07. P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History

Small collection of papers from the files of former University of Florida history professor Arthur Funk. Features World War II artwork by Funk, AV from oral history interviews and copies of published articles written by Funk.

Photos of Gainesville, Miami, and other areas.

Five small diaries belonging to Thomas Alexander Mellon (1873-1948), grandson of Judge Thomas Mellon, founder of Mellon Bank. Thomas Alexander Mellon Jr. documents the daily life of his immediate family as they travelled around the country.

Photocopy of transcribed diary by Clifford "Swede" Henley detailing his service during World War II in the 22nd Infantry Regiment.

A printed transcript of Colonel Earl W. Edwards' participation in World War II with the 22nd Infantry Regiment.

Correspondence, writings, and other papers of Professor Ernest Jernigan, a Florida historian and future studies scholar at College of Central Florida. The collection also includes a selection of Jernigan’s fiction and nonfiction writing, and information on both his personal life and career.

Subject files belonging to women’s rights activist Polly Doughty, primarily documenting her activity in Gainesville during the 1970s and 1980s while working to promote women’s rights. Of particular note is the large volume of material related to the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), the Florida/Gainesville Commission on the Status of Women (COSW), and the Florida League of Women Voters where she served as President for Alachua County.

Brochure collection of Florida attractions.

This photograph collection documents recovery efforts made by state and federal officials in Key West after the 1935 hurricane.

Primarily Bulger’s research and interviews supplying the information for her dissertation and published work on the activist, writer, and folklorist Stetson Kennedy.