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This record group contains materials produced and used by the Florida Southern College Public Relations Department and its predecessors. Materials include photographs, many of which were also used to illustrate The Interlachen yearbook and other college publications. Photographs include buildings, students, faculty and staff, and dignitaries and visitors to the campus. In addition to photographs, the collection includes news releases produced by the college and news articles relevant to the college. Several large, bound albums are present, and these contain news articles dating back to 1922 and the college's arrival in Lakeland.

The collection of Rabbi Abraham J. Rose consists of manuscript music, print music, and personal papers relating to his professional life as a cantor. Music books have been cataloged and relocated to Rare Books. Rabbi Rose (1901-1987) was born in Berezhany in what is modern-day Ukraine. He came to the United States with his family in 1910. He was trained as a cantor before becoming rabbi of Congregation Kneseth Israel in Elgin, Illinois. He served as their rabbi for 25 years before moving to South Florida. Rabbi Rose also served as the first president of the Cantors Assembly and the Department of Music of the United Synagogue of America. Both of his sons Emanuel Rose and David Hillel Rose, followed in their father's footsteps and became rabbis.

The four items presented to the FSU Library by the Honorable R.A. Gray, Secretary of State, Tallahassee, Florida, consist of the following:

The Ramiro Casanas Collection provides a look into the Casanas Family's longtime passion for collecting. The collection's primary focus is on pieces that document Cuban history during the nineteenth and twentieth century. It features Cuban artwork, handwritten poetry, cigar boxes, periodicals, and sports paraphernalia. Also included are artifacts from around the world, such as international banknotes, political ephemera, maps, and photographs.