Identity elements
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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1958-2010 (Creation)
Extent
2 boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Collection pertains to people, activities and court procedures in Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit and includes: profiles of Miami-Dade County judges, newspaper clippings, publications, fee schedules for the Dade County Bar Association, correspondence, ephemera, rules of practice and procedure guidelines, a biography of Dixie Louese Herlong Chastain and copies of documents Judge Silverman acquired for his historical studies on Miami's legal system.
Also included is a copy of the transcript of the Pacley and Kitchen case vs. the City of Hialeah. The plaintiffs sued the city, accusing it of discrimination against them and other African American employees by denying them full pension benefits.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
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Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Accruals are expected.
Related materials elements
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Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society magazine. A journal published by HistoryMiami in affiliation with the 11th Judicial Historical Society.
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General note
Other Information
Accession: 2012-263, 2021-230
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Archivist's note
© Copyright 2019 HistoryMiami Archives & Research Center. All rights reserved.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida (Subject)
- Chastain, Dixie Louese Herlong (1909-2009) (Subject)
- Capone, Alphonse [Al] (Subject)