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Eastern Air Lines.
Employee benefits handbook : loose leaf notebook, 1974-1980.
ca. 100 pages ; 22 cm.
Notebook contains information for employees on medical insurance, employee
stock purchase, retirement, and other benefits.
Gift of Silvia Rushton, 1994.
MS Box 55
195
Eastern Airlines, inc.
Records, 1926-1939.
9 boxes (8 cubic ft.)
Topical folders and three scrapbooks.
Financial records of Pitcairn Aviation, Eastern Air Transport and Eastern
Air Lines between 1926 and 1936 make up the bulk of the collection. Also
included are board minutes, correspondence and personnel directories;
civic activities scrapbooks, advertising artwork and personnel uniform
sketches, newsletters, photographic prints and video and film recordings.
These records represent only a portion of Eastern's holdings, as some
were retained by the company or given to other institutions.
National, international, passenger and mail airline, 1926-1991. Began
as a small mail carrier, Pitcairn Aviation, inc., which flew from Atlanta
to Miami. Renamed Eastern Air Transport, inc., in 1930. Passenger service
inaugurated that year, and extended to Miami in 1931. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker
and a group of associates expanded its routes and services and made it
a world leader in commercial aviation. 1970s-1980s economic recession
and airline industry deregulation led to Eastern's decline. The airline
declared bankruptcy January 1991.
Inventory in repository; folder level control.
Gift of Eastern Airlines, 1991.
Related artifacts are located in the Objects Collection.
M94, M95
196
Edward G. Gerrits, inc., collector.
The Pope in Miami : souvenirs, 1987.
l box (12 items)
Memorabilia pertaining to the papal visit to Miami include admission tickets,
schedules and programs, bumper stickers, and the September 7, 1987 issue
of Time magazine.
Pope John Paul II visited Miami on September 10-11, 1987. The visit included
meetings with President Reagan and Jewish leaders as well as with Catholics.
Edward J. Gerrits, inc., was one of the corporate sponsors for the occasion.
Gift of Edward J. Gerrits, 1987.
M90G
197
Emerson, William Canfield, 1893- .
Belle of the Everglades : typescript, 1957?
284 leaves ; 28 cm.
In two folders.
Novel set in the western Everglades, about Bunny, daughter of a family
of "Swampies."
Gift of Dr. William C. Emerson, 1959.
Forms part of the Literary Manuscripts collection.
No title on typescript.
Published as: Belle of the Everglades. New York : Pageant Press, 1958.
LMS Box 1
198
Emerson, William Canfield, 1893- .
The Hunted / by Dr. William C. Emerson : typescript, 1960?
335 leaves ; 28 cm.
In three folders.
Forms part of the Literary Manuscripts collection.
Published as: The Hunted, a novel of Florida. New York : Vantage Press,
1961.
Folder one includes a handwritten note on Vantage Press stationary, with
directions to forward the manuscript to Justin P. Havee, and dated 1961
September 22.
Gift of William C. Emerson, 1961.
LMS Box 1
199
Emerson, William Canfield, 1893- .
The Seminoles : dwellers of the Everglades : typescript, galley proofs
and page proofs, 1953-1954.
Typescript: 60 leaves ; 28 cm.
Galley proofs: 48 leaves ; 55 cm.
Page proofs: 24 leaves ; 56 cm.
In two folders.
Forms part of the Literary Manuscripts collection.
Gift of Dr. William C. Emerson, 1954.
Published as: The Seminoles : dwellers of the Everglades. New York : Exposition
Press, 1954.
LMS Box 1
200
Emerson, William Canfield 1893- .
The Sunny land : stories and pictures of the Florida Everglades : typescript,
1962.
103 leaves ; 28 cm.
In one folder.
Forms part of the Literary Manuscripts collection.
Published as: Land of beauty and enchantment: stories and photographs
of the Florida Everglades. New York: Exposition Press [1963]
LMS Box 1
201
Engle, Dorothy J, collector.
Coconut Grove Playhouse and the Miami Theater group scrapbooks, 1955-1990
(bulk 1955-1965).
