The Osterweil collection was amassed by John Osterweil, beginning in 1979, and his search for cigar box lithographs, pertinent to Tampa, took him across the country. Osterweil's donation to USF was made with the hope that it would be a useful resource to those interested in the Tampa cigar industry.
John W. Senders Working Collection contains materials on human factors engineering. Senders is one of the pioneers of the field of Engineering Psychology, with a long and influential career spanning six decades as a psychologist and human factors engineer. He was one of the first scientists to apply mathematical models on human behavior in applied settings. Senders collection includes selected reprints representatives of the scientific literature on various topics in Engineering Psychology and Human Factors mainly from circa 1945 to 2013.
This collection consists of records related to the Kamlet Laboratory and its founders. Chemist. Jonas kamlet and his wife, Edna, founded The Kamlet Laboratory (1940-1979) in New York City. The laboratory's work centered on the research and development of new methods for chemical products as well as identifying interested clients and selling rights to them. The laboratory also provided consultation services to a variety of businesses. Included are: personal papers, correspondence, professional correspondence, magazine clippings, newspaper clippings, photographs, drafts, publications, advertisements, announcements, price quotes, technical reports, test results, and scrapbooks. Includes personal papers, correspondence, professional correspondence, magazine clippings, newspaper clippings, photographs, drafts, publications, advertisements, announcements, price quotes, technical reports, test results, and scrapbooks.
A collection of three bronze medals and a ribbon that honor the military service of New York-native Joseph Fleischmann during World War I. The collection consists of the Army Occupation of Germany - World War I Ribbon, the New York World War Service Medal, the World War I Victory Medal, and the Battle of Verdun Medal. Each represent the state, national, and international scope of the conflict.
This collection consists of an oral history interview transcript of Joseph Jennings, who was enlisted in the U.S. Navy and worked as an aircraft radio operator during World War II and served in the South Atlantic guarding the Brazilian coastline near Rio do Janeiro. The interview covers his duties and anecdotes, like his training in Norfolk, VA, his emergency appendectomy, and his time in Dutch Guyana. The interview also describes his early years during the Great Depression in Oklahoma.
Correspondence, library surveys, reports, manuscript drafts, policy statements, photographs, architectural drawings, news clippings, and other materials documenting Joseph L. Wheeler's work as librarian, teacher, author, and library consultant.
The Joseph Z. Smith Collection documents Bishop Joseph Z. Smith's career in the Church of God and community organizing and contains 16 photographs of Bishop Joseph Z. Smith and his family and associates and a biographical description.
