The Michael L. Carlebach photography collection consists primarily of black and white photographic prints taken and personally hand developed by Professor Michael L. Carlebach. In general, the images are thematically grouped around journalistic pieces published in newspapers, or artistic topics such as portraits and landscapes. The collection also includes pieces shown in various exhibits as well as photographs made for special assignments like the George McGovern 1972 presidential campaign and the exclusive insider’s look at the Krome Avenue Detention Center for refugees in South Florida. Another highlight of the collection includes photographs dealing with the medical profession, especially children in hospital settings. In addition to photographing using 35mm black and white film, Carlebach shot color slides, vividly portraying the flora and fauna of the Everglades, historic structures such as Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, and news stories dealing with the environment. The entire collection consists of over 5,000 silver prints, color slides, and publications. Currently over 2,000 items are digitized and made available online.
The Alumni Association records collection contains organizational records, including bulletins, minutes of meetings, and newsletters, among other items.
This collection contains reports, documents, guides, directories, and publications prepared by the Center for Urban and Regional Studies (also called the Center for Urban Studies) of the University of Miami.
The University of Miami Citizens Board records contains directories, committee files, reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, event files, requisitions, certificates, membership records, biographies, and other documents pertaining to the board and their initiatives from the 1950s through the 1970s.
This collection provides records of the commencement ceremonies held by all the schools and departments of the University of Miami since 1927. It consists of UM Commencement Programs in print (1927-2014), UM Commencement Recordings (2003-2014), UM Commencement Photographs (2002-2009), UM Commencement Hard Drives, and UM Commencement Scripts (2003-2009) transferred from the University of Miami's Office of Commencement.
The Bailey Diffie Papers include manuscripts, notes, copies, correspondence, classroom materials, bibliographies and other materials related to Diffie's research, teaching and publications on Latin America and the Caribbean.
This collection contains records and archival material either created or compiled by the University of Miami Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
This collection contains administrative records, programs, pamphlets, and other archival materials pertaining to the University of Miami's School of Music.
This collection contains annual reports, administrative documents, enrollment surveys and reports, committee reports, policies, periodicals, handbooks, student organization reports, and other documents pertaining to the activities and initiatives of the Division of Student Affairs.
The majority of the items found in this collection are photographs, negatives, and contact sheets of university buildings, its people, and events taken by the Office of Media Relations from the 1940s to the 1990s. Press releases, university publications, correspondence, and other materials created by the department are also available in the collection.
The Office of Media Relations is a department of the University Communications, and they are responsible for communicating information regarding the University’s achievements, faculty research, programs, and events to the local, regional, national, and international news media.
This University of Miami News Bureau records include memoranda, press releases, clippings, correspondence, notes, and other materials on a wide range of activities, programs, and individuals associated with the University of Miami.
This collection consists of interviews with School of Music faculty members and others recorded on cassettes. It also includes miscellaneous videotapes and a CD of the 2003 groundbreaking and celebration ceremony for the new School of Music building.
This collection contains awards, bylaws, ephemera, membership lists, pamphlets, newsletters, photographs, reports, procedures, and manuals pertaining to the Pi Omega Pi Chapter in University of Miami.
This collection contains scripts, schedules, program logs, and other administrative documents pertaining to University of Miami Radio and Television Department and their shows.
The Honors Day Convocation ceremony (begun in 1960 as Academic Honors Day) was established as a celebration of academic excellence. The Convocation recognizes distinguished undergraduates from all disciplines, outstanding members of the various honor societies and honors students to be graduated with General Honors. The different colleges, schools, departments, and academic honor societies select their most outstanding graduating seniors, and the Honors Program acknowledges students who have fulfilled the requirements to be graduated with General Honors. This collection contains assorted programs from the annual Honors Day Convocation ceremonies.
This collection contains the personal papers of the former Director of University of Miami Library, Archie McNeal, who was active from 1952 to 1979. His papers include correspondence; documents pertaining to other organizations and committees (including ALA, Library of Congress, Florida Library Study Commission, Association of College and research Libraries, Association of Caribbean Universities and Research Institute Libraries, Southern Association Library Committee) he was a part of, as well as conferences he attended; news articles; and other documents pertaining to his work as library director.
This collection contains reports from Otto G. Richter Library's Collection Development and Resource Management unit, including minutes of committee meetings and plans for the library's long-term goals.
This collection contains bulletins, budget and finance documents, committee and organization records, administrative documents, correspondence, topical files, contracts, campus plans, annual reports, promotion and tenure files, analyses, statistics, fact books, and other archival materials pertaining to Frank Rogers' administration as Director of Libraries from 1979-1997.
