Press Coverage

  • Couponing led to arrest of Tampa’s ‘Moonshine Kingpin’ in the ‘50s

    December 22, 2021 - Yahoo News

    When Tampa was a hotbed of organized crime from the late 1800s through the mid 1900s, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office charged the Vice Squad with cleaning up what the federal government deemed one of the most corrupt cities in the nation. The Tampa Bay Times has obtained a cache of Vice Squad reports from the 1950s and 1960s, which offer insight into their investigations and what they were up against.

  • 90 Miles and Beyond: Independence

    December 16, 2021 - The Florida Channel

    In this episode of Florida Crossroads, they explore how Cubans shaped Key West and Tampa, leaving longstanding institutions and traditions that still exist today, featuring USF Librarian, Andy Huse.

  • USF Libraries collection on display at the Tampa Museum of Art

    December 3, 2021 - Spot on Florida

    For the first time, dozens of ancient objects from the Farid Karam, M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection will be available to the general public.

  • Rising seas swamp Black, Spanish and Indigenous history in St. Johns County

    December 2, 2021 - News 4 JAX - Danielle Uliano

    A city reliant on heritage tourism struggles to protect its most valuable assets.

  • Florida Environment and Natural History Portal

    December 1, 2021 - International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions

    In the new International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions (IFLA) newsletter about Environment, Sustainability and Libraries, Sydney Jordan from Tampa Special Collections contributes an article about the Florida Environment and Natural History (FLENH) collections initiative (starts on page 51).