Born in Snow Hill, Alabama in 1927, Bob Simms moved to South Florida in 1953 and became an integral part of the community in the region. Over his long career, he served as the executive director of the Miami Dade Community Relations Board and also worked to create the Miami Inner-City Minority Experience. This digital collection from the University of Miami Libraries documents Simms' work with the...

The history of women's clubs is fascinating and this rather unique digital collection from the University of Miami Libraries is a worthy look into how one such organization transformed the rapidly growing city of Miami and environs. The organization was founded in 1891 as the Housekeepers Club and over the next several decades its members worked on issues surrounding environmental conservation,...