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Caldwell, John Waldrop.
Florida aflame : a historical drama of the Seminoles : typescript (mimeographed),
1953.
ca. 100 leaves.
MS Box 20
81
Caldwell, Russell, collector.
Papers relating to the 1933 Roosevelt assassination attempt, 1933-1965.
3 folders.
Clippings from Miami area newspapers, telegrams, invitation to Roosevelt's
inauguration, resolutions of sympathy from the City of Miami and from
the State of New Mexico, correspondence, especially from the Odd Fellows,
are all related to the attempted assassination of President-elect Franklin
D. Roosevelt by Giuseppi Zangara in Bayfront Park, Miami. Also included
is the May 1933 issue of "Startling Detective Adventures," containing
an article entitled "I Kill all Presidents" [a quote from Zangara].
Russell Caldwell, a 22 year old Coconut Grove resident, was one of the
five persons injured when Giuseppi Zangara fired five shots into the crowd
listening to President Roosevelt.
Gift of Russell Caldwell, 1975.
Related artifact in the Objects Collection.
MS Box 40
82
Camp, Vaughan.
North Miami : 50 years of challenge and change : typescript (photocopy),
1976.
265 leaves.
In two folders.
A narrative history of the City of North Miami from pioneer days until
its 50th anniversary in 1976.
The City of North Miami commissioned this history.
MS Box 16
83
Caplinger, Richard, collector.
School memorabilia and Florida driver's license, 1927-1951.
6 items.
Most items are in the name of Thomas Lee Griffin. Schools include Coconut
Grove and Coral Gables elementary, and Ponce de Leon High.
Gift of Richard Caplinger, 1986.
MS Box 28
84
Carnahan, R. Leland, collector.
V-mail service letters to R. Leland Carnahan, 1944.
2 items.
V-mail: during World War II some mail was microfilmed and then recopied
on paper when it reached its destination.
MS Box 1
85
Carpenter, Hattie.
Hurricanes at Key West and Miami : photograph albums, 1909-1926.
2 albums (48 photographic prints).
One album contains snapshots of damage from the 1909 hurricane that hit
Key West. The other album contains snapshots of Brickell Avenue and environs
after the 1926 hurricane.
Photo albums. Box 12
86
Carpenter, Hattie Harrison.
Hattie Carpenter papers, 1903-1951.
32 items.
Family papers including correspondence, especially with the Berg family,
financial documents, and a 1923 Miami Womans Club history and program
book.
Hattie Carpenter was an original faculty member of Miami High School.
She later became a journalist and associate editor for the Miami Metropolis.
MS Box 20
87
Carr, Robert S.
Salvage excavations at two prehistoric cemeteries in Dade County : typescript,
1981.
4 leaves.
Report on Da1082, the Atlantis site, adjacent to Silver Bluff; and the
Flagami site, Da1053, on a tree island approximately nine miles west of
Biscayne Bay.
Paper presented at the 45th annual meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences,
May 1, 1981, Winter Park, Florida.
MS Box 37
88
Carr, Robert S.
Dade County archaeological survey : interim report : typescript, 1980
March.
17, [10] leaves.
Report of the work done by the survey from its inception in August 1978
until December 1980.
The survey inventoried archaeological sites in Dade County.
Unnumbered Appendix includes site data forms.
MS Box 10
89
Carr, Robert S.
An Archaeological and historical survey of the site 14 replacement airport
and its proposed access corridors, Dade County, Florida : typescript,
1979 August 15.
110 leaves.
Survey locates, describes and assesses 11 archaeological and historical
sites within the proposed project area.
"Performed under contract with: Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendoff
for the Federal Aviation Administration."
Gift of Robert S. Carr.
MS Box 20
90
Carr, Robert S., collector.
Papers, primarily on archaeology, 1970s-1980s.
4 cubic ft.
Correspondence, pamphlets, maps, newspaper clippings and articles pertain
to archaeology and history of the Florida and the Caribbean. Includes
drafts of articles by various authors submitted to The Florida Anthropologist
and related correspondence; and miscellaneous records and correspondence
for several organizations. In the folder headed Dolphin Center, 1985,
is material relating to the Joe Robbie Stadium.
Archaeologist for Metro-Dade County. Editor of the Florida Anthropologist,
professional journal of the Florida Anthropological Society.
