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The 17th-20th Century Correspondence and Documents consists of letters, documents, and various forms of correspondence relating to notable names and celebrities from between 1618 and 1981.

The Arthur and Mayce Seymour Collection, in addition to containing correspondence between them, other family members, and friends, has articles written by the Seymours and many poems by Mayce. A major portion of the collection consists of photographs taken by the Seymours during their trips to India and China in the 1920s. Numerous paintings and sketches made by Mayce during these travels are also included.

The Derrick Joshua Beard Collection contains the "Fats Waller" pencil sketch by George E. Neal. It also contains books.

The Emmanuel George Collection contains correspondence, photographs, printed materials, certificates, short videos and artwork related to African Americans in Broward County, Florida. Correspondence contains cards written to Emmanuel George about his internships with Encore and the Lake Wales Public Library African American Archives Project. Crispus Attucks High School materials include a yearbook, student report cards, commencement programs, and class reunions. Photographs display African American individual and group portraits in Broward County. Printed materials include newspaper articles about African American neighborhoods in Broward County, specifically Hollywood, an African American Research Library and Cultural Center brochure, signed Legacy of Broward trading cards, funeral programs, and a magazine article featuring Emmanuel George at Sistrunk-A-Fair. Awards includes a certificate from the City of Miami awarded to Emmanuel George for his participation as a featured artist in the "Reimagine the Neighborhood" campaign in April 2022. Paintings of African Americans include the following: Tamara James, Attucks High School alumni (30 x 30), Kitty Oliver (36 x 36), Cannonball Adderley, Dr. James Sistrunk, and Esther Rolle.

This collection consists of portrait paintings, books, and a variety of papers by and about the Bloomsbury Group and individuals associated with Bloomsbury.

The collection contains memorabilia and ephemera, including a scrapbook and photo album, related to FSCW.

This collection contains newspaper articles on the movie industry in Florida from 1898 to 1980. Topics include the film industry in various Florida cities and film companies in Florida. Dr. Nelson wrote a dissertation entitled, Florida and the American motion picture industry 1898-1930. Other topics pertinent to the collection include: film companies, film studios, Tallahassee, motion picture companies, New York, Winter Haven history, Gainesville, Clearwater, Florida Keys, Ocala, Palm Beach, women directors, technicolor, Florida film history, Jacksonville, Tarzan, Florida Senate, New Port Richey, silent comedies, Florida House of Representatives, Florida culture, Tampa newspapers, Miami, Florida banking, newsreels, St. Petersburg newspapers, hurricanes, minoritized individuals, Black people in Florida film, Orlando, Palatka, theaters in Florida, Hollywood, Coral Gables, St. Augustine, Stuart, Civil War in film, governors, Cypress Gardens, Marianna, Pensacola, Panama City, Fort Lauderdale, Ormond Beach, Florida history, broadcasting, Burt Reynolds, Cuba, silent film industry, interviews with people in the Florida film industry including Billy and Arline Bletcher, Lucy Bowden Haughton, Sidney Vaughn, Bender A. Cawthen, Harold Haliday Costain, Glen Lambert, Jack Levin and Lucille Hardy Price, actors, animation, Canadian film, directors, comedy, horror, science fiction, musicals, westersn, film libraries in Los Angeles, Florida pornography films, Los Angeles Film Teachers Association, Japanese film, publicity stills of actors and actresses, and movie law. Contains MSS 86-21; MSS 88-2; MSS 89-16.