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The American Association of University Professor-FSU Chapter Records document the history of this organization that represented faculty and other higher education professionals at Florida State University. The collection contains activity files, agendas, committee files, correspondence, election materials, financial records, membership, minutes, newsletters, programs, and resolutions. Predominant topics include academic freedom; collective bargaining representation; faculty elections; merit; political activity; recruitment/retention; and salaries; and financial support of higher education in Florida. It is significant to researchers studying the early history of faculty representation and collective bargaining at Florida State University and at other higher education institutions in Florida.

Correspondence pertaining to Home Economics professor, Anna Marie Erdman.

The collection consists of a photograph of the first doctorate awarded by Florida State University, as well as an issue of the Florida Flambeau.

The personal photographs of Florida State College for Women student Christine Stenstrom, class of 1933 (BS, Education).

Memory book from the Florida State College for Women's Class of 1932.

Items related to Florida State University student (BS, Physical Education, 1918) and professor (1918-1958) Dr. Katherine W. Montgomery. Items include her mortar board and tassel, two photographs (1918 and later undated), coin award (to "Miss Kate"), Red Cross award, unidentified award ("Lingiaden, 27/7-13/8, 1949"), a necklace with AAHPER ("American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation") charm, FSU Garnet Key and ribbon, and number "28" arm band. The mortar board and tassel were later worn by FSU professor, Dr. Frances "Frankie" Hall (BS, Physical Education, 1946) in academic processions until the end of her association with FSU in 1969. In 2007, Dr. Hall passed the mortar board on to Mary Lou Norwood (BA, English, 1947) to be worn the ceremony awarding her an honorary doctorate in humane letters on 13 April 2007.

Items belonging to Florida State College for Women/Florida State University Professor Earl Lynn Vance. Items include the academic hood and robe of Professor Vance, and a photocopy of the publication, "The Complete Record in the Vance Case".

Documents and ephemera relating to Ernest P. Miles Jr., computer science professor at Florida State University from 1959 to 1971.

The Eva Mae Atwood Papers consist of correspondence dated 1902-1969, memorabilia, photographs and negatives, postcards, a funeral memory book for Dr. Edward Leland Atwood, scrapbooks, and a publication entitled, "A Brief Guide to the Collections of the Art Institute of Chicago."

This collection consists of three directories containing addresses of faculty, students, and staff of the Florida State College for Women for the years 1941-1942, 1942-1943, and 1944-1945. Additional directories can be found in the Florida State University Library Catalog.