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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.

Two letters written in 1976 by Viola Hightower (daughter of E.J. "Ned" Willingham, developer of Wilton Manors, FL) concerning the 1926 hurricane, and enclosed photographs taken in 1926 of the hurricane damage. Viola was 15 and her family resided in Fort Lauderdale during the great hurricane. Photographs are of Hollywood, Dania, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami.

The Hugh W. Lester Sr. Collection contains 11 photographs dating from 1925 to 1927 of the Lester family, thier house, and the Obispo Apartment building that was located at 200 SE 16th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Three of the photographs show the aftermath of the 1926 hurricane. The collection also contains a 1955 article titled "The Great Florida Hurricane" written by Hugh C. Lester.

Photocopy of an original 12-page letter by Muriel Bair, written September 21, 1926, that details her family's experience during the 1926 Hurricane in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The letter largely describes the events of the night of Friday the 17th and the morning of Saturday the 18th, during which the hurricane struck Fort Lauderdale. Muriel, he husband Russell, and their son Lowell - who was 11 months old at the time - stayed in their house. Their house fell off the foundation, it's roof was torn off, and their son received an injury on his leg. In the end of the letter Muriel describes the community support that they received and the relief trains sent to South Florida.

The Marjean Phillips Packard Collection contains 6 photographs of the 1947 hurricane and flooding around buildings such as Walgreens, Sinclair, and the Broward Fruit Company, and a picture of people floating in a raft down the street. The collection also contains three textile items. The first is Charles E. Packard's Boy Scouts unform, 1940 (Mr. L. G. Knapp Leader) and Boy Scouts garrison cap. The second is Marjean Packard's 1940s Girl Scouts Leader's uniform a two-piece uniform of a shirt and skirt, both are made of a green and white woven fabric, left shoulder has a patch embroidered with the Girls Scouts of USA) with a photograph of Marjean Packard in the uniform. The third is Nancy Ann Johnson-Phillips' November 3, 1901 wedding dress bodice, which is black with cream piping, "My Mother's Wedding dress".

The Rick Miles Collection contains a T Shirt for the emergency team after Hurricane Andrew, August 23-25, 1992. It also contains 2 photographs of the Broward County Main Library and a copy of the May 1942 Bond for Broward County Highways.

Pamphlet with photographs of the damage caused by Hurricane Donna.

Two copies of "The Story of Hurricane Cleo", by the Fort Lauderdale News and Sun-Sentinel, August 1964.

The Ulrich J. Bennett Collection contains books, postcards, photographs and records from the Broward County School system, circa 1926-1963. Content in this collection highlights the career of Ulrich Joseph Bennett, Superintendent of Broward County Schools. It also includes publications, postcards, and ephemera related to Fort Lauderdale.

The Verna Slaton Wade and Bob White Collection comprises 35 black and white photographs, including the Van Auken House, showing extensive hurricane damage to commercial buildings, residences, and coastal areas in Fort Lauderdale after the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926.