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Photographs of Miami Beach lifeguards at practice, beach and poolside scenes at the Roney Plaza Hotel, Pancoast Lake, the Surf Club, and waterfront scenes in Key West. Most of the photographs show Forrest Lee Retray's fellow lifeguard and mentor, A. Lloyd Milewski, at work and play. Also included is a scrapbook with clippings of Milewski and the Miami Beach Patrol, and a press release from the newly opened Fontainebleau Hotel.

Correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, programs and photographic prints pertaining to the activities of the club. Of note is the 1953-1954 roster for the Northwest Miami Junior Chamber of Commerce (formerly known as the Miami Negro Junior Chamber of Commerce) and information on two projects that were funded by the group: the construction of a therapeutic swimming pool for children with disabilities and the Miss Miami Beach Beauty Contest. The bulk of the photographs show the pool during construction and in use.

Collection includes brochures, letters, postcards and rate sheets from Miami Beach hotels. Several Florida road maps are also included.

Correspondence, minutes, financial documents, yearbooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks and other materials pertaining to the Miami Beach Garden Club. Records include related organizations:  the Miami Beach Garden Center and Conservancy, Miami Beach Garden Center and Conservancy Committee, Tropical Garden Club and Palm−Hibiscus Garden Club.

Photographs, newsletters, newspaper clippings, directories and ephemera pertaining to the service clubs and their community activites. Also include  business cards from Miami Beach companies and a campaign letter from Mitchell Wofson.

Newspaper clippings and notes pertain to real estate and banking matters at the height of the Florida land boom. Collection also includes letters of recommendation for M.L. Sumner

Aerials and other views show work in progress on the infrastructure for the Metrorail line. One image shows a completed station

Certificate awarded to David Mesnekoff at the 50th Metropolitian South Florida Fishing Tournament in recognition of releasing two sailfish in the 12 pound division. Certificate is a reproduction of a watercolor painting by Miami artist Phil Capen. Entitled "The Beginning," it depicts the old Pier 5 charterboat dock.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.