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A Report from Our Intern

By Myla Wasser My understanding of archives has been shaped by two specific classes in my undergraduate term. As one of my majors is history, I took a practicum and a seminar. Me, looking through materials in the James E. Ingraham Collection. Both classes focused on the process of doing…

A letter from D-Day, June 6, 1944

In remembrance of D-Day, and in commemoration of its 80th anniversary, we offer a few excerpts from the letters of Irving Weintraub, a doctor and lieutenant in the medical corps, to his wife Elizabeth concerning the D-Day landing and his experiences immediately after. June 6, 1944 My Darling Bett:…

Sherry Sherrod DuPree Collection

By James Cusick The P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History is proud to announce a donation of books and papers on local Black history and religious history from professor, archivist, librarian, and author Sherry Sherrod DuPree. DuPree holds an MA in educational media from North Carolina Central University and an…

Work of the Florida Federal Writers Project Now Available Online

By Bridget Bihm-Manuel – In 1935, Franklin Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to alleviate the unemployment caused by the Great Depression.  It was primarily a public works program and the laborers who participated were responsible for the construction of thousands of bridges, buildings, parks, roads, and other structures…

The Great Speckled Bird and its Florida Coverage

By Lee Hoffman –  What is the Great Speckled Bird? The Great Speckled Bird was an underground alternative press publication. The South, historically, has been characterized as a monolithic legislative echo-chamber painted in  All-American red. It should not be forgotten that southern legislatures have been historically associated with violent rhetoric…

The Florida LGBTQ+ Collection

  By Bridget Bihm-Manuel, Rachel Laue, and James Cusick – The Florida LGBTQ+ Collection at the P.K. Yonge Library continues to grow. We are extremely grateful to the Stonewall National Museum and Archive in Fort Lauderdale for donating early runs of David, founded in Jacksonville, and a multi-year run…

Some Advice from Stetson Kennedy, Still the Nation’s Foremost Klan-Buster

By James Cusick – October 5th marks the birthday of folklorist, activist, writer and Klan-fighter William Stetson Kennedy (1916-2011).  He would have been 105 years old today!  And although Stetson is no longer here in the flesh, his words and warnings about the dangers we are facing from white supremacy…