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The John Grannan collection includes personal and professional papers, including institutional and financial records, publications, and graphic materials. The collection reflects Grannan's role as a local and national LGBTQ+ activist, as well as his tenures in associated organizations. Grannan served as an officer for USF's Gay Coalition, the Tampa AIDS Network, and the Florida Task Force/Florida Gay Task Force. Related material to his service is represented. Other areas of emphasis include LGBTQ+ sexual wellness resources and the papers of support and health organizations for the queer community during the AIDS crisis (at both the national and state level). Additional subjects covered include Pride events, social clubs and outings for the LGBTQ+ community, state and national legislation affecting the queer community, protests and activist groups, women's rights organizations, conferences, mental health and wellness resources, and LGBTQ+ friendly religious organizations.

This collection is comprised of research files, correspondence, news clippings, certificates, medical records, photographs, and a scrapbook that belonged to attorney and politician John L. Ducker, who was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1960-1968 and the Florida state Senate from 1968-1971. Items in the collection pertain to his personal activities, in addition to his longtime interest in politics, world and local events of the day, as well as legal affairs. John L. Ducker was one of the sponsors of the legislation establishing Florida Technological University (FTU) what is now University of Central Florida (UCF). The entire collection is open for research.

The John MacKay Shaw Collection consists of the Childhood in Poetry Collection and other materials he collected that relate to the six themes that are evident throughout the Collection: bibliography, biography, children, collecting, publishing, and writing. These other materials include articles, audiovisual materials, biographical materials, catalogs, correspondence, literary materials, notes, photographs, programs, and publications documenting his personal, business, and collecting activities.

This small collection comprises correspondence received by Dr. John McMillon of De Leon Springs, Florida. It shows the extent of his practice and the amount of diagnosis apparently carried out by letter rather than in person.

Approximately 1,686 pieces relating to the life and public service of Mr. Thomas A. Johnson (1888-1961), of Pensacola, Florida.   &nnsp; The collection includes a wide variety of personal papers, documents, business papers, and general correspondence related to the various public and private offices held by Mr. Johnson. Of special interest are the correspondence, notes, clippings, and photographs concerning his service as Chairman of the Florida State Road Department, 1941-1944, and related documents touching on a wide span of activities in the State during the administrations of Governors Holland and Caldwell.   &nnsp; Incorporated within this collection are significant groups of papers, documents and photographs relating to the Bruce Dry Dock Company, the State Road Department, the Overseas Highway (U.S. #1, to Key West), the Pensacola Bay Bridge, and the U.S. Study Commission on the Southeast River Basins.