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This collection contains various artifacts relating to citrus history. The bulk of the collection is made of citrus labeling, ranging from collected crate labels to can labels, correspondence on label collecting, and even a crate label stamp. It also contains information on inspections on citrus and vegetable groves, including inspector manuals and records. Finiancial and business records are also contained in this collection.

Contains photographs from the 1930s to 2013 covering the JL Reed and Son Funeral Home in Tampa. Photographs show scenes of the interior and exterior of the JR Reed and Son's Funeral Home along with the Marion Reed Funeral Home. Many of the photographs are reproductions of Burgert Brothers photographs while others are originals. Depending on the source, some of the photographs are in black and white while the others are in color.

This collection relates to Captain Joe Gray Sparks who served as a pilot with the 11 Bomb Squadron in the Pacific Theater during World War II. This collection includes a flash memory drive containing scanned copies of letters, documents, photographs, manuscript biography, newspaper articles, and artifacts that belonged to Sparks.

Collection primarily consists of published articles and papers presented at conferences, meetings, and symposiums. The majority of the articles in the collection have been deaccessioned due to statewide availability and duplication. Joe Knetsch's curriculum vitae is also included.

The Joe Louis Reliford Collection contains materials donated by Joe Louis Reliford, who holds the record for being the youngest person at age 12 to play in a professional baseball game and broke the color barrier in the Georgia State League. The collection includes autographed photographs, an autographed copy of Reliford's 1997 autobiography "From Bat Boy to Hall of Frame", and an autographed miniature baseball bat.