Collections

Business records of Stayers & Company and the Goody Goody Sandwich shop.  Also includes certificate of incorporation, ledgers, check stubs, and transaction records.  As a whole, the collection covers 1929 to roughly 1950, but the transaction records span from 1934 to 1946.

This collection consists of a Digital Video Disk which contains interviews by videographer Gordon Gair of World War II veterans residing at Cypress Cove Retirement Center, Ft. Myers, FL

Gordon McDonald, from Chiacgo, Illinois, was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 and served until 1946. He served as sergeant in charge of a medical motor pool, and was deployed to the Pacific Theater of Operations. He was involved in the invasion of the Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines and the Army of Occupation in Japan. This collection consists of 234 photocopied pages of a scrapbook assembled by McDonald, titled "Memories and History of World War II" It includes photographs from camp and the theaters he served in, newspaper clippings, several letters, a diary, church services pamphlets, his documentation such as discharge papers and draft papers. His diary is mostly concerned with camp life and day-to-day events, no mention is made of combat operations.

Oral History transcript in which Gordon McCraw (served 1934-37, 1941-46) discusses his experiences in the 38th Bomb Group during World War II. McCraw was stationed in Australia and New Guinea the entire war and remained on the ground, working in the photo unit. This interview contains numerous anecdotes about relations with locals and off-duty activities. Also: Various photos especially of nose art, Gordon and his wife Catherine in 1945, ?some daily life?, letters, leather briefcase

This collection contains information relating to the Citrus and Vegetable Magazine. It contains detailed industrial and research records on chemical pesticides belonging to the Rhône-Poulenc company, as well as newspaper articles featuring their products. The collection also includes background information on citrus uses, grower advice, and marketing at the time. The bulk of the collection is made up of photographs, ranging from agricultural machinery to profile shots of people connected with the industry.

Manuscripts, typescripts, diaries, photo albums, and government documents related to Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Goulding of Tallahassee, Florida and their ancestors, including materials on the American Civil War, Key West (1830-1863), rationing during World War II, YMCA activities during and after World War I, Florida bank notes (1860, 1870), and souvenir photo albums and guidebooks from global tourist destinations (1905-1911).

A printed proclamation by John A. Andrew, Governor of Massachusetts, Boston, Mass., March 11, 1862, in which he proclaimed "Thursday, the third day of April next, to be observed throughout this Commonwealth, as a day of public HUMILIATION, FASTING, AND PRAYER. The printed proclamation is in the form of a broadside and bears the seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The subject is entirely religious, and the quality of paper and appearance of the format would indicate that it was the custom to frame such annual proclamations.

Manuscript letter by Governor Thomas Brown, Executive Department of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida, January 31, 1853, to Captain Wm. B. Cone. Cone was a former member of Legislature from Camden County, Georgia, but at the time of Brown's letter was a Captain of a Company of Calvary in the State of Georgia.