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:…
The Ministry of Culture in Spain has acquired the extensive private archive of the Condes of Güemes y Revilla-Gigedo which will be housed in the Archivo Histórico de la Nobleza, Toledo. These papers encompass the family archive of the ancestors of Álvaro Armada Barcaiztegui, the current Conde de Revilla-Gigedo, and contain…
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…
Julien Chandler Yonge, about 15 or 16 years old – From an original photograph belonging to Joel Henry Horne. His cap bears the initials for the Alabama Male College (later Auburn) and his lapel pin shows the initials of his fraternity, Phi Kappa Alpha. This year marks the 145th anniversary…
By James Cusick – We’ve been having a lot of fun at recent classes held in the libraries. We now have our own version of steampunk technology in the form of a working 1905 stereoviewer that’s operated by nickels! Donated by UF alumnus David Snedeker, the Mills Novelty stereoviewer allows…
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…
By James Cusick, Rachel Laue, and John T. Foster – When did people first begin to regard Florida as a winter sanctuary and a place to relocate and set up a homestead? After decades of giving credit for this trend to the railroad barons of the 1880s, scholars are…
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…
By Rachel Laue – The life of an activist is often unconventional, but few more so than long-time peace movement advocates, John and Martina Linnehan. When the couple met in 1969 they were both in holy orders. Martina, a nun with the Sisters of St. Joseph in St. Augustine, and…
By Lee Hoffman – The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a major experiment in the 1930s that aimed to put people back to work. It established a legacy that can be found speckled across the landscape in national, state and local parks. In 1933, as the hardships of the Great…
