- A Conversation with Tampa Bay Historian Andy Huse
May 5, 2021 - Florida Book Club
There’s a long tradition of making cheesy promotional videos to lure people to Tampa Bay area. One of them, from the 1960s, even features an alien visitor who decides to relocate to St. Pete Beach after seeing all the dazzling attractions the town has to offer! Host Christopher Nank is joined by Andy Huse, Special Collections Librarian at University of South Florida, to discuss these old promotional films and a bit of Tampa Bay culinary history about the Cuban sandwich. - Tusks to Tails: A Fossil History of Florida
May 1, 2021 - Patch.com - D'Ann Lawrence White
The latest exhibit at the Tampa Bay History Center unearths Florida’s fossil finds. “Tusks to Tails: A Fossil History of Florida” showcases dozens of fossils found throughout the state, some dating back more than 50 million years. Mammoth jaws, walrus tusks, a sloth hand, even a whale skeleton, are on display. The History Center worked with the University of South Florida’s Digital Heritage & Humanities Collections to create topographical 3D maps for the exhibit to help illustrate the layers – literally – of time presented in the exhibit. - Tampa Chapter Of The Links, Inc. Establish Archival Repository At USF
April 29, 2021 - Florida Sentinel Bulletin - Monique Stamps
USF Libraries Special Collections selected as Links, Inc.'s archival repository, gifting hundreds of documents and ephemera from their 55 years of service. - USF Libraries celebrate historically marginalized groups in virtual special collections
April 19, 2021 - The Oracle - Dylan Cohen
In an effort to promote social justice, the USF Tampa Library Special Collections department will continue to update one of its recently created archival collections as well as create newly digitized resources to conserve the history and experiences of marginalized groups across the state. - New USF Libraries collection focuses on Florida’s African American experience
April 1, 2021 - The Weekly Challenger
Drawn from previous collections, the African American Experience in Florida (AAE) is a new online portal that includes hundreds of artifacts highlighting the injustices that affected Black communities and businesses. Some of the archives date back to the early 1800s. As part of USF’s ongoing efforts to dismantle systemic racism and promote racial equity, the portal will support the growing need for resource materials that reveal the experiences of Black lives.