The bulk of this collection consists of postcards of Miami Beach and Greater Miami-Dade county, with representation of other areas in Florida depicting architecture, landscape, and scenes of travel and leisure, such as the International Pan American Airport, Miami Florida, the Hialeah Race Course, The Naples Hotel, Naples-on-the-Gulf, Florida, the Casino at Las Olas Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, the Ringling Mansion in Sarasota, FL, and many more. Materials mostly consist of postcards, color illustrations, and souvenir picture books. This collection was indexed by the Architecture Research Center as a project to commemorate the contributions of Aristides J. Millas, a beloved professor of the University of Miami School of Architecture, and as a resource for students, faculty and external researchers seeking historic images of Florida.
Binder 1: Miami Beach, Florida Binder 2: Miami Dade County / City of Miami, Florida Binder 3: Miami Dade County (South) Binder 4: Miami Dade County (North) Binder 5: Florida general
This collection contains various materials documenting the history of LGBTQ+ people and culture in Miami Beach, Florida. Included within are periodicals, ephemera, general documents, photographs, and audiovisual materials documenting Miami Beach's queer history through the lives, activism, and historical contributions of spouses Dennis Leyva and Clark Reynolds, the donors of this collection.
This collection intersects with the history of the Winter Party Festival, one of the biggest annual LGBTQ+ celebrations for the Greater Miami and Miami Beach areas, as Dennis Leyva and Clark Reynolds are among the co-founders of the event. This collection also compliments the Safeguarding American Values for Everyone (SAVE) records, as they both have worked closely with the organization for decades.
