The collection is arranged in the following series: Correspondence, Documents, Newspaper articles (arranged chronologically), Photographs, Publications.
Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this material.
Rights: Medicine and Health collection(c)2011 The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. All Right 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.
Scope and Contents: This collection consists of materials documenting health and medicine in black South Florida, assembled by staff of The Black Archives between 1999 and 2007. The collection was started in 1998 with a donation from Dr. Marie Oleatha Pitts Mosley. The collection consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, newspaper articles, publications and magazine articles. Subjects in the collection include: 1950s medicine and health, AIDS, cancer, diabetes, segregated healthcare, and family and community healthcare.