Collections

The materials in this collection primarily consist of playbills, showbills, and programs that range from the mid-to-late 20th century and are primarily from the personal collection of Louis Miano. However, the contents are compiled from multiple collections of the same scope. There is a large collection of playbills, showbills, and programs from theater and opera in Miami and South Florida, as well as from across the United States and Europe. The collection also contains magazines, ephemera, and other materials related to musical theater in the United States and Europe.

This collection includes news clippings, photographs, policies, meeting minutes, reports, grants, correspondence, and photos among other materials related to the creation and functions of the Lutgert College of Business at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Manuscripts, music CDs, and books by Mack McElderry.

In addition to Disney animation catalogs, illustrations, lithographs, cels, posters, calendars, newspapers, LPs and sheet music, the Mahan Collection of American Humor and Cartoon Art includes numerous non-Disney and political illustrations that depict American humor and cartoon art. While the earliest illustration in this collection is from 1838, its focus is the Golden Age of American Animation (1895-1945).

This collection contains VHS tapes pertaining to the Main Sail Video Productions Campany based out of Southwest Florida and includes tapes involving the Southwest Florida Water Management District in the Everglades, the Edison Home Collection, Travel and Tourism segments, Hurricanes, and Floridas Golf culture. Series involving the Southwest Florida International Airport, Florida wildlife, Farm Tours, and the Red Sox spring training.

Marching Chiefs of the Fifties Reunion Bios on Disc, Marching Chiefs 50th Reunion (1957/ 2007) presentation. 2 photos of Paul Ort.

This collection relates to Margaret Brockett, who remained on the homefront in a domestic role as a mother of twin boys, Ronald and Donald Brockett, during World War II. The collection contains a variety of memorabilia that Margaret kept during her time of the war, such as cookbooks, children's drawings, and more. The collection provides insight into the ways that the United States functioned during the war.