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This collection is comprised of various papers and memorabilia to commemorate the life of Judge Mattie Belle Davis.

The Judge Robert C. Scott Collection contains twenty seven black and white photographic copies of postcards showing historical Fort Lauderdale.They include images of downtown Fort Lauderdale, the New River Hotel, and boat damage from the 1926 hurricane.

This collection relates to Judie Campbell who served in the U.S. Army with the 3104 General Quartermasters attached to the 450th Engineers in the European Theater of operations during World War II. This collection contains an oral history transcript where Campbell recounts his experiences in Liverpool, England, and throughout Europe as an African African. Campbell discusses desertion, his experiences being a squad leader, his experiences with European women, other soldiers who fathered children, and his experiences with race and racism.

This collection relates to First Lieutenant Julian Davis Sewell who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a Navigator.  The collection includes an address book containing the names of men who served with Sewell, a basic U.S. Army Air Corps aeronautics class notebook, Civil Aeronautics Bulletin, and 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Ceremony program and roster.