Preliminary container list available in repository.
An ongoing collection donated by Robert Carr.
M32G, M33A
91
Carson, Ruby Leach.
Correspondence, 1941.
4 items.
Collection includes Carson's request to the University of Miami for leave
of absence from teaching Florida History, and their response, both dated
1941; and her typed signed letter to Mr. Merrick notifying him of a change
of address.
MS Box 37
92
Casa Casuarina Apartments (Miami Beach, Fla.)
Casa Casuarina and Hubbell family scrapbook, 1928-1949.
1 v. ; 41 x 30 cm.
Photographic prints and newspaper clippings document the construction
of Casa Casuarina Apartments, 1116 Ocean Drive, in 1930. Its general contractor
was Willard Hubbell, and this scrapbook is also a Hubbell family album.
There are many prints of his daughter Rosemary's childhood; material on
his father, Henry Salem Hubbell, well-known portrait painter; clippings
on Willard Hubbell's fruit and vegetable farming under cloth greenhouses,
and a 1946 brochure of the Riddle Inter-American Institute, when he was
its Dean. Photographic print backgrounds include a variety of Miami Beach
and Coconut Grove houses, including David Fairchild's Kampong and Marjory
Stoneman Douglas' home.
Casa Casuarina was financed by Alden Freeman for the Boulton family, designed
by Henry LaPointe and built by Hubbell & Hubbell in 1930, when precious
little construction was taking place on Miami Beach. It was patterned
after the Alcazar de Colon in Santo Domingo. Located at 1114 Ocean Drive
in the Miami Beach Art Deco District, it is now (1993) known as the Amsterdam
Palace.
Willard Hubbell, who trained as a mechanical engineer had moved to Miami
in 1924-25. Finding little engineering work, he turned to general contracting
and fruit and vegetable farming. Among the homes he built was Fairchild's
Kampong, and he completed Marjory Stoneman Douglas' home after the 1926
hurricane.
Gift of Rosemary Hubbell Wirkus.
See also entry under Hubbell family papers, and the Hubbell folder in
the Newspaper Clippings file.
M55B
93
Casa Loma Hotel.
Share certificate, floor plan and list of bond holders, 1927.
4 items.
Stock certificate for 639 shares, made out to R. B. McLendon, signed Eunice
Merrick by H. Reade Anderson and dated 1927 June 11; on sheet of room
plans and a two-page list of Casa Loma bond holders.
The McLendon family built and owned the Casa Loma Hotel, which was close
to the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.
MS Box 41
94
Catlow, Patty Munroe.
School composition book, 1909-1910.
1 v.
Child's school notebook headed "Second Level" includes hand- written notes
on history, art, and penmanship exercises.
Patty Munroe, daughter of a noted Coconut Grove pioneer family, was born
in 1900. Her parents decided to educate her at home; she was enrolled
in correspondence courses at the time this notebook was created. Later
on she attended Coconut Grove School and Miss Harris' School. (See Season
of Innocence, by Deborah A. Coulombe and Herbert L. Hiller, Pickering
Press, 1988).
Gift of Patty Munroe Catlow, 1985.
MS Box 27
95
Catlow, Patty Munroe.
The Tea Chest, Coconut Grove : papers, 1920-1923.
40 items.
Folder headings: Tea Chest correspondence [2 folders]. Correspondence:
Alice Foote MacDougall. - Cowan Pottery Studio. - Fairchild, Marion [one
item] - Loughhead & Co. - McCutcheon, F. K. - Simmons, Harriet Austen.
- Shakers. - Guest book.
Correspondence, invoices and guest book pertain to a Coconut Grove tea
room and gift shop of the early 1920s. Material reflects a wide variety
of items for the shop, many hand-crafted, and includes letters from the
United Society of Shakers, Cowan Pottery, and enterprises run by women
across the country, as well as invoices from Miami area businesses.
Patty Munroe and Alice Ayars were in their early 20s when they operated
The Tea Chest. Their tea room and gift shop on Main Highway in Coconut
Grove was open from 1921 to 1923. The building "exists today as the front
part of the Taurus restaurant." (Season of Innocence, by Deborah A. Colombo
and Herbert L. Hiller, Pickering Press, 1988).
Gift of Patty Munroe Catlow, 1985.
MS Box 27
96
Centrust Federal Savings Bank.
