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Vreeland Collection, Circa 1839-2000, bulk 1920-1960 19 Boxes (irregular size) The collection contains 19 boxes, including seven albums (consisting of photographs and scrapbooks), four Hollinger boxes, three oversized boxes (nautical charts, news clippings, and flags), and five boxes of different sizes containing artifacts and objects.

Vreeland, Harold

Personal papers and items of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Vreeland, Sr. donated by Harold Vreeland. The collection showcases the Vreelands' interest in fishing, boating, nautical scenery, and community engagement over three generations of fishermen in Fort Lauderdale. It comprises numerous photographs of fish taken off the coast of Fort Lauderdale in the Gulf Stream; postcards of Fort Lauderdale and other landmarks in Florida; nautical and fishing stories written by James B. Vreeland Jr.; nautical charts; correspondence; scrapbooks; news clippings; logbooks from the House of Refuge; artifacts and nautical instruments; and audiovisual materials recorded by James B. Vreeland Jr. and his son, Harold Vreeland. The collection also documents local history and highlights Cordelia Vreeland's involvement in the Woman's Club as both historian and president. The collection contains 19 boxes (including seven albums consisting of photographs and scrapbooks), four Hollinger boxes, three oversized boxes (nautical charts, news clippings, and flags), and five boxes with different sizes containing artifacts and objects.

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Vresias, 1950s

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Vriesia, 1940-1960s Box 25, Folder 3-4

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Vriesia Bituminosa and Vriesia Hieroglyphica, 1939-1960s Box 25, Folder 5

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Wagar Space collection, 1944-1986 18.6 Linear Feet 6 boxes, 37 volumes and 1 flat file

Wagar, Howard C. (Howard Carlyle), 1906-1995

The Wagar Space collection, 1944-1986 represents the interests of Commander Howard Wagar, from the 1940s to the 1980s. His main collecting interest was the space program, for which he collected periodicals, newspaper clippings, public relations materials, photographs, and prints. Subjects include the Apollo missions, the lunar module landing, the Skylab and Viking projects, Mars, the Russian Space Program, and astronauts. The collection also includes information about events such as the post World War II atomic bomb tests, the rise of Fidel Castro to power in Cuba, and the assassination of U.S President John F. Kennedy. This collection provides insight into International space program activities. Commander Howard Wagar was born in Fairmont, Minnesota in 1906. He moved to New Jersey in the 1920s, where he worked for WAAM radio station in Newark. He received his radio operators liscense in 1928 and worked as an operator for the merchant marines in various radio stations. Wagar joined the Navy in 1943, where he served until 1966, advancing to the rank of Commander. In the Navy, Wagar participated in sensitive Navy missions, including the Bikini Atoll atomic bomb tests, the Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Project, and the Apollo Space Project.

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Wallace "Wally" Bishop collection of "Muggs and Skeeter" cartoon art and family papers, 1889-1982 9 boxes

Bishop, Wallace ("Wally")

The Wallace "Wally" Bishop Collection of "Muggs and Skeeter" Cartoon Art and Family Papers in St. Petersburg, Florida has materials of art boards, proof sheets, personal and family photographs, scrapbooks, and correspondence.

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Wallet, 1950s Box 209, Folder 2

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Wallet cards, 1947-1958

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Wallet, Circa 1950-1958 Box 1, Folder 18

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Walter A. Holle collection, 1941-1953, Date acquired: 2013-01-29, Date accessioned: 2013-06-18 1 folders This collection contains 1 folder, which has 1 booklet of text, 1 compact disc, and 1 laminated paper featuring text on one side and labeled photographs on the other.

Holle, Walter A., 1919-2005

This collection relates to Walter A. Holle, Second Lieutenant who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a spotter pilot and served in the European Theater with 5th Army Headquarters. Holle participated in the Battles of Salerno and Anzio. This collection contains a manuscript memoir, document, and Compact Disk containing scans of the materials.

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