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Scrapbook page from a trip to Gainesville in 1894. (Illustrated Diary of a Trip from Boston to Florida, 1894, PKY 88.056) Russell Ramsey Papers 1960-2020 The collection contains documents, publications, correspondence, and research materials related to the academic and military career of Russell Ramsey. La colección contiene documentos, publicaciones,…
The 10th annual ARLIES Film Festival featured 29 videos by ARL members, shown at the ARL Spring Association Meeting in Minneapolis and live-streamed on the ARL YouTube channel on April 29. The festival highlights and shares videos developed by member institutions to increase knowledge and use of libraries, their spaces, services, collections,…
The Humans of the Libraries photo story celebrates the Smathers centennial student employee class of 2025. We are so proud of their accomplishments and the energy they have brought to our branches. Rafae Jamal, student assistant within the Resource Description Services Copy Cataloguing department, relaxes on top of microfilm.
On Tuesday, April 1, the Smathers Libraries hosted the annual Michael Gannon Lecture, featuring linguistic anthropologist George Aaron Broadwell, Ph.D., the Elling Eide Professor of Anthropology at University of Florida as guest speaker. Held in the historic Smathers Library, Dr. Broadwell’s talk, “Reading Florida’s First Native Authors: Towards an Understanding…
The George A. Smathers Libraries announced that Judy Russell has chosen to step down as Dean in July 2025. Dean Russell was named UF’s first Dean of University Libraries in 2007. The Libraries have flourished under her leadership, with considerable expansion of the print and digital collections, significant renovations and additional…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has agreed to deposit his senatorial papers and other materials of historical value to the University of Florida’s George A. Smathers Libraries political papers collection. The Florida Political Papers includes political collections spanning the decades from 1800 to 2020 and beyond, from the David Levy Yulee…
The 2025 Bechtel Fellowship recipient is Aryssa Damron, a librarian at Van Ness Elementary School in Washington, DC. The Bechtel Fellowship, awarded by the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), awards a mid-career librarian with a minimum of eight years experience working…
The Smathers Libraries recently held two events that showcased Emilio Cueto’s extensive research on Cuban heritage and global influence. His presentation, “In the Footsteps of José Martí Around the World,” explored the worldwide legacy of Cuba’s National Hero, presenting a visual journey through over 340 cities that honor Martí through…
A new exhibit opening on March 3, 2025 at Florida House on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. highlights vintage maps of Florida. The maps in the exhibit are reproductions from the University of Florida (UF) George A. Smathers Libraries. They are only some of the stories of the Sunshine…
On Thursday, January 16, Smathers Libraries’ employees closed books and picked up paint brushes to add a new mural to the famous Gainesville 34th Street wall. The design highlights the centennial theme “Illuminating Excellence. Celebrating Our Libraries Past, Present, and Future.” While the University of Florida was founded in…
