Congratulations to Jeffrey Flanagan, SPOHP’s Volunteer of the Quarter for Summer 2014!

Jeffrey Flanagan, who has volunteered for the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program through spring and summer 2014, recently completed a major project enabling SPOHP’s podcast collection to go online. He reviewed 50+ student and staff podcasts over years of SPOHP work, summarizing and organizing associated information to bring the podcasts online to the University of […]

SPOHP Internship Application for Fall 2014 Now Available!

The internship application for Fall 2014 is now available online! SPOHP’s semester-long academic internship is open to all interested students. Applications are due May 1, 2014.

March 12, 2014, “Scott Camil: Resistance & Liberation” Panel

March 12, “Scott Camil: Resistance & Liberation” By Eugenia Hawk, Intern On March 12, 2014, SPOHP hosted a presentation by Vietnam veteran and political activist Scott Camil. The UF Center for Women’s Studies provided the beautiful Ustler Hall atrium, in which the demonstration took place, and by the time Camil began speaking, the entire room was packed […]

Congratulations to SPOHP’s 4 University Scholars!

This year, the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program nominated four undergraduates for the UF University Scholars Program. This program recognizes outstanding undergraduate research and includes a monetary stipend to support the student’s senior thesis work. This year, all of the students that SPOHP nominated for USP received the award! Congratulations to our USP Fellows and their senior thesis research […]

Several give stark accounts of segregation-era racism

“Several give stark accounts of segregation-era racism,” The Gainesville Sun, by Jeff Schweers, March 12, 2014. The Gainesville Sun highlighted SPOHP’s public history program, “The Florida Civil Rights Struggle: Past & Present,” on March 12. The program featured four panelists: John Due, Dan Harmeling, Vivian Filer, and Rosemary Florence, civil rights activists looking back on […]

3/10 Gainesville Sun: “UF students get immersed in the history of civil rights”

The Gainesville Sun highlights student and staff work in a feature this week for the March 12 civil rights program focusing on the value of involving students in local history work.

UF students get immersed in the history of civil rights

“UF students get immersed in the history of civil rights,” The Gainesville Sun, by Jeff Schweers, March 10, 2014. In preparation for the upcoming public history program, “The Florida Civil Rights Struggle: Past & Present,” on Wednesday, March 12, the Gainesville Sun highlighted student and staff work in civil rights research and event organizing. Featuring interviews with […]

Congratulations to Emily Nyren, SPOHP’s Volunteer of the Quarter for Spring 2014!

Emily Nyren, an intern alumni from Spring 2013, has volunteered for the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program through summer and fall 2013, and now in her last semester at the University of Florida. Emily writes for the Events and Public Programs Archive, recording SPOHP events in online features that include photo galleries and press coverage. She […]

Florida Queer History, Fred Pratt (FQH-001)

This podcast explores the issues of identity and representation that minorities face with a focus on LGBT life in Florida, specifically the views of Fred Pratt, a man who is a part of both the disabled and gay communities. Podcast edited by Sabrina Mijares. For more information about Fred Pratt, the Florida Queer History collection, and the […]

African American History Project, Joel Buchanan (FAB-039)

Joel Buchanan, a longtime Gainesville resident and noted local historian, reflects on the circumstances and experiences of his high school education, when he participated in public school desegregation by being among one of the first students to integrate Gainesville High School. He graduated from GHS with honors and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UF, […]

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