Centrust Federal Savings Bank records pertaining to bank failure, 1989-1990.
1 cubic ft.
Memos, reports and other documents from the office of Thrift Supervision,
which oversaw the government's takeover of the bank's operation. Also
included is a newspaper clipping file detailing the problems that led
to the bank's failure.
Centrust organized as Dade Federal Savings and Loan in 1934. Purchased
in 1983 by David Paul and renamed Centrust Federal Savings Bank. Heavy
investments in real estate and junk bonds along with other irregularities
resulted in the bank's failure and take over by federal and state regulators.
In February 1990, it was purchased by Great Western Bank.
Inventory in the repository.
Gift of Jacqueline Greenberg, 1993.
M93A
97
Chandler, Flora.
Silver Palm School composition book and paper dolls, 1908.
1 v.
Composition book with spelling, grammar, history, geography, etc. Pages
are folded lengthwise and hold cut-out paper dolls in the crease.
Gift of Jean Taylor, 1985.
MS Box 31
98
Chapman, Arthur.
The Gateway to paradise : the port of Miami, 1893-1993 : typescript (photocopy),
1993.
30 leaves.
Examines the history and development of the Port of Miami from its beginnings
to 1983 when it became a major cargo port and base for cruise ships. Outlines
dredging activities, construction of cargo facilities and the creation
of Dodge Island Seaport; the growth of the cruise ship industry and the
roles played by F. Leslie Fraser and Norwegian Caribbean Lines in this
growth.
Gift of Arthur Chapman, 1994.
M91D [Chapman, Arthur - Port of Miami]
99
Chapman, Arthur.
The beginnings of telephone history in Miami : typescript and photocopies,
1980s?
ca. 80 leaves.
Outline of the history of the Miami Telephone Company to its acquisition
by Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1924. Includes the
author's notes and photocopies of source materials.
Gift of Arthur Chapman, 1994.
MS Box 55
100
Chapman, Arthur, collector.
Port of Miami : photographic prints, 1920-1990.
178 items.
Aerials and other views of the Port of Miami. Includes images of port
construction, cargo holding facilities, cruise and cargo ships and port
personnel.
Gift of Arthur Chapman, 1994.
R
101
Chapman, Arthur, collector.
Port of Miami, 1924-1992.
2 folders (ca. 20 items).
Annual reports and newspaper clippings pertaining to Port activities.
Some clippings refer to the seaport that was proposed for Card Sound in
South Dade.
Gift of Arthur Chapman, 1994.
Ongoing donation by the donor of his research and publications pertaining
to the Port of Miami.
M91D
102
Chardon, Roland.
Papers on southeast Florida historical geography, 1975-1985.
9 linear ft.
Arranged in the following series: 1. Miscellaneous material. -- 2. Correspondence.
-- 3. Research. -- 4. Photographic prints. -- 5. Maps. Research series
is divided into the following sub-series: 1. Bibliography. -- 2. Chronological
files. -- 3. History. -- 4. Physical geography.
Research materials and reproductions of maps pertaining to the historical
geography of Biscayne Bay and adjacent parts of Dade County. Collection
includes photocopies of articles from many sources, 1513-1985.
Geographer. Chardon taught at the University of Miami, 1975-1985, during
which he focused his research upon Biscayne Bay.
Inventory in the repository.
Gift of Roland Chardon, 1986.
M90D-F, R1C-E
103
Chase, C. W., collector.
Glass stereoscopic slides, 1910-1921.
59 items : 1.5 x 4 in.
Views of the Mallory Ship Line, Miami Beach, Key West, Big Pine Key, automobiles
and fishing.
Images were probably taken and organized by C. W. (Pete) Chase, who worked
in Key West as Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. In 1921, Chase came
to Miami Beach to work with developer Carl Fisher, eventually becoming
sales manager of Fisher's realty company.
Gift of Connie Bischoff, 1994.
M8E
104
Civil War muster roll of Florida soldiers imprisoned in Fort Delaware
Papers ,1861-1949.
14 items
Positive and negative photocopies of a "List of Florida Soldiers Imprisoned
at Fort Delaware during the Civil War;" typed transcript of a muster roll
with notes from Company B, (Alachua Guards), 2nd Florida Infantry; another
typed transcript of a briefer muster roll for Company B, 2nd Florida Infantry.
