The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida is dedicated to providing public history support as a research center for students, faculty, and community members. Volunteers contribute several hours each week to program collections, working on individual goals to learn new skills in a guided and supportive environment.
The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program offers workshops in oral history practice, methodology and fieldwork for community groups, academic institutions, and other organizations interested in beginning oral history projects. Introduction to Oral History from Dr. Paul Ortiz Dr. Paul Ortiz, director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, prepared the following outlines to conducting successful […]
We work by the motto, “One Community, Many Voices.” Our program is driven by the support of our growing community in Gainesville, as well as statewide in Florida and around the United States. Thanks to our many sponsors and research allies! To access oral history interviews, podcasts, documentaries, and research media made possible by partnership with these […]
African American History at the University of Florida and Beyond The University of Florida’s African and Native American History Task Force was created by President Kent Fuchs in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020. Floyd’s death, and the killing of emergency room medical […]
UF History Emeritus Professor David Chalmers, a noted historian of the Ku Klux Klan and Southern History, recently gave to SPOHP a remarkable collection of primary source documents and books from his personal library, including original editions of Stetson Kennedy, Thomas Dixon, and Albion Tourgee. The Primary Source Collection follows the ebb and flow of hate […]