Collections

Private First Class Jack Appel's oral history transcript details his life before and during World War II where he served with the 17th Signal Operations Battalion in the United States Army in the European Theater of Operations.

This collection includes primarily the personal papers of U.S. Army Air Corps T/Sgt. Jack B. Newman, 717th Squadron, 449th Bombardment Group, from his time as a prisoner of war in Krems, Austria during World War II. A diary, provided by the American YMCA, contains artwork, poetry, and other writings from Newman's time in the camp. Letters received by family members and friends are also included, as well as miscellaneous loose pages found within the diary. The story of how the B-24 bomber, "Thunder Bay Babe," upon which he served as a radio operator, was hit by flak and shot down is located in multiple folders within the collection.

The collection, donated by Jack Crothers to Heritage Protocol, consists primarily of ephemera relating to Florida State sports teams, especially football. The collection includes pennants, a variety of ticket stubs spanning much of the history of Florida State football, and pompons for every ACC team as of 2004. Other items include a jacket acquired from a Seminole Indian reservation and a program for the 1964 commencement ceremony at Florida State University.

The Jack Egan Collection includes 103 photographs, an audiocassette tape, photocopies of Egan's military documents, a photocopy of a handwritten account by Egan of some of his experiences during World War II, and scrapbook pages and clippings. The photographs are primarily from the 1930s showcasing life in and around Fort Lauderdale. Featuring buildings and beaches, swimmers and sunbathers, a president, an Olympian, and much more, these photographs capture small pockets of the vibrancy of Fort Lauderdale. Highlights include photos of Fort Lauderdale High School, Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale Beach, and local businesses such as the 700 Club Bar and Thomas Scott Cobb's Mattress Company. The scrapbook pages and clippings mostly focus on Fort Lauderdale High School activities, residents in military service, Fort Lauderdale history, and Olympian Katherine Rawls and the audiocassette tape (OH1100) contains a US Treasury salute to Jack Egan.

Large-format facsimiles of historical maps. Locations include London, England and multiple sites within Florida.

The Jack Grant Newspaper Collection contains 26 bound books of the Hollywood Herald newspaper published between 1951 and 1970. It also contains 2 bound books of the Hollywood Crier newspaper published between 1968 and 1970.

Jack Guistwhite founding member of Florida Atlantic University, started in June of 1963 with twenty years of service retired in 1982. While at FAU, Dr. Guistwhite completed 3 degrees, including his doctorate. He established a national scholarship to help students with two-year community college degrees pursue their education. Shortly before his passing in 1989, he drafted a 42-page history called "FAU: Where Tomorrow Begins."

The Jack Haskin Publication Collection contains documents related to his life and time at Florida State University as the founder of the Flying High Circus.