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HMA0215 · Collection · 1890s-1987

Magazines, letters, photocopies, postcards, photographs (prints), a book and other memorabilia document the activities of two pioneer families who played a major role in the Jewish communities of Key West and Miami. Includes an unsigned typescript letter from Theodore Roosevelt, several photographs of turn of the century stores in Key West and Miami, material on the congregations of Rodeph Sholom in Key West and Beth David in Miami (first called B'Nai Zion), and photographs of Cuban leaders of the late 1800s, including Jose Marti.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
HMA0211 · Collection · 1934-1939

Handbooks, clippings, promotional material, yearbooks, newsletters, photographic prints and other memorabilia record scholastic and recreational activities of the Lear School from the 1930s to its closing in 1989.

Lear School (Miami, Fla.)
Herstory Records - 1974-1981
1987-079 · Collection · 1974-1981

Organizational records, including reports, correspondence, bylaws, financial statements, and minutes of Herstory of Florida. Biographical research for the books Julia's Daughters and Beyond Julia's Daughters on women's history of South Florida.

Herstory Committee
HMA0235 · Collection · 1949-1978

Annual reports, correspondence, bylaws and admission policy for a Coconut Grove men's discussion group. Includes annual reports for 1949-1978; correspondence from 1949-1969, and a folder of biographies and memorial tributes.

Pancoast, Lester
HMA0356 · Collection · 1960s-1970s

Working files of a husband and wife team of professional writers. Includes typescripts of two books: Osceola changes, and A Woman set apart; typescripts of articles and often the magazine issues in which the articles appeared; news clippings and other background research materials.  Most material is about Florida, especially Dade County; other areas include the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Subjects with strong coverage include native American groups in Florida, treasure hunting, and well known local individuals

Hartley, William B
HMA0333 · Collection · 1930s-1940s

Photographs show completed residences designed by Robert Fitch Smith. An album of photos and some newspaper clippings document the building of the" Bungalow of Tomorrow" for the Miami Builders' Exchange second annual Better Homes Exposition. A copy of "Architecture and Design", vol. v, no. 15 (d), August 1941 is devoted to Smith's work. A sketch book shows projects in various stages of completion with cost details, and his notes pertaining to bloodlines for the pigeons he raised as a hobby.

Drawings include the Doc Thomas house in South Miami, Interama sketches, the University Church (Coral Gables) and dwellings. The Doc Thomas house is noted on the blueprint as the Hayes Thomas House. Located at 5530 Sunset Drive serves as the headquarters for the Tropical Audubon Society.

The drawings of the interiors with furnishings were done for the Smith family house on Kirk Street in Coconut Grove, ca. 1952. Drawings and sketches for residences include interiors with furnishings. A blueprint for the Doc Thomas House in South Maimi, watercolor renderings for a church and sketches for the Interama project.

The drawings of the interiors with furnishings were done for the Smith family house on Kirk Street in Coconut Grove, ca. 1952.

Drawings and sketches for residences include interiors with furnishings. A blueprint for the Doc Thomas House in South Maimi, watercolor renderings for a church and sketches for the Interama project.

Smith, Robert Fitch, 1893-1964
HMA0125 · Collection · 1800s-1998

Photocopies of legal and historical materials, typescripts, minutes, reports and notes relate either to Arva Moore Parks' research or to her work on various community boards. Includes considerable material on the deliberations that preceded the restoration of the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. Material on the Bi-Tri Racial Advisory Committee dates from 1977-1988; that of the New World Advisory Committee, from 1977 to 1982.

The 2016 accural contains copies of documents, newspaper articles and ephemera pertaining to the City of Miami Police, aviation and the Port of Miami.

Parks, Arva Moore
HMA0134 · Collection · 1917-1940s

Personal papers and scrapbooks include clippings and memorabilia related to numerous civic and World War II home front projects such as the American Red Cross Camp and Hospital Service, the American Legion, Veterans Hospital and  the Boy Scouts. Except for some brochures and photographs of the San Carlos, there are no documents pertaining to his business enterprises.

Mills, Charles A
HMA0232 · Collection · 1970

Photocopies of partial transcripts of testimony given at the trial of Jim Morrison, singer and leader of the rock group The Doors. Transcripts include testimony for 1970 August 17, 19, 20, 25, 27 and September 2,3,16, and 17. Also included are photocopies of related contemporary newspaper articles, and a composite photographic print.