2 v.
Newspaper clippings, playbills, correspondence and art show programs document
the history of the Coconut Grove Playhouse from its purchase by George
Engle in 1955 until 1990. Most of the material covers the ten years of
Engle's ownership. Included in the correspondence is an ALS from Victor
Borge and two TLS from Lyndon Johnson, then Democratic Leader for the
Senate. In 1959 in connection with the newly formed Miami Theater Group,
Dorothy (Mrs. George) Engle produced Claire Booth Luce's play The Women.
As the cast was drawn entirely from local well-known women, it received
wide publicity, collected here in a second scrapbook.
1927 January 1: Coconut Grove Theater, a Paramount movie theater, opens.
1943: George Engle, an oil millionaire originally from Berea, KY, moves
to Coconut Grove. 1955: Engle buys old movie theater building, rebuilds
it on a lavish scale, and names it Coconut Grove Playhouse. 1956 January
3: opens with Waiting for Godot. 1956 April: Victor Borge plays for a
two-week sellout. 1959 January: Playhouse Art Gallery opens on 2nd floor.
1959 June 29: first meeting of Miami Theater Group, inc., "formed to help
sponsor theater in Miami."
1959 October 19-24: performances of The Women (producer Dorothy Engle).
1960: George Engle hires Owen Phillips as producer. 1963: Zev Bufman leases
Playhouse. 1965: Engle spends 265,000 dollars to build balcony; Bufman
buys Playhouse.
Gift of Dorothy J. Engle, 1991.
M54A
202
Eppes, William.
Closing statement and certificate, 1974-1975.
7 items.
Closing statement and sales information pertaining to the purchase of
a unit in the Almeria Gardens Condominium, Coral Gables. Also includes
certificate for contribution to Merrick Manor restoration project.
Merrick Manor has been renamed Coral Gables House. It was built by Solomon
and Althea Merrick and named Coral Gables, from which George Merrick derived
the city's name. W. L. Philbrick purchased the property in 1966 and formed
the Merrick Manor Foundation. The foundation maintained the site until
the City of Coral Gables acquired it in 1976. The city restored the house
1977-1978.
Gift of William Eppes, 1993.
MS Box 54
203
Estate Life (radio program, Virgin Islands)
Selections from program on life and lore of Blacks who worked on sugar
plantations, 1950?
2 leaves.
Brief first person recollections, including two songs (no music).
U.S. bought the islands from Denmark in 1917. These recollections come
from the era when Danes were in charge of the sugar plantations.
MS Box 49
204
Ewan, J. W.
Letters to Hon. P.N. While pertaining to land prices : photocopies, 1883.
2 items.
Two letters request information on status of state lands and price of
land in Dade County.
Photocopies.
Originals in the possession of the Florida State Archives.
MS Box 51
205
Exotic Gardens.
Ledger, 1915-1917.
270 p.
Landscaping firm. Entries include James Deering, Carl Fisher, William
Burdine, M. Gratigny, etc.
Gift of Exotic Gardens, 1984.
MS Box 26
206
Fairchild, David, 1869-1954.
In the islands of the great East : typescript, 1942?
387 leaves ; 28 cm.
In loose-leaf notebook.
Inside front cover has a 3 x 5 in. card pasted in with handwritten note:
Presented by Mrs. David Fairchild. On lower line: Justin Havee.
Forms part of the Literary Manuscripts collection.
Published as: Garden islands of the great East: collecting seeds from
the Philippines and Netherlands Indies in the Junk "Cheng Ho." New York
: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943.
LMS Box 4
207
Faus, Joseph.
Papers, 1943-1963.
25 items.
Letters, school records and typescripts pertaining to the writing career
of Joseph Faus and the teaching career of Lena Butler Faus. Most of the
letters are from readers of Joseph Faus's Miami News articles.
MS Box 14
208
Faus, Joseph.
Papers, 1947-1952.
18 items.
Manuscripts of short articles on Florida and Dade County history, and
letters received from historical agencies on questions of 19th century
Dade County history.
