Resources for the 2011-12 Florida History Fair

Florida Topics

Battle of Pensacola:  The American Revolution in Florida

Florida Memory

• Search Battle of Pensacola in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• Historic Pensacola Village
• Search Battle of Pensacola in PALMM.

Black Seminoles Fight for Freedom

Florida Memory

• Search Black Seminole in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• See Images of Florida Seminoles in the Sunshine State, Photo Exhibit.

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• List of articles related to the Seminole Wars in the Florida Historical Quarterly, complied by the Seminole Wars Foundation, Inc.

Castro’s Revolution and Its Impact on Immigration to Florida

Florida Memory

• Julio 26 (The first six months and 26 days of Fidel Castro's rule of Cuba following the Revolution in 1959), Video
• Search refugees in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• Search Cuban Revolution in PALMM.
• History of Cuban Immigration to the United States, from the U.S. Immigration Service
• University of Miami Digital Collections on Cuba and Cuban Heritage
• Latin American Collection, University of Florida
• Digital Library of the Caribbean
• Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Chloe Merrick Reed and Reconstruction in Florida:  A Revolution in Public Education

Florida Memory

• Photograph of Chloe Merrick Reed, Photographic Collection
• “Reconstruction,” in the Florida Highlights exhibit on Florida Memory
• Collections Pertaining to Women’s History from the State Library and Archives of Florida

Additional Records Available at the State Library and Archives of Florida in Tallahassee

• Education Division Records, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1871, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• Search Chloe Merrick Reed in PALMM.

Civil Rights Movement in Florida:  Reform that Led to Greater Equality

Florida Memory

• St. Augustine Race Riots, Video
• Governor. Farris Bryant Addresses Senate Commerce Committee, Video
• Reverend C.K. Steele, Video
• Interposition Resolution in Response to Brown v. Board of Education, 1957, Exhibits, Highlights
• Rev. C.K. Steele, Gov. LeRoy Collins, and the 1956 Bus Boycott, Exhibits, Highlights
• Images of the Civil Rights Movement in Florida, Online Classroom
• Racism and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Florida, Photo Exhibit
• Search Civil Rights Movement in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search integration in the Florida Photographic Collection
• Search segregation in the Florida Photographic Collection
• Search Jim Crow in the Florida Photographic Collection
• Resources for Black History Month on Florida Memory
• Guide to African American Resources in the State Library and Archives of Florida, Collections

Cuban Cigar Industry:  Revolutionary Influence in Florida’s Hispanic Community

Florida Memory

• The Cigar Industry Changes Florida, Online Classroom
• Florida Cigars: Artistry, Labor, and Politics in Florida's Oldest Industry, Photo Exhibit
• Flower of Tampa, Video
• Search cigar in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• University of Miami Digital Collections on Cuba and Cuban Heritage
• Latin American Collection, University of Florida
• Digital Library of the Caribbean
• Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Dr. John Gorrie:  Air Conditioning as a Revolutionary Concept

Florida Memory

• Search John Gorrie in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• John Gorrie in Exploring Florida
• John Gorrie Museum State Park, Apalachicola, Florida

Environmental Reform:  Saving the Everglades

Florida Memory

• Search Everglades in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search Everglades in Video.
• The Everglades in the Time of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Photo Exhibit
• The Florida Everglades, WPA Stories

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• PALMM and Florida International University, Reclaiming the Everglades Project
• Everglades Digital Library, PALMM
• Southwest Florida Environmental Documents Collection, PALMM

Equal Rights Amendment:  Florida’s Spoiler Role in a National Reform Movement

Florida Memory

• Search equal rights amendments in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Roxcy Bolton: A Force for Equality, Photo Exhibit
• Collections Pertaining to Women's History and Women's Issues from the State Library and Archives of Florida

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• Equal Rights Amendment, from National Organization for Women website

Florida and the Cuban Independence Movement:  Revolt and Reform

Florida Memory

• Florida and the Spanish-American War of 1898, Online Classroom
• Spanish-American War, Photo Exhibit
• The Cigar Industry Changes Florida, Online Classroom
• Florida Cigars: Artistry, Labor, and Politics in Florida's Oldest Industry, Photo Exhibit
• Flower of Tampa, Video
• Search cigar in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• University of Miami Digital Collections on Cuba and Cuban Heritage
• Latin American Collection, University of Florida
• Digital Library of the Caribbean
• Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Florida Lighthouses:  Economic Reactions

