The historical blueprints and the drawings of UM buildings are important components of the University Archives. The items in the collection are identified by building name, architect, location, types of materials, and date. Materials range in date from the earliest days of the University in the 1920s to current day materials.
The Undergraduate Honors Theses collection contains papers written by University of Miami undergraduate students from 1989 to the present. University Honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude) are determined by a minimum GPA unique to the school or college from which undergraduate students have studied.
The U.M. Historical Photograph Collection holds over 500,000 photographs, negatives, and slides that document the University’s growth from the 1920s through the presidency of Henry King Stanford in the 1970s. The collection is especially rich in images showcasing UM sports, the expansion of each campus, student life, and special events such as commencement ceremonies.
The collection consists of CD-Rs and reports on demolished buildings on the University of Miami's Coral Gables campus. The CDs contain historical photographs and blueprints of the buildings. The reports list thumbnail images and descriptions and blueprints of the photographs.
The study was conducted for the University of Miami by Elizabeth Chifari of Holland & Knight in Miami. The historical images and building plans in the reports were provided by the University Archives.
