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Paul and Edna Boomhower Papers
"Disbound guestbook for the ""Blue Lantern,"" a floating night club that would leave from shore and go out beyond the six-mile limit for parties during Prohibition when such parties (involving the sale and consumption of alcohol) were illegal. Most of the guest lists contained in the book date from 1926 and 1927, although some pages are dated as late as 1937. Signers often left messages, slogans, or even drawings to accompany their names and home towns."
Paul C. Boorse Photographic Collection
Excellent photo album covering virtually the entire 20th century in the life of Paul Boorse and perhaps one or more of his children or maybe siblings. Photos from Europe during World War I. Boorse did not live in Sarasota long, but he was here when he died.
Paul N. Thorpe, Jr. Photographic Collection
Sixty 35mm slides of photographs and building plans for buildings in Sarasota. Subjects include storefronts in downtown Sarasota, the Sarasota Opera House (Edwards Theatre), views of the bayfront, aerial shots of downtown Sarasota, and building plans and renderings for the Hollywood 28 Cinema Centre.
Paulette Crabtree Papers
This collection mostly consists of ephemera and correspondence relating to the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, and Nelson Rockefeller.
Penn Club Records
Records relating to the activities of the Penn Club in Sarasota, including membership rosters (1978-1995, 1998), meeting minutes (1996-1999), record books, handbook and songbook, bylaws, etc.
People's Community Bank Records
This collection holds a copy of the People's Community Bank's 2001 Annual Report.
Periodicals Collection
Periodical publications not belogning to any particular manuscript collection, typically published by local or regional organizations, businesses, or agencies. Holdings are often determined by which issues have been donated to the History Center, so gaps in coverage are common. Individual manuscript collections may also contain issues from local/regional periodicals.
Peter G. Bakos Political Collection, 1972-2004
Papers relating to the work of Peter G. Bakos, president of the Alpine Group, political consultants to Republican candidates for office in Manatee and Sarasota counties. The collection includes data from 1972 to 2004, plus undated campaign material.
Peter Larkin Papers
Photos of many buildings and institutions around Sarasota, including (but not limited to): City Island, Oscar Scherer State Park, Cherokee Park neighborhood, the Federal Building (post office), Phillippi Park, Gillespie Park, Alta Vista School, the Acacias, the Francis Carlton Apartments, the Seaboard Coast Line passenger station, Belle Haven Apartments, etc.
Phillip Hiss Photographic Collection
A photo album by Philip Hiss, plus three 2x3 black and white photos and two 8x10 color photos of Lido Shores.