How did the city of Miami grow after World War II? How did urban planners think about building new pieces of the city's infrastructure in the 1920s? These are but a few of the important urban growth and development questions answered via the digitized documents that are included in this fine collection from Florida International University. The idea for the collection originated with former Miami...

This unique digital collection compiles featured materials from an exhibit at the Otto G. Richter Library at the University of Miami. This collection tells "a story of struggle, community challenges, and hope for Black Miami in the 20th century." These featured items have been drawn from four separate collections, including those from Professor Michael L. Carlebach (a photography professor at...

The history of women's clubs is fascinating and this rather unique digital collection from the University of Miami Libraries is a worthy look into how one such organization transformed the rapidly growing city of Miami and environs. The organization was founded in 1891 as the Housekeepers Club and over the next several decades its members worked on issues surrounding environmental conservation,...