Alan Crockwell collection

Identity elements

Name and location of repository

University of Miami Special Collections

Level of description

Collection

Title

Alan Crockwell collection

Date(s)

1873-1996 (Creation)
1900-1972 (Creation)

Extent

10 Boxes

Name of creator

Crockwell, Alan

Biographical history

Alan Crockwell, a biology teacher at The Carollton School in Coconut Grove, moved from Buffalo to Miami in 1977. Crockwell co-founded the Miami Memorabilia Collector's Club in 1991. He has published numerous articles on Miami history and its collectibles.

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

The Alan Crockwell Collection contains a variety of materials from different sources that document the history of Miami, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, and greater Miami-Dade County. Much of the content is related to Ralph Middleton Munroe and his family. Topically, the papers also address criminal history in Miami-Dade County, historic buildings in Coconut Grove including the Barnacle and the Coconut Grove Library, the history of the University of Miami, and the early settling of Miami-Dade County. The dates of items range from 1873 into the 1970s.

System of arrangement

The Alan Crockwell Collection is arranged into four series: I. Assorted materials, II. Scrapbooks, III. Photograph albums, and IV. Sheriff receipt books. The content of the series are further described in the inventory below.

Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

This collection is open for research.

Physical access

Items from this collection are kept on-campus and may be requested from the first floor Kislak Center in the Otto G. Richter Library at University of Miami.

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Conditions governing reproduction

Languages of the material

English

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Finding aids

Generated finding aid

asm0447.pdf

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Accruals

Related materials elements

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Existence and location of copies

Selected materials from this collection have been digitized.

https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/asm0447

Related archival materials

See also Ralph M. Munroe Family Papers (ASM0015).

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