Collections

The Beth Urban Collection on Doris Leeper consists of personal files, publications and photographs that highlight Leeper's artwork, the Atlantic Center for the Arts, as well as her personal life. This collection highlights Leeper's life from a very early age through her continued impact many years after her passing.

The Bob Graves collection, 1977-2008, documents Graves' personal and business activities. It contains event programs, advertisements, magazines, informational booklets, photographs, event listings, and other miscellaneous documents related to events either held at or supported by the Full Moon Saloon. The collection includes VHS tapes documenting various LGBTQ+ events and historically LGBTQ+ locations across Central Florida. Much of the collection dates from 1991 to 2006. Robert "Bob" Graves was the owner and operator of the Full Moon Saloon on Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando. The Full Moon Saloon, a popular gay bar, opened in 1989, serving the Levi's, leather, and bear communities in Central Florida for more than a decade. It was the home bar for the non-profit social organization, Bears of Central Florida, and hosted Bear Bust, an annual event held in October. The Full Moon Saloon closed on June 30, 2007.

The Bob Kealing Kerouac Research Collection contains documents and research notes related to Kealing's book Kerouac in Florida: Where the Road Ends, book drafts, legal documents, articles written by Kealing, articles related to the Kerouac House, and other materials regarding the Writer in Residence Program.

The Bob Kealing Tupperware Collection contains interviews, news clippings, letters, legal documents, photographs, audio tapes, and research notes related to Kealing's book Tupperware, Unsealed: Brownie Wise, Earl Tupper, and the Home Party Pioneers. The book may be found in the Online Catalog.

The Brian Arbogast collection, 1987-2000, is comprised of two series. Series I: GLAAD, 1987-1994, undated, contains documents related to Brian Arbogast's involvement with the organization, GLAAD. These documents relate to GLAAD's campaigns against defamation, reports, itineraries, and GLAAD events and activities. Series II: Other Activism 1988-2000, contains documents, newspaper clippings, flyers, bulletin, correspondence letters, publications, and documents related to non-GLAAD organizations that Brian Arbogast participated in. Brian Arbogast de Hubert-Miller was an artist and LGBTQ+ activist that lived and worked in Central Florida. He is responsible for establishing the first GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) chapter in Florida. He is also responsible for registering the GLAAD Florida chapter as the first American GLAAD chapter with the IGLA (International Lesbian Gay Association). He was also heavily active in local LGBT issues, such as working on a community advisory board with WMFE Channel 24. Through his work with GLAAD, Arbogast helped to fight against discrimination against LGBT people, support Paul Tsongas presidential campaign, pursue defamation cases, and more. He also served on a community advisory board with WMFE Channel 24. Arbogast actively participated in anti-discrimination movements and even played an instrumental role in helping Disney to implement an anti-discrimination policy.

Collection includes papers, articles, research and personal correspondence by Brian Peterson, professor of history at Florida International University.