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588
Tanner, Aurelia.
Papers relating to immigration from Cuba to Miami, 1961-1970.
9 items.
Registration cards, public health document, letter, and document from
the Cuban government allowing Aurelia Hernandez to leave Cuba, 1961 June
12.
By 1961 the flow of immigrants from Cuba to Miami had become a major factor
on both sides. Relations between the United States and Cuba, through strained,
had not yet reached a breaking point.
Gift of Aurelia Tanner, 1982.
MS Box 36
589
Taylor, C. H. Mrs.
Valentine to Mr. and Mrs. J. Waters, Walton, Florida, 1912 February 14.
1 item ; 8 x 11 cm.
Valentine is composed of ten brown envelopes which fit inside each other;
messages are stamped on each; the smallest holds a red paper heart. Outside
envelope is marked: Copyright 1909, P.F. Volland & Company, Chicago.
MS Box 37
590
Taylor, Jean.
Research papers, 1960s-1983.
6 boxes (4 cubic ft.)
Newspaper clippings and pamphlets are arranged in folders by topic.
Four boxes hold topical folders of clippings, manuscripts, typescripts,
photocopies, correspondence and notes used by Jean Taylor in researching
her book The Villages of South Dade. Two other boxes hold oral interview
sound cassettes and notebooks, the typescripts for Villages of South Dade
and for Culture in the Boondocks, and material for the classes that she
taught on South Dade history. Also included is a student paper Jean Taylor
wrote on the early history of Miami, with annotations by her teacher,
Marjory Stoneman Douglas; five 1906-1907 issues of Gustav Stickley's magazine,
The Craftsman, given to Jean Taylor by Patty Munroe Catlow; and a photocopy
of the National Historic Register nomination for Silver Palm schoolhouse.
Cite as: Historical Association of Southern Florida, Jean Taylor Collection.
Jean Taylor spent years interviewing the early settlers of South Dade
and has become an authority on the history of the area. She came to Dade
County in 1935 and to the South Dade area in 1953. She taught at Redlands
Junior High School until 1970, and later taught South Dade history for
Miami-Dade Community College.
Gift of Jean Taylor, 1986.
The Villages of South Dade / Jean Taylor. -- St. Petersburg, Fla. : Byron
Kennedy, [1986]
M36D, M91F
591
Tebeau, Charlton W., collector.
Letters to Charlton W. Tebeau, 1958-1959.
2 items.
Two letters to Dr. Tebeau, one concerning an attempt to persuade Mrs.
Stranahan to write her memoirs.
MS Box 37
592
Tebeau, Charlton W.
Notes for Synagogue in the central city : research notes, 1972.
1 box (ca. 1,000 items)
Notes on cards formed part of Dr. Tebeau's research for his book : Synagogue
in the central city : Temple Israel of Greater Miami, 1922-1972.
Temple Israel celebrated 50 years of existence in 1972. As part of the
anniversary, a committee of its members selected Dr. Tebeau to write a
history of Miami's first Reform Jewish congregation. Dr. Tebeau, a professional
historian with interest and experience in the field of local history,
was assisted by Mrs. Marcia Kanner in the preparation of the manuscript
[Preface, p. 16] ; she later donated these research cards.
Gift of Marcia Kanner, 1979.
Tebeau, Charlton W. Synagogue in the city. Coral Gables : University of
Miami Press, 1972.
M21B
593
Tebeau, Charlton W., collector.
Papers, 1880s-1969.
1 box (1.5 cubic ft.)
Notes, correspondence and speeches by Dr. Tebeau, and many typescripts
on Florida topics by students of his history classes as well as articles
by fellow historians. Also includes documents on the 1972 Master's Hearing
on the dispute over federal vs. state control of Florida Bay, where Dr.
Tebeau acted as an expert witness.
Charlton W. Tebeau is a noted Florida historian and teacher of history.
For many years chairman of the department of history at the University
of Miami, he is a founding member of the Historical Association of Southern
Florida, editor for many years of its journal Tequesta, and author of
numerous books on Florida, including A History of Florida.
Register available in library; folder level control.
Gift of Charlton W. Tebeau, 1975.
M21B
594
Tebeau, Charlton W., collector.
Tamiami Trail scrapbook, 1920s-1939 (bulk 1926-1928).
1 v. ; 23 x 28 cm.
Newspaper clippings, including maps and photographs, have information
on the then recently constructed road between Tampa and Miami, and the
southwest Florida communities it crossed. Most of the clippings are dated
1926-1928, when the Trail was formally opened. Also included are clippings
on Barron Collier, at the time of his death in 1939.
