Collections

Red booklet titled "A True Obligation" by James B. Tippin, Jr. A salute to the group of Veterans of WWII who gathered at Dale Mabry Field.

Supplements to the film catalog distributed by the Audio-Visual Center

Film descriptions of upcoming showings of films hosted by the Audio-Visual Center, which was part of the library. Also includes lists of films that can be checked out through the center.

This collection relates to Audrey Kempfert Gordon who served as a U.S. Government homefront worker in Florida during World War II. The collection contains one letter written by Gordon to her former employer that provides details of her experiences in Jacksonville, FL during the war and two letters written by the former employee's wife to Gordon.

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 Audrey Raglin Collection contains 14 photographs and a commemorative hand fan from the First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale's 75th anniversary on May 23, 1982. Eight photographs are of the 1947 Flood after a hurricane. Six photographs show various locations in Fort Lauderdale including the Navy base at Port Evergaldes, Fort Lauderdale Beach, the Governor's Club Hotel, Andrews Avenue, and the Fort Lauderdale Post Office.

Augustine C. Groom served in the Army Air Force's 7th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group in the Pacific Theater during WWII. He was inducted into the service on 5 November 1942 and was discharged on 29 September 1945 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Groom was stationed overseas in New Guinea, the Philippines, Luzon, Ryukus between 1943 to 1945. During his service, Groom received the Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon w/ 4 Bronze Stars, Phillipine Liberation [Medal] w/ 1 Bronze Star, and a Good Conduct Ribbon. His duties included drafting, typing, and preparation of stencils at the Plans and Training Section of his base, maintaining chemical warfare equipment, and cleaning firearms. The collection includes a veteran's questionaire, a number of WWII photographs, and a manuscript compiled from a diary Groom kept during WWII. The manuscript recounts Groom's experiences living in military camps in the Pacific.

This collection contains a variety of materials about the life and career of Augustus B. Turnbull III. Subjects covered by these materials include: Tallahassee, bicycling, conservation, land use, Lake Bradford, public opinion, schools, citizens, housing, drainage, sewers, traffic, Florida, Society of Civil Engineers, Council of Neighborhood Associations, parks and recreation, town meetings, transportation, Florida State University, Charles Joe Carter, and a White House luncheon menu. There are also a series of photographs: Switzerland, Augustus Turnbull, President John F. Kennedy, George Smathers, Marjorie Turnbull, and others. As well, there are 24 blueprints, showing geographical area in Leon County.