This collection relates to Margaret Brockett, who remained on the homefront in a domestic role as a mother of twin boys, Ronald and Donald Brockett, during World War II. The collection contains a variety of memorabilia that Margaret kept during her time of the war, such as cookbooks, children's drawings, and more. The collection provides insight into the ways that the United States functioned during the war.
A collection of personal papers from Margaret L. Chapman, first director of Special Collections at University of South Florida, Tampa Library. Included Chapman's 1956 Master's Thesis and assorted correspondence.
Various Military documents concerning Gertrude Margaritte Ivory - Bertram or authored by Mrs. Bertram. This folder also contains a few personal notes from Mrs. Bertram.
Contains Margery Ann Hartzog's personal papers and documents including certificates of birth, confirmation, and death, voter registration, original letters concerning Dollie's death, school papers, song book, and school alumni list.
This collection contains materials related to Margery Ann Tully and her husband Horace L. Tully who served with the 31st Special Naval Construction Battalion during World War II on Saipan and Japan. The collection contains newspapers; military newsletters/bulletins, including the "Sea Bee" and others; postcards, including a set from Seabee Training Camp at Camp Peary, VA; personal photographs at Saipan and various Japanese cities; photographs of the USS Saratoga (CV-3) and USS Lexington (CV-2) at the Panama Canal and crews; a large-scale group photograph and program from the USS Lexington Farewell Ball; Japanese currency and postage stamps; and ephemera. Also included is a large scrapbook of pasted newspaper articles, newspaper photographs, and ephemera that document the expansion of the U.S. Navy battleships and aircraft carriers during the 1920's and early 1930's.
This collection contains a mix of business and personal papers from Marie Anderson, including memorandums, reports, correspondence, and handwritten notes related to her work in women's rights activism from 1966 to 1978. The papers in the collection primarily relate to Anderson's time on the Florida Governor's Commission on the Status of Women and the Metro-Dade County Commission on the Status of Women, as well as the attempted ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The collection also contains newspaper clippings and ephemera related to the women's movement of the 1970s.
The Marilyn Crotty papers, 1972-2018 (bulk 1976-1978), chiefly consist of news clippings, correspondence, reports, organizational records, and publications collected by Marilyn Crotty during her involvement with the Florida Governor's Commission on the Status of Women (COSOW). This collection documents the commission's organizational history and its efforts toward the betterment of women in the Central Florida area. The collection offers a glimpse into second-wave feminist activism in Florida and strategies in the 1970s to promote the feminist movement and gain support. Marilyn Ettinger Crotty is a Florida educator, activist, and civic leader whose career included work in public service, local government, and higher education. She served on the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, the Florida Environmental Efficiency Study Commission, and the Florida Governor's Commission on the Status of Women (COSOW). In 1982, she established Valencia Community College's Center for Community Leadership, a state-funded institute that provided training programs for local government employees and elected officials. In 1990, the University of Central Florida hired her to direct the John Scott Dailey Institute of Government, a position she held until her retirement in 2018.
