Scope and Contents: This collection consists of the papers of L. L. Brooks, owner of the Bonded Collection Agency, Inc. and former mayor of Islandia, collected by Mr. Brooks from 1934 to 1980. The collection documents Brooks' interest in the urban renewal movement and the daily business of the Bonded Collection Agency, Inc. It also contains information about other organizations that he worked with and some personal information. The papers include newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, lists, accounting documents, manuals, blueprints, programs, citations, reports, minutes, notices, legislation, cetificates, maps, booklets, brochures, transcripts, drawings, invitations, obituaries, and memorandums. Of note, the collection contains information regarding the forced relocation of Overtown residents during construction of the expressway, as well as two chronologically organized newspaper scrapbooks documenting news coverage of urban renewal in Miami during the Civil Rights Movement. This collection does not contain extensive biographical information.