Maitland Hill Collection, Circa 1915-1947
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Half Hollinger Box
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
The Maitland Hill Collection contains 13 photographs of Davie and Fort Lauderdale circa 1915-1947, newspaper clippings, and other epehmera. Images show early Davie baseball team, damage from the 1926 hurricane, the first Broward County school bus, and more.
- Biographical / historical:
Maitland Hill (1903-1995) was an early resident of Broward County and Davie, Florida. He was eight in 1911 when he moved with his parents to South Florida. Mr. Hill was in the first class to graduate from 8th grade at the Davie School. After graduating from Fort Lauderdale High School in 1922, he briefly worked in local citrus groves and served in the military during World War II, but mainly worked in the construction industry through the 1970s.
- Processing information:
The collection was processed at the container level by Erin Purdy in September 2026. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions or new acquisitions to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Places:
- Davie (Fla.)
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library100 S. Andrews AvenueFort LauderdaleFL33301USA