Florida Memory

• Search lighthouse in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Records Available at the State Library and Archives of Florida in Tallahassee

• Key Biscayne and Cape Florida Lighthouse maps, 1827-1897, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida
• Crooked River Light Station, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida
• Apalachicola and Saint George Sound light station keeper's records, ca. 1911-1949, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• Search lighthouse in PALMM
• Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Florida and the Keys, from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Florida Lighthouse Reform:  From Lighthouse Service to Automation

Florida Memory

• Search lighthouse in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• Search lighthouse in PALMM.
• Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Florida and the Keys, from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Florida’s 1926 and 1928 Hurricanes:  Economic and Social Reactions to the Forces of Nature

Florida Memory

• Historic Hurricane Photos, Photo Exhibit
• Search hurricanes in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search hurricanes in Video.

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• Search hurricane in PALMM.
• 1926 Hurricane from the National Weather Service
• 1928 Hurricane from the National Weather Service
• 1926 Hurricane from PBS

Florida’s Convict Lease System:  Reform that Came Too Late for Martin Tabert

Florida Memory

• Photograph of Martin Tabert
• Search convict labor in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Records Available at the State Library and Archives of Florida in Tallahassee

• Florida, Board of Commissioners of State Institutions, Convict Lease Program, Subject Files, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• Convict Lease System, from the Florida Department of Corrections

Florida’s Reconstruction Era:  A Pattern of Reform

Florida Memory

• Constitution of 1868, Florida's Early Constitutions, Collections

Records Available at the State Library and Archives of Florida in Tallahassee

• Education Division Records, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1871, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida
• General Operating Records of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1871, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida
• Registers and Letters Received by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1871, available at the State Archives of Florida
• Records of the Assistant Commissioner and Subordinate Field Offices for the State of Florida, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida
• Letters Received by the Department of Justice from the State of Florida, 1871-1884, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida

Florida’s Ordinance of Secession, 1861:  Revolt Against the American Union

Florida Memory

• Florida Ordinance of Secession, Florida's Early Constitutions, Collections
• Florida Confederate Pension Application Files, Collections
• Guide to Civil War Records at the State Library and Archives of Florida, Collections

Governor LeRoy Collins’s Stand on Civil Rights:  A Moderate Voice for Reform

Florida Memory

• Interposition Resolution in Response to Brown v. Board of Education, 1957, Exhibits, Highlights
• Rev. C.K. Steele, Gov. LeRoy Collins, and the 1956 Bus Boycott, Exhibits, Highlights
• Interviews With LeRoy Collins For "Great Floridians", Video
• [Thomas] LeRoy Collins (1909-1991), Guide to Florida Governors and the Florida Cabinet, Collections
• Images of the Civil Rights Movement in Florida, Online Classroom
• Racism and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Florida, Photo Exhibit
• Search Civil Rights Movement in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Resources for Black History Month on Florida Memory
• Guide to African American Resources in the State Library and Archives of Florida, Collections

Grand Hotels of the Two Henrys:  A Revolution in Florida Tourism

Florida Memory

• Search Henry Morrison Flagler in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search Henry Flagler, "Homes and Haunts" in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search Florida East Coast Railway in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search Flagler College in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search other hotels built by Henry Flagler in the Florida Photographic Collection: Hotel Ponce de León (St. Augustine, now part of Flagler College), Royal Poinciana Hotel (Palm Beach), Palm Beach Inn (now the Breakers), and Royal Palm Hotel (Miami).
• Search Henry Bradley Plant in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search Belleview Biltmore Hotel in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search Tampa Bay Hotel in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search other hotels built by Henry Plant in the Florida Photographic Collection: The Ocala House, The Seminole (Winter Park), Hotel Kissimmee, the Inn at Port Tampa, Hotel Belleview (Belleview Biltmore, Bellaire), Hotel Punta Gorda, and the Fort Myers Hotel.

