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This collection includes postcards from various locations around the world and is divided geographically into two main categories: United States and Global. The United States series is organized by state, African American, and patriotic postcards. The Global series contains mostly European and Latin American postcards; however it also contains postcards from places such as Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The third box in this collection includes the Topical series of postcards which include mainly museum artifacts and artwork. The fourth box contains postcard booklets of photos of France from before and after World War I. Postcards contributed by Hampton Dunn are denoted with a red "Dunn Collection" stamp.

This collection contains the files that Louis Rotundo used for the research of his book, Into the Unknown: The X-1 Story. The book "describes the complete history of the world's first supersonic aircraft, the Bell X-1." Materials consist of manuscripts, reports, interview transcripts, news clippings, photographs, and multimedia. This collection provides insight into the history of the X-1 plane and the work of Louis Rotundo. Louis C. Rotundo was born on October 28, 1949. He graduated from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in 1975 and then worked for United States Senator Lawton Childes as an aide. Rotundo served as a lobbyist for the State of Florida and was employed by UCF from 1980 to 1988 as Special Assistant to the Director of the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) and Special Assistant to the President of UCF from 1984 to 1987. After departing from UCF in 1988, Rotundo worked as the Principal of Louis Rotundo and Associates, a Central Florida based company that specializes in lobbying and consulting.