Collections

This collection documents the earliest years of JCBC, capturing college finances, administrative reporting, campus planning and development, academic program surveys, publications, catalogs, and faculty records. It includes annual budgets, financial reports, college business periodicals, facilities surveys, student retreat programs, institutional self-study documentation, directories, personnel applications, and original correspondence between early administrators. Many materials are booklets or program documentation from 1960 through 1966, with a few later additions reflecting ongoing formative developments.

Florida State University underground newspaper featuring articles related to student activism and published on 14 May 1968.  Some of the article titles include: "Student Demonstrators Continue Vigil at FSU," "Black Form Council for 'Inner City,'" "Censors' Dirty Hands: Put Them Back In Your Own Pockets!!"  Published by "Seminole Press Inc.," and Laurel Akers, Don Cave, Dave Smith, and Marge Vandervalk served on the editorial board.

The collection documents the history of the Student Affairs Office, the Leadership Experience, through photos, documents, awards, and publications.

This collection contains research materials used by Martin Dyckman for his 2006 book about former Governor Leroy Collins titled Floridian of His Century. Research materials include speeches from Leroy Collins before he became governor; an interview transcript with Premier Khrushchev during Collins' trip to the Soviet Union; newspaper columns written by Collins for the St. Peterburg Times and transcripts and audio recordings of interviews conducted by Dyckman.

Administrative documents, interagency correspondence, grant applications, and bound reports concerning statewide SEDNET initiatives and activities. The collection also contains an assortment of related documents, at the district, state and local levels, including FDLRS (Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System) newsletters.