Broward Hotel Collection, 1940-1951, 1974
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 2 Items
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Broward Hotel Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection contains as scrapbook of the Broward Hotel, also known as the Hotel Broward, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The scrapbooks contains clippings and other ephemera dating from 1940 to 1951. The scrapbook was compiled by Fort Lauderdale Publicity Bureau, a local advertising agency for the Broward Hotel (which opened in 1919 as Fort Lauderdale's "first tourist hotel."). It also contains fragments of wood from the lobby of the Broward Hotel.
- Biographical / historical:
The Broward Hotel opened in 1919 and closed in 1974, and was demolished that same year. It was located on the corner of Las Olas and Andrews Avenue.
- Acquisition information:
- County Commissioner J. W. "Bill" Stevens donated the materials to the Broward County Historical Commission in 1974 (Accession BCHA-1974.1).
- Processing information:
The collection was processed at the container level. This finding aid may be updated.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Preferred citation:
Broward Hotel Collection, 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
