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Tampa honors Frances Henriquez, first woman and first Hispanic city clerk
Summary
At an Archives Awareness Week event marking Tampa’s 130th anniversary, city officials and colleagues remembered Frances Henriquez, the city’s first woman and first Hispanic city clerk, and highlighted her role creating municipal records programs and the city’s archives.
At an Archives Awareness Week event marking Tampa’s 130th anniversary, City of Tampa staff and community partners paid tribute to Frances Henriquez, the city’s first woman and first Hispanic city clerk, who died March 19 at age 94.
Henriquez joined the City of Tampa in 1954 and rose through the clerk’s office to become deputy city clerk in 1962. When City Clerk William “Bill” Stark resigned in 1973, Mayor Dick Greco appointed Henriquez acting city clerk…
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