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Nicaragua collection

  • ASM0126
  • Collection
  • 1933-1997

The Nicaragua collection documents the Nicaraguan diaspora living in Miami during the 1980s and the political and social conditions in Nicaragua from the 1979 Sandinista revolution onward until their loss of power in 1990.

Many of the materials falling into the latter category are from the United States in origin, such as anti-Soviet propaganda endorsing the anti-Sandinista "Contra" Freedom Fighters, pamphlets that describe the Sandinista government and Central America in general from an American perspective, and periodicals and reports about Nicaragua written to an American audience. The materials that document the Nicaraguan diaspora are mostly fliers, menus, calendars, brochures, and other genres that were from local Nicaraguan businesses, restaurants, clubs, and other organizations. Some of the materials transcend these two categories, as many that concern the political conditions are addressed to or produced by Nicaraguan exiles.

A large part of the collection consists of photocopies of news articles.

Writers that are especially represented by the collection include Ruben Dario, Esteban Duque-Estrada, and Luis Mejia Gonzalez. Associations and organizations that are especially represented include Alanzia Revolucionaria Democrática (ARDE), American Defense Foundation, American Defense Lobby. Asociación Nicaragüenses en el Exilio, Asociación Nicaragüense pro Derechos Humanos, Bloque Opositor del Sur (B.O.S.), Council for Interamerican Security, Fundación Ruben Dario, Nicaraguan American Solidarity (NICAS), Nicaraguan Freedom Fighters, Partido Conservador de Nicaragua, Partido Socialcristiano de Nicaragua en el Exilio, Resistencia Nicaragüense, and Unidad Nicaragüense Opositora (UNO). Materials from some of these were grouped together in a series titled "Associations."

Also of notice are brochures advertising tourism to Nicaragua during the Sandinista regime, and memorabilia such as a handmade Nicaraguan crest, Nicaraguan paper money from the Sandinista era, and a pin that says "If you like Cuba you'll love Nicaragua."

Senator Mel Martinez papers

  • ASM0063
  • Collection
  • 1998-2009

The Senator Mel Martinez Papers, donated to the University of Miami in 2010, consist primarily of records created during Martinez’s service as a United States Senator for Florida from 2005 to 2009.  Comprised of 89 boxes, the collection includes legislative and committee files, schedules and appointments, correspondence with constituents and colleagues, speeches and floor statements, media coverage, casework files, campaign files, and administrative office records.  The collection also includes photographs, audiovisual materials, and electronic records that date primarily from 1998 to 2009, but also includes scans of photographs and memorabilia relating to Martinez’s childhood in Cuba and immigration to the United States.  Topics of research include American legislative history, Mel Martinez’s committee assignments, Florida projects, immigration, United States relations with Cuba, services for the elderly, and Florida’s environment, including issues relating to offshore oil drilling.

Martinez, Mel (Melquiades Rafael), 1946-

Miami Woman's Club records

  • ASM0043
  • Collection
  • 1903-2004

The Miami Woman’s Club Records document the club’s history, as well as its civic, community, and social activities from 1903-2004.The records include minutes from 1903-1914, 1921-1929, 1936-1939, and 1959-1967. The collection also includes yearbooks from 1907-2004, as well as correspondence (correspondents include: Judge Edith M. Atkinson, Louise Austin, Alice Johnston, Anne Stevenson Brown, Katherine B. Trippetts, Katherine S. Fitts, and Eva J. Lewis), financial reports, programs, photographs, and other documentation. Also included are over 50 scrapbooks documenting club activities, membership, and events dating from 1919-1979.

Miami Woman's Club (Miami, Fla.)

Augustus Seymour Houghton collection

Augustus Seymour Houghton collection

  • ASM0098
  • Collection
  • 1905-1948

The papers of A.S. Houghton (1866-1948) numbering approximately 4500 items consist of articles, printed matter, newspaper clippings, by-laws, legislative matter, and pamphlets. The material extends from 1905 to 1948 with the bulk of the papers falling within the period of 1929 to 1948.

