Palm Beach County Collection

Palm Beach County History

In 1909, the Florida Legislature established Palm Beach County by separating the boundary from Dade County and eventually Broward County. Today, the Mandel Public Library has a limited collection on Palm Beach County, including maps and data sheets from years past, various environmental and community studies, area-specific environmental documents, and more.

Scope and Content

The City of West Palm Beach Collection includes several series. The finding aid is in alphabetic order, and then by date. 

Finding Aid

General Information

Title

Palm Beach County Collection

Dates

1950 – 2005

Language(s)

English

Restrictions on Access

None

Copyright

All materials are protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code).

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order, followed by chronological order.

Preferred Citation for Documents

Creator. Title. Date. Type (e.g., Blueprint). Accessed from Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach, Archive, Palm Beach County Collection, date accessed.

Subjects

Genre/Form
  • Architecture
  • Data
  • Downtown
  • Environment
  • Genealogy
  • History
  • Management
  • Maps
  • Plans
  • Programs
  • Reports
  • Studies
  • Transportation
Geographic
  • Palm Beach County, FL

Repository Details

Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach

Archive Room, 4th Floor

411 Clematis Street

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Contact

Prepared by: Katrina Zarelli, 2025

Email: kzarelli@wpbcitylibrary.org

Phone: (561) 868-7765

Series: Area Planning Board

Box 1: 1968 – 1972

F 1: Comprehensive Air Pollution Control Plan and Meteorology, 1968

F 2: Comprehensive Public Water Supply System Plan, 1968

F 3: Inventory and Evaluation of Water Resource Data, 1969

F 4: Surface Waters, Submerged Lands, and Waterfront Lands, 1969

F 5: Population and Economy Summary Report, 1969

F 6: Community Characteristics: The Many Faces of Palm Beach County, 1969

F 7: Inventory and Analysis of Comprehensive Recreation and Open Space, 1969

F 8: Recreation and Open Space, 1970

F 9: Flood Plain Study and Model Flood Plain Ordinance, 1972

F 10: Palm Beach County Maps and Charts, 1972

 

Box 2: 1973 – 1983

F 1: Human Resources: Technical Paper No. 1, 1973

F 2: Housing: Technical Paper No. 2, 1973

F 3: Statistical Data Palm Beach County, Florida, 1973

F 4: Community Comprehensive Development Planning Handbook, 1975

F 5: Housing Allocation Model, 1977

F 6: Housing Conditions Survey for Palm Beach County, 1977

F 7: Regional Comprehensive Development Plan, 1977

F 8: Housing Regulation Review and Analysis, 1978

F 9: Strategies for Neighborhood Rehabilitation/Revitalization, 1980

F 10: Traffic Counts, 1983

Series: County Information

Box 1: 1960 – 1999

F 1: The Growth of Palm Beach County, 1960

F 2: Factual Information, 1960

F 3: Industry Commission, 1968

F 4: County Data, 1973

F 5: Municipal Ordinance Review and Model Zoning Concepts, 1974

F 6: Structure, Functions, and Services, 1981

F 7: Directory of Governments, 1986

F 8: Palm Beach County Perspective, 1995

F 9: Palm Beach County Perspective, 1998

F 10: Palm Beach County Perspective, 1999

 

Series: Emergency Management

Box 1: 1995

F 1: Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan [1 of 5]

F 1: Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan [2 of 5]

F 1: Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan [3 of 5]

F 1: Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan [4 of 5]

F 1: Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan [5 of 5] 

 

Series: Environment

Box 1: 1971 – 1973

F 1: The Palm Beach Reefs, 1971

F 2: Palm Beach County Sewage Improvement Program Environmental Impact Statement, 1971

F 3: Interim Water Quality Management Plan (Draft), 1973 [1 of 2]

F 4: Interim Water Quality Management Plan (Draft), 1973 [2 of 2]

F 5: Interim Water Quality Management Plan for Palm Beach County (Volume 1),1973

Box 2: 1973

F 1: Interim Water Quality Management Plan for Palm Beach County (Volume 2), 1973

F 2: Interim Water Quality Management Plan for Palm Beach County (Volume 3),1973

F 3: Summary Report: Conclusions and Recommendations of the Interim Water Quality Management, 1973

F 4: Water Quality Management Plan, 1973 [1 of 2]

F 5: Water Quality Management Plan, 1973 [2 of 2]

