Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1922 - 1987 (Creation)
Extent
.5 Linear Feet
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The records in this small collection consist of certificates, policyholder documents, news clippings, occupational licenses, and photographs.
***Special Note: The Central Life Insurance Company of Florida records were forwarded to the Black Archives from the Florida Department of Insurance.
Inclusive subjects, special note, and description of processing procedures provided by Armentha Ray and supervised by M. Dawson circa 1995.
System of arrangement
The records in this collection were in good condition. A preliminary survey was conducted on the records. The materials were then sorted by record type and subject. Rusting hardware was removed, and the materials were placed in alphabetical order and put in acid-free folders and boxes. Appropriate box labels were affixed before shelving and storing materials in the archival storage area.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Closed to the public online.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
All rights reserved. Using any part of these collections, objects, and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Processing Archivist:
Armentha Ray
June 8, 1995
Supervising Archivist:
M. Dawson, Ph.D.
June 8, 1995
Online Publisher:
Cariane Geffrard, IMLS Intern
July 1, 2024