Collections

The collection includes two manuscripts from 1980 titled "Taped Interviews for An Oral Historical Review of the Early Afro American in Fort Lauderdale with Implications Upon the Culture of the 1980s" and a manuscript titled "Histories for An Oral Historical Review of the Early Afro American in Fort Lauderdale with Implications Upon the Culture of the 1980's."

The Becky Schiavon King Collection contains Stranahan High School "Echo" newspapers dating October 27, 1961-May 31, 1962, Stranahan High School "Echo" magazines dating December 1962-1969, Parkway Junior High School "Cavalier Crier" dating 1958-1960, a folder of materials on Bob Ogle, and one "El Pasado" Stranahan High School yearbook dating 1961.

The Candace P. Crim Barr Collection includes 6 photographs that depict Fort Lauderdale sports teams in 1915 and 1921, a photograph of H. Crim's grocery store on South Andrews Avenue, and a photograph of an event involving the Broward County War Bond Drive during World War II. It also includes a program for the Fort Lauderdale High School Classes of 1916-1938 Reunion on March 26, 1988 and a 1965 newspaper clipping about the first graduating class of 1915 from Fort Lauderdale High School.

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 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 Harry Elmo Baker Collection contains photographs, certificates, adn other printed materials documenting the lives of Baker family members, the early days of Fort Lauderdale and Miami, and the aftermath of the 1926 hurricane.

The Helen Landers Collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and multiple editions of the "Flying L" newspaper for Fort Lauderdale High School from 1926-1927 and 1938. It includes four photgraphs circa 1946 of Fern Hall School children on the beach, and four panoramic photographs of construction on Brickell Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The Scott Cowan Collection contains two editions of "The Navigator" Fort Lauderdale High School newspaper (March 20, 1958 and April 3, 1958), Fort Lauderdale City Telephone directories that date to 1974, 1980, and 1986, and materials from the opening of the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center.