Enjoy the end of the semester, winter holidays, and celebrations for the new year, from your friends here at SPOHP!
Read more "Happy Holidays From All of Us at the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program!"
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.
Coordinators of the African American History Project will discuss the recent “One Person, One Vote” SNCC Legacy Conference this Wednesday, Nov. 18. Meeting at Pugh Hall in Rm. 210!
Read more "Nov. 18, Reflections from 2015 SNCC Legacy Conference at Duke University, 11 a.m."
In SPOHP’s ongoing Project Talks series, anthropology graduate student Kelly Delancy talks about her project to document the history of Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas through collecting oral histories. Click to […]
Read more "Now Available: History of Eleuthera Island Oral History Project Talk"
Volunteers from the “Village Squad” of the Veterans History Project recently attended the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall exhibit at The Villages in November 2015. Tabling to represent the VHP collection, volunteers […]
Read more "Representing SPOHP at the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall Exhibit in The Villages"
Robert Fichter, Mernet Larsen, and Jerry Uelsmann were interviewed for the 50th Anniversary of University Gallery by Director Amy Vigilante in November 2015. Click to watch!
Read more "Newly Released Interview Video: University Gallery at 50, Class of (circa) 1965"
Join LDAP as we listen to and discuss immigration stories from our archives at the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures, Thursday, November 12, at 1:00 p.m. Why do Latin Americans immigrate to […]
Read more "Nov. 12, Moviendo Fronteras: Soy Quien Soy, Immigrant Voices"
To celebrate Veterans Day, the public program will include event speakers Dr. Steven Noll and VHP Coordinator Ann Smith, and a multimedia exhibit of memorabilia and oral histories.
Coordinators for the Latina/o Diaspora in the Americas Project created a story box that speaks to resilience, resistance, love, and community in an exploration of the complexities of race and socioeconomic background.
Read more "LDAP Familia WordPress Blog Newly Launches for Fall 2015"
Read about UF alum and Sudanese refugee Peter Ter, a PC Response Volunteer in the Republic of Georgia. To access oral histories from local Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, contact SPOHP!
Read more "Peace Corps Passport: Why I love serving in the Peace Corps"
Lewis will speak about the Voting Rights Act – its tumultous beginning and legacy after 50 years. The event is free and open to the public.
Taylor wrote for the Summer/Fall 2015 Oral History Review, drawing from the Mississippi Freedom Project to discuss the preservation, commemoration, and rebirth of Mississippi’s Civil Rights Sites.
Read more "SPOHP Alumna Jessica Taylor in Oral History Review for Summer/Fall 2015: “We’re on Fire”"
Join the Institute of Black Culture, Institute of Hispanic and Latino Cultures, and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program for a thought-provoking discussion on relationships between African Americans and Latinx communities. The […]
Read more "9/24, Black and Brown Solidarity in An Age of Warfare"
The award was granted by the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, & Museums. SPOHP partners with the Poarch Band to digitize legacy oral histories with tribal members, conducted in the 1970s.
Join SPOHP as we close out the summer fund drive with our first-ever benefit party, featuring pops from Hyppo, food truck fare, and live music!
Read more "September 3, 2015: Pops for SPOHP: A Benefit at First Magnitude Brewing Company!"
Gainesville, FL—The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program has been selected to receive a competitive Latino Americans: 500 Years of History grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA).
The Oral History Association (OHA), the national professional organization for oral history practitioners, will honor the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program and George A. Smathers Libraries Mississippi Freedom Summer Oral History and Library Curation Project this October with the Elizabeth B. Mason Small Project Award at its annual meeting in Tampa, Florida. The conference will be held October 14-18 at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel.
Click to read a full listing of SPOHP roundtables, panels, performances, awards, and co-sponsorships for the conference, centered around the theme, “Stories for Social Change and Social Justice.”
Read more "SPOHP Prepares for October Oral History Association Annual Meeting in Tampa, FL"
New for the Fall 2015 semester, coordinator Génesis Lara talks about the origins of the LDAP project with SPOHP Director Dr. Paul Ortíz.
Read more "Latina/o Diaspora in the Americas Project (LDAP) Founding Video Released"
The 2015 theme, “Stories for Social Change and Social Justice,” focuses attention on the power of oral history to uncover links between political and cultural change.
