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Henry D. Perry Collection, Circa 1950-1972

 

Summary

Extent:
4 Oversize Print Boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Henry D. Perry Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The Henry D. Perry Collection contains scrapbooks and photographs documenting the development of Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Miramar, Memorial Hospital in West Hollywood, Pembroke Road Baptist Church, Hollywood Federal Savings and Loan, the Perry Airport, and the lives of Henry D. Perry and his family.

Biographical / historical:

Henry D. Perry and Annabel C. Perry owned dairy farm properties that comprise large portions of what are now West Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, and Mirarmar. Perry's Dairy milk trucks and bottles were iconic aspects of the local community. Henry and Annabel Perry were active members of the community and donors of public lands, and are the namesakes for North Perry Airport, Henry D. Perry Middle School (Henry D. Perry Education Center), and Annabel C. Perry Elementary School. They were also founders of Pembroke Road Baptist Church. Henry D. Perry was president and chairman of the board for the Citizens Bank of West Hollywood, and was involved in the construction of Hollywood Memorial Hospital in 1961.

Annabel Carter Perry was born in Miami December 8, 1904 and passed away August 28, 2002 in Hollywood, Florida. She married Henry D. Perry in 1924 in Miami. They had two sons.

Acquisition information:
Annabel C. Perry donated the collection to the Broward County Historical Commission on June 5, 1978 (Accession BCHA-1978.14).
Processing information:

This collection was processed and finding aid updated by Erin Purdy in April 2026. 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

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

Henry D. Perry Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.

Location of this collection:
Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library
100 S. Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale
FL
33301
USA