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UCF Special Collections

Children's Home Society of Florida collection, 1862-2019, bulk 1902-1997

102.75 Linear Feet 117 boxes, 5 scrapbooks, 13 flat files
The Children's Home Society of Florida Collection contains organizational papers and ephemera that document the creation and operations of Florida's oldest non-profit adoption agency. The collection includes organizational papers from its state and local divisions, photographs, news clippings, audio and visual media, scrapbooks, and blueprints of the many receiving homes in the state, but does not contain adoption records. Adoption records remain at the CHSFL Adoption Archive and are available by contacting the society directly.
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Additional Materials, 1862-2019

 

This series holds additional materials received from the Children's Home Society of Florida including organizational files, ephemera, photographs and audio/visual materials. Some audio and visual media may not be available for use without reformatting. Please see the Curator of Manuscripts for further information.

UCF Special Collections

Walter and Dorothy Donnelly family papers, 1887-2021

7.5 Linear Feet 15 Boxes, 1 Flat File
The materials show the Donnellys' diverse and far-reaching interests, primarily in the humanities. A majority of the materials are about typography and typophiles, including monographs and chap books.
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Additional Materials, 1909-2021

 

This series consists of seven boxes of card catalogs Walter and Dorothy Donnelly created to keep track of their inventory of the book collection. Various incoming and outgoing letters to the Donnellys, newspaper clippings, articles, poetry, and unpublished and published writings by the Donnellys can be found in the series. The personal books of Dorothy Donnelly, including her daily missal and reading and diary journals, are also featured.

CFM2020_10, 1917-1994, Undated

 

Letters sent to and from the Donnellys. Incoming letters are from a variety of people, while all outcoming letters are from Patrick Boland. Other papers included in this section are catalogs of Walter Donnelly's books along with newspaper clippings and articles from multiple publications like the Bone and the Star and the New York Times.

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UCF Special Collections

Beatrice B. Ettinger papers, 1962-2015

10.2 Linear Feet 17 boxes, 5 flat files
The Beatrice B. Ettinger papers contain correspondence, leaflets, posters, minutes and reports that show women's position in society in the 1970s and 1980s. Continuing Education is the focus of these papers since Ettinger accumulated many of the materials between 1970 and 1992 when she was President of the Council for Continuing Education for Women. This organization established a Center that was based first at Valencia Community College and later at the University of Central Florida. Ettinger also collected documents concerning other organizations in which she was interested that fostered women's intellectual and political growth, such as, the Central Florida Women's Resource Center Inc. and the League of Women Voters. Additional materials provide some personal information about Mrs. Ettinger.
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UCF Special Collections

George and Anne Millay Collection, 1959-2006

21.25 Linear Feet 22 Boxes, 8 Flat Files, 5 Framed Items
George Millay founded both Sea World and Wet 'n Wild for which he was named Father of the Waterpark Industry. This collection of correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, news clippings, reports and audio visual materials documents the complicated and not always successful process of building a new waterpark. In addition to materials concerning Sea World and Wet 'n Wild, the collection contains information on George Millay's other projects and his personal achievements.
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Additional Materials, 1965-1999

 

Series V is arranged in three subseries; Wet'n Wild park files include materials from Brazil, Florida, Nevada, and Texas; Sea World park files mainly from California and a few photographs and publications from Ohio; and Seven Seas park files from Arlington, Texas. This series contains a variety of materials, including: newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, pamphlets, correspondence, Sea World annual reports, airport restaurant proposal, Walrus and Pilot Wale collections, and various ephemera related to the parks.

FSU Special Collections & Archives

Margaret Brockett collection, 1917-2010, Date accessioned: 2019-11-08

.25 Linear Feet 1 quarter box

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.

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Additional Records Page, 1939-2010 10.0018 - Box 1, Folder 001

 

This folder contains a printed screenshot from the Rainbo Records company website. It shares a piece of information that is relative to the three records that are included as artifacts with the collection. The circled portion of the website reads, "1942: With the outbreak of WWII, personally recorded messages takes on a new significance. The U.S. Treasury Department and a commercial firm institute a program to record messages to and from the service men with the purchase of war bonds. Rainbo was their exclusive supplier." The paper was "not original to the collection." It was "added to provide information to researchers about the recordable albums sent to service men."

