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Robert Stickney Photographic Collection
Print photographs, mainly of the construction of Selby Library at 1331 First Street in Sarasota, as well as the destruction of Goodyear and the Paradise Cafe to make room for it.
Roger Flory Collection
Papers relating to Roger Flory's career as a realtor and his involvement in statewide entities such as the Florida Council of 100 and the Florida Development Commission.
Rollins Coakley Collection
Records and materials from Rollins Coakley's extensive research on the history of Bertha Honore Palmer and her family and their impact on Sarasota County.
Rollo W. Simmonds Photographic Collection
Eight black and white photographs of the Sunshine Springs and Gardens.
Ronald Floethe Film Collection
"Four films in excellent condition produced by Gordon-Kerckhoff Productions--all relating to Sarasota. Films include (1) a promotional piece for the Out-of-Door Academy, (2) ""Meet the Fame Family"" regarding Fame Charities, (3) ""Asolo, One of the Theater's Amazing Stories,"" and ""The Florida Pioneer,"" which explains the use of tools by early South Florida pioneer settlers."
Rosemary Cemetery Records
The Collection holds field survey sheets of individual markers in the Rosemary Cemetery in Sarasota, Florida that were completed on site. Sketches and descriptions provide a record of the cemetery in 2002. Digital records in the collection include: photographic files of the cemetery and individual images of each marker; a PDF survey for each marker; and a teaching tool for elementary school teachers. Black and white photographs of the gravesites and cemetery are held in the collection.
Ross. E. Boyer Papers
Records relating to the career of Ross E. Boyer, sheriff of Sarasota County from 1948 to 1960. The records document Boyer's stint in the Florida Highway Patrol, his campaigns for Sarasota County sheriff, his selective service (1944), and his involvement without outside organizations like the Sheriff's Boys Ranch and the Law Enforcement Association of Englewood. The materials date from between 1944 and 1960.
Rotary Club of Sarasota Bay Records, 1959-1995
This collection consists of the records of Rotary Club of Sarasota Bay president John W. Schaub, Jr. (1959-1960), as well as copies of the Bay Breeze newsletter (1971-1974) and scrapbooks dating from 1962 to 1995.
Ruth Halton Photographic Collection
14 photographs, circa early 1900's, of the Sarasota Dock and Main Street, the Bayfront, Belle Haven Inn, the Siesta Clubhouse, Badger Pharmacy Store, Steamer Vandalia, the Palm Tree, a sugarcane field, and the Tarpon Club, later Palms Hotel.
Sam Harris Photographic Collection
Eleven aerial photos of Lido Beach, St. Armands Key, Bird Key, Longboat Key, and Coon Key taken in September 1985 by Sam Harris.