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Carbonell Cuban Genealogy Collection, date unknown

Rucker, Brian R., Papers, 1990, Date acquired: 00/00/1990

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History of Santa Rosa County, 1821-1865, Ph.D. thesis for Florida State University, 1990.

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FAU Library Photograph Collection, 1964-2010, 1964-2010, bulk 1964-1998

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This collection is a visual history of the the Library that shows its many physical changes including the 1984-1986 expansion of the west wing. The Library has always been used by students for resarch and studying but in addition to that it is also a social area were students mingle and talk. These photographs also show the changes in the ways the library is used by students while maintaining the same goal of studying and research. There are 242 items in this collection consisting photographs, transparencies, contact sheets, and negatives.

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Carol J. Horning Collection, Circa 1980-1996

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The Carol J. Horning Collection contains nine Haitian paintings by artists including Jean-Pierre Therard, Sacha Thebaud, Galland Semerand, Louis Georges, and Ronald Mevs.

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George Day Stone Civil War Collection, bulk 1861-1880

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The George Day Stone Civil War Collection contains 96 letters and associated pieces of ephemera relating to correspondence between George Day Stone during his military service during the American Civil War. Primarily, the letters date to 1862-1865. George Day Stone was born in Jefferson, Ohio on October 10, 1829, and died September 9, 1898. He was laid to rest at Cross Creek Cemetery in Wintersville, in the town of Jefferson, Ohio.

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Commissioner Anne Kolb Collection, 1970-1994

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The Commissioner Anne Kolb Collection highlights work relating to the career of Broward County Commissioner Anne Kolb. It contains materials dating from from 1970 to 1994 including ephemera, professional papers, a photograph of Kolb, reports, and Anne Kolb's signature stamp.

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Captain Joseph A. Davison Papers, Date acquired: 08/16/1965, bulk 1863

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A collection of Civil War documents which are examples of efficiently organized military records. The papers contain many names of officers, non-commissioned officers, artificers, musicians, and privates, Captain J. A. Davison Papers - Civil War 1863

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George Gandy Abstract of Title, bulk 1880s-1950s

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Materials document the land holdings and real estate records of George S. Gandy.

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Willie Lowry papers, 1873-1946

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The Willie Lowry papers have been arranged by the type of materials found in the collection and organized into series. A large portion of the collection is correspondence to and from Willie to Sumter Lowry. The bulk of the material in the collection falls within the period of the 1880s and 1920s with no significant gaps in the documentation.

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Dana A. Dorsey Collection, 1900-1966, Date acquired: 10/18/1999

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The collection of Dana A. Dorsey is comprised of the legal and financial records of his vast real estate holdings. Mortgages, leases, rental and loans agreements represent the focus of the collection. Of special interest to researchers are those documents which detail the growth of both black and white Miami, deeds which describe in detail the properties and location of what were the newly created sub-divisions in the city. In a period of racial segregation these documents show a blurring of racial lines as exemplified by Dana Dorsey business relations with the founding families of the city.

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