Collections

Photocopy of receipt from Fort Gilliland, Newnansville, Alachua County, Florida, April 1, 1838 to a Dr. Isaac Garrarone. The receipt is in reference to the hiring of a wagon team and driver to transport goods between forts for the 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment in operation against the Seminole Indians from April 1 to September 1, 1838.

One photograph of the 1943 Fort Lauderdale High School Flying L's football team including: Bob Durham, Bob John, Ted Gore, "Double " Bunch, Elmer Lovern, Arthur Van Netta, Carl Griffin, Thomas Thompson, Bobby Boese, Jack Muscleman and Jack McDonald.

Two photographs of the Fort Lauderdale High School graduating class of 1916. One photograph is of the male students and one is of the female students. Eleanor Boyd Miller is pictured.

40th Reunion Book for Fort Lauderdale High School Class of 1943, created by Betty Lynn Chancey Lee Prominski.

The Fort Lauderdale High School Class of 1960 50th Reunion Collection contains a 50 Year Reunion book for the Fort Lauderdale High School Class of 1960 and a disk corresponding to it.

The Fort Lauderdale Restaurants Postcard Collection contains four color photographic postcards of Fort Lauderdale restaurants. The collection consists of one postcard each of Creighton's restaurant and Williamson Restaurant, and two postcards of Mai-Kai.

Reproductions of 21 volumes of the minutes for the Fort Lauderdale Women's Club Executive Board meetings and membership meetings dating from 1911 through 1967.

Pamphlet about Fort Marion and Fort Matanzas national monuments published by the National Park Service.

Petition dated Fort Micanopy, East Florida, April 5, 1840, and addressed to Joel R. Poinsett, Secretary of War, Washington City, D.C. The petition prays that James Child of Alachua County, Florida be appointed as 2nd Lieutenant in a Regiment of the United States Military "now serving in Florida." The petition sets forth Child's qualifications, and bears the signature of Captain William Whistler, Captain B.S.V. Bonneville, Adjutant General, R. C. Gatlin, J. S. Saunders, 2nd Lieutenant, S. B. Gannette, 2nd Lieutenant, and Charles W. Dougwell, Surgeon, United States of America.