Flag of the free heart's hope

One pictorial envelope printed with blue and red ink depicting American flag with poem beneath it; Flag of the free heart's hope and home! / By angel hands to valor given, Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, And all they hues were born in heaven / Forever float that standard sheet! / Where breathes the foe, but falls before us, With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us!"

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.