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Recently Processed, Expanded or Revised Collections

Program. Metropolitan Opera House – Russian Ballet, 1943 (Belknap Dance Collection, MSS 0680) The following collections in the Special and Area Studies Department have been recently processed, expanded or revised at the University of Florida. Hollis H. Holbrook Papers, 1935-1983 Correspondence, a manuscript for an unpublished book, and…

Senator Nelson Celebrates the Smathers Centennial with Keynote Address

On Saturday, October 25, Senator Bill Nelson spoke with guests about George A. Smathers’ legacy at the University of Florida and beyond as a part of the Smathers Centennial celebration. Senator Nelson walked guests through his relationship with the Smathers’ family and revealed behind-the-scenes details of American political history in…

Recently Processed, Expanded or Revised Collections

The following collections in the Special and Area Studies Department have been recently processed, expanded or revised at the University of Florida. Price Library of Judaica Latin American and Caribbean Collection / Colección de la Biblioteca Price de Judaica Latinoamericana y Caribeña, 1900-1970 Various documents related to Jews…

Celebrating Worldwide Access, Research, and Materials with WUFT Special Episode

2025 marks 100 years of Smathers Libraries. The libraries at the University of Florida are the largest academic resource system in the state, with six on-campus branches, affiliate branches across Florida, and high-density storage facilities. Access is a pillar for the Smathers Libraries, ensuring opportunities for users to experience materials…

Eduardo “Guayo” Hernández Papers Collection

The Eduardo “Guayo” Hernández Papers collection contains documents, letters, newspaper articles, photographs, slides, correspondence, films, documentaries, and ephemera. “Guayo” was one of the premiere cameramen and journalists of pre-revolutionary Cuba. A pioneer in the use of film (“moving pictures”) to document the news, “Guayo” was an internationally famous photographer in…

2025 Bechtel Fellowship Recipient Named

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…

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…