The United States Maritime Service Training Station (USMSTS) was a complex of buildings constructed by the U.S. Maritine Commission as a venue for the U.S. Maritime Service to train volunteers to serve in the U.S. Merchant Marine. Between 1939 and 1950, the …Continue Reading
![Stageworks Theatre's “When the Righteous Triumph” tells the story of the sit-ins that desegregated Tampa lunch counters. [Photo courtesy of Stageworks Theatre]](https://lib.usf.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2025/02/playbig-300x200.jpg)
This newly published article reflects on efforts of University of South Florida history professors and USF Libraries’ Special Collections that began in the 1970’s to preserve the history of Tampa’s civil rights history. In 2023, that preserved history fueled Mark Leib, an …Continue Reading
Check out this great article on USF Libraries’ Textbook Affordability Project (TAP), which works to address financial barriers by lowering course material costs. Since its launch in 2009, the project has saved USF students nearly $44 million across all campuses; at USF …Continue Reading
We’re proud to announce the newly digitized Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (TIGLFF) Collection, a vibrant testament to the power of film and community in the Tampa Bay area. Founded in 1990, TIGLFF emerged as an extension of local …Continue Reading
Did you see the radar reports showing birds trapped in the eyewalls of Hurricanes Helene and Milton? It’s mind-blowing to consider, right? But then you realize that peak migration for birds is mid-August to mid-October–the same as peak hurricane season here in …Continue Reading
Florida’s state parks have recently seen their share of news coverage. If you followed the discourse, it’s evident that Floridians adore their parks! This excellent digital exhibit, Parks, Sanctuaries, and Ecotourism, developed by USF Libraries’ Florida Environment & Natural History Special Collections …Continue Reading
Christoper Kiahtipes, Ph.D., curator of the USF Libraries’ Florida Environment & Natural History (FLENH) collections, has been awarded a $152,407 grant from the National Science Foundation for his project “Collaborative Research: Resilience, Experimentation, and Collapse in Small-Scale Fisheries.” Kiahtipes is co-principal investigator …Continue Reading
Thanks to the USF Libraries’ new Tampa Through Time portal, we recently took a little guided historical jaunt around USF’s Greenways and were pleasantly surprised by how much there was to see and learn. One particularly impressive spot on the USF Greenways …Continue Reading
The University of South Florida Libraries’ Tampa Through Time Portal is a no-cost, interactive resource that merges archives, digital tools, and mapping to allow users to immerse themselves in the city’s rich history. “The USF Libraries digitized 25 new collections just for …Continue Reading
