Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1906-2001 (Creation)
Extent
6 linear feet
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Research materials pertaining to the history of the Florida Keys and the construction of the Florida East Coast Railway. Documents include letters from Key West pioneers, maps, engineers' notes, newspaper clippings, 35mm slides, photographs, cassette tapes, VHS tapes and copies of maps, blueprints and 1950s postcards.
Original materials include 35mm slides, handwritten notes and interviews with Marathon pioneers.
System of arrangement
Arranged by the compiler in 3 series: 1. Pigeon Key and Seven-Mile bridge 2. Florida East Coast Railway Construction 3. Marathon
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission from HistoryMiami staff is required prior to reproduction of drawings and photographs in a publication. Please contact archives staff for more information.
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 of Rita Irwin, 2012
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes element
General note
Other Information
Accession number:
2012-274
Specialized notes
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Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Authors: Susan Weiss.
Archivist's note
© Copyright 2019 HistoryMiami Archives & Research Center. All rights reserved.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Florida East Coast Railway (Subject)
- Long Key Viaduct (Florida Keys, Fla.) (Subject)
- Overseas Highway (Florida Keys, Fla.) (Subject)
- Seven-Mile Bridge (Florida Keys, Fla.) (Subject)