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USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections

John Grannan collection, 1970s-2005, bulk 1975-2005

11 boxes 6.44 Linear Feet
The John Grannan collection includes personal and professional papers, including institutional and financial records, publications, and graphic materials. The collection reflects Grannan's role as a local and national LGBTQ+ activist, as well as his tenures in associated organizations. Grannan served as an officer for USF's Gay Coalition, the Tampa AIDS Network, and the Florida Task Force/Florida Gay Task Force. Related material to his service is represented. Other areas of emphasis include LGBTQ+ sexual wellness resources and the papers of support and health organizations for the queer community during the AIDS crisis (at both the national and state level). Additional subjects covered include Pride events, social clubs and outings for the LGBTQ+ community, state and national legislation affecting the queer community, protests and activist groups, women's rights organizations, conferences, mental health and wellness resources, and LGBTQ+ friendly religious organizations.
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UWF University Archives and West Florida History Center

Hollowell, Maude Haynes, Papers, 1936-1982, Date acquired: 05/00/1982

3602.00 items

Personal papers comprising of scrapbooks and records of organizations in which she was a member or officer. Scrapbooks cover the U.S. Space program, th election and assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the end of the vietnam war and return of the Prisoners of War, Pensacola Catholics, and Pensacola businesses. Organization records include Altrusa of Pensacola, the League of Women voters, the Northwest Florida Crippled Children's Association, the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, the Warrington American Legion Auxiliary, and the Warrington Business and Professional Women's Club.

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Altrusa of Pensacola, 1955-1959 Folder 2

 

Includes minutes, agendas, programs, financial reports, photographs, newspapers clippings, and scrapbook materials for various organizations that Mrs. Hollowell served as a member or officer. [224 pieces]

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Altrusa of Pensacola, 1961-1962 Folder 3

 

Includes minutes, agendas, programs, financial reports, photographs, newspaper clippings, etc. Margaret Killinger, President. [71 pieces]

  1. Box 5

Altrusa of Pensacola, 1962-1964 Folder 1

 

Includes minutes, agendas, programs, financial reports, photographs, newspaper clippings, etc. [84 pieces]

  1. Box 6
UCF University Archives

Fairwinds Alumni Center collection, 1968-2018

6.6 Linear Feet 11 boxes
The Fairwinds Alumni Center collection contains scrapbooks and photos of alumni events, Orientation Team (O-Team) retreats, and 4EVER KNIGHTS. Included are two framed artworks and a football poster. This collection is useful to historical research on alumni and orientation activities. Series I: Scrapbooks and Photos, 1968-2018 contains scrapbooks, photographs of Orientation team retreats, alumni events, and 4EVER KNIGHTS. The Fairwinds Alumni Center was established in 2005. They offer a range of services for UCF alumni such as networking and programs to better serve the community and alumni. In 1994, UCF alumni created the group, 4EVER KNIGHTS. The Orientation Team, also known as O-Team, is a group of students who participate in incoming students' academic preparedness.
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UWF University Archives and West Florida History Center

Bryans, Dr. Herbert L., Papers (1885-1966), 1885-1966, Date acquired: 06/00/1982

4716.00 items

Personal and business records including correspondence, reports, minutes, programs, and patient case files. Includes the business records of Bryan's Pharmacy including receipts, narcotic and drug records, and accounting files. The files of organizations include comprehensive records pertaining to Dr. Bryan's service as a member and officer of many key Florida Medical associations; these include the American Medical Association, 1928-1956; the Escambia Blook Bank, 1960; the Escambia County School Board, 1914-1951; the Florida Crippled Children's Commission, 1940-1954; the Florida Medical Association, 1926-1961; the Florida Nurses Association, 1950-1957; and the Florida State Board of Health, 1933-1959.

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Baptist Hospital, Pensacola, Fla., 1950-1956 Folder 2

 

Materials concerning building fund campaign, HLB as President of Medical Staff; bylaw committee minutes and drafts. [20 pieces]

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Bryans, Herbert Lee Folder 3

 

Biographical. [40 pieces].

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UWF University Archives and West Florida History Center

Intown Business Women's Club Records, 1981-2003, Date acquired: 08/00/2006

1431.00 items

Records, 1981-2003, comprising annual reports, bylaws, minutes, membership files, publications, newsletters, photographs and related materials. Of special note are the organization's annual dinner and its annual woman of the year award, as well as fundraising events.

