Collections

This collection is composed of the personal possessions of Capt. Melvin M. Rackleff, as they relate to the Second World War and subsequent postwar occupation of Germany as a U.S. Army doctor. Included in this collection are letters written to his wife, Hazel Rackleff, during and immediately following the war. Other ephemera from Rackleff's time overseas is included. Additionally, several books, many from his time during the occupation of Germany, are included. Four maps from the immediate post-war period show the division of Germany and town layouts. One box contains several photograph albums that originally belonged to a German family.

The collection includes a variety of media from Germany, including postcards, magazines for GIs stationed in Germany, photographs, and The Corner.The Corner is a manuscript (likely a historical fiction novel) about a group of men in a Polish Catholic community in Toledo, Ohio. The story follows a group of young men who often spent time on a corner, gambling or socializing, from the 1930s through their wartime experiences up to the post war period. The manuscript appears to demonstrate the cultural enclaves in American cities and how that changed during the Second World War. The time period of the collection is mostly WWII, however it is more memory- focused, including military and civilian publications and from the 1980s and 1990s reflecting on the war. The collection also includes a memoir about Bielawski's experiences, P.O.W. Camp 78 Zuffenhausen, Germany. It gives a brief historical background of the Second World War in Europe, as well as his experiences, including his views on POWs and European civilians in the immediate post-WWII years, with emphasis on the healthcare of those interned in the POW and civilians outside of the camp.

'Memoirs of Edward Conradi: President of Florida State College for Women, 1909-1941.'

In this collection there are only two items. One being a pamphlet that explains the significance of the United States Embassy-Havana Flag Raising Ceremony on August 14, 2015. While the second object is a paper fan that when unfurled shows a depiction of an American Flag.

Typed copy of manuscript with two letters by Alex St. Clair Abrams, Attorney at Law, to Miss Elizabeth Burleigh, to whom he sent a copy of the article, in compliance with her request. The memoranda is the history of Tavares' development.

This collection consists of memorial items for Dr. Robert Stevens of Ely, Cambridge, England. The majority of the memorial materials are in the form of a poem, reading, "Lines addressed to Dr. Robert Stevens, on the Presentation of a Silver Cup by the poor of Ely, on Wednesday the 23rd of May, 1832, in Grateful Rememberance of his Unwearied Exertion to their Recovery and Comfort During the Fatal Epidemic in that Year." Printed by "Hills, Printer, Ely." Photocopies of the ten pages of information originating from the Cambridgeshire Record Office at Cambridge were obtained by Miss Frances F. Haynes of Darien, Georgia, with the cooperation of Mr. R. Holmes and Mrs. Christine Sindell of the Public Library at Ely. The book in this collection is entitled, That alarming malady, by Reginald Holmes, 1974. It is inscribed and signed by Reg Holmes.

Records, 1937-1989, including correspondence and newspaper clippings, registrations for camellias originated in Pensacola, publications including the Camellia Journal (1962-1987) and Camellia Notes (1961-1989), and biographies of club members and presidents.

Records. This collection contains the day books of a mercantile store in Monticello, Florida, dating from October 23, 1915, to December 22, 1943. Also included are store receipts from 1941.

The Mercedes Gardner Photograph Collection contains 14 photographs of Fort Lauderdale in 1948. 11 of the photographs are of newly-built homes in Fort Lauderdale, one of the photographs is of the New River, one is of Las Olas Boulevard, and one is of Fort Lauderdale Beach.

The collection consists of two binders with photocopies of the original letters of Captain Mervine H. Mix, USS Concord, and a typed version of the letters for the years 1836 - 1837. Also included in the collection is a binder that contains photocopies of Captain Mix's private journal for the years 1836 - 1837.