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This themed collection consists of materials relating to the Joseph Caleb Center collected by The Black Archives between 1977 and 2004. The collection documents services offered and events held at the center, news of the center’s opening, information on artwork found at the center, and information on the center's namesake, Joseph Caleb.
Joseph Caleb was chairperson of the Model City Administering Board; president of the Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 478 (AFL-CIO); voted Outstanding Citizen by the Dade Better Government League; and worked in the election campaign for Gwen Cherry. He was murdered in 1972 when he was 34. He left behind a wife and four children.
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This themed collection documents Haitians in South Florida, the U.S. legislative reaction to Haitians in South Florida, and Haitian government and politics. Material was collected by staff of The Black Archives. It consists primarily of clippings dating from 1979 to 1980 from Miami Herald and Miami Times, but also contains clippings from the following publications: Congressional Record, Emerge Magazine, Global Review, Jet Magazine, Liberty News, Miami Courier, Miami News, Saturday Review, and The Monitor. Subjects include: employment; former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide; Friendship M.E. Church; Haitian freedom of the press; Haitian elections; Haitian jails; Haitian relations with the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and the Bahamas; Jean Claude Duvalier (a.k.a. "Papa Doc"); Krome Detention Center; the murder of journalist Jean Dominique; "President for Life" status; refugee stories; the Rio Massacre; the Roman Catholic Church; slavery; Tropical Storm Jeanne; the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service; United States laws governing political asylum; and United States laws governing refugee status.
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The Black Archives' Audio and Audio Visual collection (AV collection) consists of documentaries, oral history interviews, music albums and other audio and audio visual recordings. Recordings may have use or technical restrictions.
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This collection consists of publications, including books, journals and brochures, contained in The Black Archives. Subjects include the African Diaspora, the history of Miami, and archival administration. Although the list may only be browsed by title, a general keyword search for author will recall individual authors. This list is updated regularly. For questions regarding publications not listed, contact The Black Archives.
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The Happy Birthday Miami collection is made up of information about The Black Archives’s events and activities in celebration of the the City of Miami's incorporation in 1896, and the role of black pioneers in establishing the city. Among the Happy Birthday Miami events that the Black Archives has participated in and hosted are: Pre Centennial, Centennial and Post Centennial Tea events, the Old Timer's festival, Cultural Fridays (Culturales Verdes), First Baby Born, and Happy Birthday Miami childrens' summer program.
The Black Archives Happy Birthday Miami celebrations originally consisted of Centennial Teas, i.e., Pre Centennial Tea, Centennial Tea and Post Centennial Tea. Pre Centennial Tea events happened prior to the City of Miami’s one hundredth birthday. The Centennial Tea occurred during the one hundredth anniversary of the City of Miami’s Incorporation. Post Centennial Teas were celebrated in years subsequent to the City of Miami’s one hundredth birthday. The Tea Celebrations recognized pioneer churches in the black Miami Community, some whose founders were members and of the City of Miami and historic black communities such as Coconut Grove and Colored Town/Overtown.
Happy Birthday Miami celebrations eventually grew to include other events such as First Baby Born at Jackson’s Memorial Hospital, Cultural Fridays at Called Ocho, and The Happy Birthday Miami summer camp event. The Black Archives held these events in partnerships with many organizations and governmental agencies.
The collection also contains information on the Miami Woman's Club Happy Birthday Miami celebrations.
See Finding Aid/Inventory for further description of collection contents.
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This collection consists of: funeral programs; death notices; funeral songs, hymns and prayers; and newspaper clippings relating to the passing of former residents and families of black South Florida. Click on "Series I: Obituaries and Funeral Programs" for names, nick names, birth dates, and death or funeral dates.
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The Panama Francis papers consists of photographs, certificates, correspondence, flyers and newspaper articles.
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The William H. Turner papers documents Turner’s career as a Dade County School Board member and Florida state senator. The most extensive part of the collection is Turner’s correspondence from his time as an elected official, predominantly incoming professional correspondence, with small amounts of outgoing and personal correspondence as well. The collection also includes newspapers and newspaper articles that Turner collected, including the Miami Herald, Miami Times, Miami News, Liberty City News, Miami Courier, Miami Today, Model City News, and two high school newspapers. Some of these articles are directly linked to Turner, and some are on issues that he was interested in. Additionally, the collection includes event programs, other printed material (such as newsletters), photos, and other miscellaneous materials.
