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136.00 Linear Feet
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The South Florida and Caribbean Ephemera Collection gathers ephemera and news clippings that document events, places, people and issues related to South Florida and the Caribbean. It includes topical and biographical files pertaining to Miami-Dade, Broward, Collier, Monroe and Palm Beach counties in Florida and the Caribbean region. Files include ephemera, brochures, pamphlets, clippings and related materials on individuals, neighborhoods and communities, cities and towns, buildings, agriculture, conservation and natural resources, and local history.
For other Florida cities and regions, see the Florida Ephemera Collection.
Selected topics have been separated due to volume of material collected. Please see the Archaeology, Church, Culinary, Miami International Airport Galleries, Music, Performing Arts, Real Estate Business, Schools, Sports, and Visual Arts ephemera collections for materials related to these topics.
System of arrangement
Arranged into 4 series:
Series 1. Topical
Series 2. Biographical
Series 3. Pioneer Obituaries
Series 4. Artifact
Series 1-3 are arranged alphabetically. Some headings include over-sized materials which are boxed and housed separately. [R60 & R59]
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This collection is open for research.
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Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please contact archives@historymiami.org for more information.
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For other Florida cities and regions, see the Florida Ephemera Collection.
Selected topics have been seperated due to volume of material collected. Please see the Archaeology, Art, Churches, Music, Performing Arts, Schools, Sports, and Real Estate ephemera collections for materials related to these topics.
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Some headings include oversized materials which are housed seperately.
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