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The collection includes a substantial body of writings by George Merrick, known primarily as the founder of the city of Coral Gables in South Florida. In 1916, he married Eunice Peacock, granddaughter of Coconut Grove pioneers, Charles and Isabella Peacock. The correspondence, short stories, essays, manuscripts, poems, speeches, clippings, proposals and plans from the collection document the literary aspirations, as well as the real estate career of George Merrick.  His papers also include correspondence, clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and ephemera from Eunice Peacock Merrick and other members of the Peacock and Merrick families. George Merrick’s close ties with the University of Miami and his contributions to the institution’s expansion are documented through correspondence, newspapers clippings, and ephemera. Finally, the collection includes extensive literature (newsletters and books) from the Rosicrucian and Christian Science communities. Please refer to the bibliography for a listing of the books.

Dr. Granville Fisher was the head of the Psychology department at the University of Miami, and an independent artist. He founded the Granville Galleries on Ponce de Leon and Bird Road in 1959. The Granville Fisher Collection contains materials documenting his work as a psychologist and as an artist. The collection holds two scrapbooks as well as periodicals, pamphlets, programs, certificates, awards, letters, postcards, photographs, negatives, clippings, and one illustration with poetry dedicated to his son.

From 1926 to 1991, Eastern Airlines had endured as one of the major and more well known airlines in the Americas. This collection captures important fragments of its long history and its influence on the airline industry through the eyes of its former employees and passengers. The materials contained within include: ephemera, 3D objects, uniforms, manuals, administrative files, photographs, albums, and other types of documents pertaining to Eastern Airlines.

Almost all items contained in this collection have been generously donated to the University of Miami by individuals donating on behalf of the Eastern Airlines Retiree Association [EARA], or former employees who have contributed to the collection on an individual basis.

This collection contains scrapbooks, loose prints, and photo albums of Canada, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Miami, Miami Beach, and other countries in South America and the Caribbean.

The collection contains digital photography created by Carl Moore on various trips to Cuba, including contemporary Cuban street scenes and portraits of dancers. Many of the photographs feature dancers from Compañía Codanza in Holguín. Other topics photographed include agriculture, nature and country life; baseball and sports; street vendors and the sugar industry; and transportation. Moore traveled throughout the island and photographed in the following cities and towns:
• Baracoa
• Bayamo
• Boca de Yumurí
• Camagüey
• Cienfuegos
• Gibara
• Guantánamo
• Guardalavaca
• Havana
• Holguín
• Isla de Juventud
• Las Tunas
• Manzanillo
• Matanzas and Varadero
• Moa
• Niquero
• Pinar del Río
• Remedios
• Río Cauto
• Santa Clara
• Santa Lucía
• Santiago
• Santo Domingo
• Sierra Maestra
• Trinidad
• Viñales

This collection contains photographs originally from the 1950s that were used to create the Ibis yearbooks of that era.

This collection contains performance programs, brochures, graphics, ephemera, slides, press releases, news clippings, photographs, negatives, and other assorted records and reports from the University of Miami's Ring Theatre.

The Lowe Art Museum collection contains records, reports, correspondence, cookbooks, publications, and other documents pertaining to the museum's publicity, administration, and events.

This collection contains black and white photographs of the members of the UM Symphony Orchestra during the early 1950s.

The Tom Austin papers include the published articles, research notes, manuscripts, drafts, correspondence, photographs, ephemera, clippings, and other materials collected and produced by the prolific Miami/South Beach writer, editor, and columnist, Tom Austin (1955-2022).

Collection consists of correspondence, various iterations of Gottlieb-Roberts' art work (from drafts to finals), photographs (including slides and Polaroids), promotional materials, video cassettes (VHS, U-Matic, L-750) of performances, press, and more, from the 1970s through the 1990s.

Born in New York City, Evan H. Rhodes (1929-2010) is a noted Key West-based author who penned many novels over the course of his lifetime, including the novel, The Prince of Central Park, which had been adapted into both a feature-length film and a musical. He graduated from New York University with a Master of Arts degree and then worked as a screen reader for Columbia Pictures and Universal International before settling down in Key West to write novels. He was also a member of the Author's League of America, the NYU Alumni Federation, and the Library of the British Museum and had exhibited his own sculptures at the Washington Square Gallery in New York City.

His papers contain a wide arrange of material documenting his noteworthy literary career, including manuscripts, playscripts, drafts, notes, research files, promotional materials, news clippings, reviews, correspondence, poetry, audio-visual materials, photographs, and ephemera.

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.

This collection contains aviation research related to the loss of Flight 7, PAA-94, Pan American Clipper Romance of the Skies in the mid-Pacific on November 8, 1957. Included within are documents, photographs, notes, memoranda of conversations, and interview transcripts used in the research and writing of two magazine articles by Gregg Herken and Ken Fortenberry. Also included in the collection are the articles which appeared in Air & Space and Smithsonian magazines.

The collection contains scrapbook pages related to the Cuban Telephone Company, including a document, clipping and photographs; one document titled "Resolución No. 105" by the Empresa Nacional Telefónica "13 de Marzo," signed by Carlos Tejera Paz, 1964; and one issue of Unidad, the bulletin from Federación de Trabajadores Telefónicos de Cuba en el Exilio, Año XXXV, Nos. 419/423, Agosto/Diciembre 1997.