SPOHP Director Dr. Paul Ortiz is teaching a course this spring on oral history! This interdisciplinary seminar is an intensive introduction to the theory and practice of oral history. Students […]
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In this latest episode of our podcast series Safe Spaces, Anupa Kotipoyna looks back at the creation of the India Cultural and Education Center (ICEC) in Gainesville, Florida.
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Dear Friends of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, As you will read in this exciting end-of- year progress report, SPOHP has reached more students, scholars, and members of the […]
We wanted to share a sheet that the directors of the IC-Race (Immigration, Critical Race and Cultural Equity) Lab at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Drs. Nayeli Y. Chavez- […]
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September 29th from noon to 2 PM, SPOHP is hosting an Open House in the SPOHP office to welcome students and faculty alike to get acquainted with our program, staff and dozens of exciting on […]
http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/48/49/00001/Safe%20Spaces%20OHFC.mp3 This episode of the Safe Spaces series focuses on an African American armed defense organization that protected Civil Rights Movement demonstrators in Ocala, Florida in the 1960s. Challenging […]
The Fall 2017 Internship Application 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 […]
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Beginning Thursday, March 16th, the SPOHP Radio Hour hits the airwaves DAILY at 8:00 a.m. on WUBA 88.1 FM. Drawing from the 7,500+ interviews in the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program archive […]
The SPOHP iTunes Podcast features four separate series which are all compiled from diverse oral history collections, including the Florida Queer History Project, Farmworker Association of Florida archive, Confederate Veterans Collection, African American History, […]
In this final installment of SPOHP volunteer John Paul Lorie’s three-part podcast on the Gainesville Eight, we hear the story of the federal government’s indictment of the Eight on charges of conspiracy to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention. We hear the lawyer for the defendants assess the prosecution’s case, and describe the legal strategy his firm adopted for defending these veterans in court. We also hear direct testimony from members of the Eight including Scott Camil, as well as other VVAW members who were subpoenaed to testify, in describing the FBI’s infiltration of VVAW and the flagrant violations of their constitutional rights that ensued. Given that we are currently witnessing–and some of us participating in–a new era of demonstration and direct action, this story is of particular relevance to questions of lawful protest and the constitutional rights of demonstrators.
This is our first podcast in the Ottoman Greeks of the United States (1904-1924) podcast series. It tells the story of the S.S. Acropolis, a ship that transferred Armenian and Greek refugees from the city of Smyrna to Ellis Island in the winter of 1922. Modern Syrian refugees are experiencing similar trials and tribulations as the Armenian and Greek refugees from Smyrna. This podcast highlights those similarities. It transports its listeners back to the early 20th century, and weaves together newspaper accounts of the Smyrna refugees’ story with recollections of descendants of immigrants from the Ottoman Empire.
This first episode of the Safe Spaces series spring-boards off of the controversial acceptance letter sent out this year to incoming students of the University of Chicago, and it follows a racially charged and abnormally divisive presidential election. It explores what a safe space means to different students and faculty at the University of Florida and what influences them to create those spaces on campus. We will be examining what it took to put institutes such as IBC and La Casita in place as well as the significance of Ethnic Studies programs for students of all walks of life.
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, […]
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In this second installment of SPOHP volunteer John Paul Lorie’s three-part podcast on the Gainesville Eight, we hear Scott Camil and other members of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) describing the founding of the organization and the recruitment of new members. One of the VVAW’s first major actions concluded with a march on the gates of the Capitol in which decorated veterans made short statements into a microphone and then threw their medals over the fence and toward the Capitol building. We also hear about the U.S. government’s harassment of Scott Camil in response to the effectiveness of his activism, preparing us for next week’s final installment which will describe the indictment of the Gainesville Eight on charges of conspiracy to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention.
Just on the heels of Veteran’s Day, SPOHP volunteer John Paul Lorie has assembled a three-part special feature on the Gainesville Eight. Members of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, the Gainesville Eight were indicted on charges of conspiracy to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. This first podcast follows one member of the Gainesville Eight, Scott Camil, through his military experiences in Vietnam and then the events that led him to join the VVAW.
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 […]
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A highlight of SPOHP’s annual Mississippi Freedom Project research trip this year was the opportunity for staff member Anupa Kotipoyina to interview Edward Duvall, a pastor who has been working […]
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Our first entry of the Voice from the Archives series, “Putting Food on America’s Table,” features interviews with three women who grew up in farmworker families in central Florida. Their stories describe challenging living conditions, harrowing working conditions, and lasting impacts on the health of themselves and their families while, as Ms. Betty Dubose describes it, “putting food on America’s table.” We would like to thank Bensound(opens in new tab) and Incompetech(opens in new tab) for the royalty-free music that we were able to use in this podcast.
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Former IBEW Local 1205 business manager and president Theron Hunter (IBEW-010) describes some of the benefits, economic and social, of being part of the brotherhood. He also reflects on changes […]
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As the first woman to join the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in the entire state of Florida, Judy Davis (IBEW-007) describes her trials and subsequent success as a journeyman/wireman. […]
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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 […]
Activist and founder of grass roots organization Cope Pink, Meada Benjamin (WAF-024) explores the effects of police brutality on community organizing. Topics include: organizing and protesting, police relations, and the […]
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David Barsamian created Alternative Radio to cover important stories neglected by mainstream media. In this podcast, he explains why he first pursued broadcasting, and how journalism can continue to be […]
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Erika Clarke (ADHP-011) is a recovering addict and current member of Gainesville’s House for Hope sobriety program for women. In this podcast, she talks about her drug-related experiences and how […]
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Spring 2015 interns produced podcasts on a variety of topics. Image from Jacksonville, Florida Wikipedia article. University of Florida Digital Collections Archive To date, 90+ oral history podcasts are available on the […]
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 […]
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: […]
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Spring 2014 interns produced podcasts on a variety of topics focusing on the Retired Faculty of Florida, and also including the Mississippi Freedom Project and life histories in Gloucester County, Virginia. […]
Fall 2013 interns produced podcasts on a variety of topics. Image from the Peace Corps. University of Florida Digital Collections Archive To date, 50+ oral history podcasts are available on the […]
Summer 2013 interns produced podcasts on a variety of topics related to the Farmworker Association of Florida. Image from the Farmworker Association of Florida Facebook. University of Florida Digital Collections […]
Spring 2013 seminar students produced podcasts on a variety of topics. Featured image of Doris “Dorie” Miller, a cook in the United States Navy noted for his bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. […]
Spring 2011 interns produced podcasts on a variety of topics. Featured image from “German Boy: A Child in War” by Wolfgang E. Samuel, a memoir of life growing up in Nazi Germany. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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For more information about farmworker awareness, the Farmworker Association of Florida, and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, visit Oral History Program. http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/01/99/67/00001/FAF%20005%20Carol%20Johnson%20Podcast.mp3
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For 30 years, Haitian immigrant Marie Francois committed her life’s work on HIV/AIDS and community health in Florida to answering the question, “How can we combat ignorance with education?” http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/01/99/69/00001/FAF%20015%20Marie%20Francois%20Podcast.mp3
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Mary Bahr, a veteran of the Vietnam War, recounts the work of her in-country service as an Intelligence Officer, including challenging sexism in her ranks and living in a devastated conflict zone. […]
Sarah Carrol, one of the last Confederate veteran widows, connects the realities of post-war life and pensions for veteran families to the complex politics of the South’s “Lost Cause.” http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/01/99/70/00001/CONVET-003%20Sarah%20Carrol%20Podcast.mp3
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