The Turner papers provides information about the Miami-Dade public school system and the workings of the school board and state senate, containing correspondence between Turner and other elected officials, constituents, and advocacy organizations. The collection provides insight into the career of a black elected official, documenting his state senate campaign and elections, his communication with many other elected officials, the events he attended, and political campaigns and organizations with which he was associated. Particular subjects which are documented in the collection include: black history month events, school crime, Turner High School, Dade County Public Schools personnel matters, Overtown historic preservation, Bethune-Cookman College alumni events, Hurricane Andrew, the 1976 Jimmy Carter presidential campaign, and the 1996 Bill Clinton presidential campaign.
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The Lyric Theater records contains information on the reconstruction of historic Overtown's Lyric Theater initiated by The Black Archives, as well as materials relating to The Black Archives's administration of the theater. The Black Archives obtained National Register of Historic Places status for the building in 1988 and began restoration in 1989. It was reopened in March, 2000.
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This collection contains information on educator Marian H. Shannon. The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, newspaper articles, memorabilia, photographs, programs, and newspaper articles, as well as extensive Washingtonian and Tropical Dispatch collections. Subjects include: Booker T. Washington, Daddies’ Club, Mays High School, Northwestern High, North Dade High, Pan Hellenic, The Miami Informant, The Nite Life, The Work Shopper, and A.M.E. Church Histories. Of note, the collection contains a photograph of the Mary Elizabeth Hotel. See "Arrangement" and "Other URL" for more information.
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This themed collection contains information on the many local sites and landmarks in Black Miami, including historic cemeteries and African American named streets, parks and buildings. Materials include: correspondence, directories, guides, maps, newspaper articles, photographs, programs and other materials. The collection also contains biographical information on prominent officials after whom buildings were named and historic designation reports. See "Other URL" for more information.
Names in this collection include: Alonzo Kelly Park, Annie Coleman Gardens housing development, Arthur Mays Villas housing development, Black Police Precinct & Courthouse, Bunche Park, City of Miami Cemetery, Covenant Palms housing development, Culmer Plaza housing development, D. A. Dorsey House, Divine Mission Building, Dorsey Memorial Library, Dorsey Skill Center, Dr. William Chapman House, E. W. F. Stirrup House, Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetary, Fire House Complex, Fort Dallas, Head Start Centers, Health Centers, Helen M. Sawyer community center, Ingram Park, James E. Scott housing development, JESCA community center, Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetary, M.L.K. Jr. post office branch, MDC-Garth Reeves classroom building, Miami City Cemetery, Orchid Villa Monument, Pinewood Cemetery, Reeves Park, St. Agnes Episcopal Church, Tacolcy Center, Turner Guilford-Knight correctional center, Ward Rooming House, and Ward Towers housing development.
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These records contain information on religion and religious organizations in Miami. Materials include: awards, calendars, certificates, correspondence, directories, newspaper articles, newsletters, pictures, programs, reports, and other materials. See "Other URL" for more information.
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This collection contains information on Father Theodore R. Gibson. Gibson was a Canon in the Episcopalian religion and an active member in the black community of Miami. Gibson served on the city commission for nine years and resigned in 1982, prior to his death. The information was collected over a period of years and stored in its own collection in The Black Archives. It contains photographs, programs, profiles, correspondence, documents and newspaper articles. See "Other URL" for more information.
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This collection consists of 116 billboards, commissioned by Clyde Killens and created by Sam Rabin, advertising entertainment acts in Overtown during the 1940s through the 1960s.
The billboards measure: 119 cm (length) x 77 cm (width) x 3 cm (depth). They are made of mixed media and are enclosed in wood and glass frames.
