The P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
Like the Fountain of Youth, forever yonge.
new at P.K. Yonge
By Myla Wasser
A Report from Our Intern
Myla Wasser, our intern during summer 2024, shares news on their work, including their project to identify people in our photographic collections about the Seminole and Miccosukee.
By James Cusick and Bridget Bihm-Manuel
The David Snedeker Collection – A Treasure of Floridiana
Get an introduction to our new visual collection of Florida stereoviews along with other materials donated by UF alumni David Snedeker.
By Bridget Bihm-Manuel, Rachel Laue and James Cusick
Florida LGBTQ+ Collection
Our collection has expanded with new materials over the past year. Bridget-Bihm Manuel brings us up to date about the collection contents and guide.
By James CUsick
Papers of Sherry Sherrod DuPree Come to Special Collections
The P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History is proud to announce a donation of books and papers in Black history and culture from professor, archivist, librarian, and author Sherry Sherrod DuPree.
Get Reference or Research Help
James Cusick – jgcusick@ufl.edu
Bridget Bihm-Manuel – bmbm@ufl.edu
Find Florida History on the Web
A Guide to Online Institution and Websites
Visit Our Digital Collections
See what we have put online
Florida Federal Writers Project
We’re bringing the typescripts of the 1930s Writers Project to a new digital archive!
By Rachel Laue
The Florida Peace Movement and Its Mission
Covering the mission and careers of activists John and Martina Linnehan, who dedicated themselves to opposing the proliferation of weapons of war.
BY RACHEL LAUE, JAMES CUSICK, AND JOHN T. FOSTER
A NEW LOOK AT RECONSTRUCTION, FLORIDA, AND HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
From anthropologist John T. Foster, a fresh look at abolitionists and the promotion of Florida, based in his work with his wife and fellow-scholar Sarah Whitmer Foster.
By Lee Hoffman
The Civilian Conservation Corp in Florida
Read about life in the CCC through excerpts from camp newsletters.
