Collections

The Annie Beck collection contains photographs, correspondence, ephemera, and newspaper clippings related to the lives of Annie Beck and her husband, Dr. A. J. Beck, the first pharmacist in Fort Lauderdale.

The collection includes two manuscripts from 1980 titled "Taped Interviews for An Oral Historical Review of the Early Afro American in Fort Lauderdale with Implications Upon the Culture of the 1980s" and a manuscript titled "Histories for An Oral Historical Review of the Early Afro American in Fort Lauderdale with Implications Upon the Culture of the 1980's."

The Anthony Kozla Collection contains 469 photographs Anthony Kozla took during his professional life and personal activities. These photographs include portraits of groups, individuals, and national and local celebrities. They are also a good source for documenting Fort Lauderdale's local life from the 1930s to the mid-1950s through events, pictures of local communities, and recreational activities. The Anthony Kozla Collection also helps understand the evolution of Fort Lauderdale and Broward County's urban development with 101 aerial views and photographs of buildings and streets.

The Arthur Letson Collection contains sixty photographs and one newspaper clipping collected by the Letson family of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Photographs include individual and group portraits from the Letson, Quick, Mahan, and Moore families, friends and associates of Fred Moore, Dania Beach Boulevard Bridge and Bridgehouse, and geographic areas such as the Altanitc Coastal Waterway, Fort Lauderdale, and Dania Beach.

The Arthur "Red" Sweeny Collection contains photographs, awards, certificates, and correspondence documenting Coach Arthur "Red" Sweeney.

The Association of Performing Arts of India documents the history of the Association of Performing Arts of India (APAI), an organization based in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The materials document events prior to the organization of the APAI, as well as the activities of the APAI from 1998 onwards.

The Audrey Raglin Collection contains 14 photographs and a commemorative hand fan from the First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale's 75th anniversary on May 23, 1982. Eight photographs are of the 1947 Flood after a hurricane. Six photographs show various locations in Fort Lauderdale including the Navy base at Port Evergaldes, Fort Lauderdale Beach, the Governor's Club Hotel, Andrews Avenue, and the Fort Lauderdale Post Office.

The Barbara Hicks Collection contains eight photographs of West Side Grade School May Day festivities in 1942 such as a student play, May Pole, and sports. It also includes a photograph of a man named Charles.

The Becky Schiavon King Collection contains Stranahan High School "Echo" newspapers dating October 27, 1961-May 31, 1962, Stranahan High School "Echo" magazines dating December 1962-1969, Parkway Junior High School "Cavalier Crier" dating 1958-1960, a folder of materials on Bob Ogle, and one "El Pasado" Stranahan High School yearbook dating 1961.

Bell, brass, has white braided rope tied to ringer. The bell was on the boat Sally Bell, which traveled on the New River Canal in Davie. Written on side: "Sally Bell Griffin Co." Bell is 5 7/8" diameter and appx 5" tall. The boat was named after Sally Griffin. The business was started in 1910.