Category: Special Collections

USF Libraries Presents: GIS Day 2024

Step back in time and explore the hauntingly beautiful photos of Ybor City during the Great Depression!
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November 20, 2024
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

USF Libraries is excited to host a virtual GIS Day on November 20th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature lightning talks and presentations by USF students, faculty, and staff celebrating innovative applications of geographic information system (GIS) technology …Continue Reading

The History of Some of Florida’s Beloved State Parks

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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

USF Libraries Curator Awarded $150,000 National Science Foundation Research Grant

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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

USF Libraries to Unveil New Exhibit: The Ybor City Dwelling Album

Step back in time and explore the hauntingly beautiful photos of Ybor City during the Great Depression!
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The Ybor City Dwelling Album: Photos From the Great Depression, Then and Now
October 22, 2024
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

USF Libraries and The Florida Museum of Photographic Art present The Ybor City Dwelling Album: Photos From the Great Depression, Then and Now A recently digitized album of photos sheds light on the city’s early Slum Clearance efforts decades before they were …Continue Reading

What’s So Special About the USF Forest Preserve?

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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

Announcing the Bob Devin Jones/Studio@620 Digital Collection

The USF Libraries announce the Bob Devin Jones/Studio@620 Digital Collection.
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September 16, 2024
6-8pm

The USF Libraries are excited to announce a new comprehensive digital archive of the work of The Studio@620 arts and community space, and Bob Devin Jones, its co-founder and emeritus artistic director. The Bob Devin Jones/Studio@620 Digital Collection “tells the story of …Continue Reading

USF Libraries Celebrates Earth Day 2024: See Our FLENH Collections!

Join USF Libraries in celebrating Earth Day 2024 by checking out our FLENH Collections!
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The USF Libraries are proud to celebrate Earth Day 2024! We are committed to the preservation and accessibility of data-driven resources concerning the impact of Florida’s natural environment. Take some time this Earth Day to explore our Florida Environment and Natural History …Continue Reading

The Sociedad La Union Marti-Maceo Collection Now Preserved Through Digitization

USF Libraries Special Collections and Digital Collections combine efforts to digitize the valuable Sociedad La Union Marti-Maceo Collection.
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Great news, this valuable collection is now digitized and online, thanks to efforts by USF Libraries Special Collections and Digital Collections! The Sociedad la Union Marti-Maceo collection first arrived at USF in 1983, and features records of the Afro-Cuban mutual aid society’s organizational …Continue Reading