Catalog of billboards:
1. The Dells
2. Big Show
3. X-mas Night Big Show
4. Nappy Brown
5. Fay Ray Shelar
6. Timi Yuro
7. Yvonne Fair
8. Chris Kenner
9. Doris Troy
10. The Five King Pins
11. Joe Henderson
12. Ladies Night
13. Special 5 Big Acts
14. Billy Haley
15. Freddie Scott
16. Classic Night Dance
17. Shift Dress Ball
18. Sam & Dave
19. Piano Red
20. The Sensations/The Falcons
21. Miller Sisters
22. Barbara Lewis
23. Chuck Jackson
24. Matinee Dance
25. The Laddins
26. Coeds/Chicke Horne/Buttercup
27. Clyde McPhatter
28. Carnet Mimms and the Enchanters
29. All Star Floor Show
30. E. Lois foreman
31. Soul Sisters
32. Count Basie
33. B. B. King
34. Ben E. King
35. Big Waitress Ball
36. Big Show Tonight
37. Coasters
38. Mary Wells
39. Joan Procter*
40. Ted Taylor
41. Etta Jones
42. The Fascinations
43. Jerry Butler
44. Roy Hamilton
45. Betty Lovett
46. Lou Johnson
47. Freddie Scott
48. Impressions
49. Patti Labelle
50. Five Royals
51. Chickie Horne
52. Sam & Dave
53. The Zeniths
54. Ruth Brown
55. The Tams
56. Nina Simone
57. J. Fred Muggs
58. Barbara Lynn
59. Olivette Miller
60. Jimmy Ricks
61. Milly Collier
62. Johnny Nash***
63. Ada Lee
64. Louisiana Red
65. Cookies
66. Tommy Hunt
67. Little Willie John
68. Gloria Lyn
69. Bell Brothers
70. Garnet Mimms
71. Valadeers
72. Little Esther
73. Dodo Greene
74. Betty Everett
75. The Vibrations
76. Chanteers
77. Sonny Johnson
78. Halloween Masquerade
79. Little Eva**
80. Thanksgiving Show
81. Major Lance
82. Coeds
83. Falcons
84. Matinee Dance
85. Dakota Staton
86. Jean Dushon
87. Paul Kelly
88. Red Foxx
89. Marv Johnson
90. Dick Gregory
91. Steve Alaimo
92. Rufus Thomas
93. Janette Washington
94. Big Dee Irwin
95. Friday Night Show
96. Theola Kilgore
97. Inez Foxx
98. Bo Diddley
99. Sam Cooke
100. Dee Dee Sharp
101. Easter Show*
102. Wildman Steve Revue
103. Solomon Burke****
104. Drifters**
105. Bill Robinson
106. Red Foxx
107. Aretha Franklin
108. Dinah Washington
109. Big Maybelle
110. Etta James
111. Etta James
112. Brook Benton
113. Hank Ballard
114. Ruby & the Five Romantics
115. Falcons
116. Duke of Earl
*Damage Glass
**Damage Rope
***Special Artwork
****Frame Damage
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These papers contain information on Benny O’Berry, the first African-American to graduate from the University of Miami. O’Berry also served in the United States Military and owned and operated a driving school. The collection consists of biographical information, newspaper articles, posters, publications and correspondence. See "Other URL" for more information.
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This collection contains four published books written by Abraham Thomas. Three books are paper back and one is in a binder.
Martini, Banana and Pork 'N' Beans Republic, by Abraham Thomas, Four-G Publishers, Inc, Winter Park, 1998
From the Griot, by Abraham Thomas, Four-G Publishers, Inc, Winter Park, 2000
Tales from the Griot, by Abraham Thomas, Four-G Publishers, Inc, Winter Park, 2000
Weezie, by Abraham Thomas, Cafornia Haynes Thomas Winter Park 2003
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This collection consists of programs presented at The Black Archives Charter Day Honors Luncheons. The Charter Day Honors Luncheon honored and recognized contributions by African Americans to the heritage of South Florida and celebrated community members’ milestones. It was also a fundraiser for The Black Archives. The first Charter Day Honors Luncheon was held in 1989 to commemorate the founding of The Black Archives by Dr. Dorothy Jenkins Fields in 1977. The last Luncheon was held in 2007.
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This collection contains calendars from 1994 to 2017 created by the AT&T (formerly Bellsouth) Liberty City Community Relations Team (CRT) with the assistance of The Black Archives. Each calendar contains the annual black history theme obtained from the ASALH (Association for the Study of African- American Life and History), brief biographical sketches of local black leaders in the South Florida area, and information on places and events that have made a considerable contribution to the history and/ or social status of the South Florida black community. The calendars serve as a quick research guide to individuals seeking significant information on local members of the community. The collection does not contain the materials used to compile the information contained in the calendars.
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These papers contain information on Barbara Carey-Shuler, Miami commissioner. The collection consists of autobiographies, biographies, pictures, programs, obituaries, certificates, awards, newspaper articles, correspondence, resumes, and other material. See "Other URL" for more information.
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