Collections

The Distaff 1941-1945

Vinyl album collection consisting of nearly 20,000 78 RPM records produced in the United States during the early-mid 20th century.

The collection consists of minutes of regular and special meetings. The first series is regular meetings dated from January 20, 1949 to January 4, 2011. The second series is special meetings dated November 5, 1949 to April 30, 1958.

This collection contains both the weekly bulletins published as well as the annual special reports published each year. The collection has been organized chronologically with weekly bulletins first then annual reports.

This item is a compiled history of the Florida Randolph family, dating from 1829-1978. Compiled by Randolph Whitfield and John Chipmand, 1978. Names included in the work include: Randolph family, Bratton family, Chipman family, Eppes family, Gass family, Porter family, and Whitfield family. 99 pages, fold-outs, pictures. Photocopy number 36.

The Free Tattler was a newsletter documenting the activities among a group of friends at the Florida State College for Women between 1928-29. The group referred to themselves as the "Tattlerettes" and published the newsletter "every two weeks" for "five (5) cents [a] copy." Among the activities described are the group attending church, recitals, and lecture series; having picnics and eating in the dining hall; studying for exams; and visiting with eachother on the weekends. The newsletter also included satirical columns, puzzle activities, and gossip about fellow Tattlerettes.

"The Handy Encyclopedia of Florida" by Jim Weary, 1963. Includes information about Florida history, industry, government, tourism, sports, wildlife, fishing, and laws.

The set includes examples of early printed leaves, manuscript leaves, as well as a Babylonian clay tablet and cylinder seal, Egyptian papyri, etc. Each leaf is mounted on a black sheet of heavy paper. The leaves have been rehoused from their original black leather, drop-front clamshell cases.

This collection consists of the LGBTQ+ publication The InformHER in South Florida from the years 1988 through 1989.