Margaret Brockett collection, 1917-2010, Date accessioned: 2019-11-08 .25 Linear Feet 1 quarter box

 
Brockett, Margaret, 1907-2007

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.

FSU Special Collections & Archives

Adeline Wilkes Collection of Dr. Doris Clack Research Materials, 1975-1997, Date acquired: 02/14/2014, bulk 1995-1997

0.80 Linear Feet

Research materials and correspondence used by FSU faculty member Adeline W. WIlkes in writing biographical materials about Dr. Doris Clack.

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USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections

National Audubon Society Okeechobee/Kissimmee and Chandler Warden records, 1884-2004, Acquired: 04/01/2016, bulk 1936-2004

6.25 Linear Feet 13 boxes
National Audubon Society Okeechobee/Kissimmee and Chandler Warden records consist of papers of wardens and Florida Audubon and National Audubon Society representatives who worked on the land around Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park in Okeechobee County, Florida, as well as Lorida. Included are the field notes and reports of Roderick, Marvin, and Roy Chandler, who patrolled the area. The collection focuses on reports of birds and wildlife, legal matters related to surface water and its effects on nesting patterns of the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow, hydrology data, and land management.
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FIU Special Collections

Burnett Roth Collection, 1930-2001

11 boxes 7 Banker File Boxes 2 Tall Legal Size Document Cases 1 Small Flat Box 1 Large Flat Box

This collection contains correspondence, memos, court dockets, news clippings, and meeting notes related to the Anti-defamation League (ADL). Mr. Roth was member of the National Board of Trustees of the B'Nai B'Rith Foundation of the United States; Vice-Chairman of the National Civil Rights Committee; Chairman of the Florida Regional Board of the ADL. His relationship with the ADL began in 1931 and continued through the 1990s. Additionally, this collection contains correspondence, photos, clippings, and ephemera from Burnett Roth's personal life. This includes material related to his education, military service during World War II, his career as an attorney in Miami, business ventures, and political offices. Some material related to his immediate family is included. Of special interest are notes compiled by Mr. Roth for an intended book about the history of Jewry in Florida.

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Burnett Roth Collection, 1930-2001 11 boxes 7 Banker File Boxes 2 Tall Legal Size Document Cases 1 Small Flat Box 1 Large Flat Box

 

This collection contains correspondence, memos, court dockets, news clippings, and meeting notes related to the Anti-defamation League (ADL). Mr. Roth was member of the National Board of Trustees of the B'Nai B'Rith Foundation of the United States; Vice-Chairman of the National Civil Rights Committee; Chairman of the Florida Regional Board of the ADL. His relationship with the ADL began in 1931 and continued through the 1990s. Additionally, this collection contains correspondence, photos, clippings, and ephemera from Burnett Roth's personal life. This includes material related to his education, military service during World War II, his career as an attorney in Miami, business ventures, and political offices. Some material related to his immediate family is included. Of special interest are notes compiled by Mr. Roth for an intended book about the history of Jewry in Florida.

Florida Atlantic University Libraries

Facilities Management, bulk 1962-2007

12 Linear Feet

Facilities Management supports FAU by managing various physical assets on all campuses. This includes building maintenance, landscape and grounds maintenance, safety and security measures, space optimization, general building maintenance and repairs, utilities and energy management, environmental sustainability efforts, and compliance with federal and state regulations. Their work is crucial for creating a conducive learning and working environment supporting students, faculty, staff, visitors, and the local community.

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Florida Gulf Coast University Special Collections

First United Methodist Church of Fort Myers, bulk 1872-2016

16.5 Linear Feet

This collection consists of documents, photographs, and ephemera belonging to the First United Methodist Church of Fort Myers, located in Downtown Fort Myers, Florida. This collections documents the history, evolution, and eventual conclusion of this church, from the time it was first established in 1872 until its conclusion in 2016.

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