On Thursday, October 15, 2015, an encore performance of “Gator Tales” will be performed at the Oral History Association Annual Meeting at the Tampa Bay History Center in Tampa, Florida.
Join SPOHP and the UF School of Theatre + Dance for a summer remount of “Gator Tales,” an original play centered around oral history interviews from the Alachua County African American […]
Read more "Summer “Gator Tales” Reprise, July 16-19, at the Black Box Theatre!"
The Veterans History Project (VHP) and Alachua County African-American History Project (AAHP) were high up in the sky this week with Mr. Daniel Keel, who served as a Tuskegee Airman in World […]
Read more "Like a bird, like a plane…it’s SPOHP! with Tuskegee Airman Daniel Keel"
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 […]
Read more "SPOHP Releases “Addiction in American Life” Transcripts and Podcasts"
Margaret Stroud Block, long time civil rights activist, passed away June 20 in Cleveland, Mississippi, where she was born and raised. She lectured at universities and organizations throughout the U.S., […]
Read more "San Francisco Bay View: Tribute to Civil Rights Activist Margaret Block"
Read about coverage in the Natchez Democrat of SPOHP’s recent Mississippi Freedom Project trip, including the “Unfinished Business, Race, Democracy, and the Ongoing Struggle for Civil Rights” panel with AAHP graduate coordinators.
Ms. Margaret Block passed away in June 2015. Join the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program in sharing memories of her life and legacy.
The award recognizes individuals and institutions for outstanding contributions advancing diversity within the archives profession, and will be presented at a ceremony during the SAA Annual Meeting in Cleveland August 16-22.
Funds raised allow us to continue everyday office operations, fellowship support for student research, public educational outreach, and more, including the Mississippi Freedom Project (pictured). Contributions are tax-deductible. Click to donate!
Read more "SPOHP Fundraising Drive Kicks Off for Summer 2015! Donate today!"
“Sin Complejos, Sin Arrepentimientos, Sin Pedir Perdon” presents oral history interviews conducted by students with faculty and students about Latina/o identity. Edited by Richard Lainez, Nahil Carranza, and Genesis Lara.
Read more "“Resistance, Respect, & Regrowth” Latina/o History Documentary Now Online"
In Spring 2014, SPOHP embarked on a new oral history collaboration with the Retired Faculty of the University of Florida (RFUF) to highlight the individuals who oversaw UF’s rise to […]
Read more "Retired Faculty of UF Oral History Project Tells the Story of UF"
The Civic Media Center in Gainesville, Florida, is the repository for many of the late Stetson Kennedy’s books. Dr. Paul Ortiz discusses Stetson Kennedy’s life and legacy, and is joined by […]
Students interviewed four young people who have lived the experience of being a First Generation American, aiming to understand what their life is like at home, what their vision of the […]
The Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee presented the exhibit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Click to view panel text! Photos […]
Read more "“Civil Rights in the Sunshine State” Exhibit Text Now Available for Download"
The program commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Emancipation Day in Florida was organized by African American History Project Graduate Coordinator Randi-Gill Sadler with Alachua County’s Cone Park Library.
Read more "May 20, 2015 Cone Park Emancipation Day Celebrates 150th Anniversary"
Gainesville, FL—The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program congratulates Jody Noll, Ph.D. student at Georgia State University, on his receipt of SPOHP’s 2015 Julian Pleasants Travel Award. Noll is writing his […]
Read more "Jody Noll is SPOHP’s 2015 Julian Pleasants Travel Award Scholar"
Gainesville, FL—The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP) in conjunction with the Cone Park Library will be hosting a special Emancipation Day program at the Cone Park Library on Wednesday, […]
Read more "SPOHP and Cone Park Library Partner for Special Emancipation Day Program May 20, 2015"
Produced by student interns, topics include addiction history in the United States, community organizing, and more. Over 90 SPOHP podcasts are now available for download on the UFDC.
Read more "Spring 2015 Podcasts Now Available Online – Download Today!"
Civil Rights Teaching, a project of Teaching for Change, highlighted the MFP publication released last year for the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer.