Joseph Faus was active in the Lemon City Library and Improvement Association.
Gift of Billee Pearce, 1983.
MS Box 18
209
Federal Writers Project (Miami, Fla.)
Typescripts, 1936-1938.
ca. 100 leaves.
Individual papers on a variety of South Florida topics. Some of this material
was used for the WPA Guide to Miami (1940).
MS Box 6
210
Fine family.
Fine and Goldman families papers and photographic prints, 1890s-1987.
2 boxes.
Magazines, letters, photocopies, postcards, photographic 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.
Credit to: Historical Association of Southern Florida, Goldman-Fine collection.
Central figure is that of Louis Fine, whose daughter Ida married Nathan
Goldman. 1866 November 27: Louis Fine born in Smorgon, Vilna. 1887: marries
Caddie Shwirsky; they come to America, settling in Vyseport, Pa. Ca. 1890:
Fine now in retail trade in Key West, Fla.; is active in establishing
a Jewish congregation, and for 18 years is President of Congregation Rodeph
Sholom. He is also supportive of the Cuban independence movement, and
becomes a friend of several of its leaders. Ca. 1908: LF moves to Miami.
His family now includes two sons, Joseph M. and Isidore, and his daughter
Ida. Again works towards strengthening the Jewish community; in 1912 the
new B'nai Zion congregation meets in borrowed quarters, but by 1917 has
purchased its first building and becomes Beth David.
Inventory in the repository ; item level control.
Gift of Lois L. Cowan, 1990.
M94B-C
211
Finlan, Colleen Mary, collector.
Reubin Askew campaign, 1983-1984; 1982. Orange Bowl Queen contest papers,
1981-1984.
1 box.
Arranged in folders by topic.
Orange Bowl Queen material includes a letter, pin and some printed items.
Also included is a playbill for Stompin,' a '40s-inspired revue that opened
at La Ronde, Fontainbleau Hotel, Miami Beach, on 1982 October 13. Askew
campaign memorabilia is far more extensive and includes several folders
with correspondence, press releases, schedules, speeches, film script,
photographic prints, photocopies of newspaper clippings, statements and
position papers.
Colleen Finlan was an Orange Bowl Queen candidate and Askew campaign worker.
In 1981 she took part in the beauty contest; in 1983, while working in
a Miami law office, she became a volunteer for former Florida governor
Reubin Askew's presidential campaign. In April 1983 she was given a full
time salaried position with the campaign staff.
Gift of Colleen Finlan, 1987.
M89F
212
Fisher, Carl Graham, 1874-1939.
Papers of Carl Fisher, 1896-1958 (bulk 1914-1939)
Papers: 16 boxes (7 cubic ft.)
Photographic prints: 1 box (0.4 cubic ft.)
Newspaper clippings: 1 box (1.5 cubic ft.)
Letters and printed materials, except for news clippings, are grouped
by individual correspondents and topics. Topical headings appear to have
been established by Polly Redford, rather than Fisher.
Collection consists mainly of business and personal correspondence. It
also includes clippings, photographic prints, financial reports and statements,
pamphlets, blueprints, patents, and memorabilia. Its great strength lies
in the detailed picture it gives of the building of Miami Beach, 1912-1926.
It also reflects Fisher's involvement with the automobile industry, highway
development (Lincoln and Dixie Highways), sports and publicity.
Gifted entrepreneur and real estate developer with a flair for publicity,
Fisher made a fortune in automobile-related enterprises. From 1912 on
he was deeply involved in the creation of Miami Beach. In 1925, when Miami
Beach was flourishing, he began a similar project in Montauk, NY. The
Florida land bust, the 1926 hurricane and the Depression brought him to
financial collapse; in 1935 his personal property was sold to meet obligations.
He married twice: Jane Watts in 1909, Margaret Collins in 1927.
Register available in repository; folder level control.
Bequest of Jane Watts Fisher, 1968.
Redford, Polly. Billion Dollar Sandbar. New York: Dutton, 1970.
