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A substantial portion of the records trace the early development of the agency through the correspondence that Dolores Gamble maintained with local agencies, blind clients and students, government officials and private individuals. Additional files document her involvement with music associations for the blind during the 1970s. Other folders contain the agency’s fund raising activities, media relations, reports and surveys, financial documents, annual reports, newsletters, photographic prints, scrapbooks and newspaper clippings.

Clippings, brochures, photographic prints, programs and other memorabilia relate to the activities of the Miami Junior Women's Club and its members. Mostly arranged on loose scrapbook leaves, The bulk of the material dates from 1943 to the early 1960s.

Brochures and pamphlets related to various galleries and exhibitions displayed at Miami International Airport (MIA).

Most of the records pertain to the production of the Heraldette, an internal paper for the employees of the Miami Herald. Photographs and some negatives of mostly unidentified staff members at work and company sponsored social events make up the bulk. Also includes art work and a mostly complete run of the paper from its beginnings as the Slick Edition.

Financial records and company documents contain shareholders' and directors' minutes, insurance policies, mortgage deeds, contracts, leases, promissory notes, abstracts of titles, advertising rates and statistics.

Personal records of John S. and James L. Knight include biographical information, editorials, and photographs with prominent public figures such as John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.

A group of photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., completes the collection. Some of the images were shot in Miami by Miami Herald photographers, but most are wire service shots from the Associated Press.

Some events are recorded on VHS tapes.

Photographs mainly of Miami-Dade County people, places and events. The vast majority of the images are negatives without corresponding photographic prints or digital images. The photographs were shot or collected by Miami Herald journalists and photojournalists.

Charter, minutes, inventories and legal documents

Materials 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.

Photographs of Miami-Dade County parks. Black-and-white views of county, state, national, and private, not-for-profit parks in Dade County, Florida. Includes construction of recreational facilities, festivals, sports events, camping, employee events, and hurricane damage. Includes Camp Owaissa Bauer, Crandon Park, Crandon Park Zoo, Elliott Key, Fairchild Tropical Garden, golf courses, Greynolds Park, Haulover Beach, Homestead Bayfront Park, Matheson Hammock, Museum of Science, Redland Fruit and Spice Park, swimming pools, Vizcaya, and others

This series of 35mm, 110, and 4x5 photographic prints document the work of the Dade County Parks and Recreation Department during the 1960s and 1970s. Included are images of the construction of recreational facilities (e.g., swimming pools), arts and crafts shows, festivals, sports events, camping, and employee activities.

Parks depicted include Camp Owaissa Bauer, Crandon Park, Matheson Hammock, Vizcaya, Suniland, Dade County Auditorium, Brownsville pool, Greynolds Park, Museum of Science, Palmetto Golf Course, Elliott Key Park (now Biscayne National Park), Crandon Park Zoo, Haulover Beach, Homestead Bayfront Park, Redland Fruit and Spice Park, Richmond Park, Trail Glades Shooting Range, Virginia Beach, and others.

Sports and recreation depicted include baton twirling, bowling, golf, picnics, camping, Junior Orange Bowl parade, flower shows, beauty pageants, Showmobile presentations, synchronized swimming, etc. (The Showmobile was a trailer converting into a portable stage.)

Hurricane and storm damage includes Flora (1963), Cleo (1964), Betsy (1965), and Inez (1966).

Concert programs, newsclippings, correspondence, magazine articles, cartoons, photographic prints, and newsletters trace the activities of the Miami Conservatory from its beginning in 1921 until the mid-1950s. Material also covers a wide range of musical events, organizations and individuals in South Florida for those years. There is also much information on the early years of the University of Miami, on the Aeolian Chorus (women's voices), and on the Musicians Club of America, which aimed to provide retirement facilities for musicians

The records consist of meeting minutes, correspondence, conference and program reports, newsletters, newspaper clipping, photographs and scrapbooks of clippings. Materials pertaining to the Florida Region of the National Conference of Christians and Jews are housed in boxes 1-3 and those of the Greater Miami Region of National Conference of Community and Justice are in box 4. Newspaper clippings, scrapbooks and VHS recordings for both groups are in boxes 5-6.

Two programs from the Humanitarian awards dinner in 2007 and 2008 are the only items from the Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews era. Records from 2005 when the name change was effected have been retained by the organization.

Published reports, slides, film footage, digital images and data files. Includes interviews with historians, archaeologists and community leaders.

Brochures, photographic prints, newspaper clippings, newsletters, posters, reports, etc. pertaining to Miami's Centennial  celebration.  The bulk of the newspaper clipping pertain to the history of Miami since 1896

Photographs commissioned by the Miami Beach Visitor & Convention Authority (MBVCA) to promote Miami Beach as a tourist destination. Views include Miami Beach and Dade County, scenic landscapes, people enjoying the region, etc. While the collection mainly consists of black-and-white negatives, photographic prints and color slides are also represented.

Photographers include Richard Hoit, Chris Hansen, George Hamilton and others.

Record books are missing many pages; remaining information pertains to Miami Beach sales figures, use of electricity, water and so on for varying years. Papers include a proposal addressed to the Miami Beach City Commission, for improvements to be made in 1926, two maps showing these proposed sewers, paving and water mains; and a report from the Miami Beach City Auditor for August 1931