Reading Time: 6 minutesThis post was guest authored by Mikayla Osso, Collections Operations Supervisor in Collections & Discovery at the Tampa Library When I was a little girl, there were two toys that I wanted more than anything: a Baby Alive doll and an …Continue Reading
Tag: Digital Collections
Boucicault’s Newly Digitized “The Vampire”
Reading Time: 2 minutesDion Boucicault (1820-1890) was a prolific and innovative playwright, actor, producer, manager, and director of the 19th-century, English-speaking stage. This year, the collection gained a newly digitized play, just in time for Halloween. The Vampire, a supernatural melodrama explores two encounters with a mysterious phantom, blending elements of the supernatural with dramatic tension.
Sociedad La Union Marti-Maceo Collection Now in Digital Collections
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Stephanie Mackin, Visiting Assistant Librarian, Special Collections Since its arrival in 1983, the Sociedad la Union Marti-Maceo collection has been a popular and heavily utilized collection at the University of South Florida Libraries’ Tampa Special Collections. The uniqueness and historical significance …Continue Reading
Baking the Archives: Utilizing historical recipes in honor of National Homemade Bread Day
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs an avid baker, I wasn’t about to let National Homemade Bread Day go by without a loaf baked in its honor. Even though bread is not my specialty, I bake bread almost every week. Usually, I dig a well-worn recipe card …Continue Reading