Scrapbook consisting of newspaper clippings, photos, magazines, correspondance, promotional materials, and personal materials relating to the development of Carrollwood and the home designs of Betty Setzer Wild. Included are floorplans and exterior photos of homes, as well as magazine and newspaper write-ups about the available floorplans.
This collection primarily consists of photographs taken by queer photographer Bobby Smith in the 1950s and 60s. The photos depict scenes of gatherings of queer folks in homes and clubs, giving researchers a rare view of queer life and culture in Florida during the mid-20th century.
The B. P. Brown Enterprises collection chronicles the history of African American businesses, churches, schools, and related organizations in the Tampa Bay area through materials produced by the B.P. Brown Enterprises, Inc. printing business.
The collection includes personal and professional correspondence, manuscript, and typescript drafts of approximately thirty books and short stories, biographical works, and some of personal logs.
The collection includes sketches and final art for Bruce Hale's illustrated children's books. Images include original artword from the Class Pets, the Chet Gecko Mysteries, and the Monstertown Mysteriesseries. Additionally, it features the brainstorming notes for the book Dial M for Mongoose: A Chet Gecko Mystery.
Collection consists of photographs pertaining to national and international news, entertainment, fashion and publicity, and sports. Also included are photographs of accidents, disasters, and crime.
The collection consists of Burgert Brothers prints derived from various sources and assembled into a composite collection. The two principle sources for the Burgert images were the photographic holdings of the Tony Pizzo and Hampton Dunn collections. Both had considerable numbers of Burgert prints and negatives dispersed under various subject headings. The collection was assembled into a single, coherent collection in 1993.
