Barbara Carter Collection, Circa 1940s-1960s
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Half Hollinger Box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Barbara Carter Collection (AARLCC-2007.5), AARLCC Special Collections, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The Barbara Carter Collection contains papers and 27 photographs related to life in Florida during the 1940s through the 1960s. Photographs include images of Black people, Zeta Phi Beta sorority, a meeting of the Interdenominational Choirs' Union of Fort Lauderdale, and flooding in downtown Fort Lauderdale during the October 1947 hurricane.
Papers include an Orange Bowl program dated December 10, 1949, Mount Hernon African Methodist Epsiscopal Church of Fort Lauderdale (Mt. Hernon AME Church) programs and ephemera, a 1948 map of Florida, a 1951 calendar from Fifth Ave. Market - Bass Bros., a 1960 McWhite School of Cosmetology commencement program, business cards, and the Fort Lauderdale Bell Tel News from August 1960.
- Processing information:
This collection received processing at the container level by Erin Purdy in November 2024. The collection was processed at the item level by Adam Anderson in March 2025. 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 Barbara Carter Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
Barbara Carter Collection (AARLCC-2007.5), AARLCC Special Collections, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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African American Research Library and Cultural Center, Broward County Library2650 Sistrunk BoulevardFort LauderdaleFL33311USA
