Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Mildred Merrick collection
Date(s)
- circa 1930s-2000s (Creation)
Extent
6 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Mildred Merrick, 1921-2014, was head of the Otto G. Richter Library's Reference Department for many years. She retired in 1991 after 32 years of service to the University of Miami. She was married to art professor Richard Merrick, who was the youngest brother of George Merrick, the founder of Coral Gables.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Mildred Merrick collection consists of administrative documents, organization reports, ephemera, correspondence, postcards, travel photos, audio tapes, and other items collected by Mrs. Merrick, who was a former reference and acquisition librarian at the University of Miami Libraries.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
This collection is kept in an off-campus storage facility. Please contact the University Archivist, Nick Iwanicki, at ngi5@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
Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to ngi5@miami.edu.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
The collection was donated to the University Archives in spring 2014 by Arva Moore Parks, who was a trustee of the University and a longtime friend of Mrs. Merrick.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Archivist's note
Finding aid edited by Yvette Yurubi, Processing Archivist, 02-24-23.