SP. Special Collections

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The core of this collection consists of 57 works of art by Pennsylvania artist William Sauts Netamux'we Bock.  The works were acquired over a period of 25 years by Rollins alumnus Thomas Merton Brightman (class of 1965).  It also contains materials documenting the paintings, Brightman's personal notes on the subjects depicted, printed illustrations by Bock, and advertisements for Bock's studio in Souderton, Pennsylvania.

Scope and Contents This gift was made by Dr. Jay Meching, Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of California Davis, who in 2001 curated a special exhibition of hand-colored photography at the Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona Beach, Florida. Included in this collection are 254 hand-painted postcards from states such as Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Washington, and others. However, neither Florida nor California-themed postcards are included in this gift.Sunny Scenes Inc....

Scope and Contents Emanuel Haldeman-Julius began publishing Little Blue Books in 1919. He had written for several Socialist newspapers and edited the APPEAL TO REASON, a national Socialist weekly, before he launched the publication of his inexpensive paperback books. Till his deather in 1951, he issued some two thousand titles in the series, which ranged from THE RUBAIYAT, his first Little Blue Book, to HOW TO PSYCHOANALYZE YOURSELF, THE LIFE OF JESUS, and Schaopenhauer's ART OF CONTROVERSY. It is estimated...

Scope and Contents Through a collaborative partnership between The Art & Art History Department, Olin Library and The Cornell Fine Arts Museum, the Rollins Book Arts Collection was first developed in 2018 to support faculty teaching and student learning at Rollins. Book arts is a discipline that produces artists' books--interactive art objects that explore a wide variety of content through both traditional and experimental book structures. As a teaching resource, The Rollins Book Arts Collection is...

Scope and Contents This is a collection maintained by the Rollins College Archives that documents Zora Neale Hurston's life, literary career and her connection with the College in the 1930s, including: copies of her correspondence with college personnel, playbills and reviews on her folklore performances at Rollins' Recreation Hall, some audiovisual materials and the Zora Neale Hurston Festival in Eatonville, Florida, while the bulk of the collection consisting of secondary source materials on her biography...

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Portfolios of historic and modern textile arts, mounted on 18" X 14" boards, including woven palm fiber tapa cloth, batik, tie-dyed materials, embroidered and printed silk, cotton, linen, wool weaves, etc., gift of Dr. Lawrence Simonson in ca. 1952.

Content Description The Winter Park Garden Club (WPGC) was first established by the Winter Park Women's Club after holding its first flower show in Florida in 1922. As a non-profit organization, WPGC dedicates itself to further the education of members and the public in the fields of gardening, horticulture, botany, landscape design, conservation of natural resources, civic beautification, public sanitation, and nature studies. Besides Flower Shows, the organization also sponsors Experts' Talks, Hands on...

Scope and Contents Charles Douglas "Doug" Kerr graduated from Rollins College in 1966 with a BA in English. At Rollins he met his wife of 55 years, Elaine Lawrence Kerr. He played on the Rollins College Soccer team and was captain his senior year. He also served as Commander of the Sigma Nu fraternity. He began his career with Martin Marietta and grew to become a senior manager of communication at Lockheed Martin. Kerr developed his avocation for Hemingway while studying at Rollins and through his...

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This gift was made by Mrs. J. Henry Porter of Atlanta, Georgia in 1955 . Through her friendship with Professors Edwin Grover and A. J. Hanna, Frances S. Porter decided to donated her collection of Frankliniana to the Rollins College Library in memory of her nephew Candler Campbell.