Cates Family Collection

1 Box; 0.5 Linear Feet

This collection documents the lives of the Cates Family from 1919 to 1946.Their story is told through photographs, correspondences, purchases, receipts, and business records. Much of the collection centers on the life of the daughter, Alice, as a teenager and adult. This includes photographs of the Buena Vista School, Miami High School and locations visited by her friends and family including Key Biscayne, Virginia Key, The Venetian Pools, and Hialeah Racetrack. Further insight into her daily life including work and romantic interests can be found in her correspondences and school materials. References to the Health Crusade- a response to the Spanish Flu, Armistice Day, the Depression, and World War II can be found throughout Alice's materials. Denis Cates' work as a coconut exporter in Miami, along with his property in Cape Sable, can be found in the business records and receipts. Dennis, his wife Elmira, along with his children Alice, Samuel and Henry can be found in the family photographs. Their home, Model-T, Sharpie boat, and Miami apartment can also be found here.

Materials are arranged by subject and format.

The collection is open for research.

• Engels

Gift, 2019.

Additional teenage life documentation can be found in the following collections:
Miami Teen Scrapbook https://www.historymiamiarchives.org/miami-teen-scrapbook-1958-1959
Diary of Lillian Baker https://www.historymiamiarchives.org/diary-of-lillian-baker-1931
Additional coconut farming information can be found in the following collections:
Letters to Dick Carney https://www.historymiamiarchives.org/letters-to-dick-carney-1887-1888
Coconut Planting https://www.historymiamiarchives.org/coconut-planting

Accession number: 2019-206

Finding aid written by Ashley Trujillo and Jeremy Salloum