Collections

This collection consists of awards, certificates, medals, newspaper clippings, correspondence, fight programs, fight gear, promotional photographs and posters.

The collection of Francis I.G. Coleman contains an oral history transcript of an interview conducted by or for the Institute on World War II. Coleman served in the European Theater (ETO).

This collection relates to Francis Edwards who served in the 20th U.S. Army Air Force, 58th Group, 25th Squadron in the Pacific theater. This collection contains an oral history transcript detailing his service during the war and his return to the U.S.

This letter was written by Francis Eppes to Reverend John Woart of Swedesboro, New Jersey. The letter, dated July 25, 1838, is an invitation to take charge of St. John's Episcopal Church in Tallahassee, Florida. A transcription of the letter is included with the original MSS.

This collection relates to Francis E. Ridgway who served as a Gunners Mate, Second Class, on the United States Naval Destroyer Ship U.S.S Ellyson. This collection contains 36 letters from Francis Ridgway to Ruth De Rosier and two letters from "Father Bill" to Ruth De Rosier. There is also a personal handwritten journal from Francis which documents his time aboard the Ellyson, and an Official Order for awards earned by Ridgway.

Collection contains one check written by Francis E. Spinner and a fifty cent bank note.

Collection consists of correspondence, journals, interviews, articles, typescripts, book reviews, photographs, postcards, news clippings, dissertations, biographical materials, lectures, notes, drafts, and manuscripts.

The Francis Montague Wells collection, consisting of seventy-one letters, offers the insight and perspective of an enlisted Private First Class with the 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, in the European campaign during World War II. The collection also contains two photographs of Francis Wells and a letter from his daughter Peggy Wells Hughes.

Francis Poole was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont and his family moved to Florida where Poole attended high school in Tarpon Springs. By 1971, Francis Poole graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's degree in English. While he was a student, Poole edited the literary magazine "Zephyr." After graduation along with Bert Furbee, they edited another literary magazine "Skullpolish." In 1974 he received a fellowship to the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. In 1977, Poole began publishing and editing "Blades" which he describes as "a tiny magazine." "Blades," in fact, is considered a poetry magazine of importance for both its content and its design which falls within the book arts category. In 1990, Poole joined the staff of the University of Delaware Library. Poole is the curator of the Paul Bowles Collection at the University of Delaware. Poole retired in 2017 from the University of Delaware. The collection at FAU Libraries consists of Poole's published books of poetry and the magazines he edited after graduating from Florida Atlantic University. His poetry has appeared in several notable publications: Southern Poetry Review, Shattered Wig Review, Rolling Stone, Philadelphia Poets, Village Voice, and the New York Quarterly.