The Tamiami Trail provided a direct passage for land vehicles between
the east and west coasts of Florida. Its construction was hailed as a
major engineering achievement and one that would open up a huge area for
development.
Gift of Dr. Charlton Tebeau, 1975.
MS Box 32
595
Tevis, Paul U.
History of the city of South Miami : typescript (photocopy), 1970?
128, [14] leaves.
Covers the history of South Miami from its 1890s origins as the Larkins
settlement, through the 1960s.
Paul Tevis, councilman and official historian of South Miami, based his
history on city records and interviews with pioneer residents.
MS Box 16
596
Thompson, Barns, Thompson & Youmans, collector.
Account books of a Miami law firm, 1922-1925.
3 v. ; 33 x 38 cm.
1922 May 22-1922 December 31 (water damaged). -- 1923 January 2-1923 August
30. -- 1924 November 18-1925 March 27.
Entries reflect day-to-day transactions in a Miami law firm during the
land boom years.
The firm was originally Thompson & Barns, and the first two account books
are so headed. The third is headed Thompson, Barns & Thompson. Uly O.
Thompson was well established as an attorney in Miami when he went into
partnership with Paul D. Barns. In 1924 they were joined by Robert L.
Thompson.
M96G
597
Thompson, Charles H., Captain.
Deep sea mystery: advertising flyer, 1918.
1 item.
Flyer for Captain Thompson's marine curiosities exhibit, featuring a "deep
sea mystery" (actually a large whale shark), on his yacht Tamiami, moored
on the river at Huntington, West Virginia.
Thompson caught his shark in 1912, fishing off the Florida Keys. It was
identified by the Smithsonian, mounted and exhibited by rail and boat
around the country. In 1922 it was destroyed when the exhibit boat caught
fire.
MS Box 41
598
Thornhill, Kate, 1874-1982, collector.
Miami River scrapbooks, 1960-1965.
2 v. ; 49 x 60 cm.
Newspaper clippings (primarily from The Miami Herald and The Miami News),
correspondence and photographic prints trace the creation of the Miami
River Committee, forerunner of the Miami River Advisory Board, and the
drive to clean up the river that lead to county government involvement
and the City of Miami's clean-up barge, "Mrs. Clean."
The person known as Kate Thornhill was famous in Miami as the "Lady Stevedore,"
who was successful in a number of business ventures and who spearheaded
the cleanup and restoration of the Miami River. She lobbied for the formation
of the Miami River Advisory Board and served as its chairwoman for more
than a decade.
Gift of Anne La Bastille, daughter of Kate Thornhill, 1979.
M54E
600
Thornhill, Kate.
Pamphlets and clippings containing her writings as Irma LaBastille, 1940s-1951.
1 folder.
Includes issues of magazines with articles written by Irma LaBastille
on Latin American music and culture, and her report on the 1951 First
Inter-American Music Conference, held at the Columbus Hotel in Miami.
Also includes pamphlets issued by Pan American World Airways intended
to accompany their "Wings to..." series of 16mm films, which were loaned
to schools and groups.
Irma LaBastille changed her name to Kate Thornhill after her marriage
broke up; but as Irma LaBastille she had been active and well known for
years in the field of Latin American music and culture.
Gift of Anne LaBastille (Kate Thornhill's daughter), 1986.
MS Box 30
601
Tillotson, Roy.
Statewide writers project on newspapers and editors in South Florida,
typescripts (photocopies), 1940.
ca. 50 leaves.
Brief descriptions of some newspapers and newspaper editors, primarily
in Miami but including Broward County and Tampa.
Material was prepared in connection with the WPA's statewide writer's
project.
Roy E. Tillotson's name appears at the top of the articles.
MS Box 53
602
Todd, David Mrs., collector.
Tropic Everglades Park Association papers, 1928-1932.
19 items.
Correspondence and reports by Ernest Coe, and three Parks Department items.
Ernest F. Coe was chairman of the Tropical Everglades Park Association.
He played a key role in the creation of Everglades National Park.
Mrs. Todd collected the material, then listed for donation by Mrs. W.
V. (Natalie) Bingham to the Coconut Grove Library.
MS Box 36
603
Tribble, Byrd B.
Miami's Wagner House : its history and its significance today : typescript,
1975.
27 leaves.
History of the J.W. Wagner family, one of the first white family groups
to pioneer in the Miami area, and the home that they built before 1858
in what is now the Highland Park area (1145 NW 8th Avenue).
Pioneer William Wagner came to the Miami area in 1855. His home is the
oldest known house still standing in Dade County. Under threat of demolition
in 1978, it was relocated to Lummus Park and restored by Dade Heritage
Trust.