Heilig, John. "Montauk's master planner." On the Sound (May, 1974)
Material on Kotaro Suto and Shigezo Tashiro filed under heading: Japanese
Gardens.
R, M91F
213
Fisher, Jane Watts.
Miami Beach pioneers : radio script (WKAT), 1946 March 14.
14 leaves.
Reminiscences of Carl Fisher, John Collins, the building of the Collins
bridge, etc., by Jane Fisher.
Jane Fisher was developer Carl Fisher's wife.
MS Box 37
214
Flagler, Henry Morrison, 1830-1913.
Letter, Palm Beach, Fla., to C.O. Richardson, 1903 January 31.
1 item.
Letter enclosing an article: "Cultivation of Bananas" [not in repository]
for Richardson, whose place had "quite a patch of bananas."
Richardson operated a fruit grove at Musa Isle on the Miami River, near
present-day 27th Avenue, 1897-1908.
MS Box 28
215
Florida and Havana (Cuba): ca. 1890.
1 album (121 photographic prints).
Views of Indian River, Captain Bravo and the steamboat St. Sebastian,
Jupiter, Lake Worth, Titusville, St. Johns River, Winter Park, Steamer
John Sylvester, Punta Gorda, Tampa Bay Hotel (exterior and interior),
Port Tampa Inn. Havana views include street scenes, Inglaterra Hotel,
El Prado, Palace of the Captain General, Cathedral, Cerro, and a bullfight
Gift of Mrs. George Deedmeyer, 1974.
Photo albums. Box 8
216
Florida, as described in Spanish writings of the sixteenth and seventh
centuries, 1950s?
298 leaves ; 28 cm.
In two folders.
"The first two divisions concern Ponce de Leon, the reasons for and circumstances
of his discovery, the Fountain of Youth, and the naming of Florida. The
remaining four divisions concern the physical stature of the Indians,
his prodigious archery, his physical prowess, and the Florida of Cabeza
de Vaca" - p. 4.
Typescript lacks p. 1: title supplied.
Authorship unknown.
Typescript is annotated and there are references to galleys. Most recent
work in bibliography is dated 1950.
Includes bibliography (leaves 285-290) and glossary of geographic names.
M70F
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Florida Cities Finance Co.
Fulford-by-the-Sea : photo album, 1924-1926.
1 album (53 photographic prints ; 7 x 10 in.).
Views of buildings, houses, streets, entrances, tour bus, and tour boat.
Photographers include Richard B. Hoit and M. Brower.
The Fulford-by-the-Sea Company sold lots beginning in 1922. Florida Cities
Finance Company bought the development in 1924, and continued building
until it went bankrupt after the 1926 hurricane. The area was renamed
North Miami Beach in 1931.
Gift of the Museum of the City of Lake Worth, 1992.
Photo Albums. Box 12
221
Florida scrapbook : 1937-1940.
1 v. (ca. 200 items) ; 32 cm.
Clippings of newspaper articles on South Florida, especially early Miami
history; also includes material on a proposed canal between Stuart and
Fort Myers (later called the Cross-Florida Barge canal?).
Scrapbooks. Box 1
222
Florida Week program, New York World's Fair booklet, 1939 August 27- September
2.
6 p.
Detailed list of events and Florida personalities involved, including
Governor Fred P. Cone, Commissioner Nathan Mayo, Eddie Rickenbacker, Billy
Rose, Caesar LaMonaca, etc.
Gift of Robert S. Carr, 1989.
MS Box 44
223
Foster, Bertha M., 1880?-1961.
Papers, 1906-1933.
1 folder (ca. 50 items)
Letters, pages from a 1928 diary, concert programs, clippings and postcards
reflect Bertha Foster's long career as musician, director of the Miami
Conservatory, and dean of the University of Miami's School of Music. The
diary and other papers give insight into the tense financial times that
hit the new University and city of Coral Gables after the 1926 hurricane
and land bust. Programs are for concerts at Tallahassee, Jacksonville
and Miami. Also included is the contract between Arnold Volpe and the
Conservatory that brought Volpe to Miami in 1926 to set up the University
Symphony Orchestra.
