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The collection concerns the Navy's 116th Patrol Bombing Squadron. It is a very detailed collection copied from the National Archives. Included is the Squadron's history in manuscript form, which is found in the beginning of the compilation. The Squadron was active in the Pacific Theater (PTO), and the history covers action from December 1943 to July 1945. After the history, an extensive collection of Aircraft Action Reports follow.

Photographs and composites. 1967 Freshman Basketball players, '69-'70 Freshman Bball players, Basketball composites 68-70, Women's Volleyball.

One scrapbook and one folder containing photographs related to FSU/FSCW athletics, specifically Lady Seminoles

Boxes 1-25 contain Media Guides and Game Programs

The Clinton Mack Collection contains more than 290 images of the Black community in Pompano Beach taken during the 1930s. The photographs are primarily portraits of African-American and Bahamian men, women, children, and families, but there are also group photographs, images of parades, Masons, and church groups. The original negatives from the 1930s form the bulk of the collection, along with the original box they were stored in. The collection also includes materials from Bob Pool Jewelry and Photo, and materials documenting Kurt Mulder's efforts to preserve the images and identify the people in them.

Typed autobiographical sketch of Bob Taggart, addressed to "My Dear Jerry." Contains reminiscences of Florida during the 1920s and his acquaintance with Jerry Willams Carter. Letter also covers his life in Texas as a boy and his many adventures throughout his varied careers as a telegraph operator, sailor, soldier, farmer and salesman. Taggart also goes in depth about his experiences serving in both World Wars. 61 pages.

The red beanie cap ("rat cap") is from his first semester at Florida Southern in the fall of 1954.

The collection features the air base plans of Boca Raton Army Air Field. The plans indicate base buildings, layouts, training areas, and ecological areas.

This collection includes miscellaneous materials collected from numerous sources by Michael Amdahl, a Refuse Transfer Center worker who collected and donated found materials over the course of many years. Included in this collection are a variety of graphic materials, letters, documents, magazines, and a book on the 13th Air Force. Also included are photographs depicting war-torn cities, soldier life, sea and air vessels, and scenery from around Europe.