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UWF University Archives and West Florida History Center

Young Men's Christian Association (Pensacola, Fla.) Records, 1881-, Date acquired: 05/12/1988

1135.00 items

Records of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of Pensacola, Florida, 1881-present. Includes annual reports, minutes, newspaper clippings, press releases, and photographs and other materials concerning the history of the YMCA, its buildings, programs, and activities in Pensacola. Key individuals include Oscar Brock, Maurice Davis, and Robert Hart. Includes materials on the United Service Organization (USO).

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UCF Special Collections

Orlando Gay Chorus collection, 1990-2018

16.5 Linear Feet 14 boxes, 1 flat file, 1 rolled banner
The Orlando Gay Chorus collection, 1990-2018, contains articles, awards, membership files, newspapers, photographs, posters, and programs pertaining to the Orlando Gay Chorus, a non-profit organization and one of the largest mixed LGBTQ choruses in the United States. There are also similar materials pertaining to the Gala Chorus, an organization the Orlando Gay Chorus is a member of. The collection also includes audio cassettes, books, CDs, ephemeras, maps, and pamphlets. The Orlando Gay Chorus was founded on February 14, 1990. As of 2023, the organization has over one hundred members. In addition to the full choruses, it has four ensembles that perform at annual events, cabarets, community, and pride events. The chorus also contributes to many humanitarian efforts. Each November, the Orlando Gay Chorus partners with the Children's Home Society of Florida to sponsor families in need for Thanksgiving Day meal baskets. US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots is the longest campaign hosted by the Orlando Gay Chorus in Central Florida. The organization gifts toys and a monetary donation to the marines each year during their holiday concerts. Over time the chorus has received several awards, such as the Lifetime Achievement Award, for their thirty plus years of service. After a brief hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Orlando Gay Chorus resumed activities and continue to perform today.
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UCF Special Collections

Joel Strack papers, 1989-2019

7.13 Linear Feet 10 boxes
The Joel Strack papers document Strack's involvement in the Central Florida LGBTQ+ community from the late 1980s to 2019. The collection contains programs and promotional material from the Orlando Gay Chorus, photos, newspaper clippings, planning documents, and other materials pertaining to LGBTQ+ activism in the Central Florida area, and personal items from Strack such as a jean jacket and letters. Joel Strack was born in Sycamore, Illinois on February 29, 1960. In 1982, he moved to Orlando to start at the Disney College program at Magic Kingdom. Strack worked in several areas at the Walt Disney World parks as an entertainer and a training and development specialists. His career at Disney World spanned about three decades. In 1990, Strack joined the Orlando Gay Chorus as a founding member. The following year, Strack helped to organize GayDays® at Disney World, an event where participants wear red shirts to theme parks to be visible amongst the crowds. Joel also held the role of Vice President for Gay Community Services (GCS), later known as Gay and Lesbian Community Services (GLCS). He later resigned from the role to focus attention into other projects to better serve the Gay and Lesbian Community. Joel played a role in founding of We the People, The Gay and Lesbian Coalition for Human Rights for All People. Joel passed from a longtime illness on July 15, 2019. In September 2021, Joel Strack was posthumously awarded the Orange County Regional History Center's John Young History Maker Past Award.
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UWF University Archives and West Florida History Center

Browder, Lloyd Earl, Papers, 1919-1972, Date acquired: 06/00/1981

236.00 items

Personal papers, 1919-1972, including letters, newspaper clippings, financial and income tax records, and other papers concerning his interests in the Bayside Tourist Park, Bay View Trailer Park, Dead Lakes Fishing Camp, the Santa Villa subdivision, and the Browder Fixture Company in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Bay View Trailer Park, 1968 Folder 2

 

Papers concerning sale of park by LEB in 1968 [5 pieces]

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Browder Fixture Company Folder 3

 

Brochures about Browder pants rack produced by this St. Louis Company [5 pieces]

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UCF Special Collections

Bob Graves collection, 1977-2008, bulk 1991-2008

0.8 Linear Feet 2 boxes
The Bob Graves collection, 1977-2008, documents Graves' personal and business activities. It contains event programs, advertisements, magazines, informational booklets, photographs, event listings, and other miscellaneous documents related to events either held at or supported by the Full Moon Saloon. The collection includes VHS tapes documenting various LGBTQ+ events and historically LGBTQ+ locations across Central Florida. Much of the collection dates from 1991 to 2006. Robert "Bob" Graves was the owner and operator of the Full Moon Saloon on Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando. The Full Moon Saloon, a popular gay bar, opened in 1989, serving the Levi's, leather, and bear communities in Central Florida for more than a decade. It was the home bar for the non-profit social organization, Bears of Central Florida, and hosted Bear Bust, an annual event held in October. The Full Moon Saloon closed on June 30, 2007.
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