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This collection contains documentations such as audio files, legal documents, personal documents, and video documentations from Jan L. tucker depicting the global impact of the educational system based on different events and cultures. Such examples include comparison to the Chinese curriculum and relations within Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War and how the United States schools were adjusting, such as at Miami Edison Middle School. Additional content emphasizes on Global Awareness Programs (GAP) to help students of South Florida relate to the curriculum over schools on the international scale.

The Land Boom in the 1920's changed the landscape of Florida, causing the population to rise and the Florida economy to boom, helping to create the Florida that is today. The Turner 1920s Florida Land Boom collection consists of publications, advertisements, photographs, and research done by Greg M. Turner.

Consists of publications, advertisements, photographs, administration and research on the east coast railroads of the United States collected by history scholar Gregg M. Turner. Consists of four series, including but not limited to documents and photographs of railroad history (1830-1890), the Plant System Co. Inc.(1860-1902), the three primary railroads on the eastern seaboard of the United States (1830-present), and independent railroads. A portion of the collection has been digitized by Florida Gulf Coast University's Library Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives and is available on D[url=https://fgcu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/search/?type=edismax&collection=fgcu:0216]igitalFGCU[/url].