MS Box 20
604
Trip to Florida : Photograph album of a trip to Florida, 1933.
1 album (300 items).
Photographic prints, postcards, and brochures of St. Augustine (Oldest
House, Fountain of Youth); a chain gang by a highway; Daytona Beach (autos
on beach, etc); Palm Beach (palms, hotels); Miami Beach (hotels, pools,
Espanola Way); Miami; (Vizcaya, Coconut Grove; Coral Gables (Venetian
and Biltmore Pools); Hialeah Park; Tamiami Trail (Seminoles, billboard,
landscapes); Ft. Myers; palms; Lake Wales (Bok Tower); Frost Proof (orange
groves); vegetation (bananas, Spanish Moss, banyan, citrus); Orlando;
SilverSprings; and DeLeon Springs, Brief captions and comments.
The compiler left Bridgeport, Conn., February 3, 1933, and travelled by
automobile through Florida.
Photo Albums. Box 2
605
Trips to Florida, 1930-1933.
1 album (225 photographic prints).
Snapshots of Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Springs, sports fishing, Overseas
Highway, Key West, green turtle crawls, St. Petersburg, ducks (Scaups),
sponge fleet at Tarpon Springs, Maderia Beach, Bok Tower, and the Appalachian
Mountains. Leather cover with hand painted scene of house and palms, with
caption: snap shots, a Florida Winter Scene, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Gift of Jane Killian, 1988.
Photo albums. Box 2
606
Tropical Audubon Society
Dade County Audubon Societies records, 1900s-1930s.
60 items.
Correspondence, minutes (1929-1933), and ledger (1916-1926) for the Coconut
Grove Audubon Society; miscellaneous papers on bird protection, plume
hunters and related topics from Tropical Audubon Society.
Jessie Wirth Munroe, Secretary and Treasurer for the Coconut Grove group,
wrote most of the minutes in these records. Coconut Grove Audubon Society
dissolved during World War II. Tropical Audubon Society organized in 1947
as a local chapter of the National Audubon Society.
Gift of Tropical Audubon Society, 1988.
MS Box 49
607
True, David O., collector.
Papers pertaining to Escalante Fontaneda's memoirs, 1575?-1969 (bulk 1944-1969)
1 box (1 cubic foot)
Collection of materials used for the preparation of a new edition of Fontaneda's
Memoir includes a negative photocopy of the manuscript held by the New
York Public Library; and photocopies of typed annotated transcripts of
the Fontaneda copies held in the Connor collection, Library of Congress.
Also contains correspondence by historians involved with the project,
including True, William Sturtevant, John Goggin and Marjory Stoneman Douglas.
In 1944 David O. True edited a reappraisal and amended translation of
Fontaneda's Memoir by Buckingham Smith; it was jointly published by the
Historical Association of Southern Florida and the University of Miami.
Documents in this collection formed part of the preparatory research.
Gift of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, 1974.
M83E
608
Tuttle family.
Papers, 1889-1954.
7 folders (ca. 124 items)
Folder headings: Tuttle collection : misc. papers, 1910-1954. -- J.E.
Ingraham to Julia Tuttle, 1896-1897. -- Letters, 1895-1898, from Henry
Flagler to Julia Tuttle. -- Will of Julia Tuttle, misc. records. -- Tuttle,
Julia: wills, 1889 and 1896.
Correspondence, legal and financial documents, and biographical material.
Correspondents include Henry M. Flagler and J.E. Ingraham, both writing
during the formative years of Miami and the extension of the Florida East
Coast railway. Legal documents include warranty deeds, a photocopy of
Julia Tuttle's will of 1889 and a certified copy of her 1896 will, and
abstracts of the legal maneuvers that took place after her death. Also
included is information on the Tuttle family, some 1950s material on events
honoring Julia Tuttle, and the typescript of For Julia, a biographical
novel written by Florida author Zachary Ball (pseudonym of Kelly Ray Masters).
The partnership between Dade County landowner Julia Tuttle and Henry M.
Flagler, builder of the Florida East Coast Railroad, is central to Miami's
history. She offered him a substantial amount of land; in exchange, he
would bring his railroad south from Palm Beach to Miami, and build a hotel
in the young settlement. Key dates: 1849: Julia Sturtevant born in Cleveland,
Ohio. 1871: she first visits Florida, where her parents have moved. 1886:
her husband dies, leaving her and four sons. 1886: Julia Tuttle settles
in Miami, becoming a major land owner. 1895: year of the famous freeze,
that damaged groves in north and central Florida. Julia persuades Flagler
to extend his railroad south; legend has it that she sent him undamaged
orange blossoms. 1898: she dies in Miami; the estate is left to trustees
who are found unfit; Lee McBride, principal creditor, is made trustee.
