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In 1990, Dr. Anthony J. Catanese became Florida Atlantic University's fourth president.  During his presidency the student body more than doubled, four new campuses were built, three dozen new degree programs were introduced and the Owls -including a football team that made its debut in 2001 - began competing in Division I of the NCAA.  Most notably, Dr. Catanese led the first capital campaign in the university's history, and this, too, was highly successful, increasing the assets of the FAU Foundation from $18 million to $150 million.

The Justice R. Fred Lewis Florida Supreme Court Papers highlight his career on the Florida Supreme Court from 1998 to 2018 when he retired. The collection consists of the following series arranged chronologically and then alphabetically: 2000 Election, 2004 Election, Case Logs, Committees, Correspondence, Financial, Florida Court Education Council, Opinions, and Personal Artefacts. The latter category includes awards Justice Lewis received. Correspondence and court documents provide an insight into the day-to-day operations of a state supreme court. Of special interest are the files, newspapers articles, and correspondence surrounding the 2000 presidential election, ballot recounts, Florida Supreme Court Rulings, and the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Additional documents highlight Justice Lewis's activities with the Justice Teaching Institute, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, several professional organizations, and his dedication to making court access equitable for people with disabilities.

Father Don Milligan was serving as chaplain for the Winthrop Fire Department and Massachusetts State Police on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, he went to Boston's Logan Airport Hilton Hotel to counsel with the families of loved ones who were on American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175. Father Milligan spent five days there offering his support and counsel to the families. On Sunday, September 16, his presence was requested by International Association of Fire Fighters and Governors of Massachusetts and New York: Father Milligan along with other members of the Massachusetts Corps of Fire Chaplains went to Ground Zero to offer their services. Father Milligan arrived in New York and went directly to Ground Zero working 12 to 18 hours shifts giving last rites to the remains of the 9/11 victims and offering comfort and counsel to those searching for the 343 missing active duty firefighters. Father Milligan had a small camera and took the photos in this collection which document the devastation of the impact sites and Ground Zero. Father Milligan is now retired and lives with his wife in Boca Raton. He donated his 9/11 Photograph Collection to FAU Libraries in 2018.

The Emridge "E.J." Jones, Jr. Collection contains photographs, plaques, awards, newspaper clippings, sheet music, correspondence to and from Emridge "E.J." Jones Jr., a card, certificates, contracts, a yearbook, a membership card, proclamations, resume, adjudication forms, printed ephemera, one CD, a saxophone mouthpiece, coffee mug, license plate, oval shaped plate and sweater belonging to Emridge "E.J." Jones Jr. of Pompano Beach, Florida.

Professional and personal papers of Francois Bucher (1927-1999), professor of Art History (1978-1996), including correspondence, instructional materials, artwork, research materials, and scholarly works. Significant correspondents include William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Paul Sharits, and Kurt Vonnegut. The collection includes works by Sinclair Beiles, Bucher and Burroughs. Subjects include Bucher's academic career at University of Minnesota, Yale University, Brown University, State University of New York-Binghamton, and Florida State University; Junction B and the Nautilus Foundation in Lloyd, Florida; and Bucher's novel Ein Strahlendes End (A Small Accident).