Two Women, So Many Books
The correspondence between Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Julia Scribner Bigham reveals fifteen years of talking about life, nature and, of course, books. ...
The 1963 Coral Way Bilingual Program: The First Publicly-Funded Dual Language Program in the United States
Among bilingual educators in the US, the name “Coral Way” is a virtual household word. But what do we know about the real stories, people, and energy that went into opening this...
Restoration of the “History of Learning in Florida”
If you've ever visited the Grand Reading Room in Smathers Library you've probably noticed the large mural on the north wall. Learn all about "History of Learning in Florida" by Hollis Holbrook...
The Pearl Key — A Digital Treasure
One of the bright treasures of the Latin American and Caribbean Collection is The Pearl Key, or Midnight and Dawn in Cuba....
Cinerama and Widescreen Tourism in Florida
The Cinerama process provided inspiration for tourists looking for a vacation destination that would include the glories of Europe, the wonders of the western United States and the beauty of Florida’s Cypress...
Language Hall Leads the Way: A History of UF Buildings 101
Records and photographs in the University of Florida Archives document the early formation of the main part of campus, including the construction of Language Hall, now Anderson Hall, in 1913....
The Storm: The First Novel about Florida by a Woman Writer?
Among the curiosities in the P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History is an unpublished novel called The Storm, a romance-adventure set in Key West at the time of the 1846 hurricane. ...