Records Available at the State Library and Archives of Florida in Tallahassee

• First Florida Banks, Inc. (Tampa), available at the State Library and Archives of Florida
• Florida East Coast Hotel Company, Payroll Ledger, 1925-1926, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• Flagler Enterprises Letters, Florida State University Special Collections
• Search Henry Flagler in PALMM.
• Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa, Florida

Harry T. Moore and the Beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement in Florida

Florida Memory

• Search Harry Tyson Moore in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Images of the Civil Rights Movement in Florida, Online Classroom
• Governor. Farris Bryant Addresses Senate Commerce Committee, Video
• Search Civil Rights Movement in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search integration in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search segregation in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search Jim Crow in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Guide to African American Resources in the State Library and Archives of Florida, Collections
• Resources for Black History Month, Online Classroom
• Racism and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Florida, Photo Exhibit
• St. Augustine Race Riots, Video

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• Harry T. Moore, from PBS
• Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Cultural Center, Mims, Florida

Mariel Boat Lift:  Revolt in Cuba, Reform in Florida

Florida Memory

• Search Mariel Boatlift in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Video of Cuba following the Revolution in 1959, Video
• Search refugees in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• History of Cuban Immigration to the United States, from the U.S. Immigration Service
• University of Miami Digital Collections on Cuba and Cuban Heritage
• Latin American Collection, University of Florida
• Digital Library of the Caribbean
• Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Minorcans in Florida:  Rebelling Against the British Overlord

Florida Memory

• Search Minorcans in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search Minorcans in the Florida Folklife Collection.

Records Available at the State Library and Archives of Florida in Tallahassee

• Federal Writers Project, Florida Folklore Files, 1935-1943, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida
• Minorcan Heritage Project fieldwork file, 1982, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• Essay on Minorcans in Florida, by Sandie A. Stratton and Stacey A. Cannington, University of North Florida, Jacksonville
• Resources on Minorcans in Florida, St. Augustine Historical Society

Patriots Revolt:  Amelia Island, 1812

Records Available at the State Library and Archives of Florida in Tallahassee

• United States, Board of Land Commissioners, Concessions for Service, 1815-1821, available the State Archives of Florida

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• See James Cusick. The Other War of 1812: The Patriot War and the American Invasion of Spanish East Florida. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2007.
• East Florida Papers, University of Florida Special Collections, Gainesville
• Heloise H. Cruzat Papers (contains Panton and Leslie papers and Forbes papers), University of Florida Special Collections, Gainesville

Resistance to Slavery:  The Branded Hand Incident

Florida Memory

• Search Jonathan Walker in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Records Available at the State Library and Archives of Florida in Tallahassee

• Newspaper clippings and letters, 1771-1848, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida

Rise and Fall of the Cross Florida Barge Canal:  An Environmental Revolution

Florida Memory

• Search Cross Florida Barge Canal in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Records Available at the State Library and Archives of Florida in Tallahassee

• Canal Authority of the State of Florida, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida
• Florida Department of Natural Resources, Cross Florida Barge Canal field survey books, 1935-1978, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida
• Florida Department of Natural Resources, Cross Florida Barge Canal land acquisition records, 1960-1995, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida
• Florida Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Specialist Ken Alvarez reference files, 1970-2005, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida
• Florida, Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Cross Florida Barge Canal land use study files, 1988-1992, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida

The Constitution of 1885:  A Reaction to the Era of Reconstruction

Florida Memory

• Constitution of 1885, Florida's Early Constitutions, Collections
• Constitution of 1868, Florida's Early Constitutions, Collections

Records Available at the State Library and Archives of Florida in Tallahassee

• Education Division Records, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1871, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida
• General Operating Records of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1871, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida
• Registers and Letters Received by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1871, available at the State Archives of Florida
• Records of the Assistant Commissioner and Subordinate Field Offices for the State of Florida, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida
• Letters Received by the Department of Justice from the State of Florida, 1871-1884, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida

The Fight for Women’s Voting Rights in Florida

Florida Memory

• Collections Pertaining to Women's History and Women's Issues
• Search May Mann Jennings in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search Ivy J.C. Stranahan  in the Florida Photographic Collection.

