Collections

This collection consists of four letters, one post card, a picture and a program. The post card is from Fannie Hurst of New York City, and it is addressed to Major Clark of Tallahassee, Florida, and dated April of 1954. There is a manuscript letter by Mary C. Rockefeller of New York City, to Major Clark, dated 1956. Three letters are from Mari Sandoz of New York City, to Major Clark, and they date from 1954-1956. These three letters included a picture of Ms. Rockefeller and a souvenir program from "Old Jules" as presented by the Alliance Little Theater at Alliance, Nebraska, on June 27, 1938. This play was written by Mari Sandoz, and the program contains many historical facts and a number of pictures of this area in Nebraska, as well as a picture of the author. The gloss photograph in this collection is of Miss Sandoz, and it is appreciated for her autograph on the back, as well as the autographs of her friends.

17 original, handwritten letters, mostly written by James Lucius Cross, arranged chronologically. Some of the letters have been photocopied. Topics include his military experiences and the death of his young wife. Correspondents include his mother, brother, sister, and Francis Eppes. Seven of the letters are datelined from Tallahassee, where he lived and taught at the West Florida Seminary, including a letter from just after the Civil War (December 1865), where he worked for the United States Government shipping ordnance from Florida to South Carolina.

Painting of Major William Lauderdale by Lester Olsen completed from the artist's conception taken from written descriptions and other known facts about Lauderdale.

The materials represent two time periods: The late 1920s through the beginning of the Second World War, and the early Cold War period of the 1950s through the 1970s. The former consists of naval covers from ships assigned to the U.S. Asiatic Fleet. While the ships may have served with other fleets and stations over their service lives, only their time in this specific fleet is represented here. The latter portion of the collection represents communications to or from shipyards and submarine bases. While some communication is directed to or from a specific boat (the proper term for a submarine), the cachet on the cover is the focus of the collection.

Manuscript of "Broward's History: From Everglades, Mangroves, and Sawgrass, a Treatise on the Growth of Florida's Broward County" by Marlyn Kemper.

Manuscript of "The Fort Lauderdale Daily News and the Broward Sheriff's Office, 1948-1951" by Donald G. Lester, 1996. 60 pages. Includes information about Robert H. Gore and his conflict with Sheriff Walter R. Clark.