Also includes a descriptive historical note on the lists, and correspondence
relating to copies of the lists being provided to Florida historical societies
in 1948 and 1949.
"The owner of the muster roll was commissioned a lieutenant on the field
at Gettysburg and later captured in that battle. . . . This roll was used
by Confederate soldier Alexander Calvin Martin to muster his fellow Florida
prisoners for their rations, twice daily, at Ft. Delaware."
Copies provided by Mrs. Lucius Albert Jones to Gaines Wilson, Historical
Association of Southern Florida, 1948.
MS Box 34
105
Civilian and military life around Lake Okeechobee, 1941-1943.
213 photographic prints ; 4 x 5 in.
Views of Blacks and Whites at work and play in Pahokee, Belle Glade, and
Canal Point (Palm Beach County). Pictures of White adults include military
life at Camp Everglades, portraits, bicycling, and recreational boating.
White children include high school students, Boy Scouts, and a Halloween
party. Civil defense views show Blacks and Whites (e.g., Red Cross, scrap
drive, registration for war ration books). Views of Blacks include Bahamian
agricultural workers and jook joints. Landscapes portray sugar cane fields,
canals, palms, and clouds. Detailed captions record names, places, and
dates.
Unidentified photographer. Apparently a professional, he used a Speed
Graphic camera and appears in several photographs, gazing at a map of
the Pacific Ocean.
During World War II, Bahamian migrant workers helped mitigate the need
for unskilled labor. They picked vegetables (in these pictures, beans)
and cut sugar cane.
Photographs of Blacks published in: Cantrell, Brent. Black Daily Life
in Northwestern Palm Beach County. South Florida History Magazine, v.
21, no. 2 (Spring/Summer 1993).
M11G
106
Civitan Club of Miami (Fla.)
Records and scrapbook, 1930s-1981.
2 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Records are arranged by type in folders; scrapbook items are in rough
chronological order (some loose items).
Records include a brief history of the club, correspondence, minutes of
1964-1965, and volumes 48-56 (1970 May - 1977 September) of the club newsletter.
There are also ledger pages for the 1970 scholarship fund. Scrapbook items
start in the late 1940s. They include membership directories, minutes,
convention programs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.
Miami Civitan was given its charter (No. 23) in 1921. In the aftermath
of the real estate collapse and the 1926 hurricane the Club organized
"Sunbeams and Shadows," a relief program coordinated with radio station
WQAM, who donated free air time. Civitan members manned telephones at
the station and received both donations and requests for aid. Miami Civitan
has supported the work of many local institutions: Sunland Training Center,
Salvation Army, youth service agencies, and worked with high school Civitan
groups, sponsoring a college scholarship program.
Gift of William Pabrey, 1985.
M89F-G
107
Clark, Juan M.
The Cuban exodus : its background, evolution and characteristics in the
U.S. and its impact on South Florida : typescript, 1978?
36 leaves.
Research paper.
Gift of Juan M. Clark, 1979.
MS Box 33
108
Clark, Susan.
Farming the rockland of South Florida : typescript (photocopy) and photographic
prints, ca. 1985.
Typescript: 19 leaves.
Photographic prints: 37 items.
History of the produce farmers of south Dade County. Material is based
in part on recollections by pioneer Homestead farmers, including the author's
grandfather, George W. Smith, and her father, George Ledford.
MS Box 33
109
Clark, Susan Howe.
Coral Gables and Coconut Grove scrapbooks, 1930s-1943.
3 v.
Two scrapbooks hold newspaper clippings and magazine articles written
by Susan Howe Clark, as well as correspondence relating to the articles.
Many are on Miami area businesses, written for trade journals such as
The Cannery, New South Baker, Progressive Grocer, etc. They give a clear
picture of aspects of local enterprise. A third scrapbook is stamped Howard
Russell Clark, and is partly filled with newspaper clippings covering
activities of Coral Gables students at the University of Florida in 1938.
Susan Clark wrote society news columns and feature articles on local businesses.
She married Walter Clark sometime prior to 1934. In the early 1930s she
wrote society news for local and northern newspapers, and by 1935 had
begun writing feature stories on Miami businesses and South Dade farming.
She lived in Coconut Grove and her social columns are primarily on Coconut
Grove and Coral Gables residents and visitors.
