William G. Crawford Provident Hospital Collection, Circa 1943-1948
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Folder
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
William G. Crawford Provident Hospital Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The William G. Crawford Provident Hospital Collection consists of two pieces of correspondence sent from Dr. Von D. Mizell and the Provident Hospital Assocation to Martin Frost. The first piece is a Provident Hospital Association fundraising letter from Feburary 1943, and the second is a letter from Dr. Von Mizell to Martin Frost regarding his campaign for the Broward County School Board, 10 Mar 1948 written on Dr. Mizell Clinic Letterhead.
- Biographical / historical:
Martin C. Frost (1885-1965) was one of the largest tomato farmers and a politician and developer in Dania, Florida.
Dr. Von D. Mizell (1910-1973) was the second Black physician in Broward County and in 1938 helped establish Provident Hospital in Fort Lauderdale. He also was the founder of the local NAACP chapter. When Provident Hospital was founded, it was the only hospitial that Black patients had available to them.
- Acquisition information:
- William Crawford, Jr. donated the materials to the Broward County Historical Commission in Novmeber 1998 (Accession BCHA-1998.18).
- Processing information:
This collection received item level processing. 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:
The William G. Crawford Provident Hospital Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
William G. Crawford Provident Hospital 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
