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This collection contains the manuscript for the novel A New World for Simon Ashkenazy by David Markish and the Collection of Orion Poetry by Michael Gendelev (Mikhail Gendelev). These works are inspired by Russian born writers, both of Jewish heritage, who emigrated to Israel for more permissive creative freedom in the 1970s.

Bombing on Abril 30, 1976

Administrative records, 1966-1985 and Correspondence files, 1965- ,of the office of Director of Libraries including correspondence and subect files pertaining to the development and administration of the John C. Pace Library. Includes files of the first Director (1965-1986), James A. Servies, including materials when he was at the College of William and Mary. Subjects and correspondents include development of Special Collections, correspondence with researchers and donors, the library building and expansion, policy development, and relations with Lois Maxon, Odell Griffith, Feubin Askew, and others.

Records and papers of Sphere magazine, a science fiction fan magazine published in Cantonment, Florida. Includes issues of the magazine, 1956-1959, and correspondence files with writers, subscribers and science fiction fans, 1958, 1960, 1966. Includes letters of Brian W. Aldiss and Leslyn MacDonald Macabee concerning their writing and comments on John W. Campbell, Robert A. Heinlein, Ray Bradbury, and others.

Newspapers, magazines, journal articles, and other materials relating to the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy including issues of the New York Times, Life, Look , National Geographic, and other printed and published materials. Other topics include the Bay of Pigs, Ethel Kennedy, and Lyndon Baines Johnson.

The collection includes some printed programs and catalogs from the club's shows and exhibitions but is mostly comprised of handwritten meeting minutes, ledgers, and membership rosters.