Gift of Arva Moore Parks, 1988.
M36B
110
Clemons, Fannie.
Diary and scrapbooks, 1909-1920s.
Diary: 2ll p.
Scrapbooks: 2 v.
Diary is a lively and detailed account of a young girl's life in early
Miami. Scrapbooks are unarranged: one holds pictures clipped from magazines
and some photographic prints; the other has loose material including poetry
by Fannie Clemons and typed transcripts of letters with genealogical information
on the Buswell and related families.
Gift of Ruth D. Corson, 1984.
Parts of the diary have been reproduced in the book by Thelma Peters,
Miami, 1909 (Miami: Banyan Books, 1984).
MS Box 26, M89B
111
Coates, P. J.
Cuba during and after the War : photograph album, 1898.
1 album (140 photographic prints).
Photographic prints of U.S. soldiers and Cuban residents in the streets
and countryside. Includes views of Colon cemetery, Old Havana, fortifications
at Havana and Matanzas, U.S. military encampments, tobacco fields and
Coates with his camera.
Photographer. P. J. Coates worked in Miami, 1896-1898, then went to Cuba
to photograph events related to the Spanish American War.
M76F
112
Coconut Grove and Silver Bluff tax roll index : manuscript, 1922-1925.
9 leaves.
Handwritten lists for 1992, 1924, and 1925 have names of subdivisions
and major property holders.
MS Box 41
113
Coconut Grove Playhouse (Miami, Fla.)
Playbills for the Coconut Grove Playhouse, 1980-1984.
ca. 40 items.
Playbills are arranged chronologically, followed by promotional material.
Playbills for five seasons, when Coconut Grove Playhouse was part of the
Player's State Theater.
R
114
Coconut Grove real estate scrapbook, 1923-1924.
1 v. ; 45 x 30 cm.
Clippings and promotional material for Entrada Park and Coconut Grove
Park, two residential developments marketed by Hugh M. Matheson and the
Sunshine Fruits Company. Collection also includes some cards for lot owners
in Coconut Grove Park, Plymouth Court, Rhodes New Biscayne subdivisions,
and a few newspaper sale notices for individual homes on Ingraham Highway.
In 1911 F. C. Bush and Walter C. DeGarmo formed the Coconut Grove Development
Company and subdivided Coconut Grove Park. It encompassed a large tract
of land south of the village between what is now Douglas Road and Main
Highway. In 1912 the Sunshine Fruit Company filed a plat for the Bayview
Road Subdivision ... Within a few years, there were a number of cottages
erected on this street, mostly by employees of the Sunshine Fruit Company.[This
company] was founded in 1910 by H. de B. Justison to manage the groves
of absentee owners. They soon became involved in real estate and after
Bayview Road, subdivided ... a number of other residential areas in Coconut
Grove. The company also opened the Sunshine Inn and cottages as a hotel
for prospective clients, but soon found themselves catering to Northern
tourists. [Taken from the book, From Wilderness to Metropolis, 2nd ed.]
M84G
115
Coconut Grove (?) resident diary, 1908.
1 v. ; 15 cm.
Details of daily living and weather records kept by a woman living an
hour's walk south of Miami in 1907. Her home is described as "Carenought"
on "Sue's five acres" near a creek.
Gift of Ada-Mae Orshan.
MS Box 51
116
Coleman, W. F.
Papers relating to Black housing in Brownsville, 1950s.
9 items.
Miami Times issue for April 12, 1958; county housing report forms and
instructions; two detailed block surveys (N.W. 22 St. and 30 Avenue, Miami;
N.W. 21 Terr. and 29 Ave., Miami); 3 blueprints of the Melrose and Brownsville
neighborhoods between N.W. 27 and 37 Avenues.
W. F. Coleman worked as an inspector for Dade County's Planning, Zoning
and Building Department.
Gift of W. F. Coleman, 1986.
MS Box 32
117
Collins, John S.
Letters to George F. Cook Co., 1912-1939 (bulk 1912-1914).
20 items.
Letters pertain to the building of the Collins Bridge (Bay Biscayne viaduct).
Also included is a typed sheet of specification for the Bay Biscayne Viaduct.
John Collins contracted with the George F. Cook Company to build a causeway
connecting Miami Beach with the mainland. When Collins funds ran short,
Carl Fisher provided the financing to complete the causeway, which opened
in June 1913.
