Rosalie and George Leposky research papers - 1980s-1990s

19 boxes

Printed materials gathered for research on Florida editions of Fodor's travel guides. The collection covers attractions, culture, hotels, places, restaurants, travel and tourism, primarily in the Florida Keys, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Key West, Palm Beach, St. Maarten and the Bahamas.

Hotel press kits, restaurant menus and newspaper clippings, 1987-1991. Pertains to the hospitality industry in Dade County during the 1980s and 1990s, and document a period of intense growth in this sector. The newspaper clippings also cover night clubs.

Materials are organized by place and include brochures, menus, maps, newsletters, newspaper clippings, magazines, etc. The bulk pertains to Key West, the Florida Keys and Miami-Dade County. A Florida section covers smaller cites and areas in the region. Several publications of the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission are also included.

The materials were gathered for use in the following editions of Fodor's travel guides, which the Leposkys co-authored: Fodor's 90 Greater Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc., 1988. -- Fodor's 90 Florida. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc., 1988. -- Fodor's 89 Greater Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc., 1988. -- Fodor's 89 Florida. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc., 1988.

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gift

Related materials in the archives:  Hotel press kits & restaurant menus, 1987-1991. Gift of Rosalie Leposky, 1993

Other Information

Accession:

2005-555

1993-199

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