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47-page WW I Letter
First page of 47-page letter While browsing a folder of “Miscellaneous Manuscripts”, this document came to light. Pictured at left is the first sheet of a letter written by Sergeant Ben A. Stern to his...
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LGBT Life in Florida: 1950-2013
This is a guest post by Kevin Arms, a student assistant in the Special Collections Department. Kevin is a graduate student in the Library and Information Science program at USF. A new exhibit was...
View ArticleFarewell, Frederick Pohl
We were saddened to learn this morning of the death of Frederick Pohl, Grand Master of science fiction. Over the course of his 76-year career as science fiction writer, editor, and anthologist, Pohl...
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USF to host IAGS conference proceedings
University of South Florida Libraries is to start hosting proceedings of conferences that have been sponsored by the the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS). IAGS is the most...
View ArticleUSF’s “Founding Fathers”
If USF has “founding fathers,” they were undoubtedly Sam Gibbons, LeRoy Collins, and John Allen. Each had a hand in creating the university and demonstrating the importance of character by example....
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Recently Digitized Collections and Updates
Alvin P. Yorkunas Collection USF Special Collections is home to the Alvin P. Yorkunas Papers, a fascinating collection of correspondence, drawings, cartoons and other documents relating to Yorkunas’...
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Youth & Children’s Testimonies on Genocide Now Available
The latest collection to be added to other Holocaust and Genocide Studies Collections at USF Libraries is now available online. The Rwanda Youth and Children’s Testimonies is now freely available...
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Recent additions to the Hipple Collection
The Hipple Collection of Young Adult Literature’s author friends have been extremely good to us in recent months. Most recently, Newberry Honor author Ruth White donated 30 different editions of her...
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New Exhibit: African American Children’s Literature
Sheryl Kay and President Judy Genshaft view the African American Children’s Literature exhibit. Photo courtesy of Brandy Scaglione. This is a guest post by Sheryl Kay. Sheryl is a student in the Master...
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