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Joseph Rosenberg (Josel Rozenberg) was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who arrived in New York in 1904 after avoiding re-conscription in the Russian Army. He served in the Russian Army from 1899-1904 as a non-commissioned, under-officer. He played the cornet and the string bass in the army band. The Rosenberg Collection includes a bound manuscript of music with over 100 titles covering such genres as: waltzes, mazurkas, quadrilles, marches, polkas, and polonaises. Mostly with parts, some solos for cornet, some full score. The majority of the songs are in Russian with several in Hebrew. One piece is dated 1897. There are also papers from his time in the army including a photograph of the army band, a temporary passport issued by the army, his service record, and his army reserve card. In addition, there is his ticket for passage on the Bremen from Frankfurt to New York, dated November 3, 1904.

The Roy A. Buckley Collection contains black and white photographs taken by the United States Army 669th Engineer Topographic Company during World War II. The unit's primary function during the war would have been land surveying, terrain analysis and visualization, and map making for analysis and use by commanders in military operations. The photographs, personally taken by Master Sergeant Roy A. Buckley, depict members of the U.S. Army inspecting the bodies of concentration camp victims in an unidentified camp.

The Smith Families of Virginia Collection contains approximately 100 letters and documents relating to two Smith families of Virginia. Series 1 of the collection contains letters and documents relating to the legal practice of prominent Williamsburg attorney Sydney Smith (1821-84). Sydney Smith was born and raised in York County, Virginia. After graduating from William and Mary College with a Bachelor of Laws in 1846, he married Virginia Constance Bucktrout and they had seven children. In the years leading up to the Civil War, Smith practiced law in Williamsburg and throughout York and Warrick counties. He served in "W" Co. Va., 3rd Cavalry during the Civil War and served as a member of the House of Delegates from York County. A few of the letters to Sydney Smith reveal the economic realities for Virginians during Reconstruction. Series 2 of the collection contains letters from the Smith Family of Mathews County, Va., a historic maritime community located 23 miles southwest of Williamsburg. Though the two families are not related, it is possible that Sydney Smith acted as attorney for a member of this large family. Most of these letters are addressed to Miss Elizabeth Susan Smith (1836-1917), affectionately known as "Lizzie." Lizzie Smith lived her entire life in Virginia and seems to have been a favorite correspondent of her many siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles. A few of the letters to Lizzie give descriptive accounts of life for Virginians during and after the Civil War.

This collection consists of three series containing 313 photographs, negatives and contact sheets. The photographs document various student activities.  Series 1 documents activities such as lectures and labs, and registration. Included in Series 2 are photographs of Dr. Kenneth R. Williams with students.  Series 3 depicts students reading and talking on the Breezeway.

The majority of materials date from 1990 to 2014. Other documents date through 1970. These documents represent the organizational and gubernatorial records of the Student Government Association from all of FAU's campuses. Materials include Student Senate agendas and legislature, passed and vetoed legislature, and other organizational records that have led to laws and regulations within FAU's campuses. Most materials pertain to University-Wide information and legislation.

The photographs in this collection represent FAU's outreach to students ready to attend an upper division university. FAU students participated as models for the brochures while FAU's Creative Services Department took the photographs. The photographs in this collection were taken between 1970 and 1974 which made FAU 6 to 10 years old at the time. There are 425 photographs and seven series in this collection. To provide a sample of the collection, 30 photographs were digitized and described. If you would like to see more photographs, please contact lysca@fau.edu to make an appointment.

The photographs and contact prints depict activities of students and faculty from the College of Business--the Master of Business Administration Program (MBA) and members of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).

In 2018, this collection was added into the FAU Students, 1960s to 2000s Collection and is no longer updated. This finding aid was retained to provide researchers with a guide for boxes 1 through 3 in the updated FAU Students, 1960s to 2000s Collection. Please follow this link to access the new collection.