Coordinated by Génesis Lara, LDAP grew this year through an extraordinary effort focusing on community building and education, and students celebrated with a public event on April 24. Click to view the LDAP documentary, […]
Brittany Hibbert, trip alum and soon-to-be UF grad, featured last year’s Mississippi Freedom Project research trip celebrating the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer through Gator Treks with the University of Florida Alumni […]
Read more "Anticipating MFP’s Upcoming Field Research Trip with Gator Treks & UF Alumni Association"
The new deadline is May 9, 2015. Students from all majors are encouraged to apply. Click for more information, and e-mail applications to graduate coordinator Kyle Bridge (kbridge@ufl.edu).
Read more "Announcement: SPOHP Internship Application Deadline Extended for Fall 2015"
The Spring 2015 class focused on addiction in American history, taught by graduate coordinators Jessica Taylor and Kyle Bridge, and concluded last week with a public presentation of student podcasts.
Read more "Congratulations to the Spring 2015 SPOHP internship class!"
Derick Gomez, Raina Shipman, Jennifer Thelusema, and Ellie Portillo presented at the 16th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 18, 2015. Dr. Paul Ortiz supervised each student’s research.
Read more "Congratulations to SPOHP University Scholars for 2014-2015!"
Using oral histories and resources from SPOHP, USP students work with Dr. Paul Ortiz to develop their academic research interests.
On February 27, 2015, as Black History Month was coming to a close and the eve of International Women’s History Month was approaching, Dr. Ortiz, several SPHOP coordinators and SPOHP’s official event photographer, Mr. Clayton, visited the “Civil Rights in the Sunshine State” Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee.
“Gator Tales” was presented by the UF School of Theatre and Dance with oral histories from the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program’s African American History Project, and ran February 13-22.
Read more "“Gator Tales” Digital Video Recording Now Publicly Available on YouTube"
Allison Mitchell, who was a volunteer for the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program during the Fall 2014 Semester, is a second year dual major in History and African American Studies […]
Sandy Burnett, who has volunteered for the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program for over a year, was initially recruited by Veterans History Project Coordinator Ann Smith to assist SPOHP’s Digital Humanities […]
Digital Humanities Coordinator Deborah Hendrix photographed the “Gator Tales” performance and discussion for the UF School of Theatre and Dance show.
The lecture, delivered by Dr. Chafe at the February 5 public program, is now available on YouTube. Dr. Chafe is the Alice Mary Baldwin Professor of History at Duke University, where […]
Gainesville Sun writer Jeff Schweers explores the recent decline in enrollment of black students at the University of Florida. Hugh Rozelle Collection staff member Jennifer Thelusema shares her experience.
Press Release For Immediate Release Documenting the Ethnic Studies Struggle through Oral History Field Work Trip: A Collaboration between Prescott College and the University of Florida February 26, 2015, Throughout February […]
Press Release For Immediate Release February 13, 2015, On March 5, 2015 at the Western Institute for Leadership Development at 6:00pm Prescott College and Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at […]
Congratulations to the cast and crew of “Gator Tales” with UF’s School of Theatre and Dance! The show was sold out for each performance last weekend. Click to read a recent […]
Read more "“Gator Tales” Gives Successful Final Performance to Full House on Feb. 22"
The promotional video features actors, professors, director Kevin Marshall, and SPOHP graduate coordinator Randi Gill-Sadler with the African American History Project.
Read more "UF College of Theatre and Dance Releases “Gator Tales” Behind-The-Scenes Look"
SPOHP’s recent research trip to North Carolina (Feb. 5-10), organized by graduate coordinator Jessica Taylor with student interns and staff, was featured as a UF Service online this spring.
Playwright and director Deborah B. Dickey has created a play in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal. Threads of Silver and Gold: Women of the Panama Canal […]
Read more "Staged Reading: “Threads of Silver and Gold – Women of the Panama Canal” on Feb. 20"
The Gainesville Sun’s Guardian covered the “Gator Tales” production in “Student experiences come alive in ‘Gator Tales,’” by Cleveland Tinker.
Read more "Gainesville Sun Guardian highlights UF College of Theatre and Dance Production with AAHP"
The Gainesville Sun Scene section highlights “Gator Tales” with Dr. Paul Ortiz, director Kevin Marshall, and actress Chelsi Stancil. By Brittany Valencic.
Read more "Gainesville Sun Scene: ‘Gator Tales’ examines past struggles of black UF students"
The article features a collection guide of interviewees and topics, with links to digital media resources and more.
