Author Laura Kalpakian, described by some critics as one of the "most unheralded, brightest talents" in the country, has published several novels and short story collections, novellas, short stories, essays and interviews for magazines and newspapers including Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, McCall's, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, and Hawaii Review.
The Laura Kalpakian Papers contain manuscripts and drafts of stories, novels, and speeches. Correspondence relates to the creation and publication of several works. Writings are arranged in chronological order within three series: Novels, Short Stories and Other Writings, and Short Story Collections.
This collection contains applications, reports, memos, and other information regarding grants made to the Richter Library by the IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services).
This collection contains the administrative files created and compiled by the Office of the University Librarian during William Walker's tenure as the University of Miami University Librarian and Dean of Libraries.
The Jean P. Lesperance Papers consist of correspondence, articles, book manuscripts, and newspaper clippings relating to the merging field of management studies. Lesperance joined the University of Miami faculty in 1947and taught management courses. He later served as the director of the Time and Motion Study Laboratory.
The Sergio Rodríguez Papers contain booklets, pamphlets, and maps; periodicals; state and university reports; audiovisual materals and correspondence from Rodríguez's tenure at the University of Miami.
The Hartwell Hunter scrapbook contains black and white photographs, clippings, and memorabilia following his experiences as a student at Swarthmore Preparatory School (1926-1927) and the University of Miami (1928-1932).
The Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club Collection is comprised of administrative files, publications, events and exhibitions programs, and photographs of this Cuban women’s club. The materials in this collection primarily document the Lyceum’s services and activities, e.g. art exhibitions, children’s programs, and its famous flower arrangement classes and shows, from its inception until its closing by Castro’s government in 1968.
The George Gershwin Festival was sponsored and presented by the University of Miami's School of Music on October 27, 28, and 29, 1970. The scrapbooks contain concert programs, promotional materials, press articles, correspondence, and photographs of the event.
The M.S. Mishler Collection consists of two account books of Mr. M.S. Mishler and one account book of the Little River Mutual Telephone Co. of Little River, Florida. Mr. Mishler and his family moved in 1899 from Chicago to Little River, an area south of Opa-Locka and east of Hialeah in Miami-Dade County. The account books also contain notes and clippings regarding South Florida weather and the hurricane of 1926.
US Publications was the official newspaper of the United Black Students of the University of Miami in the 1970s.
The University Archives holds three issues of the newspaper: Vol. 1, No. 1, October 1, 1974 (2 copies); Vol. 1, No. 2, November 1, 1974 (3 copies); and Vol. 1, No. 3, February 22, 1975 (1 copy).
INTAR Theatre Records include the organizational records of New York-based INTAR Theatre, one of the oldest Hispanic theater companies in the United States. The collection contains scripts, musical scores, correspondence, financial records, photographs, audiovisual materials, posters, programs, clippings, and other materials related to INTAR Theatre productions from its founding in 1966 to 2004. The collection also includes the records of INTAR's Latin American Gallery.
The 28-page book was written by Rex T. Hall and published in January 1959 by the Instrumental Music Center in Detroit, Michigan. The author is an alumnus (class of 1938) of the University of Miami.
The Japanese editions of VLSI electronics [Japanese title: Cho LSI elekutononikusu] in 3 volumes were published by Gendai Kogakusha in Tokyo, Japan in 1983. It was edited by Norman G. Einspruch, former Dean of the College of Engineering, University of Miami.
The original title was published from 1981 to 1982 by Academic Press, Inc. in New York.
The 11-page publication Topicos Educacionales contains 11 essays on education in Spanish and English written by Ileana Ros in the 1980s. It was published by Editorial AIP in Miami, Florida.
The University Archives holds 3 copies of the publication.
Carlos Sanz was the author of several articles and books dealing with cartography and the discovery of the New World. The Sanz map collection includes 19 reproductions of maps and charts originally published between 1482 and 1598 by well known cartographers such as Mercator, Juan de la Cosa, Contarini, and Ptolemy. These maps form part of 50 items reproduced and published with a commentary by Sanz in his two volume work entitled Mapas antiguos del mundo: (siglos XV-XVI) (Madrid, 1962).
The publication contains 14 papers presented at the University of Miami Accounting Conference, which was organized by the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants held at the new University of Miami Knight International Conference Center in Miami, Florida on September 22-23, 1983.
The publication includes 7 presentations made by University of Miami faculty.
The 6-volume publication "The Political and Socio-economic Role of the Military in Latin America" was published by the Center for Advanced International Studies, University of Miami circa 1972.
The publication represents results of work sponsored by the Directorate of Doctrine, Concepts and Objective (AF/XOD), DCS/P&O, Headquarters, USAF, under Contract F44620-68-C-0084.
The records of the Save the Alhambra Water Tower Committee document the successful mission of a local historic preservation organization to protect the Alhambra Water Tower, a Coral Gables landmark. The collection includes scrapbooks, committee records, financial documents, photographs, and minutes of meetings.
The Alhambra Water Tower, once a functional part of the Coral Gables water system, has survived time and weathering to remain an architectural symbol of the community. The Save the Alhambra Water Tower Committee raised money and awareness to contribute to the refurbishment and preservation of the historic structure.
