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Melanie Rosborough papers

  • ASM0165
  • Collection
  • 1940-1983

Dr. Melanie Rosborough was a language professor and administrator for the University of Miami from the time she joined the faculty as Professor of German in 1927. The Melanie Rosborough Papers document her academic career, activities with professional academic organizations, and University of Miami religious organizations and activities.

Rosborough, Melanie

McFadden aerial photograph collection

  • ASM0310
  • Collection
  • 1955-1977

This collection contains aerial photographs of Miami-Dade, Broward, West Palm Beach counties, and other areas of Florida.

Mayerson, Evelyn Wilde papers

  • ASM0129
  • Collection
  • 1983-1996

Evelyn Wilde Mayerson was an associate professor of English at the University of Miami and the director of its English composition program. She was also a published novelist and playwright. Her papers consists primarily of typescripts, galleys and research files.

Mayerson, Evelyn Wilde, 1934

Max Rameau Papers

  • ASM0084
  • Collection
  • 1992-2011

The Max Rameau papers (1992-2010) document his extensive activism for the homeless and the poor within the South Florida communities of the African diaspora. The collection  will be of interest to scholars and students of movements such as the Umoja Village, the Scott-Carver Tenant Council, Miami Dade Election Reform and Take Back the Land. The materials document advocacy work on behalf of people displaced from their homes as a result of  low income housing policies, gentrification, and the U.S. foreclosure crisis at the beginning of the 21st century.  The Max Rameau papers also point to connections between activist groups promoting the economic rights of the diverse constituency  of the African diaspora which reside in Liberty City and Little Haiti. Finally, the collection serves as a record of Mr. Rameau's work with organizations such as Brothers of the Same Mind,  the Haitian American Grassroots Coalition and the Center for Pan African Development.

Rameau, Max

Marzi Kaplan collection

  • ASM0627
  • Collection
  • 1984-2014

Drawings and caricatures of literary, music, and television figures. Features portraits of people who were involved with the Key West Literary Seminar, Lit Live, Books & Books, Miami Dade Collage, Nova Singers, University of Miami, BCC Audit South, or the Miami Book Fair International.

This collection also includes some poetry and prose by Marlyne Marzi Kaplan.

Mary McDougal Axelson papers

  • ASM0020
  • Collection
  • 1917-1970

The Axelson Papers document the family life and professional careers of several  members of the McDougal and Axelson families. Materials relating to Mary McDougal Axelson document her life as a political activist and writer. A leader and organizer of political, literary, and women's groups, Axelson participated in the women's club movement, women's suffrage activities, democratic party politics, health reform, and the world peace campaign. She gained a national and international reputation for her work "Life Begins" which appeared in the form of a novel, play and film. Files also document the accomplishments of family members including her parents, Daniel Archibald and Myrtle McDougal, her sister Violet, husband Ivar Axelson and daughter Mary Ivonne Axelson.

Axelson, Mary McDougal

Marsha Matson collection

  • ASM0364
  • Collection
  • 1996 - 2004

Marsha Matson is a council member of the city of Palmetto Bay and a former professor of the University of Miami who retired after teaching American government, local government, and public administration for 22 years. This collection consists of reports, correspondence, audio-visual materials, newsclippings, financial records and other documents pertaining to district and municipal zoning in Miami-Dade County and the incorporation of Doral.

Matson, Marsha

Mark F. Boyd collection

  • ASM0037
  • Collection
  • 1493-1953

The Mark F. Boyd Collection contains materials relating to Florida and United States history as well as to natural history and medicine.  The collection, arranged in six series, includes maps, newspapers, prints, photographs, pamphlets, original documents, copies of historical documents, reprints of articles and other materials.

Boyd, Mark F., 1889-1968

Marjory Stoneman Douglas papers

  • ASM0060
  • Collection
  • 1890-1998

The Papers consist primarily of  typescripts, correspondence, photographs, diaries, scrapbooks, clippings and other primary source materials documenting the life and career of Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

Douglas, Marjory Stoneman, 1890-1998

Marjory Stoneman Douglas collection

  • ASM0158
  • Collection
  • 1964-2006

This collection consists of archival materials acquired that relate back to Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the well known environmentalist who was a major force in the fight to preserve the Everglades.

Douglas, Marjory Stoneman, 1890-1998

Marilyn Gottlieb-Roberts papers

  • ASM0707
  • Collection
  • circa 1970-1999

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.

Gottlieb-Roberts, Marilyn

Margaret J. Mustard papers

  • ASM0281
  • Collection

Margaret J. Mustard is renowned for her research and publications regarding tropical plants, specifically the mango. She was a researcher in the University of Miami’s Tropical Food Research Laboratories.

Malcolm J. Ross papers

  • ASM0168
  • Collection

Manuscripts, clippings, pamphlets, and correspondence of author and University of Miami Press editor Malcolm Ross.

Ross, Malcolm, 1895-1965

Magic City Lumber Co. records

  • ASM0419
  • Collection
  • 1917

Stock certificates of the Magic City Lumber Company in Miami, Florida.

Magic City Lumber Company

Maggie Steber Photography collection

  • ASM0218
  • Collection
  • 1986-2010

The Maggie Steber Photography Collection contains thirty-three signed and dated 11x14 inch color prints on art paper and eleven large framed (33 1/4" x 43 3/4") prints. The collection documents photojournalist Maggie Steber's work in Haiti from 1986 to 2010.

Steber, Maggie

Mabel Blake papers

  • ASM0030
  • Collection
  • 1967-1972

The Mabel Blake Papers document the activities of Mabel Blake, a member of the National Council of Negro Women from 1967-1972. The papers include copies of the NCNW constitution of 1967, correspondence, pamphlets and programs, materials from a regional conference, and notes and clippings. Financial records, membership lists, and information on the founder of the NCNW, Mary McLeod Bethune are also arranged in these files.

Blake, Mabel

Lyn MacCorkle papers

  • ASM0125
  • Collection
  • 1975-1983

The Lyn MacCorkle papers consists of research materials for two bibliographies that MacCorkle published in the 1980s: Cubans In The United States: A Bibliography For Research In The Social And Behavioral Sciences , 1960-1983 (1984) and Faculty Publications, University Of Miami (1986). The papers contain bibliographies, articles, drafts, resumes, essays, reports, and letters.

Louis J. Hector papers

  • ASM0619
  • Collection
  • circa 1930s-2000

The collection contains the personal papers of Louis J. Hector, in the form of clippings, invitations, letters, memorandum, notebooks, photographs, and reports. Prominently represented are files pertaining to the University of Miami, the Southeast Banking Corporation, Pan American World Airways, Inc., the Civil Aeronautics Board, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Gallery, the National Humanities Center, and the Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Hector, Louis J.

Louis C. Karpinski map collection

  • ASM0309
  • Collection
  • 1694-1938

The Karpinski Map Collection contains maps from the Caribbean, the Southeast of the United States, the Mediterranean, Central America, and South America.

Louinès Louinis Haitian Dance Theater collection

  • ASM0204
  • Collection
  • 1959-2017

The Louinès Louinis Haitian Dance Theatre collection contains photographs, pamphlets, programs, ephemera, audio-visual materials (VHS and DVDs), clippings, correspondence, and other archival materials documenting the history of the theater and its founder, Louinès Louinis.

Louinès Louinis Haitian Dance Theater

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