Gift of Mrs. Jane Cook Ross, 1975.
MS Box 38
118
Collins, John S., 1837-1928.
Scrapbooks on Miami Beach, 1923-1940.
3 v.
Clippings about Miami Beach and about the Collins and Pancoast families.
Two of these scrapbooks may well have been compiled at least in part by
Collins; part of the second and all of the third were made after his death.
A green scrapbook headed History Miami Beach has news clippings from 1923
to 1927 about a variety of local topics; there is a partial index at the
front. A black scrapbook with pasted-on label: In Memory of John S. Collins
also has clippings from the 1920s about Miami Beach. It ends with Collins'
obituary notices. A partly filled black scrapbook has 1933-1938 clippings
about Collins, Miami Beach, and members of the Pancoast family.
John S. Collins was born in Moorestown, N.J., on 1837 December 29, and
for much of his life grew fruit in that area. After investing in a failed
coconut growing project, he came to Miami in the 1890s, saw the possibilities,
and in 1907 purchased land on a long barrier island off the coast. His
son in law Thomas Pancoast came in 1911, and also became involved in Collins'
efforts, which had started with an avocado farm but aimed at the development
of a resort area. Collins' attempt to build a bridge to the mainland was
successful after he met and persuaded millionaire Carl Fisher to invest
in the project; Collins, Fisher and Pancoast then joined to promote Miami
Beach. Collins was 91 when he died in 1928, widely recognized as the "Father
of Miami Beach."
M56C
119
Combs, Paschal Reese.
Miami High School diploma and commencement program, 1911 May 14.
Diploma: 1 leaf ; 40 x 52 cm.
Commencement program: 1 item ; 12 x 27 cm. folded
Diploma with signatures of principal and all seven members of Miami High
School's faculty, identified by subject; signatures of two Trustees, three
members of the Board of Public Instruction and of the Superintendent of
Schools. Program of commencement exercises, held at the Presbyterian Church,
lists graduates who participated in the program.
This large handsome diploma with its many signatures is a record of the
faculty and studies of the time, and clearly shows the value the young
Miami community placed on a high school education.
Gift of Jacqueline Biggane, 1981.
MS Box 43 (oversize)
120
Combs, Walter H.
School and friendship book, 1918.
1 v. ; 26 cm.
Commercially produced memory album (Reilly & Britton Co., 1916), partly
filled out, with autographs, inserted gift card, and handwritten notes.
Gift of Charise Amidon, 1986.
MS Box 31
121
Comras-Simonet, R.
School report cards and memorabilia, 1945-1951.
7 items.
Items from Central Beach Elementary, Ida M. Fisher Junior High, and Miami
Beach Senior High schools.
Gift of R. Comras-Simonet, 1986.
MS Box 28
122
Conde, Mary Concepcion.
Warranty deed for property at Whitehead & Southard Sts. (Key West) : deed,
1881.
2 leaves.
Deed conveys title of land from Mary Conde to Elizabeth M. Conde.
Gift of Jeanne D. Harper, 1993.
MS Box 19
123
Conklin family.
Papers, 1907-1974.
1 folder.
1907 diary by Oscar T. Conklin, transcribed with omissions by his daughter
Dallas Mercier Conklin in 1974; a biographical sketch of his life, and
photocopied excerpts from F. W. DeCroix's Historical, progressive review
... of Miami and Fort Lauderdale ... [1911].
Oscar T. Conklin and Edith H. Mercier were married in Miami June 11, 1905.
His 1907 diary as excerpted by his daughter records the life of a young
husband and father--with a fine voice: he lists a number of occasions
where he sang solos, including one at Royal Palm Hotel in front of 1200
persons. He was also a journalist who came to Florida to work for the
Florida East Coast Hotel Company, later moving to the Miami Herald, where
by 1911 he was general manager.
MS Box 14
124
Connelly, Flora Hill.
Early days in the Homestead country : typescript (photocopy), 1905-1917.
6 leaves.
First person account by the sister of Will Anderson (Anderson's Corners)
of her experiences as a pioneer settler in the Redland area of south Dade
County.
Photocopy.
Location of original not established.
MS Box 20
125
Continental - Eastern Airlines boycott stamp on dollar bill, 1989?
1 item.
