The Wolfsonian Library Unwrapped
• July 29, 2023 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1920s, 1930s, American architects, architects, architecture, Armistice Day, Art Deco, collectors, exhibitions, FIU, Florida International University, Francis Xavier Luca, Great Depression, hotels, library donors, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., museum architecture, museums, photography, rare books and special collections library, The Wolfsonian Library, Wolfsonian fellows, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian staff
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Michel (“Mike”) Bouvier Mathews (September 15, 1955–March 26, 2021)
• March 31, 2021 • 1 CommentPosted in collectors, curator, donations, Francis Xavier Luca, gifts, library donors, memorabilia, Miami (Fla.), Mitchell Wolfson Jr., museums, rare books and special collections library, The Wolfsonian Library, Wolfsonian, Wolfsonian staff
Tags: "Micky's Musings: Storage Company to Treasure Trove" (Members Only event), archival materials, archives, Betty Gutierrez, Coman Leonard, Dennis Curley, James F. Mathews III, Lea Nickless, Mary Hawk, Mathews family, Michel ("Mike") Bouvier Mathews, Mike Mathews, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., photographs, Sarah King, Steve Forero-Paz, Washington Storage Company (Miami Beach Fla.), Washington Storage Company archive, Washington Storage employees, Wolfson Foundation
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