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University of Central Florida Faculty and Alumni Manuscripts Collection, 1972-2001

2 Linear Feet 2 Boxes
The University of Central Florida Faculty and Alumni Manuscripts Collection features original manuscript materials for several UCF affiliated writers. Many of the writers presented here are retired history professors of UCF. In some cases, these professors have provided their research notes in addition to their manuscripts. Other writers are UCF alumni who are still professionals in the Central Florida community.
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FSU Special Collections & Archives

Wrightson Ely Clinton, Sr. collection, 1943-1946, Date acquired: 01/23/2009, bulk 1944-1945

1.00 boxes

This collection pertains to Corporal Wrightson Ely Clinton Sr., who served in the 116th Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army National Guard's 31st Infantry Division. He served in the Netherland East Indies and the Philippines from 1944 to 1945 as a clerk of the Battery.

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Badge, Undated

 

This item is a golden officer's hat badge in the shape of the United States' coat of arms.

Communication to Home, Service ID Cards, and Photograph List, 1944-1946 Box 1, Folder 8

 

This folder contains Clinton's miscellaneous personal documents. There are several postcards depicting military training, as well as letters sent home to his mother and younger brother. The envelopes and photo mailers containing these correspondences are included. It also contains lists of packages his mother sent to him during the war and his selective service identification cards. Post-war documents are also present, such as a post-war news clipping and a photograph of Clinton's installation as commander of the Clark-Moetz 2319 Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Milltown, NJ. An essay about readjusting to civilian life after service--transcribed by his daughter's mother Helen--is also included.

Copy of Scrapbook, 1943-1945 Box 1, Folder 007

 

This folder contrains scanned copies of Clinton's scrapbook as it was formatted before the original photographs were removed. They are stored loose-leaf in folders 4 and 5.

AARLCC Special Collections

Ed and Darlene Sax Collection, 20th century

12 Items

The Sax collection contains 12 pieces purchased by Ed Sax when he was working in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It includes a pair of Senufo rythm pounders, a Guro Zaouli ceremonial mask, a Guro Zamble mask, a pair of Goli masks, a Baule mask with a goat on top, a Senufo hornbill sculpture, two ceremonial pots with removable lids, a Dan mask, and a Baga anok.

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Baga Anok

 

30" x 8". Features a long, pointed bird beak combined with a carved human face and incised patterns. A Baga anok is a traditional carved wooden zoomorphic mask or headdress made by the Baga people.

Baule mask with goat

 

20"x8" mask with a goat on top. Mask face features serene eyes with narrow slits, arched eyebrows, and a small smiling mouth below a sharp nose. The main face has a pair of horns, and atop the horns is a small goat figure.

Dan Mask with braids

 

Dan people mask with narrow eye slits ringed with red and a mouth with red lips. The rest of the mouth is black with a decorative forehead marking. The mask has green beads and cowrie shells decorating the forehead and "hair" made with braided material.

FSU Special Collections & Archives

Neil and Audrey Sullivan Collection, 1960-1993

1 Linear Feet

Smoke Signals, Animals of Section B Songbook, monographs on FSU football history, diploma, class ring, pins, and football signed by 1993 national championship team and coaches

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FSU Special Collections & Archives

Leon Lindauer collection, 1924-1948, Date acquired: 11/05/1998, Date accessioned: 2020-04-21, bulk 1943-1944

.5 Linear Feet This collection contains two boxes. One contains letters and documents. The other contains artifacts, including a VHS tape. The collection also includes a book, two large photographs, and a painting. 2 photographs Photographs Collection OS Box 5 19 items 16 artifacts in Artifact Box 4; 1 VHS in AV Cabinet Box; 1 Painting; 1 Book

This collection consists of personal effects, personal letters, and documents related to U.S. Army Infantryman Leon Lindauer who served with the 88th Infantry Division during World War II. Objects such as a posthumous Purple Heart, yarmulke, writing utensils, personal toiletries, and Jewish prayer books are included in the collection. Lindauer's written collection includes biographical documents, primarily papers from his time as a Boy Scout before the war, and a vast number of personal letters to his family during the war. Also included are official letters of condolences and documentation concerning his burial and pension/insurance claims to his family after his killed in action death in Italy on September 28, 1944.

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Bag of Gem Razors Artifact Box 4, Object 007

 

A bag containing three shaving razors from the Gem company without blades.

