This collection contains a sound reel of the Dante Festival program celebrating the 7th centenary of writer Dante Alighieri. The program was held in Brockway Hall of the Otto G. Richter Library.
Simón Daro Dawidowicz was a businessman and art collector who resided in Miami, Florida. A long-time resident of Colombia, Dawidowicz had a strong interest in Latin American liberator Simón Bolívar and his lasting influence on Latin America. Da...
Dr. Josephine Johnson is Professor Emeritus of the University of Miami School of Communication, former Chair of the Department of Communications, and alumna of the University. Her scholarship extends from W. B. Yeats to post-modern British poets. ...
Otto G. Richter Library Directors Records consists of documents generated by the Office of the Library Director from the 1950s to present, such as correspondence, policies, budget, and donors. Only the persons authorized by the Dean of the Librar...
This film is titled "Otto G. Richter Library dedication, Ralph Renick reports. WTVJ Channel 4, film." The original is in 8mm film format and was later digitized and transferred to DVD and mini DV tape. The length of the film is 35 second...
This collection contains miscellaneous reports from Richter Library's Collection Development and Resource Management unit, including minutes of committee meetings and plans for long-term goals.
This report concerning the Richter Library building was written by the University of Miami Facilities Planning & Programs in July 1987. It is 71 pages long with 6 additional floor plans.
This collection contains the working papers and the final report of the Richter Library self-study team. The 225-page-long final report was compiled by the Library Faculty and Staff Study Team members: Ronald P. Naylor (Chair), Carol F. Ahmad, Mer...
Mildred Merrick, who headed the Otto G. Richter Library's Reference Department, worked for the library from 1959 to 1991. William Walker, Dean of the University of Miami Libraries, interviewed her about the history of the library on April 11...
The audio recording "The early years of the University of Miami Library: a personal reminiscence" contains a talk given by George W. Rosner at a meeting of the University of Miami Library Staff Association held at Brockway Lecture Hall, ...
The 90 minute video recording contains an oral history interview of Mrs. Marcella U. (Ungar) Werblow. She was a daughter of Arthur A. Ungar, who was a trustee of the university from 1930s to 1960s. She was also an aunt of Leonard Abess, Jr., a f...
The collection contains bylaws written by the Library Faculty Council of the University of Miami Libraries, correspondence, and meeting minutes. Only the authorized personnel by the University Archives can access the documents.
This University of Miami Friends of the Library records contains 11 boxes of audio recordings of their events held between 1960 and 1977. See the attached container list for the list of the speakers and topics. The tapes were professionally remast...
This collection contains the original printed catalog cards, along with photocopies, which describe the older items kept in the Special Collections unit of the Richter Library.
This collection contains architectural drawings in color of the Richter library proposed 1999-2003 renovation, especially including the Dauer Clock Tower.The University undertook major renovations from 1999 to 2003. The Dr. Maxwell and Reva B. Dau...
The Ana Rosa Núñez Papers contain both the personal papers of, and material collected by, Cuban librarian Ana Rosa Núñez. It includes articles, papers and newspaper columns written by Núñez, correspondence, postcards, photos, and books. Also inclu...
University of Miami Legacy contains photographs and media selected from the University of Miami Historical Photographs Collection and the Oral History Collection housed in the Special Collections of the University of Miami Libraries. The inspirat...
The digital exhibit "University of Miami Desegregation” was created by librarians and staff of the Otto G. Richter Library to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the desegregation at the University.It highlights the pivotal moments of desegre...
