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The Ivan and Frances Austin Collection contains photographs documenting Ivan Austin's high school years, his military career, his service in the local community, and early recreational activities in Fort Lauderdale.

The Jack Abramowitz Book Collection contains 132 books on African American history published from 1938 to 1998.

This collection includes primarily the personal papers of U.S. Army Air Corps T/Sgt. Jack B. Newman, 717th Squadron, 449th Bombardment Group, from his time as a prisoner of war in Krems, Austria during World War II. A diary, provided by the American YMCA, contains artwork, poetry, and other writings from Newman's time in the camp. Letters received by family members and friends are also included, as well as miscellaneous loose pages found within the diary. The story of how the B-24 bomber, "Thunder Bay Babe," upon which he served as a radio operator, was hit by flak and shot down is located in multiple folders within the collection.

The Jack Egan Collection includes 103 photographs, an audiocassette tape, photocopies of Egan's military documents, a photocopy of a handwritten account by Egan of some of his experiences during World War II, and scrapbook pages and clippings. The photographs are primarily from the 1930s showcasing life in and around Fort Lauderdale. Featuring buildings and beaches, swimmers and sunbathers, a president, an Olympian, and much more, these photographs capture small pockets of the vibrancy of Fort Lauderdale. Highlights include photos of Fort Lauderdale High School, Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale Beach, and local businesses such as the 700 Club Bar and Thomas Scott Cobb's Mattress Company. The scrapbook pages and clippings mostly focus on Fort Lauderdale High School activities, residents in military service, Fort Lauderdale history, and Olympian Katherine Rawls and the audiocassette tape (OH1100) contains a US Treasury salute to Jack Egan.