Bertha Foster was a leader in the field of music in Miami for over 40
years. Ca. 1880: she was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She graduated
from Cincinnati College of Music in early 1900s, taught music at Florida
State College for Women, Tallahassee (later Florida State University),
and for 12 years directed the School of Musical Art in Jacksonville (closed
in 1923). 1921 October: she establishes Miami Conservatory of Music. 1926:
Conservatory merges with the new University of Miami and in effect forms
its School of Music. In the early 1930s the two organizations separated.
Bertha Foster remained Dean of the University School of Music, while appointing
Mrs. Merle Sergeant to head the Conservatory. 1943: Dr. Foster retired
as Dean Emeritus. 1956: she sold the Conservatory. 1961: Bertha Foster
died (in Miami?).
Gift of Miami Conservatory, 1975.
MS Box 38
224
Foster, Chris.
Letter to Laura Foster written from a military camp in Cuba : ALS, 1899
May 29.
2 p. ; 21 cm.
Penciled letter to his mother in upper New York State from a young U.S.
foot soldier, describing living conditions for his troop which was stationed
near Santiago, Cuba.
Gift of Robert S. Carr, 1989.
MS Box 44
225
Frazure family.
Guest books of Cornelia and Jack Frazure, 1918-1953.
2 v. ; 26 x 38 cm. and smaller.
The larger book has signatures dated from 1918 June to 1937 October; the
smaller covers from 1943 April to 1953 March.
Some signatures carry addresses and compliments for the Frazures' hospitality.
Guests included out of town visitors, Miami Beach neighbors and local
notables such as Jane Fisher.
John Clark (Jack) Frazure was the second son of C.M. Frazure, who moved
to Florida in 1882, and came to Dade County from Kissimmee in 1905. Jack
Frazure was in real estate; he and his wife Cornelia lived primarily in
Miami Beach during the time covered by their guest books.
Gift of Mrs. Edgar Jones, 1975.
Many pages from the years 1918 and 1919 have had signatures cut out.
Scrapbooks. Box 5
226
Freeland family.
Papers, 1885-1950s.
1 box (1.5 cubic ft.)
In folders by topic.
Articles, clippings, pamphlets and photographic prints on Florida subjects,
as well as on the activities of William Freeland, attorney and judge,
and his wife Helen Freeland, educator and active in the Red Cross. Residents
of Coral Gables since 1926, their collection includes material on the
hurricane of that year; articles by Mrs. Kirk Munroe, Charles Brookfield,
and Carl Taylor; a pamphlet on the Florida East Coast Railway; and another
listing the witnesses (which included W. L. Freeland) for Judge Ritter's
trial of impeachment in 1936.
William Leonard Freeland was born in Charleston, S. C., in 1884. He came
to Florida with his parents when he was four--first to Tavares, then to
Jacksonville, where he grew up. Helen Elizabeth Comstock was born in Dayton,
Ohio. Her father, John Terrell Comstock, had served for 30 years on the
Dayton Board of Education; moved to Miami in 1909. Helen went to Lebanon
University in Ohio, the University of Chicago and the University of Florida.
1911: William Freeland received his law degree from Washington & Lee Law
School, and was admitted to practice in Virginia and Florida; he set up
practice in Jacksonville. The same year, Helen Comstock was granted a
Florida State Certificate to teach second grade. 1915: William Freeland
moved to Miami.
1918 August 20: Helen Comstock and William Freeland were married in Washington,
D. C. She had been working as a clerk for the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, and he served as attorney for the Federal Fuel Administration
from September 1918 to January 1919. 1922: Helen Freeland is principal
of Orange Glade school in Miami. 1926 June: William Freeland appointed
Circuit Court Judge for the 11th Judicial Circuit. In August 1926 they
purchased a house on Santa Maria in Coral Gables, which would be their
home for many years. Judge Freeland died in Miami, March 30, 1951. During
World War II Helen Freeland was Vice Chairman of the Dade County Red Cross
Motor Corps, and volunteered five days a week with them. A member of several
national historical societies, she was one of the group instrumental in
planning and organizing the Historical Association of Southern Florida.