Bag of Razorblade Packs Artifact Box 4, Object 006

 

A bag with seven razor packs from various companies.

Bag with Letter Writing Materials Artifact Box 4, Object 009

 

A bag containing a container with strips of pencil lead, two stamps with serial numbers on them, and an ink brush.

FSU Special Collections & Archives

Baguio-Bilibid Internees collection, Date accessioned: 2019-11-25

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FIU Special Collections

Doll Collection, date unknown

2.00 boxes
A collection of dolls was donated to the Special Collections Department at Florida International University. In this collection of dolls the cultures represented vary from Latin America to Europe. With some having their own stands, while others are made of soft cloth that do not hold their shape, to some being made of organic materials.
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Box 1

 

Each doll has a tag with a number on it to ensure easy identification.

Broward College Archives and Special Collections

Bailey Hall Concession Records – FY03 & Posters, Circa 1990s–2000s (bulk FY2003)

1 Linear Feet 1 box: 6 files: posters, news article, concession records

This collection includes framed and unframed posters, event advertisements, and administrative concession records from Bailey Hall during its active programming years in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Items include promotional posters for guest performances such as the Philadelphia Boys Choir, the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats, and illusionist James Randi, as well as concession documentation for Fiscal Year 2003 (FY03). Together, these materials highlight the hall's diverse programming and role as a cornerstone of both academic life and public culture at Broward College.

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Bailey Hall Concession Records – FY03 & Posters, Circa 1990s–2000s (bulk FY2003) 1 Linear Feet 1 box: 6 files: posters, news article, concession records

 
Bailey Hall, Broward College

This collection includes framed and unframed posters, event advertisements, and administrative concession records from Bailey Hall during its active programming years in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Items include promotional posters for guest performances such as the Philadelphia Boys Choir, the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats, and illusionist James Randi, as well as concession documentation for Fiscal Year 2003 (FY03). Together, these materials highlight the hall's diverse programming and role as a cornerstone of both academic life and public culture at Broward College.

USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections

Rosseter papers, Dummy Date

0.21 Linear Feet 1 boxes
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Baker, George, 6/8/1871

 

Item 24. Holograph and printed document. Signed warranty deed, sold to Henry Sperry at Pekin, Illinois. A 1 sheet; 44 x 28 cm. Folded to 22 x 28 cm. Deed to land owned by George and Katharina Baker.

  1. Box 1
  2. No Title, 1863-1878

Binyon, W.J., [190-?]

 

Item 36. Holograph letter. Signed, to Guarantee Shoe Company at El Paso, Texas from Fort Worth, Texas, 1 sheet; 28 cm. Character reference for Mr. Rosseter.

  1. Box 1
  2. No Title, 1879-1937
UWF University Archives and West Florida History Center

Baker-Watson Papers, 1863-1925, Date acquired: 00/00/1980

41.00 items

Family papers, 1863-1925, relating to the Baker family of Jackson County, Florida and the William H. Watson family of Pensacola, Florida. Includes land deeds, conveyances, tax receipts, family letters, lineage chart and photographs. Principal correspondents include James L.G. Baker, James L. Baker, Mary Jane Daffin, James S. Baker, William H. Watson, Jr., James B. Watson and Mrs. Elizabeth Dickinson.

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Baker-Watson Papers, 1863-1925, Date acquired: 00/00/1980 41.00 items

 
Baker Family

Family papers, 1863-1925, relating to the Baker family of Jackson County, Florida and the William H. Watson family of Pensacola, Florida. Includes land deeds, conveyances, tax receipts, family letters, lineage chart and photographs. Principal correspondents include James L.G. Baker, James L. Baker, Mary Jane Daffin, James S. Baker, William H. Watson, Jr., James B. Watson and Mrs. Elizabeth Dickinson.

Folder 1 Folder 1

 

Conveyance, 1865, James L.G. baker to James L. Baker, Jackson County, Florida [1 piece]

Folder 2 Folder 2

 

Letter, August 20, 1878 Marianna, Fla. J.D. (Mary Jane Daffin 1849-1883) to future husband, James S. Baker. Notes presence of "yellow disease" in Marianna. With envelope in handwriting of W.H. Watson, noting birth and death dates of MJD with death dates for Mary and James [2 pieces]

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