Identity elements
Reference code
HMA0194
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Alice Wainwright papers - 1890s-1991
Date(s)
- 1890s-1991 (predominant: 1960-1979) (Creation)
Extent
2.00 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Letters, notes, newspaper clippings, speeches and photographic prints focus on Wainwright's family and her involvement in environmental policies. Topics include the aborted Jetport planned for Big Cypress Swamp, Everglades and Biscayne national parks, and the Audubon Society. The earlier materials are mostly family papers and predate her arrival in Florida.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
gift
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
General note
Other Information
Accession#: 1991-536
Two plaques, "Woman of the Year," City of Miami Beautification Committee, 1965, and "In the company of women," 1989, are in the Objects Collection
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
© Copyright 2019 HistoryMiami Archives & Research Center. All rights reserved.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Jetport (Big Cypress Swamp, Fla.) (Subject)
- Tropical Audubon Society (Subject)
- Wainwright Park (Miami, Fla.) (Subject)
- Wainwright, Alice (Subject)