Hampton House collection
Item
Title
Hampton House collection
Description
This collection consists of materials relating to the history of the Hampton House and efforts to preserve the house from between 1955 and 2003, donated by Donald Irving, Jr., of Dade Heritage Trust, and Rick Ferrer, and supplemented by material collected by staff of the Black Archives. It documents early customer service, correspondence from the governor of Florida in 1968, and efforts taken by the Hampton House Board to prevent the Hampton House building from being demolished. Materials include: meeting minutes, agendas, a business and marketing plan, brochures, post cards, photographs, newspaper articles and correspondence. The collection contains very limited financial information.
The Hampton House was built in 1954 and opened in 1955 as the Booker Terrace Motel. In 1961, it was renamed the Hampton House Hotel and Villas. The Hampton House was a popular meeting place for blacks during segregation with a jazz club and North/South golf tournaments played by celebrities. In 1960, Mr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited the Hampton House.
The Hampton House was built in 1954 and opened in 1955 as the Booker Terrace Motel. In 1961, it was renamed the Hampton House Hotel and Villas. The Hampton House was a popular meeting place for blacks during segregation with a jazz club and North/South golf tournaments played by celebrities. In 1960, Mr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited the Hampton House.
Identifier
BAF MS_00094
Alternative Title
Hampton House collection
Date Valid
1955-2003
Date Created
1955
Date
2003
Creator
Daria Myles, supervised by E Gibson
Extent
0.50
Is Part Of
4
Abstract
NULL
Conforms To
The collection is arranged by format into two series: Records and Photographs.
Type
0
Has Part
1 box
Access Rights
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Rights
Finding aid (c) 2010 The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Director of The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. An image license agreement must be signed prior to recording or copying images.
Source
NULL
Accrual Method
NULL
Date Accepted
NULL
Spatial Coverage
NULL
Provenance
NULL
Relation
Enid Pinkney collection
References
"The Touch of Friendship," video, 1968
Accrual Policy
NULL
Date Copyrighted
NULL
Language
0
Bibliographic Citation
NULL