Join SPOHP in Fall 2024 for our 3-credit internship, HIS4944: Introduction to Oral History! Receive hands-on experience in the foundations and applications of oral history, while working with our historic collections and ongoing fieldwork initiatives.
Deadline to apply is May 24th. Email annahamilton@ufl.edu for application information.
As part of UF Gulf Scholars, SPOHP and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service invite you to take part in an exciting oral history fieldwork trip from June 11-14, 2024. Apply by Sunday, May 19, 2024
The SPOHP’s Challenging Racism at UF public program series highlights stories of students, community organizers, faculty, and others who have been on the front lines of the effort to create a more just and welcoming world.
(Pictured: People gather after the “OverKome! Creating Pathways for Collective Community-Led Development” event.)
UF’s Ytori magazine highlights SPOHP’s Challenging Racism at UF initiative. “In oral history, we learn about the power of storytelling. This reveals truths that can sometimes be very uncomfortable,” SPOHP director Dr. Paul Ortiz told Ytori. “If we’re going to be a top-tier research institution, we need to use the tools of historical research to make the university a more welcoming place.”
Vasilios Kosmakos, SPOHP researcher and founder of the Florida Naturalist Project, curated a digital exhibit about the “story of water in Florida” for the Matheson Museum. Explore the exhibit here.
Read more "“Interwoven Waters:” Using Oral History to Document Florida’s Waterways"
With a $350,000 federal grant, UF researchers will showcase recordings that tell how antislavery activists secretly assisted those escaping slavery.
Read more "Sharing the Underground Railroad’s Oral Histories"
The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP) is thankful for all of the years and contributions that Ms. Hendrix continues to make to the program. Ms. Hendrix is an invaluable member of the SPOHP family. Without her hard work and support, SPOHP would not be where it is today. This piece by the Independent Florida Alligator recently featured Ms. Hendrix’s work.
SPOHP’s UF students and staff are committed to SPOHP’s community-based oral history philosophy. This is the team of SPOHP’s student-staff members who participated in the Rosewood Commemoration Ceremony.
Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Yolanda Chavez Leyva will provide the keynotes for the Southeastern Immigration Studies Association Conference taking place at the USC Upstate Greenville campus this coming April. Please follow the link for more information. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=151397484314340&set=a.129347893185966
Dr. Ortiz’s essay Pathways in Oral History was recently published in the US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal. Please follow the link to access the essay. https://www.utexaspressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.7560/OHJ606