McWilliams, Terrence J
HMA0081 · Collection · 1950s-1970s

Scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings (primarily from The Miami Herald and The Miami News), correspondence and photographic prints trace the creation of the Miami River Committee, forerunner of the Miami River Advisory Board, and the drive to clean up the river that lead to county government involvement and the City of Miami's clean-up barge, "Mrs. Clean."

Papers include correspondence, photographic prints, clippings, brochures, songs, monographs and other memorabilia tracing the dual lives and careers of Kate Thornhill/Irma LaBastille. As Irma LaBastille, her interest in Latin American culture is reflected in her collection of Latin American dances and music, and material on the Inter-American Music Council; as Kate Thornhill, her stevedoring business and her efforts to clean up the Miami River are documented.

Folder 18 in box 2  has issues of magazines with articles on Latin American music and culture, and her report on the 1951 First Inter-American Music Conference held at the Columbus Hotel in Miami. Also includes pamphlets issued by Pan American World Airways intended to accompany their "Wings to..." series of 16mm films, which were loaned to schools and groups.

Thornhill, Kate, 1874-1982
HMA0067 · Collection · circa 1960-1983

Research papers on settlements and people in South Dade (Miami-Dade County, Fla.), from Larkins (South Miami) and Kendall south to Homestead and Florida City, during the 1800s to 1926.

The papers hold topical folders of clippings, manuscripts, typescripts, photocopies, correspondence and notes used by Jean Taylor in researching her book, The Villages of South Dade. Also includes oral history interview sound cassettes and notebooks, the typescripts for Villages of South Dade and for Culture in the Boondocks, and material for the classes that she taught on South Dade history. Also included is a student paper Jean Taylor wrote on the early history of Miami, with annotations by her teacher, Marjory Stoneman Douglas; five 1906-1907 issues of Gustav Stickley's magazine, The Craftsman, given to Jean Taylor by Patty Munroe Catlow; and a photocopy of the National Register nomination for Silver Palm schoolhouse.

Taylor, Jean
HMA0338 · Collection · 1937-1987

Clippings, photographic prints, programs, awards and other memorabilia document the history and activities of this service club for business and professional women. Material provides information on careers of women in the Miami area, as well as on individuals who were members of the club.

Zonta Club of Greater Miami
HMA0042 · Collection · circa 1930-1982

Clippings, correspondence, photographic prints, slides, maps, reports and teaching outlines are included in the career papers of this long time Professor of Architecture and Planning at the University of Miami. Collection also contains a number of his files on the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), including one on the Barnacle, the Munroe family's home in Coconut Grove. There is a wealth of written and visual material on Coral Gables architecture. Clippings, arranged separately in folders by topic, are primarily about buildings and preservation issues within Florida communities.

Research notes on Miami City Hall (Dinner Key) trace the construction and subsequent alterations to the Miami City Hall buildings, 1933-1958. Cards list blueprints and other records in the Miami Public Works Department, architects, date and nature of construction or alteration, etc.

Surveys, site files, newspaper clippings, articles and correspondence, etc. relating to various architectural sites in Florida. The bulk of the materials pertain to the Old Spanish Monastery (St. Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church) in North Miami Beach. Also included is the Plymouth Church Congregational Church in Coconut Grove and studies of Miami and Miami Beach historic architecture and preservation issues.

Photocopy of typescript of The Seven Mile Bridge. History and description of the bridge, prepared for the Historical American Engineering Record.

Wilkins, Woodrow W., 1915-1982
HMA0167 · Collection · 1909-1970s

Bulk of the collection consists of scrapbooks with dated newspaper clippings, club announcements and invitations. The older of two minute books is in Kirk Munroe's handwriting, with dates from 1909 April 3 to 1911 February 14. The other minute book covers 1921-1926; the first four months again in Munroe's handwriting; later entries are typed. Scrapbook clippings are about activities and obituaries of club members as well as club events and yacht races. Years covered by scrapbooks: 1937-1959, 1961 and 1964. Club handbooks included are from 1910, 1926 and 1948

Biscayne Bay Yacht Club