Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Titel
Frederic Zeigen collection
Datum(s)
- 1920-1929 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
1.00 linear feet (1 record storage carton)
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Frederic Zeigen is known as "The Forgotten Man" in University of Miami history. While he played a vital role in the founding of UM—becoming its pro bono administrator, the secretary of the Board of Regents, and spokesperson—few people know the level of his involvement. A successful banker, world traveler and writer, Mr. Zeigen devoted much of his time and his own money to help create the University of Miami. His greatest feat was convincing George Merrick to give the nascent university 160 acres, fund the first building, and create a $4 million endowment.
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
The Frederic Zeigen collection consists of materials on the foundation and early years of the University of Miami, such as constitutional bylaws, meeting minutes, Board of Regents files, first and second annual reports, and newspaper clippings on university-related events. It also contains several additional folders on his company, the Bankers Land and Investment Corporation, his interest in art and Michigan authors, and his scrapbook titled "The Idealist."
Ordeningstelsel
Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
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
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to ngi5@miami.edu.
Languages of the material
- Engels
Scripts of the material
- Latijn
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Aanvullingen
Related materials elements
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
- Processing information: The folder titled "Photographs - 1926" is missing as of May 22, 2015.
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Regels of conventies
Sources used
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
Finding aid edited by Yvette Yurubi, Processing Archivist, 05-01-24.