Fall 2016 Internship Class Podcasts: Sport at the University of Florida

With the help of coordinators Johanna Mellis and Raja Rahim, the Fall 2016 interns produced podcasts about sport history at the University of Florida. University of Florida Digital Collections Archive To date, 90+ oral history podcasts are available on the University of Florida’s Digital Collections website, including final projects for internship classes, as well as the Summer 2013 […]

Spring 2016 Internship Class Podcasts: Florida Craft Brew

With the help of coordinators Johanna Mellis and Meagan Frenzer, the Spring 2016 interns produced podcasts about the local history of craft brewing in Florida. Image from Visit Gainesville. University of Florida Digital Collections Archive To date, 90+ oral history podcasts are available on the University of Florida’s Digital Collections website, including final projects for internship classes, as […]

Spring 2017 Internship Applications are Available Now!

The Spring 2017 Internship Application, African American and Latinx Histories at UF is now open! SPOHP’s semester-long academic internship is available to graduate and undergraduate students for credit as an introduction to the field of oral history.

The Secret Game: An Event with Dr. Scott Ellsworth

Dr. Scott Ellsworth, professor of history at the University of Michigan, will discuss the importance of using sports history to understand race relations in American history. HIs talk will coincide with the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program’s fall internship on “Sport at UF,” which aims to gather oral histories of former UF student-athletes. After the event, […]

Fall 2016 Internship: Sport at UF

Are you interested in learning more about the lives and experiences of former University of Florida athletes? SPOHP’s Fall 2016 Internship course will focus on capturing the University of Florida’s rich sport history. The project will center on developing an archive of athletes’ lives and experiences before, during, and after attending the university. Interns will conduct […]

SPOHP Accepting Applications for “Sport at UF: Past and Present” Fall 2016 Internship!

Available to all students for course credit, the internship centers on developing an archive of athletes’ lives and experiences before, during, and after attending the university. Applications due May 9.

Fall 2015 Internship Class Podcasts (coordinated by Kyle Bridge and Meagan Frenzer): International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Fall 2015 interns produced podcasts on about the local history of the IBEW. Image from International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Wikipedia article. University of Florida Digital Collections Archive To date, 90+ oral history podcasts are available on the University of Florida’s Digital Collections website, including final projects for internship classes, as well as the Summer 2013 seminar and original […]

SPOHP Accepting Applications for “What’s Brewing in the Sunshine State” Spring 2016 Internship!

Available to all students for course credit, the internship centers on the development and culture of Florida’s craft brewing industry. Applications are due December 1. Click for more details.

Fieldwork in Folklore Research Trip Returns to Virginia in October 2015

Gainesville, FL–This fall, students and staff from the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP) will return to the Middle Peninsula of Virginia, continuing the Fieldwork in Folklore research trip into its second year and building interviews for the Tidewater Main Street Project.

SPOHP Releases “Addiction in American Life” Transcripts and Podcasts

Gainesville, FL— “Addiction in American Life” resources are now available from the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP) online at the University of Florida Digital Collections. The transcripts and podcasts are the result of a semester’s work by SPOHP’s Spring 2015 undergraduate internship class to explore historians’ understanding of the complex phenomenon of addiction. SPOHP students conducted […]

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