This themed collection consists of information from 1981 to 1989, including: newspaper articles, photographs, and a flyer.  The bulk of the collections is newspaper articles. There is a gap in our collection from 1989 to 1996 when he resigned as Commissioner for District 5 due to corruption charges.

The collection refers to his elections and re-elections in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 and 1989, the Sunshine Law, lobbying, Aids, City Manager Joe Carollo, 1983 curfew  licenses for disco dances, and Overtown Development Plan. The collection does not contain information regarding his arrest.

Miller Dawkins, former City of Miam Commissioner, was born on March 10, 1925 in Ocala, Florida.  He was first elected to the City of Miami Commission in 1981, before the city had districts.  Dawkins worked with Carrie Meek, T. Willard Fair and many community activists. He was a U.S. Merchant Marine veteran.  He organized many of the Model City programs and was The Director of special programs for Miami-Dade Community College before beginning his political career.

Commissioner Dawkins resigned in 1996 after allegations of corruption.  He begin serving his 27-month sentence June 5, 1997.  He pleaded guilty in January to taking $30,000 in bribes.

Dawkins pushed for olympic size pools in Liberty City's Charles Hadley Park.  A small municipal park on eighth avenue at 47th terrace and the olympic size pool near Hadley park were named after him.

Dawkins earned degrees from Florida Memorial College and The Universtiy of North Colorado and was a member of Omega Psi Phi.