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Bruce Grindal Papers, 1972-2012 19 Linear Feet 19 boxes

 

Course materials subject files, and publications documenting the scholarship and research of Dr. Bruce Grindal, professor of anthropology. Subjects include cultural anthropology, human conflict, religion, and the Sisala people of Ghana, Africa.

  1. FSU Special Collections & Archives

Bruce Ground collection, 1966-2013, bulk 1980-2000 18.55 Linear Feet 30 boxes, 1 rolled sign

 
Ground, Bruce, 1962-
Materials collected by Bruce Ground documenting his life, business, and activism, 1966-2013. Included are documents, memorabilia, photographs, and other items donated by Bruce Ground. These items pertain to his business, personal life, projects, and general accomplishments and achievements. Born in 1962, Bruce Ground spent the first part of his life in Kentucky, living on his family farm. In 1985, Ground moved to Florida and became involved in the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), a local gay-friendly church in Tampa. It was there he met Marty Pelham, who helped Ground to open his first bookstore, Tomes & Treasures, with him 1987. Pelham left the store in 1990, leaving Ground to own and operate the store as the sole owner and manager. In 1992, Bruce Ground and Gary Bailey, Ground's partner, opened Out & About Books, Orlando's first gay and lesbian bookstore. After his partner's death, Ground continued to operate Out & About Books for another four years before its eventual closing on January 31st, 2001. As of 2023, Bruce Ground resides in Orlando, Florida.
  1. UCF Special Collections

Bruce Nissen collection relating to the United Faculty of Florida, 1978-2022 1.5 Linear Feet 3 archives boxes, letter

 
Nissen, Bruce, 1948-
Materials collected by Bruce Nissen documenting the United Faculty of Florida (UFF), 1978 – 2022. Included are UFF meeting materials, agendas, minutes, and reports; published materials, including newsletters, directories, union organizing guides, and collective bargaining agreements. Also included are United Faculty of Florida – Florida International University Executive Council Minutes and meeting materials.
  1. UCF Special Collections

Buehler Planetarium, 1993–2000 (with some undated material) 1 Linear Feet 11 folders

 
Buehler Planetarium and Observatory, Broward College

This record group contains documentation relating to the management, programming, and development of the Buehler Planetarium during the 1990s. Files include records of the observatory's relocation, agreements for special shows (such as "Laser Fantasy"), institutional planning documents, retreat proceedings, memoranda, and materials related to facility renovations.

  1. Broward College Archives and Special Collections

Burnett Roth Collection, 1930-2001 11 boxes 7 Banker File Boxes 2 Tall Legal Size Document Cases 1 Small Flat Box 1 Large Flat Box

 

This collection contains correspondence, memos, court dockets, news clippings, and meeting notes related to the Anti-defamation League (ADL). Mr. Roth was member of the National Board of Trustees of the B'Nai B'Rith Foundation of the United States; Vice-Chairman of the National Civil Rights Committee; Chairman of the Florida Regional Board of the ADL. His relationship with the ADL began in 1931 and continued through the 1990s. Additionally, this collection contains correspondence, photos, clippings, and ephemera from Burnett Roth's personal life. This includes material related to his education, military service during World War II, his career as an attorney in Miami, business ventures, and political offices. Some material related to his immediate family is included. Of special interest are notes compiled by Mr. Roth for an intended book about the history of Jewry in Florida.

  1. FIU Special Collections

Burt Szabo music collection, 1955-2017 11.8 Linear Feet 30 boxes

 
Szabo, Burt
The Burt Szabo music collection is comprised of sheet music of pieces Burtz Szabo collected, composed, arranged, and/or published. Albert Edward "Burt" Szabo, a composer, arranger, and music educator, was born in Ohio in 1931. He composed and published several pieces of music for barbershop quartets, choruses, schools, and churches. Szabo was a faculty member of the music department at the University of Central Florida (then Florida Technological University). He taught courses in music composition, music theory, and music calligraphy and created the melody and lyrics for the university's alma mater in 1974. A strong proponent of the barbershop musical style, Szabo worked for the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA) in Kenosha, Wisconsin as their Music Publications Editor from 1982 to 1992. He was inducted into the Barbershop Society Hall of Fame in 2009 and worked as an Arrangement judge for the Barbershop Harmony Society. His publications, such as the Barbershop Arranging Manual and his work on the Barbershop Harmony Society staff, cemented his long-lasting influence on the musical style. Szabo passed away in 2022.
  1. UCF University Archives

Bush-Gore Election Contest Newspaper Collection, November 9-December 14, 2000 8 Oversize Print Boxes

 

The Bush-Gore Election Contest Newspaper Collection contains a complete run of Sun Sentinel newspapers dating from November 9 to December 14, 2000 documenting the Bush-Gore presidential election and the Florida manual vote recount. The newspapers provide insight into national and local opinions on the recount occurring in Broward County.

  1. Broward County Historical Archives

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