Collections

Correspondence, research materials, publications, and original scholarship collected by David Bien, documenting research on the French Revolution and the ancien régime.

The Holbrook Collection consists of 7 West African items. It includes 6 masks from Burkino Faso and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and 1 Dogon figure from the Republic of Mali.

This collection relates to Lieutenant David E. Bail Jr. who serves as a bombardier with the 335th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group in England during World War II. He attended University of Florida and enlisted in Spring of 1942. He flew two missions over France before he was shot down over Hanover, Germany on July 26, 1943 and killed in action. This collection contains seven folders includes Bail's personal letters to his family from December, 1941 up to his death, letters from the War Department to Bail's family first declaring him MIA, then later confirming him KIA, two photographs of Bail and his crew, and a letter from his sister to Bail's parents recounting her interview with Bail's one-time tail-gunner.

This collection relates to David E. Rainey, a U.S. Army officer who was stationed in Kyoto, Japan in 1948. It includes a Japanese produced print guide book which contains plates of Kyoto, Japan.

This collection contains primarily copies of articles that were researched in the writing of The Rise, Fall, and Future of Florida's Citrus Industry. This includes information spanning over one hundred years of this citrus industry's history, with its focus on origin, failure, and success. It also includes manuscript and edited copies of sections of the book itself, as well as annotations and outlines of research.

Athletics Posters - Volleyball, Women's Soccer, Baseball, Football

The University Club membership award to David and Judith Lee (1984-89), Alumni Association pennant, Campus Map 2018-19, Alumni Center venue brochure, Andrew's Catering business card, Arkansas license plate says FLA ST, photographs, correspondence, 1983 Seminole Football Gold Rush gold coin, mini schedules/collectible cards from 1975-97/2008/2013, 1958 Commencement program, Your FSU of the Future postcard, 1950 Bulletin, 2007 Seminoles Baseball The Animals of Section B Songbook , Gator Bowl 1982 Program, collectible football player cards2019 Florida State Baseball Yearbook, 2016 Seminole Baseball program, garnet game ribbons

The collection consists of the 1955 freshman Rat Cap, and the 1955-1956 freshman basketball uniform (number 54) belonging to David G. Hortin when he was a member of the team. The freshman basketball team uniforms were the "hand-me-downs" from the varsity team. At the end of the season the players were permitted to keep the uniforms.

The collection contains typescripts, correspondence, business files, publicity materials, and novels, which have been removed from the collection and cataloged separately.  Also includes Hagberg's typewriter, which may be found on a shelf adjacent to the collection.