Repositories

The department consists of three separate collecting areas - Archives houses material related to Broward College history, including photos, yearbooks, scrapbooks and other papers. Special Collections consists of manuscript collections and Rare and Special Books not directly related to the college. The Museum Collection holds cultural and natural objects from a broad range of subjects from Ancient Egypt to Dinosaur Fossils.

The African American Research Library and Cultural Center Special Collections contain materials that document the contributions of persons of African, African American and Caribbean descent. The collections include rare books, artifacts, artwork, manuscript collections, oral histories and reference material.

The Bienes Museum of the Modern Book houses rare books, artifacts, manuscripts and reference materials. Collecting areas include Florida writers' papers, Floridiana, children's literature, and WPA and New Deal literature.

The Broward County Historical Archives contains archival collections that document the local history of Broward County, Florida. The archival collections include personal papers, manuscripts and photographs, government and local organizational records, newspapers, oral history interviews, archaeological material, rare books, and serials.

The Special Collections Department welcomes the use of its collections. In order to best utilize our materials, researchers are asked to call or e-mail before they visit. The department is located on the second floor, room 261 of the S.E. Wimberly Library.

The University Archives & Special Collections of the Florida Gulf Coast University Wilson G. Bradshaw Library advances research by acquiring, preserving, and providing public access to original primary source materials.

The University Archives & Special Collections of the Florida Gulf Coast University Wilson G. Bradshaw Library advances research by acquiring, preserving, and providing public access to original primary source materials.

We welcome everyone—students, faculty, independent researchers, and community members—to explore our collections. Special Collections houses rare and unique materials that support research, teaching, and creative discovery. Our focus is on the histories and cultures of South Florida, the Caribbean, and Latin America.

The University Archives preserves the official records and historical materials that document the growth, leadership, and legacy of Florida International University since its founding in 1965. Our mission is to support the FIU community and external researchers by providing access to the university’s institutional memory including key moments, people, and events that have shaped the university’s development and impact over time. The University Archives includes presidential papers, university publications, departmental records, photographs, event documentation, oral histories, and more.

The University Archives preserves the official records and historical materials that document the growth, leadership, and legacy of Florida International University since its founding in 1965. Our mission is to support the FIU community and external researchers by providing access to the university’s institutional memory including key moments, people, and events that have shaped the university’s development and impact over time. The University Archives includes presidential papers, university publications, departmental records, photographs, event documentation, oral histories, and more.

The College Archives contain the organizational records of Florida Southern College. Within the archives are the stories of each department and organization that has made FSC what it is today. Materials in this collection date back to the earliest days of the college, from its founding in Orlando, through subsequent moves to Sutherland (current-day Palm Harbor), Clearwater, and finally Lakeland.

Manuscript Collections are unpublished papers of an individual or entity. Our archives include papers from alumni, faculty, public servants, and organizations significant to the history of FSC, Lakeland, and Central Florida.

The Thomas B. Mack Citrus Archives include papers, research, business records, and ephemera related to the Florida Citrus Industry. These are the stories of the people and organizations who made citrus one of the most successful agricultural operations in the country and a significant part of Florida's history.

The Warren D. Allen Music Librarys Special Collections is a valuable resource for the Florida State University community, and especially for the FSU College of Music. Included are items of local interest, signed items, fragile items, and rare items. Valuable and unique autograph manuscripts, first edition copies of major treatises, high-quality reproductions of major works, piano rolls, Braille music, and items from as early as 1562 are among the many items contained within.

The Research Center serves as the law library for Florida State University. Our primary mission is to train our students to produce highly sophisticated and cost-effective legal research.

The Degen Resource Room collects items that relate to all aspects of theatre, including but not limited to musical theatre, dramatic theatre, play scripts, musical scores, theatre history, acting, directing, stage production and management, stage setting, scenery and lighting, costume design, and critical analysis.

The mission of The Ringling Archives is to maintain and further develop a regionally important archival collection of institutional records and materials that document the history of the museum, the Ringling family, and circus, Wild West shows, and allied arts.

The Special Collections & Archives Division of the Florida State University Libraries advances research by acquiring, preserving, and providing access to rare and unusual books and original primary source materials. The division includes the Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Heritage & University Archives, The Claude Pepper Library, and the Digital Library Center.

Special Collections & University Archives offers access to unique materials for students, faculty, researchers, and the public.

Special Collections & University Archives offers access to unique materials for students, faculty, researchers, and the public.

The Allen Lastinger Center for Florida History collects primary and secondary source material related to the state of Florida, from Precontact to the present, placing Florida history within the larger context of the history of the United States and Atlantic world. Comprised of books, maps, manuscripts, postcards, and other ephemera, the Center's foundational collection has a strong focus on banking, tourism, cartography, and trade.

Special Collections and University Archives collects, preserves, and promotes the distinctive history of the Northeast Florida Region through collection access, outreach, exhibits, and programming to support scholarship, research and education.

The Special Collections & University Archives unit at the St. Petersburg Campus collects materials within the strategic collecting areas of Florida Studies, marine and environmental sciences, journalism and media studies, literature and humanities, civil rights, LGBTQ+ studies, and the institutional archives for the campus.

The Special Collections at the Tampa Campus focuses on our core collecting areas including Florida studies, LGBTQ+, Florida Environmental and Natural History (FLENH), childrens and young adult literature as well as serving as the home for the institutional archives for the University of South Florida. The Special Collections at Tampa also encompass the Herbarium as well as our digitization unit.

The University Archives and West Florida History Center has approximately 800 collections totaling about 1.8 million items. A collection may consist of personal papers, manuscripts, genealogical and business records, photographs, maps, audio and video materials, and other sources of information. We also place a "tickler" collection-level entry in the library catalog for most entries.