Fort Lauderdale (Fla.)

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The Bennett Collection contains books, postcards, photographs and records from the Broward County School system, circa 1926-1963. Content in this collection highlights the career of Ulric Joseph Bennett, Superintendent of Broward County Schools.

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The Charles E. Barnes Collection contains personal papers, certificates, photographic reproductions, and a fireman’s helmet belonging to Charles E. Barnes of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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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 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 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 Herman Riediger and Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel Collection contains correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, advertisements, magazines, printed materials, certificates, programs, 1 cookbook written by Hermann Riediger, Pompano High School yearbooks, and objects. Materials document Hermann Riediger as the Food and Beverage Control Manager at the Lauderdale Beach Hotel and his daughter, Kathryn Riediger Heinley.

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Two typescripts created by Hugh and Donald Lester: The Lesters of Florida by Hugh C. Lester, and Hugh Lester: Pioneer Lawyer by Donald G. Lester

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The collection contains personal and professional papers of Julie Hunter. Materials include correspondence to and from Julie Hunter, professional papers documenting her career at the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, African American Research Library and Cultural Center, and Broward County Library, photographs, notes, certificates, plaques, newspaper clippings, audio-visual materials, and one framed poster.

Scope and Contents Moe Katz (1900-1982), a Jewish banker, real estate developer, and retailer, moved with his family from New York City to Daytona, Florida, in 1922. Two years later, the Katz Family moved again to their final destination, Fort Lauderdale. At the beginning, he started a business in clothing retailing in Fort Lauderdale and joined the Chamber of Commerce in 1925. Moe Katz involvement in property appraising and real estate made him joined the Board of Directors of First Federal saving and Loan...

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This color photograph is of the Fort Lauderdale Country Club from circa the early 1970s. The color photographic print measures 3 1/2 x 4 3/8 inches. Writing on verso mistakenly indicates the image is from the 1950s.

Scope and Contents The Rogers Family Papers contain correspondence, speeches, ephemera, photographs, newspaper clippings and publications from 1930 to 1992 documenting Dwight L. Rogers, his family, and his career in the Florida House of Representatives as well as the United States Congress. Ephemera include political promotional flyers for the election of Paul Grant Rogers, son of Dwight L. Rogers, to the United States Congress. Correspondence includes a letter to Florence Roberts Rogers, wife of Dwight L....