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The Isidore and Minnie Mizell Collection contains 5 photographs of the Mizell family, particularly Isidore and Minnie Mizell. The Mizells donated the materials at the same time that they conducted an oral history interview with the Broward County Historical Commission.

The Ivan and Frances Austin Collection contains photographs documenting Ivan Austin's high school years, his military career, his service in the local community, and early recreational activities in Fort Lauderdale.

The Jack Egan Collection includes 103 photographs, an audiocassette tape, photocopies of Egan's military documents, a photocopy of a handwritten account by Egan of some of his experiences during World War II, and scrapbook pages and clippings. The photographs are primarily from the 1930s showcasing life in and around Fort Lauderdale. Featuring buildings and beaches, swimmers and sunbathers, a president, an Olympian, and much more, these photographs capture small pockets of the vibrancy of Fort Lauderdale. Highlights include photos of Fort Lauderdale High School, Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale Beach, and local businesses such as the 700 Club Bar and Thomas Scott Cobb's Mattress Company. The scrapbook pages and clippings mostly focus on Fort Lauderdale High School activities, residents in military service, Fort Lauderdale history, and Olympian Katherine Rawls and the audiocassette tape (OH1100) contains a US Treasury salute to Jack Egan.

This collection relates to Sergeant Jack Rifkin who served with the 324th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division, in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Rifkin received the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantry Badge. The collection includes an oral history interview transcript, military documents, newspaper, photograph of Rifkin in uniform, artifacts, and a digital compact disc recording of the award ceremony for the posthumous presentation of the Bronze Star Medal to Rifkin's family.

Correspondence files, 1895-1950, including letters pertaining to recording of mortgages, receipts of businesses, occasional court business, newspaper clippings, and related items. Much of the correspondence is on decorative business letterheads from various towns and cities in Jackson County. [1,132 pieces]