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University of Miami Special Collections Finding Aid - Marjory Stoneman Douglas collection (ASM0158) Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.4.0 Printed: May 21, 2018 Language of description: English University of Miami Special Collections 1300 Memorial Drive Coral Gables FL United States 33146 Telephone: (305) 284-3247 Fax: (305) 284-4027 Email: [email protected] https://library.miami.edu/specialcollections/ https://atom.library.miami.edu/index.php/asm0158 Marjory Stoneman Douglas collection Table of contents Summary information ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Administrative history / Biographical sketch .................................................................................................. 3 Scope and content ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Notes ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Access points ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Series descriptions ........................................................................................................................................... 5 id184142, Martha Hubbart papers, ............................................................................................................... 5 id388796, Audio Tapes, ............................................................................................................................. 11 id389075, Correspondence and Records, ................................................................................................... 16 - Page 2 - ASM0158 Marjory Stoneman Douglas collection Summary information Repository: University of Miami Special Collections Title: Marjory Stoneman Douglas collection ID: ASM0158 Date: 1964-2006 (date of creation) Physical description: 7 boxes Language: English Dates of creation, revision and deletion: Administrative history / Biographical sketch Note Marjory Stoneman Douglas was born April 7, 1890 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was raised in Taunton, Massachussets after the divorce of her parents. Marjory attended the public school in Tauton, and Wellesley College, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where she majored in English composition, graduating in 1912 with an A. B. degree. After her mother's death and the end of her brief marriage, Douglas moved to Miami to work with her father, Frank Stoneman, then the editor of The Miami Herald. Douglas left the Herald in 1923 after many years working on the Galley, a daily column that always included a poem. As an assistant editor on the paper, Douglas also wrote editorials urging protection and development of Florida's unique regional character in the face of rapid commercial development. After leaving the paper, she devoted herself to her literary career, writing of short stories, forty (40) of which were published in the Saturday Evening Post and other magazines between 1923 and 1938, many winning O. Henry and other awards. In 1947, Douglas published "The Everglades: River of Grass", a best-selling guide and natural/political history that not only raised public consciousness regarding the Everglades but also helped to diminish the national misperception of wetlands in general as swamps. Douglas also became a leader of the successful campaign for the establishement of Everglades National Park and in 1969 helped to found the conservation organization, Friends of the Everglades. Marjory Stoneman Douglas died in her home in Coconut Grove, Florida, on May 14, 1998 at the age of 108. Administrative history / Biographical sketch Note Marjory Stoneman Douglas was born April 7, 1890 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was raised in Taunton, Massachussets after the divorce of her parents. Marjory attended the public school in Tauton, University of Miami Special Collections Page 3 ASM0158 Marjory Stoneman Douglas collection and Wellesley College, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where she majored in English composition, graduating in 1912 with an A. B. degree. After her mother's death and the end of her brief marriage, Douglas moved to Miami to work with her father, Frank Stoneman, then the editor of The Miami Herald. Douglas left the Herald in 1923 after many years working on the Galley, a daily column that always included a poem. As an assistant editor on the paper, Douglas also wrote editorials urging protection and development of Florida's unique regional character in the face of rapid commercial development. After leaving the paper, she devoted herself to her literary career, writing of short stories, forty (40) of which were published in the Saturday Evening Post and other magazines between 1923 and 1938, many winning O. Henry and other awards. In 1947, Douglas published "The Everglades: River of Grass", a best-selling guide and natural/political history that not only raised public consciousness regarding the Everglades but also helped to diminish the national misperception of wetlands in general as swamps. Douglas also became a leader of the successful campaign for the establishement of Everglades National Park and in 1969 helped to found the conservation organization, Friends of the Everglades. Marjory Stoneman Douglas died in her home in Coconut Grove, Florida, on May 14, 1998 at the age of 108. Marjory Stoneman Douglas was born April 7, 1890 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was raised in Taunton, Massachussets after the divorce of her parents. Marjory attended the public school in Tauton, and Wellesley College, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where she majored in English composition, graduating in 1912 with an A. B. degree. After her mother's death and the end of her brief marriage, Douglas moved to Miami to work with her father, Frank Stoneman, then the editor of The Miami Herald. Douglas left the Herald in 1923 after many years working on the Galley, a daily column that always included a poem. As an assistant editor on the paper, Douglas also wrote editorials urging protection and development of Florida's unique regional character in the face of rapid commercial development. After leaving the paper, she devoted herself to her literary career, writing of short stories, forty (40) of which were published in the Saturday Evening Post and other magazines between 1923 and 1938, many winning O. Henry and other awards. In 1947, Douglas published "The Everglades: River of Grass", a best-selling guide and natural/political history that not only raised public consciousness regarding the Everglades but also helped to diminish the national misperception of wetlands in general as swamps. Douglas also became a leader of the successful campaign for the establishement of Everglades National Park and in 1969 helped to found the conservation organization, Friends of the Everglades. Marjory Stoneman Douglas died in her home in Coconut Grove, Florida, on May 14, 1998 at the age of 108. Scope and content This collection consists of archival materials acquired that relate back to Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the well known environmentalist who was a major force in the fight to preserve the Everglades. University of Miami Special Collections Page 4 ASM0158 Marjory Stoneman Douglas collection Notes Title notes Arrangement The collection is organized into series based on the source of the donations. If a donation of materials is large enough, it will constitute its own series. However, many items will be placed in an additional, "miscellaneous" series as well. Restrictions on access The collection is open for research. Conditions governing use Due to this collection being a combination of materials from a variety of sources, we cannot assign a blanket rights statement to the entire collection. Any questions regarding copyright will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. Related material Marjory Stoneman Douglas papers Other notes • Publication status: Published • Description identifier: ArchonInternalCollectionID:1490 Access points • Douglas, Marjory Stoneman (subject) • Audiocassettes (documentary form) • Audiovisual materials (documentary form) • Videocassettes (documentary form) Series descriptions Series id184142: Martha Hubbart papers Scope and content: University of Miami Special Collections Page 5 ASM0158 Marjory Stoneman Douglas collection This series comprises the materials donated by Martha Hubbart, personal secretary to Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Correspondence dominates the series, including letters to Marjory Stoneman Douglas from former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. The series also includes photographs, newspaper clippings and articles, primarily related to either Marjory Stoneman Douglas or the Everglades. There are also files from the Friends of the Everglades organization. Publication status: Published File / item list Ref code Title Dates Access status Container id184143 File - 1 id184235 File - Correspondence n.d. 1 1 id184236 File - Correspondence 1972-1978 1 2 id184237 File - Correspondence 1982-1984 1 3 id184238 File - Correspondence 1985 1 4 id184239 File - Correspondence 1986 1 5 id184240 File - Correspondence 1986 1 6 id184241 File - Correspondence