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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.

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 production orders and brochures from plays featured at the Coral Gables and Parker Playhouses. Such examples include renditions of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Agatha Christie's Go Back for Murder, and Shelden Epp's Blues in the Night. There are over 100 play accounts in this collection, and these plays are based on more than just books, but classic plays as well, such as Neil Simon's The Gingerbread Lady. Here, individuals can grasp the creative reactions and perspectives from great writers of the past as they brought their masterpieces to South Florida.

The Marion Banzhaf Papers document a 30 year span of Marion Banzhaf's career as an activist in the women's health movement and her work with awareness raising and the prevention of and care for HIV/AIDS among women. The papers include: correspondence, organizational files, conference files, research files, recorded audio interviews with members of the women's health movement, interview transcripts, promotional and informational materials on HIV and AIDS related programs, as well as ephemera and printed publications.