From 1926 to 1991, Eastern Airlines had endured as one of the major and more well known airlines in the Americas. This collection captures important fragments of its long history and its influence on the airline industry through the eyes of its former employees and passengers. The materials contained within include: ephemera, 3D objects, uniforms, manuals, administrative files, photographs, albums, and other types of documents pertaining to Eastern Airlines.
Almost all items contained in this collection have been generously donated to the University of Miami by individuals donating on behalf of the Eastern Airlines Retiree Association [EARA], or former employees who have contributed to the collection on an individual basis.
The collection consists of scrapbooks containing slides, presentations, and publicity reports for the Marlboro Cup, Coca-Cola, the Fair of Spain, and the Fair of Seville in Miami produced by Sánchez and Levitan, Inc. The donation also included CDs, four VHS tapes, clippings, artist books and exhibition catalogs.
The collection contains digital photography created by Carl Moore on various trips to Cuba, including contemporary Cuban street scenes and portraits of dancers. Many of the photographs feature dancers from Compañía Codanza in Holguín. Other topics photographed include agriculture, nature and country life; baseball and sports; street vendors and the sugar industry; and transportation. Moore traveled throughout the island and photographed in the following cities and towns: • Baracoa • Bayamo • Boca de Yumurí • Camagüey • Cienfuegos • Gibara • Guantánamo • Guardalavaca • Havana • Holguín • Isla de Juventud • Las Tunas • Manzanillo • Matanzas and Varadero • Moa • Niquero • Pinar del Río • Remedios • Río Cauto • Santa Clara • Santa Lucía • Santiago • Santo Domingo • Sierra Maestra • Trinidad • Viñales
This collection contains materials used in the University of Miami Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Celebration exhibit, which mostly consists of reproductions of images of the university and university life mounted on foam-core boards.
This collection contains administrative records, correspondence, donor information, and other archival materials documenting his term as the University of Miami Director of Libraries from 1997-2002
This collection contains aviation research related to the loss of Flight 7, PAA-94, Pan American Clipper Romance of the Skies in the mid-Pacific on November 8, 1957. Included within are documents, photographs, notes, memoranda of conversations, and interview transcripts used in the research and writing of two magazine articles by Gregg Herken and Ken Fortenberry. Also included in the collection are the articles which appeared in Air & Space and Smithsonian magazines.
The collection contains scrapbook pages related to the Cuban Telephone Company, including a document, clipping and photographs; one document titled "Resolución No. 105" by the Empresa Nacional Telefónica "13 de Marzo," signed by Carlos Tejera Paz, 1964; and one issue of Unidad, the bulletin from Federación de Trabajadores Telefónicos de Cuba en el Exilio, Año XXXV, Nos. 419/423, Agosto/Diciembre 1997.
The collection contains Cuban stamps from 1855-2000; materials related to José Lezama Lima, including a LP of his poems, a photocopy of "Coloquio con Juan Ramón Jiménez," and genealogical information; a typescript of "El mar que me circunda" by Juana Rosa Pita, and an invitation to the exhibition "Pablo Cano: The Toy Box" (2004). The collection also contains a VHS tape with footage of the donation of letters from José Lezama Lima to the Cuban Heritage Collection.
The University of Miami Office of Human Relations records contains correspondence, schedules, annual reports, workshop information, news articles, memos, contracts, teacher profiles, budget documents, minutes, and other related administrative documents.
This collection contains materials regarding University of Miami Women's Equity initiatives. Materials housed within the collection include the following: news articles, correspondence, bibliographies, curriculums, reports, evaluations, brochures, guides, newsletters, programs, inventories, surveys, publications, and audio-visual materials (audiocassettes, beta max tapes, reel-to-reel tapes).
This collection documents the nine-week worker's strike and protest by University of Miami's janitors who were a part of the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) in 2006. The collection contains audio-visual materials (CDs and DVDs), correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, newsletters, posters, memos, and contracts.
The Tom Austin papers include the published articles, research notes, manuscripts, drafts, correspondence, photographs, ephemera, clippings, and other materials collected and produced by the prolific Miami/South Beach writer, editor, and columnist, Tom Austin (1955-2022).
The records include course descriptions, class schedules, enrollment reports, ground school records, materials related to civilian pilot training, Aeronautic Board War Training Services, Pan American Airways, Inc. Navigation Section, U.S. Naval Airways Navigation School, U.S. Naval Flight Preparation School, and transcripts.
The Finlay B. Matheson collection includes more than 2,411 photographs; 112 maps, surveys, and architectural plans; and 13 books related to William John Matheson and his immediate family. Estate documents and other documents containing historical and biographical information pertaining to the Matheson family and their various business ventures can also be found within this collection, as well as drawings, postcards, and some of the first aerial view photographs of Key Biscayne, Coconut Grove, the Miami River, and the Florida Keys. Florida's landscape during the early 20th century is captured throughout the various albums and scrapbooks and attests to a more leisurely lifestyle before the advent of skyscrapers and multi-lane highways. Furthermore, the collection provides an in-depth glimpse into the burgeoning social life of early inhabitants who gathered at the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club.
This collection contains performance programs, brochures, graphics, ephemera, slides, press releases, news clippings, photographs, negatives, and other assorted records and reports from the University of Miami's Ring Theatre.
This collection contains annual reports, memorabilia, news articles, reports, certificates, meeting minutes, photographs, legislative documents, signs, and materials from the Undergraduate Student Body Government (USBG), which had been collected and maintained by the former Vice President for Student Affairs of University of Miami, William R. Butler. This collection also contains the series of interviews, captured on VHS and U-matic, that he conducted while working at University of Miami.
The collection consists of film and videos depicting the history and development of the University of Miami from its establishment in 1925 to present. These visual works were created by various schools and departments of the University, such as the University Communications, the School of Communication, and the University of Miami Athletics.
