Pettit's Battery at the Battle of Seven Pines, n.d.

A picture of a man hold a staff next to a cannon

The Arlyn Austin Katims Civil War Collection focuses upon the Civil War from the Union position. Within the collection are illustrations, currency, and a number of artifacts from the era. Items of special interest include an authentic mourning card from Abraham Lincoln’s funeral and newspapers reporting Lincoln’s death. In 1995, Dr. Robert B. Katims donated more than 345 books, 337 periodical issues, and 304 artifacts to FAU Special Collections upon the death of his wife, Arlyn Austin Katims. The entire finding aid for the Katims Collection can be accessed at http://fauarchon.fcla.edu/?p=collections/controlcard&id=87