Collections : [Broward College Archives and Special Collections]

This collection documents AESOP's local and state-level activities through a broad variety of formats:

This collection includes framed and unframed posters, event advertisements, and administrative concession records from Bailey Hall during its active programming years in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Items include promotional posters for guest performances such as the Philadelphia Boys Choir, the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats, and illusionist James Randi, as well as concession documentation for Fiscal Year 2003 (FY03). Together, these materials highlight the hall's diverse programming and role as a cornerstone of both academic life and public culture at 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.

This collection documents the struggle for racial integration at Broward Junior College during the early 1960s. The files include newspaper clippings, editorials, legal documents, catalogues, brochures, photographs (JPGs referenced), correspondence, and retrospective scholarly notes.

This small collection documents His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's visit to Broward College in 2010. Materials preserved include a commemorative ceramic cup and cookie plate, official event booklets, a program book, and a ceremonial prayer shawl. Together, these objects offer insight into the College's role as a cultural venue and preserve the historical memory of a prominent world religious figure's appearance on campus.

This record group contains extensive documentation relating to the foundation, operation, and growth of Broward College (formerly Junior College of Broward County) from earliest local advocacy and planning through organizational and administrative development. Key contents include:

This collection consists of commemorative items and documents honoring Elsie Davie's service to Covenant Village of Florida residents and her philanthropic legacy in the community. Included is a plaque recognizing her as Benefactor of the Year, an engraved Lucite award from the Broward Community College Foundation, an annual foundation report, and heritage pins. These materials document Davie's volunteerism, fundraising, and honored status in both education and eldercare.

This collection contains official handbooks issued to Broward College faculty and staff from 1966 through 1993. Each edition details campus procedures, organizational charts, instructional guidelines, faculty obligations, and institutional governance frameworks. Some editions include departmental policies, personnel procedures, and reference appendices regarding student affairs, academic programs, and employee benefits.

This collection documents Grady Drake's professional and personal legacy at Broward College. It includes founding correspondence, contracts, awards, photographs, administrative records, annual reports, evaluations, community event memorabilia, retirement keepsakes, and personal notes exchanged with the first college president and other key figures. The files cover library development, faculty leadership, professional contributions, interaction with civic organizations, and Drake's ongoing relationships with colleagues from 1960 through his passing in 2019.

This record group documents the formative years of the Archives and Special Collections, including early administrative planning and establishment activities that took place prior to the department's official opening.