Collections

The Anne Moore Griffis Collection contains photographs of teh Moore family, advertisement newspaper clippings, luncheon-dinner menus, and a notebook. The notebook was used at Moore's Drug Store and includes pharmaceutical formulations as well as a directory of physicians and other contacts.

The Charles Rodes Collection contains photographs of Charles G. Rodes, his friends and family. The collection also comprises postcards collected by the family and feature Charles Rodes, Jr., Rodes Hotel, and the Rodes residence.

The Floyd Pyles Collection contains personal papers, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and awards belonging to Floyd Pyles, who worked for the Sun Sentinel and the Fort Lauderdale Daily News, eventually becoming Vice President of Gore Newspaper Company. Photographs depict the Pyles family, Fort Lauderdale, the 1926 hurricane, and Park Temple Methodist Church. The collection also includes the "Pyles Prattle" newsletter produced by Floyd Pyles.

The Frost Family Collection contains materials documenting the Frost family, one of Dania's first and most prominent families. The collection materials date from the 1890s through 2009. The collection includes newspaper clippings collected by and about the Frost family. notes on Frost family and Frost family tree, a printout of email correspondence concerning Frost family history, and a small book on Port Everglades in Florida. Correspondence concerns the Frost family business. Financial papers includes deeds and ledgers of payroll dating from the 1890s to 1940s, an abstract of title, Certificate of Membership of M.C. Frost in the National Highway Charts Association, a tax sale certificate, a receipt, and checks. The photographs in the collection are of particular interest as they document the earliest history of Dania as well as the Frost family. Also included are photographs of the Seminole New Dania Reservation from 1927.

The Graham Family Collection contains personal papers, photographs, and postcards belonging to the Graham family of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Photographs depict Arthur A. Graham's home, 1926 hurricane, buildings, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and South Florida beaches. Personal papers include methodist church pamphlets, Arthur A. Graham's obituary, and military records of Francis "Sam" Graham. The collection also contains Sam Graham's WWII Army helmet.

The Hardy Family Collection consists of photographs and documents dating from about 1906 to 1994. The photographs depict the Hardy family and some of the other early residents of Broward County as well as later generations of the Hardy family. The documents include memorial materials from 1915 for I. I. Hardy, one of the first Broward County Commissioners, and postcards.

The Holloway Family Collection contains photographs and postcards related to the Holloway family life and activities.