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The Joseph Mackay Collection contains 76 photographs of Dania, Hollywood, and Fort Lauderdale in Broward County during the Florida Land Boom of the 1920s before the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926.

These photographs were created to document activities by the staff at Florida Atlantic University. A photo book was created by taping the photograph(s) to a leaf of bond paper. Twenty-one pages had information about the photograph(s) typed at the top of the page. The pages were punched with a three hole punch and put into a thin notebook. The photographer was not identified. Upon receiving the photo book from Ms. Elfriede Lynch, the pages were removed from the book and placed in a clamshell box until the collection was processed in 2012.

The Degen Resource Room holds a large collection of blueprints of shop construction drawings and stage designs. This collection encompasses stage designs for Broadway and off-Broadway productions, touring theatrical productions, prestigious awards shows and television set designs. Currently, over 750 set designs have been cataloged with an estimated 500-750 more to be assessed.

The collection contains records of the Florida State University Association of Retired Faculty, including minutes, correspondences, and agendas, from 1982 to 2006.

The collection contains correspondence, documents, a newspaper clipping, maps, photographs, and an artifact; all primarily related to World War I. The correspondence is military in nature. It consists of an intelligence report, a letter requesting appreciation and recognition for the 6th Division of the 1st Army, and a General Order in response to the request. The documents are Mr. Quinn's Certificate of Battle Service and his enlistment record that includes records documenting his honorable discharge his final compensation. The newspaper clipping acknowledges the experience of the 6th Division's service. The photographs include a portrait of Mr. Quinn, a group photo with Mr. Quinn pictured with fellow soldiers, and two aerial photographs showing trench systems located in northern France. The maps show different areas of northern France related to the Meuse-Argonne offensive that led up to the Armistice of November 11, 1918, known today as Veteran's Day.

This collection maintains vast photographs of the Arguelles family starting in the 1930s. The significance of this collection relates directly to what life was like for a typical Cuban family before the Revolution and before Fulgencio Batista seized power. This includes photographs of plantations, farms, local airfields, and even a typical day at the beach with the family. Digital images of these albums are available through the Digital Library of the Caribbean (Dloc). Physical copies are available at FIU Special Collections Department.

Aniel H. House, Sr., served in the Army Air Force as a member of Combat Flight Crew #3123 in the 459th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force on a B-24 Liberator, in the Atlantic theater. This collection contains a manuscript titled "Reflections of WWII" written by the father-son team of Aniel House, Jr., and Sr.. It is the memoirs of Aniel House, Sr.. He received the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters and three Battle Stars. He fought in Naples, Arno, Ploesti, the Rhineland, and France. He enlisted on 8 Feb 1943 in Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, and was discharged at Ellington Field, TX. He was an airplane mechanic gunner and gunnery instructor. This manuscript also contains numerous photographs, House's diary, flight records, and discharge records. He describes being shot down and forced to land in the Adriatic, where his crew was rescued by South African soldiers.