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Includes images of Viking Flying Boat Co., Inc., seaplanes and other aircraft, Chapman Field Base and personnel and aerial views of Miami, some shot by photographer Richard B. Hoit. Three aviator's log books detail flights around the country and brochures advertising Viking. Also includes some letters of commendation and a certificate of service for Fales from the Civil Air Patrol.

The collection consists of 65 drawings of piers, arches, reinforced concrete rods, and other details such as arch openings and pier abutments. The Long Key - Conch Key Viaduct drawings date from 1905 and 1906, the years of its construction. Also included are drawings of other sections of the Key West Extension.

Views of the FEC Key West Extension construction and dismantling, Long Key Fishing Camp, Bahia Honda Bridge, Henry Flagler on first train into Key West, 1909 Key West hurricane and the construction of the Overseas Highway. One group shows some Miami Beach schools being constructed under the aegis of the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, a New Deal Program. The postcards are Miami area views, and includes images of the Royal Palm Hotel and the Fair building.

Correspondence and documents pertain to ecological and environmental concerns for the mangrove swamp, canal, and surrounding area on the Hector property situated on Biscayne Bay at St. Gaudens Road in Coconut Grove. Supporting documents include land appraisals, land purchase contracts, permits, maps and designs. A set of photographic prints show damage to the property from Hurricane Andrew.

The collection contains mostly autographed portraits of nationally known entertainers, athletes, politicians, writers and businessmen who visited or corresponded with Snedigar. Includes Florida governor Frederick P. Cone, U.S. president Herbert Hoover, Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and William Randolph Hearst.

A collection of maps of Latin America, the Caribbean, and the coast of Africa published between 16th and 19th centuries. The collection documents the evolution of colonialism and trade in the “New World,” showing the shifting geographic borders of various empires and kingdoms, the expansion of Atlantic trade and sea shipping routes, and the movement of people and goods.

An artificial collection comprising personal papers, journals, diaries, memoirs, newspaper clippings, and business documents. Pertains mostly to life in South Florida as recorded by residents and visitors.

Topics include community activities, leisure pursuits, real estate and personal accounts of natural disasters.

The collection also includes items related to aviation and the stationing of troops in Miami during WWII.

Maps of Forida, South Florida and the Caribbean dating from the late 1500s to the present. Also included are acreage maps, atlases, and plat books pertaining to South Florida and mostly focusing on the Greater Miami area.

Access Note: Most materials in Series 3 of this collection are stored off-site, please contact the Research Center staff at least a week in advance to arrange access.

The bulk of the collection are from performances at major Miami-Dade and Broward County venues, including: Actor's Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, Bailey Concert Hall, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Dade County Auditorium, Jackie Gleason Theatre, Maurice Gusman Cultural Center, Miami City Ballet, Miami Film Festival, Parker Playhouse, and Studio M Playhouse. Also includes programs for Miami City Ballet performances and University of Miami productions from the School of Music and the Department of Theatre Arts.

The collection comprises architectural drawings, photographs and papers pertaining to Manley’s career. The drawings are working plans for her later designs; earlier drawings were destroyed by the architect when she moved from her Coconut Grove office. Clients for whom buildings were designed include Betsy and Denman Fink, Melville Bell Grosvenor, Sengra (developer of Miami Lakes), University of Miami, Philip Wylie, and Herbert S. Zim.

The papers include some correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings. The photographs are primarily of the houses she designed or refurbished. Two albums contain photographs of renderings of proposed buildings and aerial images of the University of Miami.

Photographic prints of South Florida, including images from miniature sets sold to tourists. Topics include agriculture, World War II in South Florida, Florida attractions, Seminole Indians, Cuba, children, dwellings, solar heating water panels, sports, industry, occupations, leisure activities, Miami and Miami Beach.

35mm color slides, shot by Masud and Najib Quraishy, of late-twentieth century Miami-Dade County landscapes. About half of the views show damage in South Dade from Hurricane Andrew. Chiefly documentation of the devastation of Hurricane Andrew to residential, commercial and recreation properties in 1992 comprises the bulk of the collection. The rest consists of images of Miami’s waterfront, scenic shots from around the county, freeze damage to farms, Stiltsville, area attractions, the nuclear reactor at Turkey Point and the 100th birthday party in honor of Marjory Stoneman Douglas in 1995. A few large format transparencies and photographs are included.

Thirty four autograph diaries by two members of the McCormick family record events of their lives in South Florida and Philadelphia at the turn of the century. Florida locations include Hypoluxo, Palm Beach, Lake Worth and Dade County, probably in the Coconut Grove area

Collection consists of family correspondence, including World War II censored mail, memorabilia and papers pertaining to the McCready's social activities, schools and employment. Photographs, and architectural drawings for two dwellings are also included.