The papers deal primarily with Augustus Houghton's work as a conservationist.  The material is broken down into the different organizations with which he was involved.  There is a large section of material dealing with the American Game Association, the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks, and the

Camp Fire Club of America but they are not a major part of the collection because Houghton corresponded and kept files on a diverse number of conservation and wildlife organizations.

The correspondence to and from August S. Houghton is varied and he had several principal correspondents, all of whom shared with him their interest in conservation.  His principal correspondents were: John B. Burnham, President of the American Game Protective Association, which later became the American Game Association; Carlos Avery, President of the American Game Association; Seth Gordon, President of the American Game Association; William Greely, leading member of the American Game Association; Erl Roman, Fishing Editor of the Miami Herald; Merlin Mitchell, Executive Secretary, Florida State Fish and Game Association and later secretary of the Florida Wildlife Federation; Jay N. (Ding) Darling, famous cartoonist and leading Florida conservationist; Dr. W.T. Hornaday, Zoological Gardens, N.Y.; Lithgow Osborne, Conservation Commissioner, State of New York; Raymond Torrey, Camp Fire Club of America; and Karl Frederick, President of the New York State Conservation Council.  Houghton also corresponded with F.G. Walton Smith, Director of the University of Miami's Marine Laboratory (now the Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences) and with Spessard L. Holland, Governor of Florida in the early 1940's.

Houghton, A. S., 1866-1948

A. Curtis Wilgus papers

A. Curtis Wilgus papers

  • ASM0201
  • Collection
  • 1901-1981

The A. Curtis Wilgus Papers document the pioneering efforts by historian and author A. Curtis Wilgus (1898-1981) in the area of Latin American studies and the emergence of "Pan Americanism." The correspondence, writings, research files, photographs and other materials also document the evolution of a trend in higher education during the 1920's and the 1970's, an increase in global awareness reflected in the introduction of "area studies" programs at many universities.

Wilgus, A. Curtis (Alva Curtis), 1897-1981

Thomas J. Wood papers

Thomas J. Wood papers

  • ASM0209
  • Collection
  • 1943-1966

Thomas J. Wood was professor of government at the University of Miami. The Wood Papers document the move to consolidate the city of Miami and Dade county governments.  Legislation introduced in 1945 represented the first effort to combine local governments and alleviate conflicts and confusion resulting from overlapping city and county functions.  The various municipalities, however, opposed the bill.  Although a similar effort was made in 1947, no change occurred until 1953 when the Metropolitan Miami Municipal Board organized to draft a new plan for municipal and county government in Dade County.  As the Board's initial step, it hired the University of Miami Government Department to supervise a survey of Greater Miami governments. The university contracted a firm of professional government consultants, the Public Administration Service of Chicago, to begin research.  Members of the Government Department reviewed the findings and reported to the 3M board.  A special Charter Board of the  3M board drafted a charter and legislation to reorganize local government and initiated a campaign to promote metro government.

The Wood papers include political advertisements, correspondence, minutes of meetings, clippings, transcripts of radio broadcasts, survey forms and government reports.

Wood, Thomas J.

H. Franklin Williams papers

H. Franklin Williams papers

  • ASM0202
  • Collection
  • 1956-1971

The H. Franklin Williams Papers provide an extensive record of the activities of the Economic Opportunity Program, Inc. (EOPI), a non-profit corporation established to provide "through governmental or private means economic opportunity for the citizens and residents of Dade County, Florida and to further assist in the war against poverty...". The program coordinated governmental units and local agencies involved in implementing the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Williams was a professor of history and administrator at the University of Miami from 1939 to 1972.

Williams, H. Franklin

Aviation ephemera collection

  • ASM0149
  • Collection
  • 1919-1945

The Aviation ephemera collection contains posters, reports, postcards, brochures, programs, pamphlets, and other ephemera from all parts of the globe relating to the subject of aviation and its vast history.

