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In the News

1926 ~ The Miami Hurricanes’ First Season

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How did UM’s athletic program get started? What did the first team look like? Do you know how we came to adopt the name “the Hurricanes”?

With the fall semester and another exciting football season just around the corner, there’s no better time to explore the history of our team. A new exhibit from the University Archives features materials related to the Hurricanes’ first season, in 1926.

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The exhibit is located on the third floor of Richter Library, adjacent to the Presidential Portrait Gallery, which includes portraits of the five presidents of the University, from 1925 to present.

Sports history is one of the most frequently referenced topics at the Archives. In addition to directories and programs that have been donated to us by the University of Miami Athletics, resources such as the University of Miami Historical Photograph Collection, IBIS yearbooks, and The Miami Hurricane Archive Online (1927-2004) hold a wealth of information about UM sports through the decades. In the coming year, even more information on the subject will be available from the fifty linear feet of historical images, press clippings, and publications that were recently donated by the department.

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If you would like to learn more about the items on display in the exhibit or explore other topics related UM’s history, come by the University Archives, located on the 8th floor of Richter Library.

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Summer Renovations at Richter Library

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A series of improvements to Richter Library’s facilities are underway. These include much needed enhancements to services and furnishings in the student study areas, replacement of entry turnstiles, and a crucial renovation of the library’s collections processing and maintenance areas on the third floor.

Although the renovations may lead to higher noise levels on Richter’s main floors, quiet work spaces will continue to be accessible in the stacks (floors 4-7 and 9) as well as the reading rooms in Special Collections (8th floor) and the Cuban Heritage Collection (2nd floor). Computers, laptops, and tablets are welcome in all of these spaces. However, please be aware that since both reading rooms hold distinctive collections, they have a “pencils only” writing policy, and food or beverages are not permitted.

If you are having difficulty locating a quiet work space, please visit Access Services (at the library’s entrance) for further assistance. We appreciate your patience this summer as we update our facilities, and look forward to an improved library experience for all.​

Digital Collections, Events, In the News

Research on Diversity

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Diversity is a very important research subject for us. The question keeps coming back several times a year with slightly different angles depending on who is asking for what kind of research project.

The publication we use most is a history book “The University of Miami: A Golden Anniversary History, 1926-1976” written by Dr. Charlton W. Tebeau, 1904-2000, who was a professor at the UM, Chairman of the History Department, and a prominent historian of Florida. The chapter 12 of the book “Desegregation, Integration, and Minority” provides a perfect overview of the subject with many interesting historical facts and images.

Title page of the book “The University of Miami: A Golden Anniversary History, 1926-1976”

The University of Miami: A Golden Anniversary History, 1926-1976 in Richter’s Online Catalog

The Miami Hurricane, May 13, 1966 front page
The Miami Hurricane, May 13, 1966 front page

The Miami Hurricane is also an excellent source for news and events on the subject. You could read articles on student protests on campus. Martin Luther King was invited to the University for a lecture in 1966.

The Miami Hurricane Archive Online, May 17, 1968 article on student protest

The Miami Hurricane Archive Online, May 13, 1966 article on Dr. King visited the university

Benjamin Hooks, NAACP Executive Director, speaking at Black Culture Week
Benjamin Hooks, NAACP Executive Director, speaking at Black Culture Week

The UM Historical Photograph Collection can offer you effective visual images related to the subject, such as Dr. King’s memorial service held on campus in spring 1968 and the Black Culture Week held on campus in the 1970s.

Historical images taken at the Black Culture Week in the 1970s

List of black facluty found in the 1974-75 Malaika Handbook
List of black facluty found in the 1974-75 Malaika Handbook

Also, we hold a collection titled “Malaika” published in the 1970s and 1980s by the United Black Students of the university. I used this collection recently for a patron who was looking for pictures of black faculty in the past. We would love to archive additional materials like this one if available.

Malaika, handbook written by and for the Black Students and faculty of the University of Miami, 1972-1985

Richter's exhibition Truth Marches On

Richter’s exhibition Truth Marches On

Lastly, we would like to tell you we were proud to be a part of the research and exhibition effort for the Black History Month Exhibition held at the library for the first time this year. Please go to the link below for the subjects and exhibits presented at the exhibition. This wonderful website was created by my colleague Natapol Phensiriphand, Information Specialist, Education & Outreach department.

Themes and exhibits presented at Richter’s Black Heritage Month Exhibiton

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Tempo Part 2 ~ Meet the Former Managing Editor

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While digitizating the publication, a colleague found a webpage on Michael Dunn, 1934-1973, who was the Managing Editor of Tempo (his real name was Gary Miller). He later bacame a successful actor known for the role of Dr. Miguelito Loveless on the popular TV series The Wild Wild West in the 1960s.

Michael Dunn – as a Student at the University of Miami 1953-1956

19 year old Gary Miller is pictured above his “Thank You” article published in the May 1954 issue of Tempo (vol. 5, no. 6, May 1954, p. 2)

Please go to the link below for the Wiki page on the actor.

Wiki page on Michael Dunn

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First Three Directors of the UM Libraries

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I would like to share with you a very special picture of the first three directors of Richter Library below. The monumental picture was taken at Richter’s 1997 Holiday Party.

[Dr. McNeal (left), Mr. Bosseau (center), Mr. Rogers (right)]

We were able to locate the following names, titles, and dates of service in the “Library Roster (1947-)” in our collection.

1) Dr. Archie L. McNeal was the first Director served from 1952 to 1979. He was the director at the dedication of Richter Library in 1962.

2) Mr. Frank Rogers was the second Director from 1979 to 1997.

3) Mr. Don Bosseau was the Director of Libraries from 1997 to 2002.

4) Mr. William D. Walker was the Dean and University Librarian from 2003 to 2013.

5) Dr. Charles Eckman is the current Dean and University Librarian since December 2013.

Mr. William G. Harkins served as the first full-time Librarian of the University before Dr. McNeal from 1940 to 1952.

Please go to the link below for more about the library and its history. Opened in 1962, the Otto G. Richter Library at the University of Miami celebrated 50th anniversary in 2012.

http://library.miami.edu/50/