Collections

Thomas C. Cartwright served as the pilot of the B-24 bomber, Lonesome Lady, in the 494th Bombardment Group, 7th Air Force. His plane was shot down over Japan at the end of July 1945. Cartwright and one other member of the bomber crew were transported elsewhere, while the majority of the crew was interred in prison in Hiroshima, Japan. All those crewmen were killed when the US dropped the atomic bomb on that city.

This oral history interview transcript relates to Thomas H. Moorer who attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD from 1928 to 1933. In 1935, Moorer completed flight school and was stationed in Hawaii. He was present on December 7, 1941, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Moorer continued to serve in the Pacific Theater during World War II and remained in the U.S. Navy after the war.  In 1964, he had become an Admiral and by 1970, the Chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, serving until 1974.

The collection consists of concert programs, festival flyers, recital notes, newsletters, correspondence, photographs, and newspaper articles documenting the music performance activities led by Thomas J. Cole at Broward College Central Campus from the early 1970s through the mid-2000s. Materials include documentation of annual tours, faculty and student recitals, college choir activities, collaborations with local ensembles such as the Plantation Community Chorus, and performances at Bailey Concert Hall. Several photographs feature Cole in rehearsal and performance settings with students and colleagues. Notable highlights include personal milestones, such as his appointment as department coordinator, and documentation related to Cole's retirement.

This collection contains information ranging from citrus pest biology to citrus products and byproducts. It has business data on the industry, including individual groves' records, and photographical and historical accounts of citrus varieties and storage techniques. It contains information on both pests and various pesticides, as well as soil health. Other, non-citrus plants are included in this horticultural collection. Lastly, this collection has a record of its own existence in Florida Southern's Archives.

The collection contains miscellaneous printed materials relating to the life of the major American novelist Thomas Wolfe. Many of the items depict and feature his childhood home in Asheville, North Carolina. Types of items include art prints and illustrations, postcards, brochures, posters, and keepsakes and publications issued by the Thomas Wolfe Society as a part of the Society's annual meeting.

This collection relates to Thornton M. Embrey who served with Company D, 3118th Signal Service Group, during World War II. This collection contains transcripts of radio messages related to the announcement of the surrender of Germany in May 1945 and Japan in August 1945. There are a few additional documents and photographs related to Embrey's postwar service in the U.S. Army.

This collection relates to Thurston Macon who served as a Corporal in the United States Army with 799th Military Police Battalion during World War II. Within this interview, Macon describes his basic training at Fort Custer in Battle Creek, Michigan, his trip to Australia on the USAT Willard A. Holbrook. He describes his guard detail for General MacArthur in Brisbane, Australia, and Manila, as well as his personal interaction with MacArthur. Macon was also chosen as an honor guard for the Yamashita trial in late 1945.

This collection relates to Sergeant Tillman Joe Rutledge, who served in the 31st Infantry Regiment of the United States Army in the Far East's Philippine Division. After the fall of Bataan in April 1942, he was captured as a prisoner of war until 1945. This collection consists of one box of personal papers, including the original diary he kept during his internment and photocopies. It also contains an original draft and signed copy of his book My Japanese POW Diary Story; a 36-page oral history transcript; letters to and from his family; newspaper clippings; various government documents; and photographs.