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Personal materials relating to Wilsky's life in athletics and civic affairs.

This collection relates to Howard P. Rives who served as a First Lieutenant with the Heavy Weapons Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 301st Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations. Rives received the Silver Star Medal and Purple Heart Medal. The collection contains military personnel records, 94th Infantry Division Veterans' Association papers, veteran reunion papers, correspondence between veterans of the 94th Division, and personal accounts of veterans.

Materials in this collection were organized chronologically and broken down into the following series: The History of the Foundation series contains biographical information about Lena and Ausker Hughes as well as information about Hughes Budwood and the Foundation. The Board Meetings series contains meeting minutes from the annual meetings of the Board. Also in this series may be materials passed out at the meeting such as the annual Treasurer's Report. File names in this series are reflective of the title given to the meeting by the Directors as indicated in the meeting minutes. The Financial Records series contains tax documentation, bank records, and correspondence related to financial matters of the organization. The Scholarships series primarily contains correspondence between the Foundation and the schools that receive funding for scholarships: Florida Southern College and the University of Florida. The Other Institutions subseries includes information on institutions and organizations that inquired about Foundation funding but were ultimately unsuccessful.