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Frost Family Collection, Circa 1885-2009

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The Frost Family Collection contains materials documenting the Frost family, one of Dania's first and most prominent families. The collection materials date from the 1890s through 2009. The collection includes newspaper clippings collected by and about the Frost family. notes on Frost family and Frost family tree, a printout of email correspondence concerning Frost family history, and a small book on Port Everglades in Florida. Correspondence concerns the Frost family business. Financial papers includes deeds and ledgers of payroll dating from the 1890s to 1940s, an abstract of title, Certificate of Membership of M.C. Frost in the National Highway Charts Association, a tax sale certificate, a receipt, and checks. The photographs in the collection are of particular interest as they document the earliest history of Dania as well as the Frost family. Also included are photographs of the Seminole New Dania Reservation from 1927.

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Fine Arts Recitals, 1988-1999, 2015-2017, 1928, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1986, 1987, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2022

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The materials in this collection contain the recital programs for each listed student. Please note that there are many gaps in the collection, with the bulk of the collection being from the 1980s-1990s.

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St. Andrew Society Records, 1987-2004

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Documents and realia created and collected by the St. Andrew Society of Tallahassee and its membership, including newsletters and a Balmoral bonnet.

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Sutton, Leora M., Autobiographical Files, 1937-1970, Date acquired: 00/00/2001

James Noble Harrell papers, 2000-2007

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Collection contains typescripts of a published poetry book and two unpublished plays created by James Noble Harrell.

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Haya papers, 1874-1935

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Contents of the collection include a marriage certificate, warranty deeds, and other papers belonging to Ignacio and Fannie Haya, dating from 1874 to 1932. The papers relate primarily to the management, purchase, and sale of properties belonging to Sanchez and Haya Real Estate.

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Thornton, Barbara Mitchell, Collection, 1846-1854, Date acquired: 04/13/1983

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Collection including correspondence, 1846-1854, of W. H. DeForest written from New Orleans (1846-1849) and San Juan de Nicaragua [Grey Town or San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua] (1851) with descriptions of area, life, and business plans, and a diary (1860), writer unknown, mostly concerning Mobile, Alabama. [14 pieces]

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Garry E. Lent Alumni Collection, 1949-1953

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The materials in this collection reflect the creator's career as a student at Florida Southern College in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The creator was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and the collection includes news articles, photos, and ephemera related to this organization. There are materials related to intramural and intrafraternity softball games. The collection also includes general items related to a student's life at college, such as a student directory, student body group ohoto, and brochures.

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Dr. Elston Roady Collection, 1920-1988, Date acquired: 01/00/2005, bulk 1968-1973

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The Elston Roady Collection documents Dr. Roady's studies of elections on the local (Leon County, Florida), state (Florida), and national levels and his research in political campaign finance. The materials include typescripts and reference materials used in creating his revised edition of Florida Votes (1972), background information and letters to Florida Secretary of State Firestone from Roady and Annie Mary Hartsfield about their proposal to update the 2nd edition through the 1980 elections (an updated version was not published); a speech Roady delivered when he was given the "Distinguished Alumni Award" by the Illinois State University Alumni Association; a Florida Supreme Court Petition for Rehearing involving Florida Governor Claude Kirk; election materials; a scrapbook compiled for the 1956 Florida gubernatorial campaign of Fuller Warren; reference materials pertaining to the Watergate issue, and memorabilia.

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Lance Wyman Mexico Olympics design set, 1968

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The Lance Wyman Mexico Olympics design set, 1968 contains a Lance Wyman design set from the 1968 summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The set includes memorabilia and ephemera including necklaces, pins, a keychain, a coin, programs for cultural events, booklets, tickets, and stamps. The set also includes graphic design art, vinyl records of musical performances, and a facsimile of Olimpicas by Greek poet, Pindaro published by the Vatican Library for the Olympic Games in 1968. The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to 27, 1968, marking the first Olympic Games hosted in Latin America. The graphic design program was developed by a team led by architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, with major contributions from designers Eduardo Terrazas and Lance Wyman. This design set offers insight into the design elements and activities of the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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