Collections

The collection of Seaman First Class Giles Odell Lofton, III contains an oral history transcript of an interview provided by the Reichelt Program for Oral History. Lofton served in the Navy aboard the USS Wisconsin in the Third Fleet, under Admiral Halsey in the Pacific Theater (PTO) during World War II. The collection also contains documents, U.S.S. Wisconsin papers, photographs of the USS Wisconsin and the Third Fleet during the invasion of Iwo Jima and the surrender of Japan. The photographs show the ships in combat, bombing the shoreline defenses of Iwo Jima, as well as Kamikaze attacks against the fleet. Also, there are photographs of the amphibious landings at Iwo Jima on invasion day, as well as a notice indicating the location of Ernie Pyle's death. The surrender photographs show General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Halsey on the USS Missouri, as well as pictures of Yokohama Bay. "Trench Art" pieces are included in the collection.

The Giles Photograph Collection contains 6 photographic postcards. Five are panoramic postcards that depict the destruction of Miami in the wake of the 1926 hurricane. The sixth postcard is a picture of the Hollywood Marimba band circa 1925-1926.

This collection consists of letters and photographs from two brothers who served in the United States Marine Corps on Guadalcanal and Tulagi, Solomon Islands, in the Pacific War Campaign during World War II from 1942 to 1943.  Other letters relate to a relative of the brothers who served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968.

Personal papers, 1982-1999, of Nancy T. Gilliam, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, publications, awards and certificates, and other materials concerning her professional career in the courts. Includes application files and vita for judicial appointments, histories of judges and court personnel for Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Okaloosa Counties (1900-1999), speeches given by Judge Gilliam, oral histories with prominent attorneys, materials concerning the First Judicial Circuit Court procedure and the organization of the Family Law Division. Other materials relate to the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association, judicial evaluations, the Pensacola Business Times newspaper of spouse, Tom Gilliam, and service on the University of West Florida faculty.

Collection contains nine postcards showing Broward restaurants and coastal areas.

Photocopies of correspondence, newspaper clippings, veteran records, wills, Bible records, deeds and land records, and other genealogical materials primarily pertaining to the Gilman or Gillman family of Alabama and West Florida, compiled by Doris G. Enfinger of Pensacola, Florida. Includes related families of Tindle, McMillan, Ashcroft, and Thomas families of Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Escambia Counties, Florida, and Alabama, as well as Gilman famillies in other areas of the United States. Key correspondents include Annie L. Thomas, Doris G. Enfinger, and Merton T. Goodrich.

One scrapbook and three binders of class notes from circa 1927. Class of 1935.

The Gladys Janette Folsom Harrington Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, programs, correspondence, and other items related to her years as a student at Florida State College for Women.