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He worked at Sand Hill Nursery near Lake Avalon and the Land of Bromeliads in Gotha before finding employment with Julian Nally. After the Nally estate was sold, Spencer worked for Racine Foster at Bromel-La. He graduated from UCF in 1990 summa cum laude with a BA in Liberal Studies and then found employment with Lyman B. Smith at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Michael Spencer named a genus of bromeliads \"Racinaea\" in honor of Racine Foster. While engaged in his research, Spencer amassed this collection of materials concerning bromeliads and their collectors. He now lives in Frederick, Maryland where he has served on the Historic Preservation Commission since 2004.","Materials were rehoused in pH neutral folders and cartons. Photographs, negatives and slides were enclosed in polyester sleeves. Many of the materials were well organized and the arrangement was retained. The remainder were arranged by following the original arrangement as far as possible. 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Ria Heising and Suphi Burak Ogreten added addional materials received from Jerome Donnelly in 2021.  Ria Heising and Suphi Burak Ogreten added addional materials received from Jerome Donnelly in 2021. Addition processed and finding aid updated by Amelia Cuttle in 2023.","Patrick Boland collection , Special Collections \u0026 University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.","The collection is arranged in three series, Family Papers, Typophiles and Additional Materials. ","Series I, Family Papers, 1887-1979, Undated, contains family photographs, memorabilia, poetry, and collected information on printers, printing and typography.","\nSeries II, Typophiles, 1941-1969, Undated, consists of materials collected by the Donnellys as members of the organization of printers, typographers and appreciators of bookmaking. 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