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HMA0139 · Collection · 1890s-1960s (predominant: (bulk 1950-1959))

Newspaper clippings, photographic prints, correspondence, postcards, greeting cards, legal documents and personal memorabilia pertain to Miami Area history and the history of the Huddleston family. The collection is particularly rich in vivid handwritten descriptions and newspaper obituaries of Miami pioneers who died in the 1950s. Also included are newspaper accounts of historic buildings and personalities, as well as the social activities of members of pioneer families, and of the meetings of the Miami Pioneers group.

Scrapbook marked "Finished 1955" in Box 6 has much of the Huddleston family material, including Farmer City, Illinois, newspaper clippings.

Pardo, Clarita Huddleston
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
HMA0244 · Collection · 1890s-1990s

Personal papers and business records of the Frohock family. The bulk of the materials pertains to John Frohock and highlights his tenure as Dade County Sheriff and his pursuits in commercial agriculture and real estate. Also included are materials pertaining to his son, John Moran Frohock and his wife, Leone Frohock, who compiled a scrapbook complete with commentary on the social scene and daily events in Miami.

HMA0194 · Collection · 1890s-1991 (predominant: 1960-1979)

Letters, notes, newspaper clippings, speeches and photographic prints focus on Wainwright's family and her involvement in environmental policies. Topics include the aborted Jetport planned for Big Cypress Swamp, Everglades and Biscayne national parks, and the Audubon Society. The earlier materials are mostly family papers and predate her arrival in Florida.

Wainwright, Alice, 1907-1991
HMA0396 · Collection · 1890-1989

Collection contains photographic slides and negatives showing of Miami-Dade and Florida. Most images pertain to hurricanes, hurricane preparedness, and subsequent damage caused by the storms; including the 1926 hurricane, hurricanes Betsy (1965), Camille (1969), Alicia (1983), Hugo (1989) and Andrew (1992). Includes images of flooding during the 1947 hurricane season. Other weather occurrences such as waterspouts and tornadoes are included as are satellite images and hurricane projection charts.

Collection also contains slides that pertain to modes of transportation in Miami Dade County and other parts of Florida, primarily the street-railroad system. Images range from the horse cars of the 1890s to the inauguration of the tri-rail system in the 1980s.

HMA0079 · Collection · 1891-1979

The bulk of the papers consist of legal documents and tax receipts pertaining to Charles John Peacock family's extensive real estate holdings and transactions in Dade County. Also included are newspaper clippings, photographs and personal papers.

HMA0048 · Collection · 1893-1935 (predominant: 1893-1920)

Correspondence, photoprints, legal documents, bills, newsclippings, and notes on family history are concerned with the linked McDonald-Reilly-Pero families; with Henry M. Flagler, for whom Joseph A. McDonald built hotels; and gives sidelights on the early history of Miami. Includes details on the building and furnishing of John B. Reilly's home at 1411 SW 11 Street, Miami (1926-1928); considerable correspondence on a proposed sugarcane plantation and sugar refinery for Miami (1911); and a number of letters from Flagler to Joseph McDonald.

Senior class report cards for Joseph H. Pero and Donald Carey Pero, from St. Theresa School, Coral Gables, ca. 1935

Pero family
2000-511 · Collection · 1894-1904

Views of natural areas at Key Largo, Biscayne Canal, Linton, Stranahan Camp (Ft. Lauderdale), Alligator Creek (near Punta Gorda), Miami, Cutler, Key West, Coconut Grove, and Everglades. Includes natural areas, reclamation of land, and Tropical Laboratory (possibly the Dade County Agricultural Experiment Station).

Up to four photographs are mounted on heavy album paper. Beneath each photograph the photographers attached a photo number and caption, which are listed in the container list.

Webber, Herbert John, 1865-1946
HMA0197 · Collection · 1895-1978

Typescripts, brochures and magazines pertaining to the history of the school from its inception as the Pineknot Camp to the merger with the Everglades School for Girls in 1974. Included are brochures, fund-raising drive files, reports and the original inventory of the Ransom School Library. Most of the papers on the school's history are photocopies from past publications.

Smith, Betty
HMA0117 · Collection · 1895-1951

The collection, assembled through various gifts and purchases, contains materials pertaining to the construction of the railroad along the east coast of Florida from Jacksonville to Key West. The bulk consists of some company personnel and construction records along with papers generated by individuals connected with the project.

Florida East Coast Railway
HMA0028 · Collection · 1895-1907

Maps, surveys and drawings of various properties in Miami and the Florida Keys. The bulk of the collection are maps and surveys of the Florida Keys for the Florida East Coast Railway. The other maps are mostly of the Miami area and include Mary Brickell’s property, the Lawrence estate and other properties along the banks of the Miami River.

The majority of the maps are pencil and ink on linen and paper, a few sets are blueprint copies.

Rogers, D. D. (David Dunham)
HMA0015 · Collection · 1896-1988 (predominant: 1940-1988)

The Miami News photographs document events, places, and people in Dade County and, to a less extent, Monroe County, Broward County, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the West Indies. Images that record the corporate history of the Miami News are also included.

Miami News
HMA0064 · Collection · 1896-1958 (predominant: bulk 1914-1939)

The Fisher papers document Carl Graham Fisher's contributions to activities that greatly influenced American life in the 20th century, namely urban development, automotive transportation, publicity, and sports. The collection's greatest strength is the almost day-to-day picture it draws of the building of Miami Beach from a wilderness into a world-famous resort city (1912-1926). The papers also include materials pertaining to the development of Montauk (Long Island, New York).

The collection consists mainly of business and personal correspondence. The papers include clippings, photographs, legal documents, financial reports and statements, memoranda, telegrams, pamphlets and brochures, blueprints, and patents.

Fisher, Carl G. (Carl Graham), 1874-1939
HMA0393 · Collection · 1896-2002 (predominant: 1950-2002)

The City of Miami photographic records contain negatives, photographic prints, slides, transparencies, and contact prints that document: expositions, festivals, people, places, and sporting events in the City of Miami and environs.

Some important figures and well known personalities documented in the collection are President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Mickey Mantle, Sammy Davis Jr., The Rolling Stones, Santana, and Bill Cosby. Other events include: the Homestead Rodeo Queen, North-South Golf, the one millionth passenger through the Port of Miami, elderly homes, infant care, beauty pageants, and civic amenities such as parks, zoos, and et cetera. The collection also documents the construction, opening, renovation, and development of the industries and civic amenities in the city of Miami.

Miami (Fla.)
1963-032 · Collection · 1896-

Mainly albumen prints mounted on cardboard and shot by various photographers. The scenes depict streets, buildings, and the like in the City of Miami, from its founding in 1896 through its first few decades.

Sewell, Everest George, 1874-1940