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The Grace I. Fox and Mary Jane Martin-Vegue Collection consists of a variety of materials relating to their involvement with Florida State University and their leadership in physical education in the state of Florida, as well as nationally.

Items collected by Myrtle Bailey.

Personal papers, 1989-1990, including correspondence, draft plans, and maps of the downtown area of Port St. Joe, Florida in preparation of a Downtown Redevelopment Plan, as part of the Community Redevelopment Center, University of Florida.

The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra (JSO) in Jacksonville, Florida, was founded in September 1949, and its sixty-three year history since reflects its development and current standing as a significant cultural resource. The collection provides historical documentation of the musical concerts and performances, and events and activities of the JSO from 1961 to date. The core of the collection are print ephemera, including event and performance programs, subscribers' cards and invitations, and publicity and news items. Of particular interest are source materials from the Grand Opening of the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts in 1997, and the Jacksonville Symphony Guild Designer Showhouses from 1977.

The Otto L. Bettmann Collection contains personal papers such as press releases, correspondence, and articles documenting his retirement years in Boca Raton, Florida (1976 – 1998). Otto L. Bettmann is most widely known as the founder of the Bettmann Archive. He also was an adjunct professor of History and Curator of Special Collections at Florida Atlantic University.

This collection consists of business papers of the Florida State University Credit Union, dating 1954 to 1972. Included are audits, meeting minutes, annual reports, documents regarding the Board of Directors, the constitution and by-laws, budget materials, correspondence, financial and statistical reports, membership data, pensions, and other related materials.

This collection is comprised of budget materials for Florida State University, dating 1921-1955. The materials from 1921-1947 are for the Florida State College for Women, and the materials from 1948-1955 are for Florida State University.

This collection documents a broad range of administrative activities: annual budgets, collective bargaining agreements, planning documents, hazard communication training records, reports from human resources and business affairs, and documentation of student life, professional development, and technical enhancement initiatives. Materials include original and working copies of budgets, foundation and grant documentation, planning reports, surveys, newsletters, staff and faculty development records, event correspondence, and speeches delivered by key stakeholders, including deans and college presidents.

This collection documents the earliest years of JCBC, capturing college finances, administrative reporting, campus planning and development, academic program surveys, publications, catalogs, and faculty records. It includes annual budgets, financial reports, college business periodicals, facilities surveys, student retreat programs, institutional self-study documentation, directories, personnel applications, and original correspondence between early administrators. Many materials are booklets or program documentation from 1960 through 1966, with a few later additions reflecting ongoing formative developments.