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Consists of the oldest materials in the collection, both including and bookending the Civil War. Materials range from magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, and an array of visual ephemera. Of particular interest is an original Buffalo Soldier muster roll signed by Colonel Abner Doubleday, discharge papers from 1874, and an authentic slave bill of sale.

Materials in this series were originally obtained from the Board of Relations office at Florida Gulf Coast University. Bulk of the material stems from 1987 - 2005 about the early years of Florida Gulf Coast University. Also includes the information on the Florida 10th University plan that took place in the 1980's. More topics include accreditation, correspondence, access news, letters, projects, community outreach, board of regents, and university rules/agreements.