1901: Julia's son Henry, now 25, is made receiver of Tuttle estate.
Gift of Stella Tuttle Chapman, 1975.
Originals of Julia Tuttle's wills are owned by the family of Henry Ethelbert
Tuttle.
Letters from Julia Tuttle to Henry Flagler and J.E. Ingraham are in the
archives of the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum (Palm Beach, Fla.)
MS Box 22
609
Tuttle family.
Fort Dallas and the Tuttles : register and diary, 1898, 1923.
2 items.
Fort Dallas register and journal of Carrie Fowler Tuttle. The register
records the names and addresses of paying guests at the Tuttle family
home on the Fort Dallas property. The journal contains verses composed
by Carrie Fisher Tuttle to commemorate the birthdays and special events
in the lives of her family and friends.
Carrie Fowler Fisher was the daughter-in-law of Julia Tuttle.
M89E
610
Tuttle, Fannie.
Letter, with transcript, to Ivan Vehlen, Uppsala, Florida, 1897 February
14.
1 item.
Letter offers a position to Mr. and Mrs. Vehlen as cook and houseman in
the Tuttle home. On the same paper there is a note in Swedish signed Ivan.
A typed transcript is available for both, in English.
Gift, 1972.
MS Box 37
611
Ufford family.
Typescript and laser prints, 1900-1990.
29 leaves.
Brief history of the Ufford family.
The Uffords wintered in Arch Creek, where they grew vegetables, 1900-1921.
Gift of Karen Ufford Campola, 1993.
612
United Methodist Church. United Methodist Women.
Brief histories of units of Miami districts : United Methodist Women :
typescript (photocopy), 1981.
ca. 31 leaves.
Page-length histories of the United Methodist Women's groups in Dade County
and the Florida Keys.
Gift of Betty Graham, 1988.
MS Box 41
613
United States. Army. Engineers. Jacksonville District.
Miami harbor : reports (photocopies), 1917-1952.
ca. 100 leaves.
Photocopies of pages pertaining to the Miami Harbor and Biscayne Bay,
from the Army Corps of Engineers' Annual Reports, 1919-1948. Collection
also includes photocopies of part of the 1917 Senate Rivers and Harbors
Appropriation Bill, and two project harbor maps (for 1947 and 1952).
Gift of Joe Knetsch, 1991.
MS Box 51
614
United States. Coast Guard.
Mariel boatlift vessel violations : papers and photographic prints, 1980
August and September.
10 items.
Photographic prints and Coast Guard report forms pertain to five vessels
engaged in ferrying Cuban refugees to Key West during the Mariel boat
lift.
Gift of Paul Von Protz, 1987.
MS Box 49
615
United States. National Park Service.
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument and Fort Matanzas National Monument
: statements for management; typescripts, 1978.
3rd draft.
49, 58 leaves.
In two folders.
Descriptions include historical background, maps and plans, and guidelines
for public use.
MS Box 20
616
United Teachers of Dade.
Scrapbook leaves, 1959-1974.
12 linear ft.
Materials are chronologically arranged on large (58 cm.) unbound scrapbook
leaves.
Clippings from Dade County Teacher and from local newspapers, photographic
prints, and association bulletins pertain to events affecting schools
and education in the years that witnessed the teachers' walkout during
Governor Kirk's term of office, and the impact of the Cuban exodus on
the school system.
Gift of the United Teachers of Dade, 1987.
M58B-E
617
United Way of Dade County.
Photographs of presidents and campaign chairmen, 1959-1978.
40 photographic prints : 11 x 14 in.
Arranged alphabetically by surname.
Portraits of businessmen at the time they held office. Includes Harry
Hood Bassett (First National Bank of Miami), Alvah H. Chapman Jr. (Miami
Herald), Edward G. Grafton (architect), John H. Halliburton (Eastern Airlines),
J. I. Kislak (J. I. Kislak Mortgage Corp. of Florida), James W. McLamore
(Burger King), etc.
Charitable, fund-raising organization.
Finding aid in repository.
Gift of United Way of Dade County, 1990.
Photographic Prints (11x14) Box 5
618
University of Miami fund-raising drive letter, 1956 October 18.
2 leaves.
Letter of solicitation for the University of Miami's fund-raising drive.
The cover letter was addressed to F. B. Cresap by Daniel J. Mahoney.
Holders of Orange Bowl bonds were asked to donate them to the University's
endowment fund.
Gift of Janice Pryor, 1994.
MS Box 56
619
USS Miami.
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