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The collection contains biographical information, childhood ephemera, personal and professional correspondence, awards and award nominations, diary pages, clippings, personal scripts and books, speeches, photographs, 1 large printed photograph, 1 large artistic sketch, 1 music box, 1 article of clothing, 1 audiobook on tape, 4 audio cassettes, 21 DVDs, 2 CDs, and 6 videotapes. Most items relate directly to Polly Holliday, though some items are tied to various members of the Holliday family, including clippings, photographs, documents, a uniform from her mother Velma Holliday, and diary pages from Polly's grandmother Bama Cain.

This collection relates to First Lieutenant Julian Davis Sewell who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a Navigator.  The collection includes an address book containing the names of men who served with Sewell, a basic U.S. Army Air Corps aeronautics class notebook, Civil Aeronautics Bulletin, and 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Ceremony program and roster.

Originally donated to the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience at FSU in 2001, the Tom Brokaw Collection is comprised of material sent to Tom Brokaw by World War II veterans before, during and after the publishing of his books, The Greatest Generation (1998) and The Greatest Generation Speaks (1999).

Architectural and engineering drawings related to construction and renovation projects managed by the J.R. Clancy stage rigging firm (1885-present), including theatrical designs, drawings for standard parts, wiring diagrams, and standard assemblies for stage rigging systems.

The materials in this collection reflect the history of the Festval of Fine Arts. Included are playbills, photographs, and other ephemera related to the production of these programs. Some biographical information for guest artists is included.

This collection relates to Bert Williamson Webb who served as a Captain in the U.S. Army with the 178th Ordnance Depot Company during World War II in the European Theater of Operations. Webb received a Bronze Star Medal for his service. This collection includes a manuscript memoir of Webb's World War II service in the U.S. Army, photographs, unit history with roster, and pre-war cadet booklet.

This collection consists of ten convention badges belonging to Margaret Dreier Robins.