Text in red ink reads: Don't fly Continental or Eastern Airlines Lorenzo.
Eastern Airlines flight attendants, pilots, and mechanics went on strike
in 1989. Frank Lorenzo ran Continental and Eastern at the time. The airline
ceased operations in 1991.
Gift of John d'Agostino, 1993.
MS Box 53
126
Cooper, Stanley, collector.
Stan Cooper collection, 1870-1938 (bulk 1870-1920).
7,160 items.
Unarranged.
Related artifacts are located in the Objects Collection.
Papers, visual materials, and ephemera pertaining to Coconut Grove, Key
West, and Miami. Contains papers of Hattie Carpenter and the Brickell,
Pecan, and Sawyer families. 1909 diary by Norman J. Munroe covers his
travels in Florida and the Bahamas. Other materials pertain to Blacks
in Coconut Grove, the FEC, Housekeepers Club, hurricanes, and Seminoles.
Collector.
Partial finding aid in repository.
M72, M73
127
Coral Gables Historic Preservation Board.
Minutes, 1978-1980.
ca. 100 leaves ; 33 cm.
Minutes include discussion of the restoration of the Biltmore by Fernandino,
Grafton, Spillis and Candela; various aspects of the Venetian Pool, the
restoration of Coral Gables House, and the placing of land mark plaques
around the city.
MS Box 34
128
Coral Gables Times Guide.
Photographic prints, 1950-1979.
11 linear ft.
Arranged alphabetically by topic.
Photographs used by the newspaper. Views of people, places, clubs, organizations
and non-criminal events in Coral Gables, South Miami, Kendall, and Dade
County.
Weekly community newspaper. Ceased publication when Neighbors South began
in 1980.
Inventory in the repository.
Gift of Neighbors South, 1980.
M122D-G
129
Corlett, Edward.
Correspondence concerning conditions at Seminole Indian village, 1946
March.
2 items.
Letter from a woman journalist describing the beating of a child at the
tourist attraction Seminole Indian Village; and copy of response from
O. C. White, who was involved in the requested investigation.
Gift of Edward S. Corlett, 1990.
130
Cormack, Elroy C.
Papers of Elroy Cormack, 1972-1974.
2 items.
Collection has genealogical information on the Cormack and Nellis families
and one page of notes on Miami Shores area history.
The Cormacks settled in what is now Miami Shores in 1911.
MS Box 14
131
Cornell, Lynn Grady, collector.
South Florida and Havana photographs, 1909-1923.
3 albums (ca. 150 photographic prints).
Travel snapshots of South Florida and Havana (Cuba), with captions and
dated 1909, 1911, 1912, 1920 and 1923. Southwest Florida views include
Everglades City, Chokoluskee, Shark River, Turner River, Deep Lake, Harney
River, Caxambas, Marco, the Ed Watson place, air plants, a mangrove bark
factory (made tannic acid), Sand Fly Pass, and Rabbit Key.
Florida Keys views include Key Largo, Caesar's Creek, Long Key Fishing
Camp, Knight Key, Marathon, Bahia Honda, and Grassy Key. Dade County views
include Miami, Coconut Grove, and Miami Beach. One picture shows a bear
climbing a pole in downtown Miami. Havana views include fortifications,
streets, Miramar, and sugar stalks on carts. Boating views include sea
sickness, shark fishing, and a sponge boat. Other views are of Ft. Lauderdale,
Daytona, St. Augustine, and Jacksonville.
Album was apparently compiled after traveling by rail and boat along the
east coast of Florida to Miami, the Florida Keys, southwest Florida, and
Havana, Cuba.
Gift of Lynn Grady Cornell, 1994.
M77H
132
Correspondence pertaining to Henry Flagler, 1960-1962.
2 items.
Letter from Jean Flagler Gonzalez on the subject of her grandfather Henry
M. Flagler's birthplace; letter from Albert B. Moseley of the Henry Morrison
Flagler Museum pertaining to important dates in Flagler's life.
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133
Corse, Carita Doggett.
Florida antiques : typescript, 1945.
10 leaves.
Describes individual artifacts, primarily of European origin, and relates
their history to events in Florida history.
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Coutermarsh, Henry W.
Passport issued by the Legation of the United States of America at Habana,
Cuba, 1921 January 26.
1 item ; 30 cm.
