Collections

The Visual Representation of Women Collection is a postcard collection that focuses on representational images of women from around the globe. Covering the gamut of postcard types, images portray the many social constructions of womanhood and their attendant meanings. Containing a variety of mass produced postcards to unique artist renditions, the collection is an ongoing project of FAU University Libraries' Special Collections that will build over time.

This collection relates to Vivian Hess who as a youth lived at Camp Gordon Johnston, Carabelle, FL during World War II. Her father served as the postmaster for the base, and she recollects many important details about growing up on a military base. This collection includes an oral history interview transcript and audio taped interview of Vivian Hess.

Two typescript manuscripts of books later published by Viking Press. Greenbones (1969) is a typed early draft with no title page, apparently typed on the back of another (unidentified) manuscript. Walk Egypt (1961) is a typed draft with corrections, no title page.

The Voices of South Florida Oral History Project includes video oral history interviews discussing social justice conducted by Jose Veliz.

The Vojtěch Kubašta Collection includes more than 315 advertisements, calendars, flat books, maps, models, pop-up books and greeting cards, portfolios, postcards, posters, prints and stationery. Vojtěch Kubašta (1914-1992) was a Czech paper engineer, children's book illustrator, and graphic designer. The Bienes Museum acquired the materials from various sources, and the collection also includes books and other research materials related to Kubašta's career. Books and items from this collection are searchable in the Broward County Library Catalog with the prefix "POPUP KUBASTA".

The collection Von D. Mizell Library Collection contains materials documenting the activities and history of the Von D. Mizell Library, one of the original branches in 1974 of the Broward County Library system, as well as the Fort Lauderdale city library system that preceeded it. The materials are comprised of photographs, photo slides, negatives, printed negatives, forms with monthly statistics, financial documents, social outreach documents, brochures for events, newspaper articles, and a printed history of the Mizell Library. It also includes a small part of the original book collection from the Von D. Mizell Library, as well as artwork that hung in the library building.

Box 1: Folders: Drop Program, Budget Allocation 2009-2010, Miscellaneous Correspondence (2009-10), Financial plans, (2009-10) Operating budget, Budget (2003-04 & 2006-07 & 2005-06), Development Position 4/2/2002-4/10/06, undergraduate law applications 2004, Center of Global engagement 2004-06, Human Resources 2008, Human Resources 2004-05, Faculty: Assignment of Responsibility 3/25/1995-4/29/08, Human Resources e-mails 4/11/08-11/18/04 Box 2: A&S and Health Fee Increase 1995-03, Local fee increase 2003-04, A&S fee 2002-03, A&S fee 2004-06, A&S fee 2001-02, A&S fee 2003-04, A&S fee sweepings, A&S Fee Reserves, Athletic fee, Capital Improvement Trust Fund, ERCCD, Sarasota Campus, Panama City Campus, Student Academic Programs(SAP), Income statement 2010-11, Foundation Information Box 3: Recommendations, Department of Education and disabilities, Civic Education and communication service, Publications, Circus, Research, Student Activities, Student Council meetings, Student Senate, multi-cultural affairs, Security, Aramark, Reconciliation budget records 12/31/11-2/16/12, Posting Policy Cases, Year end clearing budget records 2007-08, New copy machine, FSU View purchasing order 08-09, Purchasing Records 2007, Classification redesign 04-07, Purchasing records 07-09 Box 4: Invoices and orders, Support activities balances, Awards programs: Division of Student Affairs, UCNB, legal papers, Student legal services, university center club, Tail gate, (3) housing Project files capital and noncapital improvement 2002-08, (3)Budget and analysis 2006-08

Personal papers and items of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Vreeland, Sr. donated by Harold Vreeland. The collection showcases the Vreelands' interest in fishing, boating, nautical scenery, and community engagement over three generations of fishermen in Fort Lauderdale. It comprises numerous photographs of fish taken off the coast of Fort Lauderdale in the Gulf Stream; postcards of Fort Lauderdale and other landmarks in Florida; nautical and fishing stories written by James B. Vreeland Jr.; nautical charts; correspondence; scrapbooks; news clippings; logbooks from the House of Refuge; artifacts and nautical instruments; and audiovisual materials recorded by James B. Vreeland Jr. and his son, Harold Vreeland. The collection also documents local history and highlights Cordelia Vreeland's involvement in the Woman's Club as both historian and president. The collection contains 19 boxes (including seven albums consisting of photographs and scrapbooks), four Hollinger boxes, three oversized boxes (nautical charts, news clippings, and flags), and five boxes with different sizes containing artifacts and objects.