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Boynton Beach City Library
Local History &
Archives
Florida Collection
Non-Fiction Books
Government Documents
Photo Collections
Map Collections
Flat storage - acid free map folders
Digital Collections
Slides and other images
Newspaper Collections
Boynton Newspapers 1948 – today
LandmarkSignage
Vintage Items
News Clippings & Scrapbooks
Brochures, Directories & Menus
Aerial Photo Collections
Artifacts ReflectingCulture & Heritage
Manuscripts &
Oral Histories
National Endowment for the Humanities
Preservation Assistance Grant
Professional Consultant
Care and Preservation of Collections
Archival Materials
Established Policies & Standards
Collection information on the web
Photo Collections:
Approximately 5000 images from ca. 1900 to the present depict a variety of subjects significant to the history of and surrounding towns of Ocean Ridge, Briny
Breezes, Hypoluxo, and . Subjects include agriculture, city government, fire department, historic homes, library, pioneers, fishing, recreation and schools.
Subject Files:
Contain clippings, brochures, pamphlets and other materials relating to various subjects significant to the area history. Highlights include muralist Bernard Thomas,
Chamber of Commerce, Motorola, and fishing tournaments.
Manuscript Collections:
A number of important documents which chronicle our rich history reside in the archive. Boynton area pioneers Frieda Voss Oyer, Hazel Daugherty Houston, James
Nichols, Paul Mercer and others have submitted papers to the archives. Original deeds and abstracts of the Town of and city records from 1920 to 1930 record a time
of real estate boom and bust.
Architectural Drawings:
A small but developing number of architectural drawings document some of the most historic structures in the City of .
Maps
Over 60 maps and a collection of aerial photographs and plat maps provide spatial data of our area’s history.
Newspapers
A large collection of local newspapers from 1948 to present day: Boynton Beach Star, Boynton Beach News Journal, Boynton Beach News, Boynton Times, Boynton
Forum and the Coastal Star.
Collection
Over 1600 non-fiction books are in our collection.
Yearbooks
About 20 yearbooks from Boynton area schools including , Boynton Beach Jr. High, and St. Mark’s School.
Civic Clubs
Papers, clippings, scrapbooks and some objects from Boynton Beach civic clubs including Kiwanis, Jaycees, Woman’s Club, Art Club, Library Quilters, Garden
Club, and Rotary.
Oral Histories
A growing collection of oral histories of Boynton residents from local pioneers such as farmers, school teachers, realtors, fishermen, and others reflect everyday life
in the area and give a first hand account of our history.
Preservation Workshops
Book Displays
Traveling Exhibits
Laura Woodward Exhibit
Family History & Genealogy
History Lectures
Weekend in Havana Lecture
Cuban tourist memorabilia
90th
Birthday Party for
Boynton Beach
RotatingExhibitions
& Displays
All Aboard the Boynton Beach
Magical History Tour!
Boynton Beach City Library
Local History &
Archives
Collecting, preserving & making available Boynton Beach & Local History history for future generations