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This collection contains the office files for the School of Social Work documenting 29 years of the school's history. It includes correspondence, self study reports for accreditation, statistics about all aspects of the school, the development of the Master in School Work degree, and the development and implementation of the field experience in social work for the majors in the field.

This collection documents the functions and activities of the Florida Bandmasters Association. Included are governance-related materials such as constitutions and bylaws, as well as informational bulletins; financial records; minutes of state, district, and committee meetings; and correspondence to and from Association leadership. Of note for genealogists are annual membership directories and membership applications from the 1940 into the 1960s that include a resume and photograph of each applicant. The collection also includes detailed records of band contests and festivals, with records pertaining to the administrative and logistical efforts as well as results. Other documentary forms found in the collection are a small number of musical scores and cassette tapes of performances.

This collection primarily consists of holograph and typed correspondence, financial records, membership rosters and surveys, newsletter layouts, and photocopies of articles about bibliophilia, bookbinding, typography, and book history. Newspaper clippings originally maintained in collection have been removed and replaced by photocopies for preservation purposes.