James and Harriet Meeks Collection, Circa 1941-1945

Extent:: 1 Folder
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: James and Harriet Meeks Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.

Scope and content:: James and Harriet Meeks Collection contains two World War II ration books, 35 photographs including images of the 1926 hurricane and the Meeks family from the 1920s through the 1950s, and one scrapbook of the Floirda Lions Motorcade to Chicago, July 14-17, 1937 with 75 photographs.
Biographical / historical:: James L. Meeks (1907-1975) and Harriet Kitteridge Meeks (1906-2004) lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They married on August 18, 1927. Her sister was Edna Kitteridge Jacobs, and the two sisters moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1925. Edna K. Jacobs was the founder of the Broward County Retired Teachers Association. Harriet was a longtime employee of the Fort Lauderdale National Bank and was active with the First United Methodist Church of Fort Lauderdale. James Lester Meeks was born in Liberty, Florida in 1907. James' brother was the Broward County Tax collector W. H. Meeks, Jr.
Acquisition information:: Harriet and James Meeks donated the materials to the Broward County Historical Commission on 08/20/1990 (Accession BCHA-1990.8). Harriet Meeks donated an accrual in 1990 (Accession BCHA-1990.11) and in 1993 (Accession BCHA-1993.9).
Processing information:: This collection received file level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
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Preferred citation:: James and Harriet Meeks Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.

Location of this collection:: Broward County Historical Archives

Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library

100 S. Andrews Avenue

Fort Lauderdale

FL

33301

USA