Collections

The Florida State University Black Student Union (BSU) is a student government agency that offers black students a form of identity and social life on campus. Founded in 1968, BSU seeks to develop unity among black students and functions as a vehicle of communication to the faculty and administration of Florida State University.

This collection includes, bylaws, charters, strategic plans, meeting minutes, and agendas for the FGCU Board of Trustees and the State University System of Florida Board of Governors.

The collection consists of agendas and meeting minutes from the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees. The Board is composed of thirteen members: six appointed by the Governor, five by the Florida Board of Governors, and two ex officio members—the Student Body President and the President of the University Faculty Senate. All appointed members require confirmation by the Florida Senate. The records document the Board's responsibilities, including policy decisions appropriate to the university's mission, the implementation and maintenance of high-quality education programs, the measurement of performance, the reporting of information, and the provision of input regarding state policy, budgeting, and education standards.

The collection is comprised of Bobby G. Glenn's correspondence, awards and honors, newspaper clippings, Lieutenant uniform and hat, funeral program, and one photograph. Glenn served as Fort Lauderdale's first Black firefighter.

This collection pertains to Thomas A. Butler, who served as a First Lieutenant in the 468th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA) Battalion during World War II. Butler served in France and Germany from 1944-1945, receiving five battle stars and a bronze star medal. In the immediate months following the war, he was stationed at the Berchtesgaden Hof Hotel, which was adjacent to Hitler's retreat at Obersalzberg, where he operated the Hotel as a retreat for Army officers. Butler maintained a detailed Service Record Book that includes his personal information, transfers, the locations he was deployed, the people he met, and military letters he received during and after the war. In aggregate, Butler's collection includes: A U.S Military Service Record Book, including a personalized autographed photograph of General of the Air Force Henry (Hap) Arnold, one Berchtesgaden photo album created by Butler himself, Butler's awarded and framed Bronze Star, and two artifacts retrieved from Germany: one Nazi Party armband and one stationary folder.

This collection relates to Calvin T. Webb who served as a radio operator in the U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II in Boston, MA, and Catalina Island, CA, prior to serving aboard merchant ships in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans until December of 1946. The collection contains materials related to memory which includes: American Merchant Marine Veterans AMMV Magazine, Winter 2012/2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, and Winter 2013/2014; 2002 reprint of The United States Merchant Marine at War; November 5, 2006, The Salt Lake Tribune/Deseret Morning News, "A Tribute To Veterans" advertising supplement newspaper; and 2 Just Compensation Committee Merchant Marines lobbying advertisement postcards.