The oral history was conducted in 2014 by Dr. Paul Ortiz and Matthew Simmons for the Community Organizers in America collection. Podcast edited by intern Virginia Hamrick. Photo from RoamAgency.com.
Read more "Podcast with David Barsamian of Alternative Radio Now Available"
Dr. Jack Davis highlighted SPOHP’s recent research trip to North Carolina for the Appalachian Social Change Project, organized by graduate coordinator Jessica Taylor and Dr. Scott Huffard of Lees-McRae College, assistant professor of history and […]
From February 13 to 22, the UF School of Theatre and Dance will perform a new drama entitled Gator Tales, an original play devised and directed by Professor Kevin Marshall […]
Applicants should be actively engaged in research about the American South, broadly understood (including Latin America & the Caribbean). Deadline is March 9, 2015.
TALLAHASSEE— The Museum of Florida History is hosting public programs throughout February to celebrate Black History Month. The programs complement the current exhibit in the Museum, Civil Rights in the […]
by Ann Smith, Veterans History Project Coordinator In early 2014, SPOHP Veteran’s Coordinator Ann Smith gathered the volunteers for the Veterans History Project group for a fact-to-face meeting. Ms. Smith’s talk […]
Read more "The Villages Squad: Veterans History Project Volunteers in Wildwood, Florida"
by Justin Dunnavant, AAHP Graduate Coordinator This year marks the 50th anniversary of the infamous march in Selma, Alabama and with the recent release of the movie “Selma,” we thought […]
Read more "UF in Selma: 50 Years Later with the Daniel Harmeling Papers"
Award-winning PBS documentarian Churchill Roberts was a doctoral student at the University of Iowa in 1971 when he produced the first documentary film recounting events of the historic 1968 Memphis […]
Digital Humanities Coordinator Deborah Hendrix produced an interview documentary on Roy’s Craven’s remarkable legacy for the 50th Anniversary Commemoration, taking place this January. The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program interviewed Roy […]
Gainesville, FL—On February 5, 2015, UF CLAS undergraduate and graduate students will leave for Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina in the company of staff from the Samuel Proctor […]
Read more "SPOHP, Lees-McRae Form Partnership for Appalachian Oral History Field Research Event"
Graduate coordinator Jessica Taylor wrote for the OUP blog about SPOHP’ers visiting and presenting at the recent Oral History Association conference in Madison, WI. Click to read more!
Read more "Oxford University Press: Top 5 reasons why young professionals love the OHA meeting"
Thanks to SPOHP students, staff, faculty, and community members for your support in 2014. Best wishes for a happy holiday and joyous new year!
Read more "Happy Holidays From All of Us at the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program!"
Spotlights with video, sketches, audio, photos, and transcript selections were compiled by student interns in the Fall 2014 academic internship class, illuminating broad themes through specific interviews and experiences.
Read more "Fall 2014 Interns Develop WWII Collection Topics Guide for Veterans History Project"
Students in the seminar class presented “Familias Unidas: Amor y Comunidad,” their community development plan for the immigrant community of Gainesville, on December 11 at the Institute for Hispanic-Latino Cultures. The […]
Read more "Congratulations to the Fall 2014 Latina/o Diaspora in the Americas Class!"
Dr. Kathy Navajas’s SPN 3948 class, with Deborah Hendrix, created this documentary focusing on immigration, a bridge that connects people and places.
Read more "“Remembering My Country” with Fall 2014 Students of SPN 3948 Service Learning"
It only took an hour for College of Journalism and Communications undergrads taking part in an exercise during their Visual Journalism class to make history by setting a campus precedent: […]
As part of the Fall 2014 internship’s online WWII topic guide, Nichols reflected on the personal records and sketches of Frank Blair Reeves (UF-340), with ten original drawings.
The OHA annual meeting will be held October 14-18, 2015 in Tampa, Florida. Deadline for submissions is January 12, 2015.
A native of Chile, Dr. Hernán Vera, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, passed away last week. He was a prolific scholar in research spanning a range of topics, including race and ethnic […]
Read more "Remembering Dr. Hernán Vera, Professor Emeritus of Sociology"
Fall 2014 interns produced podcasts on veterans history. Image from Stephen Dodd, donated to the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. University of Florida Digital Collections Archive To date, 50+ oral history podcasts are available on […]
The Spring 2015 academic internship will be taught by graduate coordinators Jessica Taylor and Kyle Bridge. Applications are due December 1, 2014.
