William H. Turner papers

Overview

Scope and Contents

Biographical Note

Adminstrative Information

Detailed Description

Correspondence

Newspaper Articles

Printed Material

Events

Personal and Biographical Material

Subject Files

Photographs

Title: William H. Turner papers, 1975-2006

Predominant Dates:1975-1978, 1991-1993

ID: 01/BAF MS_00011

Primary Creator: Turner, William H. (1931-2002)

Extent: 3.75 Linear Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The collection is divided into 7 series: Correspondence, Newspapers, Printed Material, Events, Personal and Biographical Material, Subject Files, and Photos.  The Subject Files series includes three folders: Dade County Public Schools, Education, and Overtown.  Original order was maintained for the Correspondence series, resulting in a rough chronological order.  The other series were arranged chronologically.  The Correspondence series contains some photos and printed material, which were retained with the other correspondence.

Subjects: Overtown (Miami, Fla.)

Languages: English, Spanish;Castilian

The William H. Turner papers documents Turner’s career as a Dade County School Board member and Florida state senator.  The most extensive part of the collection is Turner’s correspondence from his time as an elected official, predominantly incoming professional correspondence, with small amounts of outgoing and personal correspondence as well.  The collection also includes newspapers and newspaper articles that Turner collected, including the Miami Herald, Miami Times, Miami News, Liberty City News, Miami Courier, Miami Today, Model City News, and two high school newspapers.  Some of these articles are directly linked to Turner, and some are on issues that he was interested in.  Additionally, the collection includes event programs, other printed material (such as newsletters), photos, and other miscellaneous materials. 

The Turner papers provides information about the Miami-Dade public school system and the workings of the school board and state senate, containing correspondence between Turner and other elected officials, constituents, and advocacy organizations.  The collection provides insight into the career of a black elected official, documenting his state senate campaign and elections, his communication with many other elected officials, the events he attended, and political campaigns and organizations with which he was associated.  Particular subjects which are documented in the collection include: black history month events, school crime, Turner High School, Dade County Public Schools personnel matters, Overtown historic preservation, Bethune-Cookman College alumni events, Hurricane Andrew, the 1976 Jimmy Carter presidential campaign, and the 1996 Bill Clinton presidential campaign.

Overtown (Miami, Fla.)

Repository: The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South FL, Inc.

Alternate Extent Statement: 8 Archive boxes

Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Use Restrictions: (c) 2010 The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.  Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Director of The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc.  An image license agreement must be signed prior to recording or copying images.

Related Materials: Education collection, Overtown collection, Dade County Public Schools Bi-Racial/Tri Ethnic committee records