Haitian Gray Literature Collection

  • ASM0189
  • Collection
  • 1981-2012

A collection of several informally published papers, reports, bulletins, directories, brochures, articles and other documents, surrounding the Haitian culture both in and outside of the United States. Topics of interest include reports on the Haitian diasporic communities in South Florida and their economic situations, the history of Haitian refugees and detainees, and documents discussing Haitian civil rights in the United States.

The collection also contains a selection of materials from the Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center, located in Miami, Florida. Their organization is dedicated to providing a voice for the Haitian-American community in South Florida and assisting Haitian-Americans with any needs they may have in the following areas: social services, education, economic self-sufficiency, and access to health care.

Town of Wellington Planning Analysis Reports

Report: "Town of Wellington DRI Traffic Impact Analysis, Project #89854.01. Revised June 18, 1991. Prepared by: David Plummer & Associates, Inc."
Other reports as appendices:
The Town of Wellington: Fiscal and Social Implication for Palm Beach County, July 1991. Prepared by Neil G. Sipe, Anne H. Shermyen, and Jerome W. Milliman.
ACME Improvement District Public Facilities Report, March 1, 1991. Prepared by Howard L. Searcy; Reese, Macon & Associates, Inc.; and Geraghty & Miller, Inc.
An Archeological and Historical Survey of the Wellington Project, May 1990. By Robert S. Carr and Richard Haiduven for Williams, Hatfield, and Stoner, Inc.
Also includes surface and ground water analyses and roadway improvements.

David Plummer & Associates, Inc.

Scott-Carver Housing History collection

  • ASM0480
  • Collection
  • 1982-2016

The Scott Carver Housing History collection includes photographs, clippings, reports, ephemera, and digitized files of oral history interviews that document the advocacy work of Scott Carver Miami residents and activists for the restitution of the demolished Scott Carver homes.

Scott Carver Residents

Stephen Stein Retablos collection

  • ASM0611
  • Collection
  • 1983 - 1995

This collection contains research notes, reports, documents, pamphlets, and 3D objects from Stephen Stein, a history professor at the University of Miami. Most of his research captures the history, traditional, and political climate of South America in the 20th century with a focus on Peru as a center of study. The Peruvian retablos are from the master retablo maker, Nicario Jimenez Quispe, who inherited his skills from a long line of retablo makers in Alcamenca in Ayacucho, Peru, which is located in the Andes.

Stein, Stephen

Joseph Middlebrooks papers

  • ASM0153
  • Collection
  • 1961-2009

The Joseph Middlebrooks papers includes many of his research documents, administrative files, plaques, awards, drafts, development plans, architectural drawings, urban and development reports, portfolios, clippings, correspondence, audio-visual materials, and other materials related to his life's work.

Middlebrooks, Joseph

Government Reports and Development Plans

Collection of development plans and government reports. The bulk relate South Beach and Miami Beach redevelopment in the 1970s and 1980s. Outlying dates run from 1966 to the early 1990s.

Container list:

