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One copy of the exhibit catalog booklet "Justice from the Sea to the Sawgrass: A History of the Broward County Judiciary" by Judge Robert W. Lee. The exhibit was held at History FOrt Lauderdale from April 30-May 29, 2026 and included objects loaned by the Broward County Historical Archives. Additionally Judge Lee and History Fort Lauderdale staff conducted research in BCHA to create the exhibit and the catalog booklet.

This collection contains the personal memoirs of Justus "Jock" Lawrence, the Chief Public Relations Officer for the ETO. Lawrence describes his dealings w/ various officers and the press. He also talks about the strictness in which military secrets were kept and of the serious nature of punishments for those who broke those rules. He describes having to place an officer under arrest for giving classified information to the "Central Park News." This officer was dishonorably discharged and later committed suicide. He also talks about people he worked with, such as Robert Pollock, who later went on to write for "General Hospital," "The Doctors," and "Dynasty." Lawrence's book is also a history of the war itself, using some information he knew from the inside. It also goes into a post-war meeting Lawrence had with Eisenhower. 266 pages.

The Kapok Tree Inn Restaurant Postcards contains copies of 2 postcards: one of "The Bird Room" and the other of "The Garden Room" at the Kapok Tree Inn. The Kapok Tree was located at 3501 SW 130th Avenue in Davie, now the site of the Long Key Natural Area & Nature Center.

This collection contains Phi Beta Mu newsletters and correspondence, School of Library and Information Studies newsletters and correspondence, and North Florida Library Association newsletters, minutes, and directories.

The Katherine A. Phelan Papers contain a thesis by Dr. Katherine A. Phelan titled "Swamp Rats, Fat Cats and Soggy Suburbs: Planners and Engineers in Southeast Florida."

The Katherine LaBelle Collection contains 54 photographs (duplicates) of the development and construction of Hollywood, Florida during the 1920s.

Miscellaneous 1940s ephemera from his mother's (Katherine Orfanedes) time at FSCW.

This collection relates to Katherine Reibman who served in the Women's Army Corps during World War II at Camp Upton. This collection contains an Oral History where Reibman recounts her experiences during the war where she was responsible for handing out uniforms and later handing over the records of African Americans being discharged.

Books, pamphlets, periodicals, manuscripts, and correspondence. This collection pertains to the life and work of poet, Kathleen Raine. There are books and pamphlets by Kathleen Raine, daing 1935-1990, and books by other authors with introductory material by Raine, dating 1932-1981. There are works edited or translated by Raine, which date 1945-1968, the originals of which are in French or Spanish. The secondary and miscellaneous works in the collection date 1967-1970, and are either books about Raine or books that she felt were significant to her writing. The books in this collection can be found in the library's online catalog. The periodicals date 1935-1990, and contain contributions by Raine, including off-prints. The manuscripts include "Yeat's Holy City of Byzantium," dating 1994, and an accompanying letter.