Hugh W. Lester Sr. Collection, 1925-1927, 1955
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Folder
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Hugh W. Lester Sr. Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The Hugh W. Lester Sr. Collection contains 11 photographs dating from 1925 to 1927 of the Lester family, thier house, and the Obispo Apartment building that was located at 200 SE 16th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Three of the photographs show the aftermath of the 1926 hurricane. The collection also contains a 1955 article titled "The Great Florida Hurricane" written by Hugh C. Lester.
- Biographical / historical:
Hugh Wetzel Lester Sr. was born on October 16, 1884 in Minnesota. After serving in World War I, he originally moved to Boston, Massachusetts to practice law, but left the area due to his poor health. In the 1920s he moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and practiced law there. He also owned the Obispo Apartments that were later used as the nurses' quarters of Broward General Hospital. He passed away on January 15, 1957.
- Processing information:
This collection received container 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
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
Hugh W. Lester Sr. 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