Gift of Margery Hilliard, 1989.
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Craig, J. W.
Letter from a soldier stationed at Fort Barrancas, Fla., 1863 June 19.
1 p.
Written to his wife and children: "most of our mailes has to go to New
Orleans before we get them... I wish the war was over so that I could
come home..."
In 1863 Union forces controlled Fort Barrancas, near Pensacola.
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Crandon, Charles H., 1886- .
Papers, 1926-1975.
Papers: 2 folders.
Scrapbooks: 3 v.
Correspondence, speeches, clippings, campaign material, photographic prints,
brochures, and programs reflect Crandon's activities and interests as
a Dade County commissioner, sponsor of the Miami Civic Music Association,
and lover of nature. Two large scrapbooks, covering the years 1942-1950,
contain material on county matters, especially parks and health services;
the expansion of the airport; Miami Civic Music activities, Crandon himself,
and his family. There are a number of private and public testimonials
given at his retirement from the county commission. A third smaller scrapbook
(1962-1970s) concentrates on the "Crandon amendments" to the Metro charter
in 1962. Two folders, housed separately, have letters from constituents
and material from his 1932 campaign for election as commissioner from
District I. Correspondence includes a 1948 ALS from Philip Wylie on the
Key Biscayne railroad and a 1942 ALS from David Fairchild on Crandon's
recovery from a serious illness.
Charles H. Crandon was born in Acushnet, Mass., on 1886 November 16. His
family were Quaker farmers; at 11 he played the church organ. In 1917
he came to Miami, where he founded the Crandon Wholesale Drug Company.
He was elected commissioner for District 1 in 1929, serving for 20 years.
He was instrumental in creating the county park system-- Crandon Park
on Key Biscayne was named for him. He also pushed for the creation of
the county's health department. Active in Miami Civic Music Association
from 1936, he sponsored the building of the Dade County Auditorium. Well
known for his hobby of growing earthworms, he was interested in gardening
and had a grove of avocados at his home on Red Road. After his retirement
from the commission, he became president of Fairchild Tropical Garden's
Board.
Gift of Philip Crandon, 1980.
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Crandon, Charles H., 1886- .
Welfare requests correspondence, 1932.
13 items.
Letters to and from Crandon, then Chairman of the Dade County Board of
Commissioners, pertain to several requests for assistance from the county
welfare funds. Letters from Crandon are carbon copies; others are originals.
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Crime Commission of Greater Miami.
Scrapbook, 1948-1953.
1 album (ca. 400 items).
Clippings from the Miami Herald and the Miami News follow the activities
of the Crime Commission, organized crime in Dade County, the involvement
of local and state officials, the Kefauver Crime Report on Florida, etc.
Includes a number of political cartoons. Lilburn R. Railey, a director
of the Crime Commission of Greater Miami, compiled the scrapbook.
Commission was organized March 30, 1948, to investigate syndicated illegal
gambling in Dade County. Then Sheriff Jimmy Sullivan and Governor Fuller
Warren were unwilling to change status quo, but public pressure prevailed.
The Kefauver Senate Crime Investigation Commission report on Florida crime
showed the hold the syndicates had over government. In 1951, after both
the House and Senate sent investigative teams, Sheriff Sullivan was dismissed
from office.
Gift of Sarah Railey Miles, 1979.
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Cuba, ca. 1900.
1 album (166 photographic prints).
Arranged geographically and, apparently, chronologically.
Photographic prints, with English language captions, of Cuban cities,
towns, and countryside. Places include Havana, Matanzas, Nuevitas, Puerto
Principe, Caradad, La Gloria, and Columbia. Views include the steamship
Curityba, cemeteries, streets, fortresses, agriculture, a sugar mill,
Cubans, and Americans.
Apparently photographed and compiled by a U.S. citizen after the War of
1898. Between 1898 and 1906, some Americans considered Cuba to be a U.S.
colony. Americans immigrated to the island and founded agricultural communities,
including Columbia and La Gloria. In 1906 Cuba attained independence,
and colonization ceased.
Photo albums. Box 19
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Curtis, Muriel MacDonald.
Miami High School and Ada Merritt Junior High School report cards and
commencement program, 1927-1938.
26 items.
Report cards are for Muriel MacDonald.
Gift of Muriel MacDonald Curtis, 1986.
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