  1. Lincoln Road Preliminary Analysis. Prepared by: City of Miami Beach Department of Economic Development Planning Division. August 1979
  2. Española Way: Renaissance of the Spanish Village. Prepared by The City of Miami Beach Department of Planning. No date listed.
  3. Española Way Historic Preservation District Designation Report. Prepared by: City of Miami Beach Planning Department. March 1986.
  4. A Development Plan for Miami Beach: Phase One, May 16,1966. Prepared for the Miami Beach Development Commission by Stutsman, Kennelly, Neidigh, and Associates
  5. City Center Historic Convention Village Redevelopment and Revitalization Area Plan, February 1,1993. Prepared by: The City of Miami Beach Department of Development, Design, and Historic Preservation Services.
  6. A Development Plan for Miami Beach: PhaseTwo, May 16,1966. Prepared for the Miami Beach Development Commission by Stutsman, Kennelly, Neidigh, and Associates
  7. Old Miami Beach Historic District Planning Advisory Workshop August 17-18 Data Packet.
  8. Financial Analysis and Development Strategy, South Beach Redevelopment Plan. Prepared for: The Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency by Hammer, Siler, and George Associates. January 1977
  9. University of Miami Architecture: Contributions to a Preservation Movement. The Case Study of ‘Old Miami Beach’ Aristides J.Millas.
  10. Action Plan for Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Prepared by: Venturi and Rauch- Architects and Planners, David Jay Feinberg AIA- Associate Architect, and Richard Rose- Consulting Architect. November 16, 1978
  11. The Miami Beach Statistical Abstract. Prepared by: City of Miami Beach Department of Economic and Community Development. April,1992
  12. Feasibility Survey: South Shore Urban Area. Prepared for: Miami-Dade County Department of Housing and Urban Development an agency of the Dade County Commission and the City Council of Miami Beach with assistance from The Planning and Zoning Department of Miami Beach. January 1969.
  13. Comprehensive Development Master Plan for Metropolitan Dade County Florida. Prepared by: Metropolitan Dade County Planning Department. March 1975.
  14. Residential Rehabilitation Rent Comparables. Prepared by: The Miami Beach Development Corporation. January 1990.
  15. Public Financing Incentives. Prepared by: The Miami Beach Development Corporation. January 1990.
  16. South Shore Area Study and Comprehensive Development Plan. Prepared by: City of Miami Beach Planning and Zoning Department. February 1974.
  17. Retail Activity South of Dade Boulevard. January 1984-January 1990. Prepared by The Miami Beach Development Corporation.
  18. Real Estate Transactions. Art Deco District, South Pointe. Prepared by: The Miami Beach Development Corporation. January 1990.
  19. South Miami Beach Redevelopment Thesis Project. By Luis E. Moran. Fall 1977
  20. Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency Relocation Plan- no date or information on who it was prepared by.
  21. Social Analysis for the South Beach Redevelopment Project. Prepared by: Suzanne Keller. November 1976.
  22. Hydrodynamic Factors to be Considered in the Selection of Canal/Lagoon System at South Beach. Prepared by: John F. Michel, P.E.
  23. Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency: Rules and Regulations Governing Relocation Payments.
  24. Transportation of Traffic Analysis for the South Beach Redevelopment Plan of Miami Beach. Prepared by: Alan M. Voorhees and Associates. December 1976.
  25. Final Report: “South Beach” Redevelopment: Environmental Assessment for Planning. Prepared by: Wurster, Bernardi, and Emmons, INC. No Date Listed.
  26. The Museum District Plan Draft. Prepared by: Miami Beach Planning and Zoning Department. February,1989
  27. Ocean Drive Planning and Urban Design Strategy. Prepared by: City of Miami Beach Department of Planning. October 1984.
  28. Development of Regional Impact Assessment for South Shore Redevelopment Draft. Prepared by: South Florida Planning Council. July, 1978.
  29. Building Performance: Hurricane Andrew in Florida, Observations Recommendations, and Technical Guidance. Federal Emergency Management Agency and Federal Insurance Administration. February 1993.
  30. Abstract of Title: Lot 5 in Block 2 of Coral Gables Section "D", according to the Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 8, at page 25 of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida. Examined: October 22, 1936.

City of Miami Beach

Asociación Cubana de Mujeres Universitarias (ACMU) Records

  • CHC0509
  • Collection
  • 1994-2004

The records document activities of Asociación Cubana de Mujeres Universitarias.  The materials include minutes, financial reports, by-laws, correspondence, election advertisements, newspaper clippings, invitations and photographs.

Cuban Committee for Democracy Records

  • CHC0414
  • Collection
  • 1993-1994

The records document official activities of Cuban Committee for Democracy (CCD), which is association of Cubans committed to promotion of democratic dialogue in the US and to non-violent transition to democracy in Cuba. CCD is based in Miami. The materials include clippings, memorandums, official correspondence, invitations, pamphlets, financial reports, documents, Articles of Incorporation and meeting agendas.

Cuban Committee for Democracy

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