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2003-277 · Collection · 1990 Jan 21

Oral history interview of Lancelot Jones, conducted by Dr. John Nordt, III, and Hardy Matheson.

Lancelot Jones reminisces on growing up in South Florida and life on Biscayne Bay. People and places mentioned include: Carl Fisher, the Munroes, the Peacocks, Dr. James M. Jackson, Biscayne Bay, Key Biscayne and Key West.

Jones, Lancelot
HMA0045 · Collection · 1916-1971

Correspondence, school reports, Miami High School yearbooks, the Adirondack-Florida School Christmas letters, club membership directories, photographs, newspaper clippings, Eleventh Judical Circuit grand jury report and other ephemera mostly pertaining to the interests and pursuits of Ralph Munroe and his son, Wirth. Of interest are two letters from an Associate at the American Museum of Natural History asking Ralph to provide data on the capture of a Whale Shark in off the Florida Keys.

Tea Chest correspondence, invoices and guest book. The Tea Chest was a Coconut Grove tea room and gift shop. Material reflects a wide variety of items for the shop, many handcrafted, and includes letters from the United Society of Shakers, Cowan Pottery, and enterprises run by women across the country, as well as invoices from Miami area businesses.

Ralph M. Munroe photographs, 1883-1915: Views reflect Munroe's nautical and family interests.

Munroe, Ralph Middleton, 1851-1933