By Marie Jovin, Shaleen Godfrey, supervised by Emily Gibson
Collection Overview
Title: Neighborhoods and Communities of Black South Florida collection, 1907-2010
Predominant Dates:1907-2010
ID: 01/BAF MS_00082
Primary Creator: Black Archives (1977-present)
Extent: 3.0 Linear Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: The collection has been arranged by neighborhood.
Subjects: African Americans -- Segregation, Blacks -- Segregation, Discrimination -- Florida -- Dade County, Families, Black, Housing, Minorities -- Housing, Social changes, Urban renewal, Zoning
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This themed, composite collection consists of materials relating to community development and community events in South Florida's black neighborhoods and communities. It contains: booklets, certificates, correspondence, deeds, flyers, invitations, maps, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, petitions, photographs, programs, reports, and site proposals in various formats including CDs and cassettes. The collection includes the following noteworthy people: Athalie Range, Billie Holiday, Commissioner Arthur E. Teele, Commissioner Dorrin Rolle, D.A. and Rebecca L. Dorsey, Dr. James Franklin Sistrunk, Governor John Martin, Marleine Bastien, Mayor Alvin Miller, Mayor Helen Miller, Philippe Derose, Senator Kendrick Meek, and Thomas Petersen. Series descriptions contain neighborhood boundaries.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South FL, Inc.
Alternate Extent Statement:
6 boxes
Access Restrictions:
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Use Restrictions:
An image license agreement must be signed prior to recording or copying images.
Related Materials:
Overtown collection, Sites & Landmarks collection of South Florida, Personalities collection - Thomas K. Peterson, Miami Dade Model City Program records
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Allapattah, 1977-1990],
[
Series 2: Belle Glade, 1984-1985],
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Series 3: Broward County, 2001],
[
Series 4: Brownsville, 1978-2004],
[
Series 5: Carol City, 1989-1999],
[
Series 6: Carver Village, 1987],
[
Series 7: Collective Communities, 1949, 1985-2006],
[Series 8: Coconut Grove, 1907-2009],
[
Series 9: Coral Gables, 1983-2005],
[
Series 10: Downtown Miami, 2005],
[
Series 11: El Portal, 1997],
[
Series 12: Fisher Island, 1978-1998],
[
Series 13: Florida City, 1993],
[
Series 14: Fort Lauderdale, 1985-2006],
[
Series 15: Goulds, 1948-2004],
[
Series 16: Hialeah/Seminola, 1973-2002],
[
Series 17: Homestead, 1990-2000],
[
Series 18: Key West, 1794,1844-2006],
[
Series 19: Leisure City, 1993],
[
Series 20: Liberty City, 1978-2004],
[
Series 21: Lemon City Cemetary and Community Corporation, 1925 - 2010],
[
Series 22: Little Haiti, 1979-2006],
[
Series 23: Little River, 1976-1993],
[
Series 24: Maps, 1907-1974],
[
Series 25: Miami Beach, 2010],
[
Series 26: Miami-Dade, 1966-2003],
[
Series 27: Miami Gardens, 1981-2007],
[
Series 28: Modella, 1985-1987],
[
Series 29: Naranja, 1991-1993],
[
Series 30: North Miami Beach, 1966-1978],
[
Series 31: Opa-locka, 1961-2002],
[
Series 32: Perrine, 1993],
[
Series 33: Palm Grove, undated],
[
Series 34: The Railroad Shop, 1913-2007],
[
Series 35: Richmond Heights, 1950-2009],
[
Series 36: South Dade, circa 1990s],
[
Series 37: West Palm Beach, 1950-2005],
[
Series 38: Wynwood, 2001],
[
Series 39: McFarlane Homestead, 1948-2001 (1988-2001)],
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