Collections

Alpha Xi Delta Photos

The Al Starts Collections documents the business enterprises of Captain Al Starts and the history of Jungle Queen River Cruises, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It also has information about tourism in Seminole reservations and the later career of actor Johnny Weismuller. The collection includes musical instruments, patent models, a lawn mower, a washing machine, audio recordings (66 1/4 inch audio reel-to-reel tapes and 7 45rpm vinyl record albums), artwork, blueprints, Captain's hat, a smoking pipe, photographs, scrapbooks, pamphlets, fliers, postcards, correspondence, newspaper clippings, videos, and magazines. The materials date roughly from the 1940s to the 1970s.

The Alta Mae Clark Collection contains 7 postcards, 1 photograph, and 3 matchbooks documenting various businesses, buildings, and locations in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The ephemera dates from the 1930s through the 1960s.

Records and papers, 1953-1983, of the Pensacola Altrusa Club including correspondence, publications, minutes, newsletters, and other materials including a history of the Club by Maude Hollowell. Includes records concerning the local club, the clubs in Districts 3 and 4, and materials concerning the Altrusa International, including annual reports and publications. [4,608 pieces]

This collection contains primarily consists promotional materials and documents related to founding of FGCU's Alumni Association.

The Florida State University Alumni Association Collection consists of materials created or collected by the FSU Alumni Association from 1906 to 2011. Its contents are divided into six series.

The items in the collection include programs, photographs, and other memorabilia and ephemera related to the Flying High Circus.  (See box list.)