Collections

The J.S. Lester Plantation Papers include an 1895 doctor's bill, a transmittal letter, and a 4-page list of receipts (1868) for money received by fourteen former enslaved persons; the plantation was located in Leon County, Fla. Also known as MSS 0-167.

This collection relates to Juanita P. Marotta, a woman that enlisted in the Women's Army Auxillary Corps (later Women's Army Corps). The collection contains a portrait photograph of Juanita P. Marotta from her time in the Women's Army Corps and another later photograph that is un-dated from her personal life. It also contains a transcript of her oral history interview.

This collection contains artistic catalogues from various Latin American and Caribbean artists such as Leonardo Acosta, Luis Cruz Azaceta, Ricardo Benaim, and Margarita Cano. With so many artists and artistic works accumulated, the Juan Martinez Collection helps portray the vast diversity of different artists across the Americas.

The Judge Warren Collection contains correspondence, personal papers, printed materials, newspaper clippings, and ephemera documenting Broward County political elections between 1959-1970.

The Judge L. Clayton Nance Family Collection contains personal and historical photographs; personal correspondence; Fort Lauderdale publicity brochures; and a 1927 booklet of Fort Lauderdale street name changes.

This collection is comprised of various papers and memorabilia to commemorate the life of Judge Mattie Belle Davis.

This item is a printed speech of the Hon. Judge N. P. (Nathan Philemon) Bryan, Chairman Florida Educational Board of Control, delivered at Gainesville, Florida, on September 27, 1906, upon the occasion of the opening of the University of Florida.

The Judge Robert C. Scott Collection contains twenty seven black and white photographic copies of postcards showing historical Fort Lauderdale.They include images of downtown Fort Lauderdale, the New River Hotel, and boat damage from the 1926 hurricane.

This collection relates to Judie Campbell who served in the U.S. Army with the 3104 General Quartermasters attached to the 450th Engineers in the European Theater of operations during World War II. This collection contains an oral history transcript where Campbell recounts his experiences in Liverpool, England, and throughout Europe as an African African. Campbell discusses desertion, his experiences being a squad leader, his experiences with European women, other soldiers who fathered children, and his experiences with race and racism.