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A Century of Tallahassee Girls, 1824-1924, undated

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"A Century of Tallahassee Girls: As Viewed from the Leaves of their Diaries," collected and compiled by Clara R. Hayden.

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Florida State University Office of the President: Special Event Files, 1969-1986

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The collection was created by Florida State University Office of the President and is composed of correspondence, memos, notes, invitations, agendas, receipts, and reports from the Board of Regents, Asolo State Theatre opening, Florida Demonstration Project group, Council of Advisors, and Operations Analysis Division.

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Lesley family papers, 1700-1950, bulk 1850-1950

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The collection consists of correspondence, financial and legal documents, including land indentures, Seminole War affidavits and real estate records.  Also included are papers from such organizations as the Sons & Daughters of the Territory of Florida, the Florida Indian War Claim Commission, and the United Confederate Veterans.  Assorted collection items include receipts, postcards, histories, journals, and scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings of the column Pioneer Florida.

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Hassia Yehuda Print Sheet Music Collection, 1916-1968, bulk 1916-1968

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In 2017, Hassia Yehuda donated her collection of print music, manuscripts and programs to the FAU Libraries Special Collections.  The Sheet music covers a wide variety of literature from solo piano music to choral to solo voice with piano accompaniment.  The collection illustrates a vivid picture of the transition of Jewish Print Music from the early 20th century to the mid-century 20th century.

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Cantor Zvi Aroni Music Collection, 1890-1991, Date acquired: 00/00/1991, bulk 1970-1990

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In 1991, the family of Zvi Aroni [neé Shalom Zvee Aronowitz] donated his collection of print music, music manuscripts, personal songbooks, pictures, programs, and video recordings relating to his professional life as a cantor. Music books have been cataloged and relocated to Rare Books. Audio recordings have been relocated to Judaica Sound Archives. Cantor Aroni studied voice with Cantor Samuel Kavetsky and had a close relationship with the composer, Reuven Kosakoff. Many of their manuscripts can be found in the Collection. Cantor Aroni came to America in 1947 where he served as cantor in synagogues in Philadelphia and New York City. From 1964-1968 he served as Cantor of the Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue in Toronto, Canada. It was here that he was able to realize his dream of reviving the boy choir and integrating it into the service. From 1968-1979 Cantor Aroni lived and sang in NYC. He was Cantor at Beth Torah in North Miami Beach until his death in 1990.

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National Audubon Society Okeechobee/Kissimmee and Chandler Warden records, 1884-2004, Acquired: 04/01/2016, bulk 1936-2004

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National Audubon Society Okeechobee/Kissimmee and Chandler Warden records consist of papers of wardens and Florida Audubon and National Audubon Society representatives who worked on the land around Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park in Okeechobee County, Florida, as well as Lorida. Included are the field notes and reports of Roderick, Marvin, and Roy Chandler, who patrolled the area. The collection focuses on reports of birds and wildlife, legal matters related to surface water and its effects on nesting patterns of the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow, hydrology data, and land management.

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Dr. Alvin Wolfe papers, bulk 1950-2023

Margaret and Cato Roach Collection, Circa 1949-1997

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The Margaret and Cato Roach Collection includes directories, awards, books,correspondence, memorandums, and newspaper clippings that document the personal and professional lives of Broward County activists and educators Margaret Lattimore Blake Roach and Cato Roach.

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Arthur and Mayce Seymour Collection, 1899-1965

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The Arthur and Mayce Seymour Collection, in addition to containing correspondence between them, other family members, and friends, has articles written by the Seymours and many poems by Mayce. A major portion of the collection consists of photographs taken by the Seymours during their trips to India and China in the 1920s. Numerous paintings and sketches made by Mayce during these travels are also included.

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Dr. O.C. Bryan Papers, 1924-1969