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The Personal Certificates series includes four certificates. Two certificates honor the City of Fort Lauderdale Pioneership in 1954 and 1961. The additional two certificates were awarded to Mrs. Mattie Baker, Harry Elmo Baker's mother, for teaching first grade in 1915 and 1923. The series is organized in alphabetical order by title.

The series provides letters between Aleman and his family members and between Aleman and business workers. They share insight of Alemán's genealogy and his work ethic.

Series II contains correspondence mainly to the Kemble family concerning Edward W. Kemble's work, awards from the Wishaw Association, newspaper clippings, news releases, hand-drawn comics by Charles Crumb, post cards, exhibition flyers, catalogs, & posters, and written work which involves Francis Martin's Thesis, Book copyright, chapters and appendices. Christmas cards from the Kemble family and postcards from R. Crumb testifies to the fact that Francis Martin developed a relationship with the families while he conducted research for the thesis being written. Additionally, clippings that feature art by Edward W. Kemble and an article on Steve Lotz and his family can be seen. Original comics meticulously crafted and created by Charles Crumb can also be found here.

Series includes a biography of Vincent J. Fonelli; two photographs of Vincent J. Fonelli as Chief Aeronautical Instructor at the Miami Senior High School; black & white and color photographs of his art work such as busts, sculptures and paintings; architectural design for Dr. L. L. Witmoore Clinic; various home designs and floor plans; charcoal and water color free hand drawings completed as part of home work for the School of Architecture at the Columbia University and School of Art at the George Washington University.

Series IV: Personal Files, 1910-2015, Undated, artworks created by others, biographical documents, correspondence, exhibits and performances, memorabilia, memorial, miscellaneous items, news clippings, publications, and sound recordings.

Contains correspondence, news clippings, and other documents that belonged to John Young Gooch, primarily letters exchanged with his wife, Belle Gooch, née Collins, and his two brothers, Gideon and Lucious Gooch.

Personal papers of the Frost family include 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.

Personal papers include documents from Easter Lily Gates and family members. General papers contain tax and deed forms belonging to Easter and George Gates, stock certificates, church bulletins, church programs, Easter Lily Gates' obituary, East Side School Parent Teachers Association documents, and financial documents belonging to George Gates. Prayer books collected by Easter Lily Gates include bible verses, pocket prayer books, and gospel hymns. Photographs include personal and professional pictures of Easter Lily Gates. Images of her hat collection are also included.