Newly processed (or recently revised) collections at the University of Florida

President John F. Kennedy, Brigada 2506 welcoming ceremony, Orange Bowl, Miami Florida. December 1962 (found in Eduardo Hernández “Guayo” Papers)

Lawrence Carpenter Papers / Guía de la Colección de Lawrence Carpenter, 1973-1989

Field notebooks, index cards, general files and publications, slides, and AV material related to linguist and anthropologist Lawrence Carpenter’s research on the Quechua language in South America.

La colección contiene cuadernos de campo, fichas, archivos generales y publicaciones, diapositivas, y material audiovisual relacionado al trabajo investigativo en Sur América del lenguaje quechua del lingüista y antropólogo Lawrence Carpenter.

Carlos González Blanco Collection / Guía de la Colección de Carlos González Blanco, 1968-1984 (significantly expanded and newly revised finding aid)

The collection includes the letters that Carlos González Blanco wrote to his wife, mother, and daughter while he was a political prisoner in various Cuban jails. It also includes his mother’s correspondence with Latin American and U.S. presidents, and international organizations, such as Amnesty International and the Red Cross, regarding the situation of her son and two brothers, who were also political prisoners.

La colección incluye las cartas que Carlos González Blanco escribió a su madre, hermana e hija desde diversas cárceles cubanas cuando fue prisionero político. También incluye la correspondencia que su madre tuvo con presidentes latinoamericanos y estadounidenses, y con diversas organizaciones internacionales, como Amnistía Internacional y la Cruz Roja, referente a la situación de su hijo y de sus dos hermanos, que también eran prisioneros políticos.

Eduardo Hernández “Guayo” Papers / Guía de la Colección de Eduardo Hernández “Guayo”, 1916-2023

Photographs, publications, articles, documents, films, oral histories, artifacts, stamps, Cuban currency, and other items related to Cuban photojournalist and cinematographer Eduardo Hernández “Guayo”, who was one of Cuba’s most celebrated cameramen and reporters of the twentieth century.

La colección contiene fotografías, libros, documentos, artículos de periódicos y revistas, películas, artefactos, entrevistas orales, cartas, pinturas, ilustraciones, pesos y monedas cubanos, estampas filatélicas y otros materiales relacionados con Eduardo Hernández “Guayo”, uno de los más destacados y reconocidos camarógrafos y reporteros de Cuba del siglo XX.

Latinos in the U.S. Zine Collection / Guía de la Colección de Zines por Latinos en los Estados Unidos, 1999-2023

Zine collection featuring Latin American artists expressing cultural, personal, political, and identity ideals and experiences of the Latin American community in the United States.

Colección de zines hechos por artistas latinoamericanos en donde expresan sus ideas culturales, personales, políticas, así como ideales de identidad y experiencias de la comunidad Latinoamericana en los Estados Unidos.

Administrative Policy Records of the University of Florida Libraries Office of the Director, 1911-2022 (significantly expanded and newly revised finding aid)

Contains the administrative records of the directors of the University of Florida Libraries.

Collegiate Living Organization, Inc. Records, 1968-1990

Collection contains minutes, agendas, correspondence, bylaws, reports, and rental agreements from the Collegiate Living Organization (formerly the Cooperative Living Organization) at the University of Florida.

Henry Weisenburger Photographs, 1948-1951

Collection contains prints and photo albums of people, places and events from Gainesville, Florida focusing on the University of Florida.

College of Health and Human Performance Records, 1940-2013 (Bulk: 1983-1989) (significantly expanded and newly revised finding aid)

Collection contains records of the College of Health and Human Performance. These files consist mostly of records from the Office of the Dean. Contains correspondence, reports, and information on the development of the Ph.D. in Applied Health Sciences.

University of Florida Association of Women Faculty Records, 1988-1998

Collection contains agendas, member lists, constitutions, correspondence, newsletters and committee information from the University of Florida Association of Women Faculty.

Jamaican American Student Association Records, 2011-2012

Collection contains one scrapbook from the Jamaican American Student Association at the University of Florida.

Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Records, 1992-2006

Collection contains meeting minutes and reports from the Board of Directors for the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Florida.

Vice President for Government and Community Relations Records, 2007-2022

Collection contains Florida Senate and House of Representatives resolutions, promotional materials, newsletters, and photographs from the Vice President for Government and Community Relations office at the University of Florida.

United Nations Association of the United States of America – Gainesville Chapter Records, 1961-2021 (significantly expanded and newly revised finding aid)

Meeting minutes, newsletters, treasurer reports, photographs, awards, and other records produced by the Gainesville, Florida Chapter of the United Nations Association of the United States of America.

Robert F. Lanzillotti Papers, 1958-1995 (Bulk: 1970-1985) (significantly expanded and newly revised finding aid)

Robert F. Lanzillotti (1921-) served as Dean for the University of Florida College of Business Administration and was a member of Richard Nixon’s Price Commission from 1971 to 1973. This collections consists of material from Lanzillotti’s tenure on the Price Commission and material from the Report of the Florida Unitary Tax Study Commission for which Robert Lanzillotti was chairman. Additionally, the papers include photographs, clippings, and other materials regarding Lanzillotti’s career.

James A. Lasseter and Mary Rita Lane Lasseter Papers, 1933-2020 (Bulk: 1942-1944)

The James A. Lasseter and Mary Rita Lane Lasseter Papers contain material related to James and Rita Lasseter’s military service in India during World War II. The most significant items are the diaries that James and Rita kept while on board the S.S. Brazil .

Belknap Cinema Programs and Promotional Materials Collection, 1903-2019

The collection contains cinema programs and promotional material including handbills, postcards, press kits, souvenir books, press releases, and various other material. The majority of the programs and material is for individual films. The programs and promotional material spans the history of the film industry, from The Great Train Robbery in 1903 to Frozen 2 in 2019.

Richard L. Seaberg Papers, 1993-2021

Plans, renderings, photographs, and architectural drawings documenting Richard L. Seaberg’s residential and commercial designs in Florida and Bahamas from 1993-2021.

Roland Fountain Hussey Papers, 1918-1963 (significantly expanded and newly revised finding aid)

Correspondence with entomologists and research notes on Hemiptera, an order containing 35,000 species.