Category: Special Collections

Annual Vote for Public Domain Digitization

Tell us what to digitize for our 2023 celebration of the public domain
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Every year in January, a new group of material will have their copyrights expire and become part of the public domain. These items can be made available online through library digitization, and to celebrate this, the USF Libraries have been selecting titles from our physical collections to digitize each year. …Continue Reading

Gopher Tortoise Days at USF Sarasota-Manatee

Learn more about this favorite Florida species April 11-14th at USF Libraries Information Commons
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If you have visited the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus, you may have wondered why such a lush forested area is the first thing you see. It’s because one of Florida’s most important and protected keystone species, the gopher tortoise, makes its home amongst …Continue Reading

Special Collections Digital Exhibits Examine Gender & Sexuality in the Archives

#WomensHistoryMonth
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Gender and sexuality studies are a popular analytical framework in the humanities, social science, and history fields. USF students and faculty are pursing innovative research on how these topics intersect across a multitude of subjects, and to support them, the USF Libraries …Continue Reading

The Incredible Irish-American Mary Jane O’Donovan Rossa

Celebrating a rebel in our Anglo-Irish Collection for Irish-American Heritage & Women's History Month
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On February 28, 2022, President Joe Biden proclaimed March 2022 as Irish-American Heritage Month. Today, nearly one in ten Americans trace their lineage back to Ireland. In his Proclamation he stated: The United States and Ireland are deeply and forever intertwined: linked …Continue Reading

The Dalí Museum’s Coffee with a Curator Hosts Andy Huse

The Picasso that Wasn’t: “Bust of a Woman”
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Coffee with a Curator
April 6, 2022
10:30 – 11:30AM

the picasso that wasn’t: “bust of a woman” Join The Dalí Museum for an installment of Coffee with a Curator, in conjunction with the Picasso and the Allure of the South exhibition, where Tampa Special Collections’ Andy Huse will explore The Picasso …Continue Reading

NEW DATE! Preserving LGBTQ+ History

A conversation about LGBTQ+ archives and why they're important
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Preserving LGBTQ+ History: A conversation about LGBTQ+ archives and why they're important
Monday, April 18th
6PM, virtual via Zoom

Special Collections is hosting a very special conversation, originally scheduled for #WomensHistoryMonth, with Edie Daly (She/Her/Hers), local lesbian activist and community organizer, and S. L. Crawley, PhD (They/Them/Theirs), Associate Professor in the USF Department of Sociology. Monday, April 18th 6PM, virtual via …Continue Reading

Snapshots of Women at Work

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The 20th century marked a watershed century for the women’s labor movement, starting with the progressive era and evolving as world wars and the women’s rights movements reshaped how society responded to a gender-integrated workforce. As we continue to celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth and accomplishments of women, this week we’re taking a look at this evolution through documents. …Continue Reading

Womyn’s Words and the Women’s Energy Bank Collections

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March is #WomensHistoryMonth, a time to reflect on, give voice to, and celebrate the lives of women throughout history. Women of the Tampa Bay area have no shortage of stories to tell, and many of their stories are available in USF Libraries and Tampa Special Collections. The Women’s Energy Bank was a non-profit organization run for women, by women, and … Continue Reading

USF Celebrates Women’s History Month

Vital contributions of women create opportunities at USF and beyond
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March marks the University of South Florida’s celebration of Women’s History Month and an opportunity to highlight the contributions of women throughout history and contemporary society. Throughout its history, USF has benefitted tremendously from amazingly accomplished women. The following article highlights just a few of their remarkable contributions. … Continue Reading

Fair Use Week 2022

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Fair Use/Fair Dealing week is an international celebration of exceptions in copyright laws that allow for certain uses of copyrighted material in order to encourage new art and creativity. Fair use week runs from February 21–25, 2022 and was originally supported by the Association of Research Libraries…. Continue Reading