Collections

The Tom Hasis Collection contains photographs of the waterways between Lighthouse Point and Hillsboro Beach in 1925. The photographs include images of the AIA Bridge, Captain Knight's store on Wahoo Bay, and Cap's Place Island Restaurant.Thomas Hasis donated the photographs to the Broward Historical Commision on April 10, 1990.

The Tom Kobayashi Collection contains black and white photographs 35 mm negatives circa 1907-1939 related to the life and family of Tomatsu "Tom" Kobayashi in the Yamato Japanese farming community of Boca Raton, Florida.

The collection of Tom L. Gibson contains an oral history transcript of an interview provided by the Reichelt Program for Oral History.  Gibson served during World War II with the 101st Airborne Division in Europe as a Second Lieutenant and participated in Holland during Operation Market Garden.

The materials in this collection reflect the history of citrus and vegetable crate labels through the early to mid-twentieth century. Most of the citrus labels were produced through the 1940s, with vegetable labels continuing through the early 1970s.

The collection consists primarily of newspaper and scrapbook files relating to Mr. Hazouri's political and legislative activities. Few personal items are included. The core of the collection are materials relating to his mayoral campaigns of 1986-87 and 1990-91, and his mayoral tenure of 1987-1991. There is extensive documentation of this era in Jacksonville history which provides detailed information and research depth unavailable in any other single location. Major local issues covered during this period include: Transportation (Elimination of toll collection on Jacksonville bridges / expressways after voters approved a half-cent sales tax, March 1988); Environment (Garbage fee proposal, Odor / Tree ordinances, Billboard ban, Household recycling efforts / Southeast Landfill); Crime (substantial increases in police officers / fire fighters); Minority Relations (Affirmative Action policies, Blodgett Homes demolition); and Urban Economic Development. The collection complements the Joe Carlucci Collection. Mr. Carlucci was a Jacksonville City Councilman and Florida state legislator during the same period.

The materials in this collection reflect the subject's work as an Extension agent in Polk County, Florida during the 1960s and 1970s. The collection includes reports, correspondence, and reference material used in the course of the work.

Records, 1947-1955, of a movie house in Cantonment, Florida, including correspondence, film booking records, financial and personnel files and other operating papers. Tone Theatre was part of the Fred T. McLendon Theatres operated in partnership with Heywood Hanna, Jr.

35mm color film slides featuring photographs created and collected by Toni Fuss Kirkwood-Tucker. Photos document daily life, monuments, schools, and museums in China, predominately taken during a Fulbright Scholar Program in 1985.

Various materials and scrapbooks from the Torchbearer Chapter of Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society.