M31C
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Friends of Miami Chamber Music, Inc.
Records pertaining to musical programs, 1955-1992.
Records: 75 items.
Scrapbook: 1 v.
Friends of Chamber Music of Miami, Inc., was organized in 1955 for the
sponsorship of musical groups in the community.
Gift of Friends of Chamber Music, Inc., 1993.
M92F & Scrapbooks. Box 8
228
Friends of the Everglades.
Scrapbooks and reports, bulk 1970-1974.
2 boxes (3 cubic ft.)
Most clippings are arranged in general chronological order within dated
scrapbooks; some material is loose within scrapbooks. Most reports and
articles are in Box 1. Box 1 also has scrapbooks for 1973 and 1974; Box
2 has scrapbooks for 1970-1973.
Substantial collection of clippings, mainly from South Florida newsletters,
on environmental issues: the condition of the Everglades, droughts, the
1970 jetport and Turkey Point controversies, Key deer, development and
preservation projects. Though it covers the activities of the Society
and its president, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the bulk of the collection
deals with four years of ongoing and often emotional public debate on
the well-being of South Florida's ecology and economy.
Friends of the Everglades, a nonprofit group, was formed in 1970 to promote
the ecological and environmental health of the region. Its president,
Marjory Stoneman Douglas, is Florida's best known environmental defender.
Inventory in the repository.
Gift of Marjory Stoneman Douglas.
M31B
229
Frohock family.
Papers, 1890s-1950s.
4 boxes (4 linear ft.)
Topical folders are in Box 1; ledgers and account books are in boxes 2,
3 and 4.
Collection includes family papers; Sheriff's ledgers and receipt book;
details on grapefruit grove costs, and business expenses for construction
and rental properties. Family papers include bills, tax notices, game
licenses, warranty deeds, greeting cards, pamphlets on china painting,
a brochure on U.S. Power Squadron rules, a 1940s war map of the world,
a PlanePacket (silhouettes of combat planes for the use of ground observers);
and in headings under John M. Frohock, information on Little River Bank
and Trust. Grapefruit groves involved are: Southwest (or Diamond F) Grove,
ca. 1914-1917; Fulford Grove, ca. 1919.
John Frohock, early Miami settler and Sheriff for Dade County from 1900
to 1908, was also instrumental in developing the citrus fruit industry
in the area. Active in real estate, in 1921 he owned seven buildings leased
to nine businesses. 1872 April 3: John Frohock born in Brunswick, Ga.
Attended public schools there and in St. Marys, Ga., where his father
was a city court judge and member of the Georgia State Legislature. Ca.
1890: JF moves to Fernandina Beach, Fla., serves on police force. 1892:
living in Deland; serves as deputy sheriff. 1894: moves to Palm Beach;
deputy U.S. Marshall. 1895: first visit to Miami: camps in a tent. 1896:
becomes a resident of Miami; is one of the original 370 who voted to incorporate.
1899: elected City Marshall. This was the year of the yellow fever epidemic.
Is instrumental in moving the county seat from Juno to Miami--rode over
Dade County (then stretching from Key Largo to Stuart) collecting signatures.
1900: elected Sheriff for Dade County, the first one to serve from the
new county seat. 1904: re-elected. 1909: retires from public office :
devotes attention to citrus groves and real estate. Ca. 1911: marries
Myrtle Ann Ford Hawkins (second marriage for both). 1918: business holdings
include Dade Apartments on Miami Avenue (Avenue D). 1963 January 1 : dies
in Miami. Organizations : Knights of Pythias, Elks, Methodist Church.
Gift of Jacqueline Biggane, 1990.
M90A, M88A
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Frohock, John.
Business records : correspondence, bills, stock certificate, 1916-1958.
3 folders.
Correspondence, bills and receipts for John Frohock's real estate and
personal property in Miami. Also includes stock certificates.
Gift of Jacqueline Biggane, 1994.
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