Collections

First Annual FSU Football Banquet Program from 1948

Materials from the First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale's 100 year celebration. Includes a history booklet, a prayer book, and a program of the centennial.

The First Baptist Church of Fort Myers opened in 1892 and is one of the first churches in Southwest Florida. The organization continues to hold religous services in conjunction with City Gate Ministries. The collection consists of, but is not limited to, documents, books, photographs, and genealogical records of the congregation, as well as adminstrative documents pertaining to the church.

Records, 1880-1997, including registers, minute books, histories, worship service bulletins, newsletters, publications, sermons, and other papers. Early records on microfulm cover 1880-1975 and include a roster of pastors, elders, communicants and baptisms, 1896-1969; session minutes 1880-1975; board of deacons minute books, 1885-1933; and other papers.

This collection consists of documents, photographs, and ephemera belonging to the First United Methodist Church of Fort Myers, located in Downtown Fort Myers, Florida. This collections documents the history, evolution, and eventual conclusion of this church, from the time it was first established in 1872 until its conclusion in 2016.

The two manuscript letters, dated 1893, are by George F. Miles, St. Augustine, Florida to Landford Fleming, Esq., C.M.G., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and refer to matters pertaining to Flagler enterprises. Mr. Miles at that time was general manager and director of the Florida Coast Line Canal and Transportation Company with headquarters at St. Augustine, and Mr. Fleming was a stockholder in the "Boston and Florida Land Company."

This collection consists of materials related to the Florida East Coast Railway and other Flagler enterprises. The papers indicate that they maintained offices in Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Florida. There are job descriptions, blueprints, plans, maps, and permission documents from various government officials to proceed with construction.There is also historical information, such as the corporate history of the Atlantic and East Coast Terminal Company.

Pamphlet

The collection consists of the personal correspondence of Fleming Family members and other correspondents circa 1879-1930.