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Letters and correspondence, 1868-1916, of the Leigh family of Bagdad and Milton, Fla., consisting primarily of letters to Sue A. Leigh (later Mrs. S.A. Creary) of Bagdad from friends and relatives. Includes letters of C.H. (Hanks) Dorr describing life as a student at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1869-71.

This collection contains documents, momentos and manuscripts about Jose De la Puente.

The collection contains some of the work of lawyer and writer Leo Stalnaker, including 12 short stories for magazines like Detective Fiction Weekly  and Detective Short Stories. Also included in the collection are Stalnaker's notes and manuscripts for his work with Biblical Numerology. Oversized boxes contain issues of the Tampa Life newspaper and the Great Seal of Florida.

The collection consists of correspondence, financial and legal documents, including land indentures, Seminole War affidavits and real estate records.  Also included are papers from such organizations as the Sons & Daughters of the Territory of Florida, the Florida Indian War Claim Commission, and the United Confederate Veterans.  Assorted collection items include receipts, postcards, histories, journals, and scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings of the column Pioneer Florida.