Collections

This collection of 39 letters were written by Parkhill to his wife, Elizabeth (Bellamy) Parkhill, from various infantry camps and campsites from September 30, 1861 to June 25, 1862. The letters express his concern for the welfare of his little family, the best location for their safety should the fighting get too close, and his personal feelings toward his wife and babies. He also included his opinions about the war and some information about his company's activities.

This collection relates to George W. Griffith who served with the 201st Infantry Regiment during the Aleutian Islands Campaign during World War II. This collection contains diaries, photographs, and souvenirs from Griffith's time in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Diaries include entries related to the Pearl Harbor attack and the Japanese occupation of the Attu and Kiska Islands.

Editorial cartoons from the Tampa Morning Tribune, which became the Tampa Tribune, ranging from the 1940s to the 1960s.  Topics covered World War Two, national politics, Florida politics, and Tampa culture.

The collection consists of letters and postcards written by Harry L. Lewis who served with the U.S. Army's 158th Postal Company that was deployed to England and later France. The collection also consists of several additional letters and postcards from other Patterson residents to Lawrence Anderson of Patterson, New Jersey.

The George W. Leaird Collection contains original photographs, newspaper and photograph copies as well as personal materials documenting the life of George Leaird.

The collection contains correspondence, publications and printed materials, project and subject files, and photographs relating to Mr. Simons' personal and professional activities throughout his adult life, from his college years until his retirement in 1970. The chronology begins with documentation of his higher education activities, including class notebooks, his thesis (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1915) and correspondence with professors. His professional career as a planning, zoning and municipal consultant is well-documented with extensive business files, including contracts and agreements, notes, correspondence, and working papers for many of the municipal planning, land use, and zoning projects undertaken by Mr. Simons. One strength of the collection is its depth of project publications, reports and plans created by Mr. Simons over a forty year professional career, 1928-1970. Subject files also show Mr. Simons' broad-ranging interests in various urban planning and financial topics. The Jacksonville, Florida, connection is well-documented in his personal papers. Mr. Simons was a longtime resident and civic leader in Jacksonville with broad personal interests, and the collection contains printed materials, including ephemera, relating to his numerous memberships in local clubs and organizations, and his religious affiliation with Riverside Presbyterian Church. Also, included are rare photographs of early Jacksonville residential construction scenes (Venetia), snapshots of Jacksonville landscapes and buildings, city parks, and numerous group photographs from Mr. Simons' participation in professional and social organizations.

The George W. Tedder Collection contains certificates and photographs documenting the careers of Judge George Tedder Sr. and Judge George Tedder Jr. The photographs include images of Judge Fred Shippey, Judge Curtis Eugene Chillingworth of Palm Beach, and a group photograph of Broward County judges. Also included are George Tedder Sr.'s award from the Florida Education Association and a photograph of him receiving the award. The certificates date from 1929 to 1948 and were given to George Tedder Sr. upon his commissions as a Circuit Judge.

The George W. Young Collection documents the activities of Fort Lauderdale contractor and engineer George W. Young. It includes building permits dating from 1912-1926 for buildings in Idlewyld, Navarro Isle, Croissant Park, Fort Lauderdale, Rio Vista Isles, Colee Hammock, Lauderdale Shores and Nurmi Isles. It also contains blueprints of alterations to the Fort Lauderdale Woman's Club building designed by Robert G. Jahelka, and 1924 plaque from the Sunset building.