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Here at the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, community outreach is a chief priority. The following are a few news stories highlighting our efforts to reach the public through programming.
SPOHP's work with the Florida Opportunity Scholars Program featured on the University of Florida homepage and in the Independent Florida Alligator.
The Gainesville Sun coverage of SPOHP public program An Evening with the Dues.
The Gainesville Sun on Ann Smith, coordinator of the SPOHP World War II project's outreach program with the Alachua County jail. http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100809/ARTICLES/8091002
Samuel Proctor Oral History Program extends its deepest condolences to the Proctor family upon the passing of Bessie Proctor. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gainesville/obituary.aspx?n=bessie-r-proctor&pid=146802441
The University of Florida's coverage of the newly SPOHP's newly formed partnership with the Library of Congress on their Veterans' History Project. Article by Katelyn McKey. http://news.ufl.edu/2010/11/08/vet-history/
The Gainesville Sun highlights SPOHP's new partnership with the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. http://www.alligator.org/news/features/article_4f6da094-ec8b-11df-b56c-001cc4c002e0.html
The University of South Florida's coverage of the Library of Congress' Veterans' History Project. http://www.wusf.usf.edu/news/2010/11/08/veterans_–_library_of_congress_wants_your_story
SPOHP Director Paul Ortiz on the DREAM Act in The Gainesville Sun. http://www.gainesville.com/article/20101108/ARTICLES/101109486
The Gainesville Sun highlights the SPOHP's World War II collection. http://www.gainesville.com/article/20101110/ARTICLES/101119885
Douglas Malenfant encourages readers to check out SPOHP podcasts to promote interfaith understanding in The Independent Florida Alligator. http://www.alligator.org/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article_c8d1ef95-b5ac-560b-9303-06c2075eb040.html
Independent Alligator on the SPOHP-sponsored lecture of historian Mike Honey. http://www.alligator.org/news/local/article_61ca00ee-1c4c-11df-97aa-001cc4c002e0.html
ndependent Alligator reporting on the SPOHP-sponsored panel, “Activists Among Us: The Women’s Movement in Gainesville Across Generations.” http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_0c274472-438d-11df-800a-001cc4c002e0.html
The Independent Alligator highlights the three-year, $150,000 grant awarded to SPOHP in January 2010. http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_25c407aa-057e-11df-8c0a-001cc4c03286.html
Independent Alligator coverage of SPOHP students sharing their experiences in the Mississippi Delta. http://www.alligator.org/news/local/article_61ca00ee-1c4c-11df-97aa-001cc4c002e0.html
Independent Alligator coverage of SPOHP’s March 2009 event, “Florida Black History: Where We Stand in the Age of Barack Obama.” http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_12e92a52-b2ed-5427-a783-9323906c3dda.html
Independent Alligator reporting on the SPOHP-sponsored lecture by Rick Atkinson http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_644203ef-6063-5899-a44e-c9ecf2dcff18.html
Independent Alligator coverage of the SPOHP-sponsored presentation “Testimony of War” and documentary “I Just Wanted to Live!” http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_71530ade-70f7-53ec-aecf-d62fc36d6df4.html
The dedication of SPOHP home, Pugh Hall, to former governor Jim Pugh http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_1df40982-bf40-53c9-ab52-9ed671482a19.html
The Independent Florida Alligator highlights SPOHP-er Ann Smith's transcription program at the Alachua County jail. http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100809/ARTICLES/8091002?p=2&tc=pc
The Gainesville Guardian coverage of the SPOHP program "Where Do We Go From Here? Translating Dr. King's Unfinished Agenda into the Era of Barack Obama" with Dr. Mike Honey. http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_1df40982-bf40-53c9-ab52-9ed671482a19.html
The Gainesville Sun highlights Dr. Mike Honey's lecture "Where Do We Go From Here? Translating King's Unfinished Agenda into the Era of Obama". http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_1df40982-bf40-53c9-ab52-9ed671482a19.html
Announcement of the African-American History in Alachua County Project. http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100118/ARTICLES/1181011?p=3&tc=pg
CLASnet coverage of SPOHP's annual research trip to the Mississippi Delta. http://www.clas.ufl.edu/events/news/articles/20100924-delta.html
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