Collections

The Ruby Haberly Hamilton Collection contains school and department store photographs.

History of Santa Rosa County, 1821-1865, Ph.D. thesis for Florida State University, 1990.

Rules and regulations of FSU. Might be missing several chapters.

Typescript of "The Free Negro in Florida Before the Civil War" by Russell Garvin, 36 pages.

The papers of Dr. Russell H. Johnsen (1922-) comprise subject files of correspondence, news clippings, reports, photographs, and several publications illustrating his activities in the development of the nuclear science and radiation chemistry programs and the Center for Research in College Instruction of Science and Mathematics at Florida State University (FSU), primarily from the late 1950s through the late 1960s. There are also letters and news clippings documenting the 1952 Linus Pauling affair.

This collection relates to Russell Homer Johnson who served as Operations Officer with 1st Battalion, 242nd Infantry Regiment of the 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division during and after World War II and was discharged with the rank of Major. This collection contains various ephemera containing German money, "Rainbow Division" unit patch, memorabilia, a sketch of Russell, Western Union telegram, and official letters, family correspondence, military documents, photocopies of a scrapbook, and original photographs. Photographs include two of Johnson with Medal of Honor recipient Vito R. Bertoldo, scenes from the aftermath of the Battle of Hatten France, and the occupation of Austria.

The collection contains correspondence and ephemera from Russell's experiences with the Army in the Pacific during World War II. It contains letters to his parents and siblings, newspaper articles from the period concerning the places he visited, photographs from the different locations he was stationed, and small artifacts like pocket guides, foreign currency, and maps.

This collection contains a copy of the manuscript A Tank Across Europe by Michael Bruno.  It is a record of his father, Russel L. Bruno's experiences in World War II who served with the 778th Tank Battalion.

The Russel McLaughlin Collection contains 19 photographs of Hallandale, including the Rotary Club, Fire Department, construction sites, and people dating from the 1940s and 1950s. The collection also includes a booklet from the funeral of Russell McLaughlin, former Hallandale City Commissioner, who died June 10, 1968.