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Otis R. Anthony collection, 1977-2009, 2008-11, bulk 1977-1979

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The collection includes audio recordings of Otis R. Anthony's poetry, as well as various essays recounting African American history in Tampa, FL. The collection also includes transcripts from the USF Department of Anthropology African Americans in Florida Project in Special Collections.

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Patrick Edwards Clements collection, 1989-1999

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This collection contains materials from Patrick Edwards Clements' time as a journalist in Florida in the 1990s. Articles and columns are written under the pen names Patrick Clements and Patrick Edwards. A small number of articles not written by Clements but which include his research are also present. Also included are 18 audio cassettes of interviews, including those for Clements' radio show "Out in the Open" on WMNF, spanning the 1990s and chronicling crucial issues for the LGBTQ+ community.

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Austin Joseph Thomas Papers, bulk 1940-1988

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The materials in this collection primarily reflect AJ Thomas's work as a scientist. Articles written by or of interest to him are included, as well as professional correspondence, reports, and photographs. Additionally, there are files of personal correspondence, writing, articles, and photographs.

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Christopher M. Still collection, 1978-2007, Date acquired: 09/05/2006, bulk 1978-2007

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The collection consists mostly of articles and prints related to the works of Christopher Still, a distinguished Florida artist whose works are displayed in venues such as the Museum of Florida's Art and Culture, the Appleton Museum of Art, the Ruth Eckerd Hall, and the Florida House Chambers.

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Office of the President -- Dr. Kenneth R. Williams Photograph Collection, 1962-1994, Date acquired: 01/01/1990, bulk 1962-1973

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This collection consists of photographs documenting Dr. Kenneth R. Williams' presidency of Florida Atlantic University.  There are 462 photographs, negatives and contact sheets in this collection. To provide a sample of the collection, 27 photographs were digitized and described.  If you would like to see more photographs, please contact lysca@fau.edu and make an appointment.

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J. W. "Bill" Stevens Collection, Circa 1940-1986

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The J. W. "Bill" Stevens Collection contains photographs, correspondence, printed material and clippings documenting James Williams (J. W. "Bill") Stevens's career as mayor of Oakland Park, Florida as well as his tenure as state senator. Personal photographs and correspondence are also included in the collection.

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University of Central Florida Pulse collection, 2016-2022

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The University of Central Florida Pulse collection, 2016-2022, documents the University of Central Florida's response to the shooting at Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016. It chiefly consists of event programs, flyers, and brochures, artwork from the Resilience: Remembering Pulse exhibit at the UCF Art Gallery, messages and items gifted to UCF from other universities, and other memorabilia of the candlelight vigil and other events held in remembrance of the victims. UCF Special Collections & University Archives staff collected items that were left on the UCF seal in the Student Union Rotunda, including votive candleholders, stuffed animals, ribbons, bracelets, illustrations, and flags. Messages of support from whiteboard displays were also collected. This collection demonstrates how the UCF community expressed support for the victims and families of the Pulse shooting and the LGBTQ+ community, and memorialized two Pulse victims who were UCF students, Christopher Andrew "Drew" Leinonen and Juan Ramon Guerrero. Most items in the collection are from 2016 through 2017. On June 12, 2016, Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida was the scene of the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history at the time. Forty-nine people were killed, including two members of the University of Central Florida (UCF) community, student Juan Ramon Guerrero and alumnus Christopher Andrew "Drew" Leinonen. On June 14, 2016, UCF held a candlelight vigil in honor of the Pulse shooting victims and created a memorial on the UCF Pegasus seal in the Student Union Rotunda. In July 2016, the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity and UCF Greek Council held the Orlando Strong 5K run at the UCF reflection pond to raise funds for the Pulse employees impacted by the shooting. In 2017, UCF continued to pay tribute to the victims and their families with a remembrance ceremony titled "UCF Remembers...6.12.16." A blood drive was held on campus, in addition to an art exhibition at the UCF Art Gallery titled Resilience: Remembering Pulse. Artists Michael Pilato and Yuriy Karabash created a mural memorializing Juan Ramon Guerrero and Drew Leinonen outside the Student Union. In 2018, in addition to the "UCF Remembers" event, the UCF Libraries held an exhibit to highlight the LGBTQ+ community with materials from this collection along with books, articles, a movie, and other materials written about or by LGBTQ+ members. The university and its community continue to remember Pulse through an annual vigil called UCF Remembers, hosted by LGBTQ+ Services, and through a blood drive held annually on campus.

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Angie Croy collection, Date accessioned, bulk 1941-1951

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This collection relates to Angie Croy and her father, Aviation Machinist's Mate Felder Lang Howell, who was killed in a car accident while on duty at Corry Field in Pensacola, Florida. The collection consists of two scrapbooks from World War II, one belonging to Angie Croy, the other assembled by her mother. The scrapbooks include photographs, greeting cards, newspapers, and magazine clippings. The collection also includes letters, telegrams, certificates, and military documents all pertaining to Howell and his family. Artifacts include jewelry, a gold star flag, a floral arrangement ribbon, and a medal awarded posthumously.

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Anglo-Irish Literature Collection, Materials span the 17th-20th Centuries.

Elton Edward Smith manuscript collection, 1964-1975, Date acquired: 00/00/1977

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This collection consists of typescripts written by Elton E. Smith, "The Two Voices:  A Tennyson Study," "The Angry Young Men of the Thirties," and "Charles Reade."  Also includes a typescript of  "Jairus' Daughter," written by Esther Greenwell Smith, and the galley proofs for William Godwin, written by both authors in collaboration.

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