Collections: Finding Aids
Archon Manuscript Collections Hampton House collection Finding Aid
By Daria Myles, supervised by E Gibson
Title: Hampton House collection, 1955-2003
ID: 01/BAF MS_00094
Primary Creator: Black Archives (1977-present)
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: The collection is arranged by format into two series: Records and Photographs.
Subjects: Blacks -- Segregation, Cultural property -- Protection, Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration, Nonprofit organizations
Languages: English
This collection consists of materials relating to the history of the Hampton House and efforts to preserve the house from between 1955 and 2003, donated by Donald Irving, Jr., of Dade Heritage Trust, and Rick Ferrer, and supplemented by material collected by staff of the Black Archives. It documents early customer service, correspondence from the governor of Florida in 1968, and efforts taken by the Hampton House Board to prevent the Hampton House building from being demolished. Materials include: meeting minutes, agendas, a business and marketing plan, brochures, post cards, photographs, newspaper articles and correspondence. The collection contains very limited financial information.
The Hampton House was built in 1954 and opened in 1955 as the Booker Terrace Motel. In 1961, it was renamed the Hampton House Hotel and Villas. The Hampton House was a popular meeting place for blacks during segregation with a jazz club and North/South golf tournaments played by celebrities. In 1960, Mr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited the Hampton House.
Blacks -- Segregation
Cultural property -- Protection
Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration
Nonprofit organizations
Repository: The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South FL, Inc.
Alternate Extent Statement: 1 box
Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this material.
Use Restrictions: Finding aid (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: Enid Pinkney collection
Related Publications: "The Touch of Friendship," video, 1968
Preferred Citation: The Hampton House Collection, The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc., Miami, Florida.
