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Professional papers series contains research files about Florida and Saint Augustine history, paleography transcription and exercises, lectures about Florida history, and bibliographic research collected by Frederick DeCoste. The series is organized into four sub-series: research files, paleography transcription and exercises, lectures, and bibliographic research. Papers are arranged chronologically within each sub-series.

Professional papers contain election and political materials related to Easter Lily Gates career as Supervisor of Elections for Broward County from 1929 to 1969. Documents include Broward County election and population statistics, voter registration lists, Easter's re-election campaign materials from 1964, Democratic Party materials, and Florida state and county registration laws. Easter Lily Gates also attended the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Registration conventions where she collected programs from this conference. The series is arranged alphabetically.

Professional papers consist of cartoons by Michael Shaara, maps collected for "The Killer Angels" novel, speeches given by Michael Shaara, and documents related to Michael Shaara's teaching activities at Florida State University (lectures, syllabi, and a Department of English annual report).

The professional records series contains documents pertaining to the government careers of Dwight Laing Rogers and his son Paul Rogers. The professional records cover speeches made by members of the United States Congress and the United States Senate, along with political advertisements. The series is organized chronologically within the folder.