Collections

The letters in the Frank E. Murray Collection categorize and depict the adolescent and enlisted experience of aspiring Navy pilots who trained in Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Air Technical Training in Memphis, and flight training in Corpus Christi and Kingsville during the latter half of the Second World War. Brief descriptions of Boot Camp life in Jacksonville, Ground training and radio/radar ordinance in Memphis, and flying in Corpus Christi define the majority of Murray's experience before transferring to San Diego as the war was coming to a close. During Post-War rebuilding, as a part of the Civilian Air Patrol, he flew routine missions around the Pacific transporting personnel and cargo.

The Frank Facente transcript describes medic Frank Facente's service in the 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, as a part of the United States Army during World War II. Facente participated in the landing at Normandy, attacking the Siegfried Line, Battle of Huertgen Forest, Battle of the Bulge, and visiting the concentration camp at Dachau.

The Frank F. Meech Hurricane collection contains a number of photographs of damaged caused by the 1926 hurricane in Oakland Park, Florida.

This collection consists of a diary of G. Frank Hatheway regarding his life and work, as well as examples of poetry, and a funeral announcement for his daughter, Julia. A scrapbook kept by Hatheway (originally MSS 0-138) is also part of the collection. The scrapbook contains a collection of poetry, clippings of historical interest, old prints, and pictures. The poetry is a mix of poetry Hatheway copied and original compisitions. A page of music in manuscript form, The Indian Maid, may be an original composition as well.

Collection consists of photograph album, 1944 "Distaff" magazine (with Frankie Hall on the cover), and commemorative Heritage Tower brick.

Red Sweater, Card from Lee Anne Wojtkowski, Gold Coin: Katherine W. Montgomery Hall Rededication, Whistle w/lanyard, A Century of Women's Sports Booklet, Celebrating Forty Years of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics at FSU Program, Wooden/glass Shutterbox w/banner inside, Mini Banner-Women's Track & Field Reunion, Champions Beyond the Game Brunch Ad

The Frank J. Cavaioli Collection contains materials used by Cavaioli in the publication of his 2003 book "Images of America: Lauderdale by the Sea". The bulk of the collection consists of photographs and photographic reproductions.

Frank K. Coffee served in the Army with the 14th Armored Division in the European Theater (ETO). He served as a reconnaissance soldier in a tank. The collection includes a manuscript of Coffee's account. The manuscript describes the advancement through Germany and Poland. There are photocopied photos of George S. Patton up close. The edited letters are in diary form and are addressed to his mother back home. Though not many photos are included, the manuscript makes mention of the collection of cameras and firearms in small villages.

The materials in this collection reflect the subject's interest in environmental preservation. Mr. Adams served in a number of environmental interest organizations such as the Isaac Walton League of America (IWLA), The Florida Water Task Force, and the Florida Wildlife Federation, to give but a few examples. The bulk of the collection contains correspondence, news clippings, legal documents, and blueprints/aerial maps of affected lands.

Tech 4 Franklin B. Evans served with the US Army Air Corps in the China-Burma- India (CBI) Theater from 1944 to 1945. His manuscript covers his enlistment and training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, through his redeployment back to the United States. Evans dedicates a chapter to each new location where was stationed, including Calcutta, Karachi, and the Upper Assam in India, and finally, Kumming Air Force Base in China. While at Kumming, Evans was a Supply Clerk for the Army Air Corps and was responsible for all aircraft manifests for crews flying "The Hump." Evans recalled air strikes from Japanese bombers and being within a hundred miles of the Japanese Army. His manuscript concludes with a section on how Coca-Cola failed China during the war, as well as his discharge from the Army in 1946.