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UCF Special Collections

African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy collection, 1791-2003

26 Linear Feet 36 boxes and 73 flat files
Collector, Ms. Carol Mundy amassed this collection of monographs, manuscripts, sheet music, pamphlets, journals, newspapers, broadsides, posters, photographs, and rare ephemera focusing on the African American history. While the collection is comprehensive both nationally and internationally, it also contains materials that pertain to the African American experience in central Florida.
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AARLCC Special Collections

Dorothy Porter Wesley Collection, Circa 1788-2012

67 Hollinger Boxes 2800 Books
The Dorothy Porter Wesley Collection documents the professional and personal life of pioneering librarian, Dorothy Porter Wesley. It contains manuscript materials, artwork, research files, and correspondence dating from 1905 to 2012 as well as Wesley's personal library of more than 2,800 books and pamphlets.
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Dorothy Porter Wesley Collection, Circa 1788-2012 67 Hollinger Boxes 2800 Books

 
The Dorothy Porter Wesley Collection documents the professional and personal life of pioneering librarian, Dorothy Porter Wesley. It contains manuscript materials, artwork, research files, and correspondence dating from 1905 to 2012 as well as Wesley's personal library of more than 2,800 books and pamphlets.
UCF Special Collections

Michael A. Spencer Bromeliad Research Collection, 1754-2014

130 Linear Feet 259 boxes, 2 flat files
Michael A. Spencer assembled this collection of publications, photographs, drawings, correspondence programs and other materials focusing on the discovery, taxonomy and cultivation of bromeliads. Mulford B. Foster, Racine Foster and Lyman B. Smith are among the significant bromeliad collectors whose work is documented here.
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Florida Gulf Coast University Special Collections

Turner Railroad Collection, 1809-2007

14.00 Linear Feet

Consists of publications, advertisements, photographs, administration and research on the east coast railroads of the United States collected by history scholar Gregg M. Turner. Consists of four series, including but not limited to documents and photographs of railroad history (1830-1890), the Plant System Co. Inc.(1860-1902), the three primary railroads on the eastern seaboard of the United States (1830-present), and independent railroads. A portion of the collection has been digitized by Florida Gulf Coast University's Library Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives and is available on D[url=https://fgcu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/search/?type=edismax&collection=fgcu:0216]igitalFGCU[/url].

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Booklets, 1830-1930 Box 3, Folder 2

 

This folder contains "The Story of the Atlantic Coast" booklets, "The Florida Special" songbook, a booklet on agricultural and horticultural scenes along the Atlantic coastline, and a guidebook to Highlands County and South Central Florida.

  1. Railroads, 1830-present
  2. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

Ripped Pages, 1828 - 1943 Box 1, Folder 3

 

This folder contains pages ripped out from 19th and 20th century books, titled: "Perilous Journeys: A History of Steamboating on the Chattahoochee," "Early American Railroads," "The Chronological History of the Lives of St. Joseph," and "Memorial of the Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Railroad Company."

  1. Railroad History, 1830-1890
  2. Territorial Railroads, 1830-1890
FSU Special Collections & Archives

St. John's Episcopal Church Records, 1832-2002, Date acquired: 10/17/2016

44 Linear Feet 48 boxes 1.1 Gigabytes

Administrative records; member registries; meeting minutes of the Vestry and church circles; Bibles, Books of Common Prayer, hymnals, and other liturgical works; documentation of the history of St. John's Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Florida; service bulletins and other periodicals; sermon transcripts; photographs; and motion pictures.

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FIU Special Collections

Cienfuegos Collection, 1819-1991

3 boxes 3 archival storage cartons

The materials in this collection gather resources to aid in the research of the commercial, eclesiastical, economic, and geographical history of Cienfuegos, Cuba, as well as featuring texts on important figures and locations. It includes full texts and editions of regional newspapers, as well as the more intimate look at sketches, blueprints, seals, and correspondence, postcards, and business cards.

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UCF Special Collections

Carol Mundy: African American Legacy Research Files, 1790-2012

2.25 Linear Feet 5 Boxes
This research collection primarily looks at African American Legacy in small town Florida, including Eatonville, Apopka, and Ocoee. Through photographs, manuscripts, census data, historic home registers, and so much more; you can dive deep into researching these historic African American cities. Delve into the historic homes and their inhabitance of these historic cities through this collection. The documents in this collection are primarily photocopies, or photographs of original documents. The documents in this collection as a result were printed or created recently.
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FSU Special Collections & Archives

Hasterlik-Hine collection, 1700-2000, Date accessioned: 2019-12-04

15.5 Linear Feet 18 boxes, 13 1LF boxes and 5 .5LF boxes

The Hasterlik-Hine collection consists personal correspondence between Giulia Kortischoner (married name Hine) and her family and friends. The personal correspondence consists of letters, postcards, get-well-soon cards, greeting cards, and a small number of travel documents. The collection contains discussions about the Holocaust, life as a Jewish refugee, and the progress of the war and life afterwards.

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Financial Documents for Juda Hasterlik, 1800-1850 98.0729 Box 1, Folder 002

 

This folder contains five documents attesting to Juda Hasterlik's circumcision; four documents allowing Juda Hasterlik to operate an agricultural business; and financial documents attesting to the Hasterlik family inheritance and Juda Hasterlik's final will.

Hasterlik Family Books, 1601-1965 98.0729 Box 14, Folder 004

 

This folder contains four publications which belonged to the Hasterlik-Hine family. The first is a book called Der Juden Spiegel (The Jew's Mirror), written by Johannes Pfefferkorn and published in 1601. The second is a book called Maerchen (Fairy Tales), which was published by Hilda Koritschoner in 1919 (Item 5127). The third is an edition of a magazine titled Wort in der Zeit (Word in the Time), an Austrian literary magazine which was published in 1956 (Item 4991). Finally, there is a copy of the L'Express Magazine from March 1965. This specific edition address the communist party in France and around the globe.

USF Libraries - St. Petersburg Special Collections & University Archives

Parsons collection of Peter Demens and the two St. Petersburgs (Florida and Russia), bulk 1890-2005

14 boxes
Collection focuses on Peter Demens, the founder of St. Petersburg, Florida, and the relations between the two sister cities of St. Petersburg in Florida and Russia since 1966.
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UCF Special Collections

Florida Ephemera collection, circa 1813-2007

13 Linear Feet 26 Boxes, 1 Flat File
The Florida Ephemera Collection is a collection of brochures, advertisements and news clippings documenting the history of Florida. Although the collection includes information about Florida as a whole, it focuses on the Central Florida area, and Orlando in particular. The collection contains information about most aspects of life in Florida including business and industry, real estate and development, tourism and wildlife.
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