Abigail’s Dictionary
A Hebrew-English dictionary from the middle of the nineteenth century illuminates the mind and the labor of its author. ...
Rev. Alexander Linn among the Everglades Seminole
By James Cusick, Curator of the PK Yonge Library of Florida History Reverend Alexander Linn In the 1920s and 1930s, Reverend Alexander Linn made parochial trips throughout Florida to set up churches and...
International Comics: Papa Mfumu’Eto 1er
Submitted by Dan Reboussin, Ph.D., African Studies Curator I’m thrilled to share that, in collaboration with Professor Nancy Hunt, I’ve recently accessioned the creative and production papers of comic artist Papa Mfumu’Eto...
Missing Pieces
A fragment of an early printed book tells the story of how we think about texts and titles....
Ed Wynn: A “Perfect” Jewish Comedian
Submitted by Dr. Rebecca Jefferson, Head of the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica and Jim Liversidge, Curator of Popular Culture Collections Among the hundreds of theater bills, flyers and programs...
Come to the Florida Sunshine Tree
One of the most iconic advertising campaigns of the 1970s featured singer Anita Bryant and a silent cartoon Orange Bird. What happened to it?...
Latin American Records of Past Epidemics
Latin American Epidemic statistics that were once hidden in old publications are now digitally available for researchers worldwide....
Hidden Meanings in a Second Seminole War Pamphlet
My first acquaintance with the plight of Mary Godfrey came a few years back when I was researching literature produced during the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). Her story is a “captivity narrative,”...
The Coffey Residency in Book Arts
A look at the five artists' books that were created between 2015 and 2019 as part of the Coffey Residency in Book Arts program at the George A. Smathers Libraries at the...
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...
