Helen Landers Collection, 1926-1990
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Folder
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Helen Landers Collection (BCHA-1991.10), Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The Helen Landers Collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and multiple editions of the "Flying L" newspaper for Fort Lauderdale High School from 1926-1927 and 1938. It includes four photgraphs circa 1946 of Fern Hall School children on the beach, and four panoramic photographs of construction on Brickell Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- Biographical / historical:
Helen Elizabeth Herriott Landers was born in Springfield, Illinois on October 9, 1922. She moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1926 with her family. She graduated from Ft. Lauderdale High School in 1940, Florida State College for Women in 1944, and Baylor University in 1947. Helen Landers worked as a teacher and principal at Fern Hall School during the 1950s and 1960s in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 1990, she was appointed Broward County's second official historian for the Broward County Historical Commission and retired from this position in 2013.
Helen Landers married R. L. Landers and they had two children, Robert and James. She died on September 4, 2016.
- Acquisition information:
- Helen Landers donated the materials to the Broward County Historical Commission on January 8, 1991 (Accession BCHA-1991.10). Landers donated an accrual on May 5, 1997 (BCHA-1997.12).
- Processing information:
The Helen Landers Collection received container level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
The Helen Landers Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
Helen Landers Collection (BCHA-1991.10), Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library100 S. Andrews AvenueFort LauderdaleFL33301USA