Read more "The Spring 2015 SPOHP Internship Application is Now Available Online!"
Dr. Ortiz discussed the period preceding the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s on September 26, 2014, in “Preparing for the Civil Rights Movement,” part of the museum’s series with prominent leaders and historians.
The MFH presents “Civil Rights in the Sunshine State” through artifacts, videos, interactive elements, and narratives.
The Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, with Rev. Milford Griner, will remember Rosa Parks and honor local leaders with the Quiet Courage Awards on Sunday, December 7 at 3:30 p.m. Past honorees have […]
SPOHP worked with StoryCorps last year to bring Latino students, Florida Opportunity scholars, and local community groups into the initiative, and SPOHP’ers also participated as interview teams. Read more from NYT.
Read more "Congratulations to David Isay of StoryCorps on the 2015 TED Prize!"
Every semester, SPOHP’s interns are in some way touched by United States servicemen, past and present. Whether they transcribe a sixty-year-old recording with one of the last living Civil War […]
Read more "Oral Histories with Veterans Transform the Ways that Interns Study American History"
The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities sponsored SPOHP’s inaugural Fieldwork in Folklore trip to Virginia to conduct oral histories focusing on landscape changes and the relationship between local culture, memory, and […]
The UF History Department highlighted SPOHP’s inaugural Virginia Fieldwork in Folklore research trip, organized by graduate coordinator Jessica Taylor to bring students into the tidewater region and collect oral histories.
Jessica Taylor and Annemarie Nichols, recently returned from the Virginia Fieldwork in Folklore research trip, wrote for the Fairfield Foundation’s blog about ghost stories in the Tidewater! Photo from Edward Diggs.
Read more "Mathews County Oral History and Folklore: Old House Woods and More"
Attorney John Due, pictured with SPOHP graduate coordinator Justin Dunnavant, celebrated his 80th birthday in Tallahassee on October 25, 2014, surrounded by family and friends. Read more in the Tallahassee Democrat.
Read more "Gerald Ensley in the Tallahassee Democrat: John Due, still making the world better"
“Oral history festival to be held in Mathews,” The Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, October 8, 2014. The Virginia Fieldwork in Folklore research trip, organized by SPOHP graduate coordinator Jessica Taylor, was announced by […]
“Oral history project underway,” by Sherry Hamilton, The Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, September 3, 2014. In anticipation of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program’s annual Virginia Fieldwork in Folklore trip, The Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal wrote about […]
Gainesville, FL—From October 21-26, 2014, UF history students will travel to eastern Virginia to discuss folklore, traditional crafts, and rural development with residents of Mathews and Middlesex Counties. The inaugural […]
Read more "Inaugural SPOHP Folklore and History in Virginia Team to Launch in October"
To commemorate the life and work of civil rights movement veteran John Due and his family, SPOHP compiled this volume in honor of his 80th birthday. Click to read.
On Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 1-3 p.m., the LACC will host an open house social with refreshments and screen two SPOHP documentaries, “Nuestras Historias” and “Siempre Adelante.”
Read more "Latin American and Caribbean Collection Open House: October 15, Smathers Library"
On Thursday, October 16th at 6 p.m, Dr. Paul Ortiz will give a lecture titled, “Preparing for the Civil Rights Movement in Florida” and sign copies of the new edition […]
Congratulations and good luck to Deborah Hendrix, Jessica Taylor, Matthew Simmons, Chelsea Carnes, Génesis Lara, Sarah Blanc, Diana Dombrowski, Dr. Paul Ortíz, and alumni Dr. Erin Conlin and Sarah McNamara!
Read more "SPOHP travels to 48th Annual Oral History Association Meeting in Madison, Wisconsin!"
Students Elaine Sponholtz’s Visual Journalism class at the College of Journalism and Communications (JOU3220C) brought SPOHP podcasts to life using visual storytelling websites Storify, Exposure, and Storehouse in Fall 2014. “La Casita: […]
Read more "Podcasts Storifyed for Fall 2014 Visual Journalism Class"
News Release Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP), University of Florida, September 12, 2014 Event Now Available Online for Rabbis’ Return to St. Augustine, FL in Commemoration of Civil Rights […]