Valentine Griffith Children: Leon Odell Griffith, Jr., Linda Ann Griffith, Phillip Hansford Griffith; George Andrew Griffith. Grandchildren: John Paul Robertson, Clifford Robertson, Phillip Andrew Robertson, Julie Ann Griffith Commings, Alison Griffith Hilley