F 6: Water Quality Management Plan, Volume 1 Implementation Strategy, 1973

Box 3: 1977 – 1986

F 1: Regional Water Supply Alternatives: Executive Summary, 1977

F 2: Point Source Loading: Generation and Disposal of Effluent and Sludge “208” Study Area, 1977

F 3: Planning Area Analysis Water Quality Management: A Multi-Jurisdictional Concern, 1978

F 4: 208 Areawide Waste Treatment Management, 1978 [1 of 2]

F 5: 208 Areawide Waste Treatment Management, 1978 [1 of 2]

F 6: Annual Report: Air Pollution, 1978

F 7: 208 Continuation Grant Application Notification, 1979

F 8: Resource Recovery & Solid Waste Management Program, 1980

F 9: Resource Recovery and Solid Waste Management Program, 1983

F 10: Resource Recovery Solid Waste Management Program, Information Booklet, 1985

F 11: Phase I Preliminary Environmental Assessment, 1986 

Series: History and Genealogy

Box 1: 1953 – 1922

F 1: Historical Development and Statistical Summary of the Port of Palm Beach, 1953

F 2: Genealogical and Heraldic Material, 1973

F 3: Supplement to Genealogical and Heraldic Material, 1976

F 4: Historic Preservation Study, 1979

F 5: A History of Evergreen Cemetery in Summary, 1981

F 6: Historic Preservation: Design Guidelines Handbook, 1992

Series: Maps and Data

Box 1: 1974 – 1985

F 1: Maps, Charts, and Statistical Data, 1974

F 2: Maps, Charts, and Statistical Data, 1975

F 3: Maps, Charts, and Statistical Data, 1976

F 4: Maps, Charts, and Statistical Data, 1977

F 5: Maps, Charts, and Statistical Data, 1978

F 6: Maps, Graphs, and Statistical Data 1980 – 1981

F 7: Maps, Graphs, and Statistical Data, 1981

F 8: Maps and Graphs, 1983

F 9: Maps and Graphs, 1984

F 10: Maps, Graphs and Data Book of Palm Beach County, 1985

Series: Oversized

Box 1: 1965 – 1985

F 1: Planning Department Statistical Data, 1965

F 2: Budget 1984 – 1985 

 

Series: Reports

Box 1: 1974 – 1981

F 1: Ten-Year Site Plan for Electrical Generating Facilities and Associated Transmission Lines, 1974

F 2: Executive Summary: Economic Base, 1977

F 3: Final Report: Palm Beach Central 201 Facilities Plan, 1978 [1 of 3]

F 4: Final Report: Palm Beach Central 201 Facilities Plan, 1978 [2 of 3]

F 5: Final Report: Palm Beach Central 201 Facilities Plan, 1978 [3 of 3]

F 6: Addendum No. 1 to Palm Beach Central 201 Facilities Plan, 1980

F 7: Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, 1981

Box 2: 1982 – 2005

F 1: Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, 1982

F 2: Survey of Voters Concerning P.B. County, 1991

F 3: Analysis of Alternative Concepts for the Development of a Public Assembly Facility for Palm Beach, 1992

F 4: Five-Year Consolidated Plan, October 1995-September 2000 [1 of 2]

F 5: Five-Year Consolidated Plan, October 1995-September 2000 [2 of 2]

F 6: Five-Year Consolidated Plan, 2005 

 

Series: Studies

Box 1: 1966 – 1991

F 1: Final Report of the Palm Beach County Governmental Study Commission, 1966

F 2: Final Report of the Governmental Study Commission, 1968

F 3: Housing Study and Analysis, 1972

F 4: Migrant and Rural Farm Labor Housing Study, 1974

F 5: Stormwater Pollution Control Study Design, 1974

F 6: Economic Base Study, 1977

F 7: Phase 1 Report: Expressway Corridor Location and Feasibility Study, 1985

F 8: Site Evaluation Study for Future West Central and North County Transfer Station Facilities – Progress Report No.3, 1986

F 9: Phase 2 Report: Palm Beach Expressway Corridor Study, 1987 [1 of 2]

F 10: Phase 2 Report: Palm Beach Expressway Corridor Study, 1987 [2 of 2]

F 11: Feasibility of Public Need, Support, and Financial Analysis of a Civil/Convention Center for Palm Beach County, 1991

 

Series: Transportation

Box 1: 1973 – 1975

F 1: Transit Element-Long-Range Transportation Plan, 1973

F 2: International and County Park Airports Environmental Assessment, 1974

F 3: Palm Beach County Park Airport Future Development, 1974

F 4: Palm Beach County Park Airport Analysis of Existing Facilities – Short term Development, 1975