John Melendi collection of Photographs and Postcards, 1940s-1950s
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Melendi, John Charles (1937-2018)
- Extent:
- 0.21 Linear Feet
- 1 boxes
- Language:
- English Spanish; Castilian
- Preferred citation:
John Melendi Collection of Photographs and Postcards, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
Background
- Scope and content:
Includes 24 black and white postcards (4" x 5 ½"), 16 photographs and photographic reprints (3 ½" x 5" to 8" x 10" in size, primarily black and white), and one booklet (7 cm., 6 leaves, black and white; missing covers).Many of the postcards feature images of the Centro Asturiano de La Habana as photographed by Julio Argüelles. Many of the photographs of Manuel and Susie Melendi at various events in Ybor City and Tampa, Florida. The booklets contains photographic images of Havana, Cuba.
- Biographical / historical:
John Charles Melendi was born on December 3, 1937 in Tampa to Manuel and Susie Melendi. John had a long career at the University of South Florida managing the bookstore and then part of the the leadership team that founded the USF College of Medicine. He retired from USF in 1993 as the Associate VP for the Health Science Center. He passed on September 17, 2018.
Manuel Melendi waas born on November 28, 1904 in Havana, Cuba. He married Susie Burrows on January 15, 1928. They lived in Tampa, Florida and he was Pres. of Loyal Knights of America, fraternal orgnaization established in 1890.
- Acquisition information:
- John C. Melendi
- Arrangement:
Collection organized by type of material.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Terms of access:
None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.
- Preferred citation:
John Melendi Collection of Photographs and Postcards, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
- Location of this collection:
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The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122TampaFL33620-5400USA
