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Dianne Richardson Thompson Collection contains photographs of Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the 1930s.

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The Donald G. Lester Collection contains a number of photographs of Donald G. and Hugh C. Lester during World War II.

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The Dorothy Porter Wesley Collection contains manuscript materials, artwork, newspaper clippings, research files, correspondence and books documenting Afro-Brazilian, African American, and Afro-Caribbean history and culture. The collection also contains manuscript material including photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and awards documenting the professional and personal life of librarian and bibliophile, Dorothy Porter Wesley.

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The James William Dickey Collection contains original photographs of early Hollywood, Florida.

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The Dyer-Christensen Collection contains correspondence, newspapers clippings, and textiles documenting Helen Ferris and Stranahan High School.

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The Easter Lily Gates Collection contains correspondence, photographs, printed materials, maps, prayer books, awards, political and election materials documenting the professional and personal life of Easter Lily Gates.

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The Eastside Elementary School Collection contains photographs and papers documenting Eastside Elementary School.

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The Eileen Durham Mackey Collection contains a photograph of Eileen Durham Mackey as an infant .At the age of six, Eileen Durham Mackey became an early resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida when she and her family moved to the city in 1925.

Scope and Contents The Eric Jon Rawlins Collection consists of personal and professional papers of Librarian Eric Jon Rawlins. Materials include correspondence to and from Eric Jon Rawlins, certificates, his funeral program, newspaper clippings, personal and professional photographs of Eric Jon Rawlins, Broward County Library brochures, and bookmarks. Additionally, Rawlins' 6,000 vinyl record album collection is also included and inventoried separately. Please contact African American Research Library and...

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The Erma Forbes Lewis Collection contains a single photograph, with 4 individual family members, standing in front of the Royal Bakery building.

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The Esther Ellen Crabtree Paulson Collection contains 16 black and white photographs documenting Paulson family properties damaged by a hurricane in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1926.

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The Ethel Mizell Pappy family papers contains personal letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, plaques and certificates of the Mizell family of Broward County, Florida.

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The Fannin Funeral Home Collection contains two funeral record books of the Fannin Funeral Home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The first record book covers February 1930 to September 26, 1934 and the second record book covers September 28, 1934 to May 17, 1938.

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The Fort Lauderdale Restaurants Postcard Collection contains four color photographic postcards of Fort Lauderdale restaurants. The collection consists of one postcard each of Creighton's restaurant and Williamson Restaurant, and two postcards of Mai-Kai.

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The Frank Conlon collection contains photographs and photocopies of booklets documenting the Hurricane of 1926 and of the Hollywood Hotel.

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The Frank F. Meech Hurricane collection contains a number of photographs of damaged caused by the 1926 hurricane in Oakland Park, Florida.

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The Frank Stirling Collection contains correspondence including telegrams and letters, book logs, bills, pamphlets, journals and receipt books related to Frank Stirling. Frank Stirling was the first mayor of Davie, Florida, a state representative and a horticulturist.

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The Frank Trenary Collection contains 4 black and white photographs depicting African American schoolchildren in Pompano Beach, Florida.

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The Frederick DeCoste Collection contains manuscript materials and research files of author Frederik deCoste. The collection contains manuscripts of the History of St. Augustine and A Short History of Spanish Florida. Research files include clippings magazines, and notes on Spanish Florida, St. Augustine, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

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The George Allen collection contains correspondence, plaques, awards, photographs, printed materials and oversized posters documenting the professional and personal life of Florida attorney W. George Allen.

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The George Tedder Collection contains books, photographs, awards, certificates, and film rolls documenting the professional and personal life of Judge George Tedder.

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The Giles photograph collection contains six postcards dating from 1925-1926 that document Hollywood and Miami Florida. One shows the Hollywood Marimba band and five of the six postcards are panoramic postcards that depict the destruction of Miami in the wake of the 1926 hurricane.

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The Glashagel collection contains a three page letter and original envelope from F. L. Barrick describing conditions in early Fort Lauderdale.

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The Graham Family Collection contains photographs of Arthur A. Graham home, Fort Lauderdale, various South Florida beaches, newspapers and military uniform and helmet belonging to Sam Graham and related family.

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The Hammerstein Collection contains four books including: The Wonder Book of Aircraft, edited by Harry Golding, The Alphabet of Aviation, 1928, Our Armed Forces, 1943, 1928 Industrial and Agricultural Guide to Miami (booklet). The collection also contains Hammerstein scrapbook and photographs from 1947.

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The Hardy Family Collection consists of photos and documents.

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The Harriet Meeks photograph collection includes 35 photographs, with images of the 1926 hurricane and the Meeks family from the 1920s through the 1950s.

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The Harry Elmo Baker collection contains photographs, certificates, and newsletters that are related to the professional and personal life of Walter Reed Clark.