Samuel Proctor Oral History Program

Samuel Proctor Fall Open House

The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program invites UF students, faculty, staff, and community members to our Fall Open House at 4pm in the Pugh Hall Ocora on Wednesday, September 11th.

Linguistics and SPOHP Awarded Digital Justice Grant

This grant from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) will deepen work started on an NEH grant, Reanimating African American Oral Histories of the Gulf South. We will focus on the oral histories of students within Putnam County, Florida who attended the first Black schools in Florida before integration.

Challenging Racism at UF

The SPOHP’s Challenging Racism at UF public program series highlights stories of students, community organizers, faculty, and others who have been on the front lines of the effort to create a more just and welcoming world.
(Pictured: People gather after the “OverKome! Creating Pathways for Collective Community-Led Development” event.)

A Racial Reckoning in Gainesville

UF’s Ytori magazine highlights SPOHP’s Challenging Racism at UF initiative. “In oral history, we learn about the power of storytelling. This reveals truths that can sometimes be very uncomfortable,” SPOHP director Dr. Paul Ortiz told Ytori. “If we’re going to be a top-tier research institution, we need to use the tools of historical research to make the university a more welcoming place.”

“Interwoven Waters:” Using Oral History to Document Florida’s Waterways

Vasilios Kosmakos, SPOHP researcher and founder of the Florida Naturalist Project, curated a digital exhibit about the “story of water in Florida” for the Matheson Museum. Explore the exhibit here (opens in new tab).

SPOHP is an award-winning, social-justice research center engaged in experiential learning initiatives all over the world. Our team of student researchers, interns, volunteers, and staff are dedicated to gathering, preserving, and promoting living histories of individuals from all walks of life.

SPOHP is committed to using critical historical inquiry and digital humanities production to encourage civic engagement and dialogue between the past, present and the future.

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