Collections

Press clippings and correspondence received and collected by Whitaker, relating to Emmett Till and racism in the American South, including poll tax receipts and a 1962 pamphlet on the integration of the University of Mississippi campus.

This oral history transcript relates to Stewart Abbott Fraser who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater. Fraser served aboard the USS Missouri. Fraser was also present during the formal Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945

This collection contains photos and documents that represent the work and history of Florida Gulf Coast University's Student Government.

The majority of materials date from 1990 to 2014. Other documents date through 1970. These documents represent the organizational and gubernatorial records of the Student Government Association from all of FAU's campuses. Materials include Student Senate agendas and legislature, passed and vetoed legislature, and other organizational records that have led to laws and regulations within FAU's campuses. Most materials pertain to University-Wide information and legislation.

This collection contains 40 scrapbooks documenting student life, academic programs, and theatrical productions at Broward Junior College (later Broward College) from 1961 to 2009. Materials include photographs, clippings, event programs, and ephemera related to student organizations, biology field trips, honors projects, and performances staged at Bailey Hall. The collection offers a vivid record of campus culture and the college's commitment to arts and community engagement.