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These papers contain information on Bea L. Hines, a columnist for the Miami Herald, and the black experience in Miami from 1979 and 1986. The collection consists of profiles, newspaper articles, photographs and correspondence. Of significance are Hines' columns dating from 1979 to 1986. See "Other URL" for more information.
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These papers document Alcee Hastings, Florida’s first African American Federal Judge. The collection consists of profiles, correspondence, general newspaper articles and newspaper articles dating from 1982 to 2001 that cover a court case filed against Hastings which spanned nearly a decade.
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This collection provides information on Tal Willard Fair. Fair has been president and CEO of the Miami Urban League for over 40 years, and is an active voice in the Miami black community. The Urban League has been a fixture in the Miami community for over 60 years. This collection contains photographs, resumes, biographical information and newspaper articles. See "Other URL" for more information.
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This collection contains information on schools and education in South Florida. It consists of brochures, calendars, certificates, correspondence, directories, financial material, fliers, journals, minutes, newsletters, newspaper articles, parent teacher association material, photographs, programs, reports, teachers' resource guides, videos and yearbooks.
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This themed, composite collection contains information on Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry, the first African-American woman elected to the Florida Legislature and Dade County's first black female attorney.
Born in Miami, Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry earned three degrees between 1946 and 1965, while mothering two children. Her bachelor's degree and law degree were from Florida A&M University; she also earned a master's degree in science from New York University. After careers as a teacher and a lawyer, Cherry was elected to the Florida House in 1970. She introduced the Equal Rights Amendment there in 1972, chaired the state's committee for International Woman's Year in 1978, and co-authored Portraits in Color.
The collection contains autobiographies, biographies, a poster (donated by Gamma Delta Sigma chaper of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, located in Oversize Materials, Box 1, Folder 18), pictures, programs, obituaries, certificates, awards, newspaper articles, correspondence, resumes, and other materials. See "Other URL" for more information.
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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.
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The Dr. Barbara Montford Collection is comprised of 12 issues of the Miami Medicine: The Official Publication of the Dade County Medical Association. These issues record her year as president of the organization from July 2018 to June 2019.
Dr. Montford during her year as president set out three major goals. She set out to work with the North Miami Police Dept. to work on officer response to mentally challenged patients. She also worked and supported the Trayvon Martin Foundation in their activities. Dr. Montford also set out to create a "Medical Staff Manual" as a way to help protect the rights of practicing physicians. The last goal was to increase membership and work out how to get physicians enrolled within multiple organizations.
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The Elmer Ward Family collection is comprised of some documents and mostly photographs. The documents all have to do with a White House Conference called "To Fufill these Rights" that took place in June of 1966. These range from press releases, conference notes, memorandums to statements by organizations such as core and the Department of Justice.
The Photographs document the life of the Ward and O'Dell Family. Dr. Elmer Ward was the owner and operator of the Economy Drug Store in Overtown. His wife Anna Belle O'Dell Ward is also featured prominently along with their family and friends. These photos depict various aspects of their life from their home, to vacations at Virginia Key Beach, St. Francis, as well as photos of the Economy Drug Store and Roosevelt Savings.