Collections

The Arthur Letson Collection contains sixty photographs and one newspaper clipping collected by the Letson family of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Photographs include individual and group portraits from the Letson, Quick, Mahan, and Moore families, friends and associates of Fred Moore, Dania Beach Boulevard Bridge and Bridgehouse, and geographic areas such as the Altanitc Coastal Waterway, Fort Lauderdale, and Dania Beach.

The Arthur "Red" Sweeny Collection contains photographs, awards, certificates, and correspondence documenting Coach Arthur "Red" Sweeney.

The Bernard Plotnick Papers contains a title abstract for a plot of land in Progresso, Florida, made by the Plotnick and Plotnick company.

The Bill Hicks Collection contains two photographs of Bill Hicks from the 1920s and also one group photograph of the Broward Sheriff's Office department in 1926, including Sheriff Paul Bryan and the deputies.

The Bill Whitson Collection contains 42 photographs of various buildings in Hollywood and Dania Beach. These buildings include municipal government, postal offices, hotes, theaters, and schools.

The Boyd family collection contains correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks and awards from the Boyd family. Family papers include those from Gertrude A. Boyd, Catherine Boyd Fahrion and Alice Boyd Stevens.

The Carlisle Collection contains 3 photographs. Two of the photographs are of the Carlisle family's trip from Ohio to Florida in a car that they also camped in. One of the photographs was taken during the 1926 Hurricane at Andrews Avenue and NE 3rd Street and shows a corner of City Hall surrounded by flooding.

The Chapman Collection contains 25 photographs dating from circa 1900 to 1959 of the Thomas Henry Chapman family and of Pompano Beach, Florida. It includes images of early Broward County railroads, damage from the 1926 hurricane, and various agricultural crops and locations, including the Chapman's tomato-packing plant and the pepper field. It also includes photographs of early residents of Pompano taken in the 1950s.

The Charles Rodes Collection contains photographs of Charles G. Rodes, his friends and family. The collection also comprises postcards collected by the family and feature Charles Rodes, Jr., Rodes Hotel, and the Rodes residence.