Research materials and reproductions of maps pertaining to the historical geography of Biscayne Bay and adjacent parts of Dade County. Collection includes photocopies of articles from many sources, 1513-1985.
Chardon, RolandScrapbooks contais newspaper clippings from Dade County Teacher and from local newspapers, photographic prints, and association bulletins pertaining to events affecting schools and education in the years that witnessed the teachers' walkout during Governor Kirk's term of office, and the impact of the Cuban exodus on the school system.
United Teachers of DadeDiary is a lively and detailed account of a young girl's family and social life in early Miami. Scrapbooks are unarranged: one holds pictures clipped from magazines and some photographic prints; the other has loose material including poetry by Fannie Clemons and typed transcripts of letters with genealogical information on the Buswell and related families.
Clemons, Fannie, 1891-1977The bulk of the collection consists of certificates from the Treasury Department pertaining to mergers, acquisitions, and authorization to conduct banking activities, etc. Minutes, some early records and newsletters of First National Bank of Miami are also included.
Southeast BankCollection contains black and white photographic prints taken by Alice Wood studio in the early 1920s. Images include scenes of the Bahamas (Nassau), Cuba, and Broward and Dade County, including photographs of Miami, Vizcaya, and Palm Beach. Contains views of the Florida East Coast Railway, early real estate development, and land dredging.
Wood, AliceAerial and ground views of property destruction caused by Hurricane Andrew in South Dade.
Quraishy, MasudMaterials pertain to the history and activities of the Miami Garden Club. Includes information on the club's drive for the preservation of Simpson Park from development and the encroachment of the north - south expressway (I-95), 1937-1988.
Minutes, correspondence and reports pertain to the administration and civic activities of the Miami Garden Club. Photographic prints documenting the beautification projects are attached to the reports, 1926-1974.
Miami Garden ClubThe Arthur Chapman Collection consists of cruise ship and hot rod memorabilia; the personal papers and writings of Mr. Chapman; items pertaining to the Chapman, Vihlen and Goodson families; and a variety of material documenting the Port of Miami’s history and operations.
A substantial portion of the material documents the cruise shipping industry in Miami. Papers specifically related to the work of Carmen J. Lunetta, as Port Director are also included.
The collection comprises diverse media including printed material, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, posters, photographs, and audio and video recordings.
Chapman, ArthurCorrespondence, resolutions, legal agreements and memos relate to land acquisition, development and maintenance of public work projects in Dade County. Projects include a highway on Elliott Key, runway construction at the Opa-locka airport, and the development of Tatum Ocean Beach Park
Dade County (Fla.)Photographer John Gillan's views of the Cape Florida Lighthouse, Biscayne Bay from the Barnacle, Barnacle boathouse, Biltmore Hotel, Miami City Cemetery, Charles Deering Estate, Spanish Monastery, Anderson's Corner, Prado Entrance, and the Dade County Courthouse from the Metro-Dade Cultural Center Plaza.
Gillan, JohnInformational sheets on residential and commercial property for sale. Listings include a picture of the building, location, accommodations, taxes, asking price, etc. Mainly for structures in Miami, Coral Gables, and Miami Beach, with some listings for Coconut Grove, Hialeah, Kendall, Key Biscayne, and Miami Springs.
Miami Real Estate AgencyStockholders minute book, stock certificates (in poor physical condition), and correspondence relating to Gaston Drake's desired appointment to the federal tariff commission.
Photographs and negatives of the Drake Lumber Company show buildings, equipment, logging operations and mill workers. Also included are images of the Gaston Drake family. Includes five index pages with hand written descrptions.
Drake, GastonPapers relate to South Miami, the Graenicher family, and Sylva Martin. Diaries pertain to Sylva Martin's life in South Miami and her travels in the U.S. and abroad. The newspapers pertain to South Miami and date from 1945 to 1973.
Martin, SylvaDocuments, correspondence, and ephemera, including Islandia tax records, congressional bill to create the monument, proposals, litigation, letters of support, bumper stickers, pamphlets, and clippings
Matheson, R. HardyInterviews of Jewish women in Dade County, Florida. Narrators relate their career accomplishments and their role in the Jewish community. Narrators are: Bertha Abess, Mollie Brilliant, Lois Dobrin, Judy Drucker, Myra Farr, Adele Faske, Audrey Finkelstein, Goldie Goldstein, Rose Gordon, Ruth Greenfield, Rhea P. Grossman, Hannah Kahn, Marcia Kanner, Helen Kohen, Bertha Claire Lee, Sylvia Levin, Malvina Liebman, Nancy Lipoff, Sadie Rosenblum, Sandy Rubinstein, Marilyn Segal, Ruth Shack, Edith Irma Siegel, Mollie Silverman, Lily Stone, Marilyn Smith, Bette Tomar Taicher, and Claire Weintraub (interviewed in 1970).
Abess, Bertha