The First Rock and Roll Riot in Jacksonville

Florida Memory

• Search Elvis Presley in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• Florida Digital Newspaper Library, University of Florida

The Gideon Lawsuit:  A Florida Case Reforms the National Justice System

Florida Memory

• Search Clarence Earl Gideon in the Photographic Collection.
• Gideon v. Wainwright, Highlights, Exhibits

The Second Seminole War:  Slave Revolt or Indian War?

Florida Memory

• Search Black Seminole in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• See Images of Florida Seminoles in the Sunshine State in the Photo Exhibit
• List of Articles related to the Seminole Wars in the Florida Historical Quarterly, complied by the Seminole Wars Foundation, Inc.

Records Available at the State Library and Archives of Florida in Tallahassee

• Florida, Indian War Claims Commission, Records, 1849-1926, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida

The Spanish American War in Florida:  Reaction to the Newspaper War

Florida Memory

• Florida and the Spanish-American War of 1898, Online Classroom
• Spanish-American War, Photo Exhibit
• The Cigar Industry Changes Florida, Online Classroom
• Florida Cigars: Artistry, Labor, and Politics in Florida's Oldest Industry, Photo Exhibit
• Flower of Tampa, Video
• Search cigar in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• University of Miami Digital Collections on Cuba and Cuban Heritage
• Latin American Collection, University of Florida
• Digital Library of the Caribbean
• Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Tallahassee Bus Boycott of 1956:  Reform Comes to Race Relations in Florida

Florida Memory

• Rev. C.K. Steele, Gov. LeRoy Collins, and the 1956 Bus Boycott, Exhibits, Highlights
• Reverend C.K. Steele, Video
• Images of the Civil Rights Movement in Florida, Online Classroom
• Search Tallahassee Bus Boycott in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Racism and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Florida, Photo Exhibit
• Search Civil Rights Movement in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Resources for Black History Month, Online Classroom
• Guide to African American Resources in the State Library and Archives of Florida, Collections

Training the Bay of Pigs Invaders in Florida:  Revolting Against Castro’s Revolution

Florida Memory

• Search Bay of Pigs in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• Bay of Pigs, from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
• Bay of Pigs, from the Central Intelligence Agency
• University of Miami Digital Collections on Cuba and Cuban Heritage
• Latin American Collection, University of Florida
• Digital Library of the Caribbean
• Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

The Transportation Revolution in Florida:  Boats, Trains, and Automobiles

Florida Memory

• Railroads Change Florida, Online Classroom
• Scenes from Florida’s Railroad History, Photo Exhibit
• Search boats in the Photographic Collection.
• Search automobiles Photographic Collection.
• Search highways in the Photographic Collection.

Additional Records Available at the State Library and Archives of Florida in Tallahassee

• Florida, Office of Secretary of State, Railroad Maps, 1853-1958, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida

U. S. Presidential Election of 1876:  Florida’s Role as Tie-breaker

Records Available at the State Library and Archives of Florida in Tallahassee

• Florida, Division of Elections, Election Return Canvasses, 1865-2000, available at the State Library and Archives of Florida

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• Search election of 1876 in PALMM.

National Topics

José Martí and Cuba’s War of Independence

Florida Memory

• Search José Martí in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search Paulina Pedroso in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Florida and the Spanish-American War of 1898, Online Classroom
• Spanish-American War, Photo Exhibit
• The Cigar Industry Changes Florida, Online Classroom
• Florida Cigars: Artistry, Labor, and Politics in Florida's Oldest Industry, Photo Exhibit

Additional Resources at Other Institutions

• University of Miami Digital Collections on Cuba and Cuban Heritage
• Latin American Collection, University of Florida
• Digital Library of the Caribbean
• Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Sit-ins and Freedom Rides:  Reformers in Action

Florida Memory

• Search sit-in in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search civil rights demonstrations in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search NAACP Freedom Bus and riders in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search Civil Rights Movement in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Search integration in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Images of the Civil Rights Movement in Florida, Online Classroom
• St. Augustine Race Riots, Video

The Model T :  Henry Ford Revolutionizes the Auto Industry

Florida Memory

• Search Henry Ford in the Photographic Collection.
• Search Ford automobile in the Photographic Collection.

The Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and Alcohol in America

Florida Memory

• Search WCTU in the Photographic Collection.
• Library of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Dunedin, Florida, Florida Broadsides

 

Additional Resources at the State Library and Archives

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