Amateur press periodicals were miniature newspapers and magazines published for pleasure and intellectual improvement. Primarily published by inexperienced young men and women, these journals experienced an amateur golden era during the 1940s and 1950s. A few associations like the National Amateur Press Association (NAPA) are still operating to this day. "A History of Amateur Press Associations" (Rutgers University library) AmericanAntiquarianSociety.org
The Thomas and Georgine Mickler Map Collection is a collection of various kinds of maps, including general atlas maps, road maps, topographical land maps, charts and political maps. While the collection mostly consists of maps of Florida, the Southeastern United States and the West Indies/Caribbean, there are also maps of other areas such as Egypt, France and Costa Rica.
