Collections : [AARLCC Special Collections]

The Anthony Rotante Collection contains books on Blues and Jazz as well as vinyl record albums, CDs, audiocassette tapes, and clippings.

The Arthur B. Steinman Collection contains twentieth century African sculptures and masks from the central and western regions of Africa. It also contains one lithograph print of "Planting" signed by Thomas Hart Benton.

The Ashley Bryan Art Series Collection contains original pieces of artwork donated by artists who have been honored as the featured illustrator during the Ashley Bryan Art Series at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center.

The Audrey Peterman Collection documents the North Fork of the New River and development plans around the river in the 1990s and early 2000s. It contains oversize presentation boards with designs and photographs of the New River North Fork Master Plan dated 2003, a folder of materials related to the New River North Fork Initiative circa 1998-2000, one "Franklin Park Enhancement Plan" 1995, a folder of materials related to the Audubon Centers of Florida circa 2000, and newspaper clippings. The materials include plans and newspaper clippings discussing the development of the African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC).

The Barbara Carter Collection contains papers and 27 photographs related to life in Florida during the 1940s through the 1960s. Photographs include images of Black people, Zeta Phi Beta sorority, a meeting of the Interdenominational Choirs' Union of Fort Lauderdale, and flooding in downtown Fort Lauderdale during the October 1947 hurricane.

Painted lead figurine of African American Boy Scout in uniform. Created by Barclay Manufacturing Company. Circa 1920s.

The Barrington Irving Collection includes materials documenting the career of Jamaican-American pilot Barrington Irving. It contains one of his khaki flight suits, a copy of "Caribbean Today" (January 2008) newspaper issue featuring Irving on the cover, a copy of the "Broward Times" (June 2007) featuring the cover story "Pilot gets hero's welcome after round-the-world trip", materials related to the 2007 "National Salute to America's Heroes" honoring Barrington Irving and Elijah H. Williams, and a City of Lauderdale Lakes proclamation declaring October 27, 2007 as "Barrington Irving Day."

The Benjamin Franklin Lampkin, Jr. Collection contains 4 photographs and a funeral program for Benjamin Franklin Lampkin, Jr. (1937-2006).

The Black Broward Oral History Collection contains audio-visual interviews documenting the Black community in Broward County, Florida.

The Black Fort Lauderdale Photograph Collection contains 11 photographs. The photographs show houses, businesses, cars, and people in the historic Sistrunk neighborhood, including the Northwest Materinity and Emergency Hospital.