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Collection
Title
Joseph L. Herndon papers
Date(s)
- circa 1920s-2017 (Creation)
Extent
18 linear feet (11 record storage boxes, 2 flat newspaper boxes, 1 archival audio-visual box, 3 rolled-up architectural plans in an oversized archival box, and 5 items in custom preservation boxes)
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Scope and content
Joseph L. Herndon (1948-2021) was a historical preservationist who aided in several global restoration projects, including the Old Spanish Fort (1730) in Pascagoula, Mississippi; Qasr Ibrihim (1600's) in Hoffuf, Saudi Arabia; the Old Post Office (1897) in Washington, D.C.; The Rugby Colony (1880's) in Rugby, Tennessee; Union Station (1900) in Nashville, Tennessee; The Germantown neighborhood revitalization (1840's) in Nashville, Tennessee; The Biltmore Hotel (1926) in Miami, Florida. His papers include a large breadth of information and research pertaining to the Biltmore Hotel, the Panama Canal, Turkey, the Deering Estate, resorts, and other areas of interest to Joseph Herndon. Material types represented within include audio-visual materials (CD-ROMS, VHS, photographs, slides), print-outs, administrative files, financial files, travel brochures, ephemera, architectural plans, interior design samples, research files, reports, proposals, periodicals, and 3D objects.
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Conditions governing access
This collection is unprocessed but open for research.
Physical access
Portions of this collection are kept in an off-campus storage facility. Please contact Special Collections at asc.library@miami.edu with the boxes you are interested in prior to your visit, and allow up to 1 week for delivery of materials.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Joseph L. Herndon papers finding aid © 2022 University of Miami. All rights reserved. Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to asc.library@miami.edu.
Languages of the material
- English
- Spanish
- Turkish
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Books and periodicals included in the donation have been removed and added to the library catalog.
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Specialized notes
- Citation: Joseph L. Herndon papers, Special Collections, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
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Archivist's note
Finding aid created by Yvette Yurubi, August 2022.