Primary Historical Documents in Florida Journalism History

This guided provides information about archival records, manuscript collections and other primary historical documents available to scholars researching the individuals and organizations germane to the history of journalism in Florida. The majority of these collections are held by institutions within Florida, although several are located in other states.

Special thanks goes to John Nemmers, Descriptive and Technical Services Archivist in the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries, for his expertise and invaluable assistance in creating this page.

 

Individuals

Barber, Red
Walter Lanier "Red" Barber Papers, 1925-1992.
University of Florida Smathers Libraries Special and Area Studies Collections
28 boxes
Contents:  Scrapbooks, correspondence, manuscripts, memorabilia, photographs and audio tapes of the radio sports announcer.

Bartlett, Washington
Biographies of Washington Bartlett, 1886-1890.
University of California Berkeley Bancroft Library
7 folders in portfolio. partial microfilm reel
Contents:  Statements from Bartlett, May-Aug., 1886, recorded by W.H. White; biographical sketches prepared by D.R. Sessions and others of H.H. Bancroft's staff. Chiefly concerning Bartlett's arrival in California, 1849; job printing and
newspapers; the Vigilance Committee, 1856; political life, including service as mayor of San Francisco and governor
of California.

Bellamy, Jeanne, 1911-
Jeanne Bellamy Papers, 1931-1975.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
9 linear ft.
Contents:  Correspondence and other materials, relating to Bellamy's involvement with the community, water resources and water conservation in Florida, the Everglades, Lake Okeechobee, and Biscayne Bay

Carpenter, Hattie Harrison
Papers of Hattie Carpenter, 1903-1951.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
32 items, 2 volumes.
Journalist and associate editor for the Miami Metropolis.

Contents:  Chiefly correspondence with Berg family about daily life and financial documents; together with history of a Miami women's club and photograph albums with pictures of hurricane damage (1906 and 1926) in southern Florida.

Carswell, E. W. (Elba Wilson), 1916-
E.W. Carswell Papers, [19--].
University of West Florida Special Collections
ca. 5 cubic ft.
Journalist, author, and folklorist, of Chipley, Fla.

Contents:  Personal papers including research files, writings, genealogical material on the Carswell family, newspaper columns, and other materials. Subjects include folklore, Falling Waters State Park, and Chipley and Washington County, Fla.

Clark, Susan Howe
Coral Gables and Coconut Grove Scrapbooks, 1930s-1943.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
3 volumes.
Contents:  Two scrapbooks hold newspaper clippings and magazine articles written by Clark, as well as correspondence relating to the articles. Many are on Miami area businesses, written for trade journals such as The Cannery, New South Baker, Progressive Grocer, etc. Clark was a journalist and society news columnist of Coconut Grove, Fla.

Cleveland, Larkin, 1875-1953
Cleveland Larkin Papers, 1922-1953.
University of West Florida Special Collections
14 items
Journalist and newspaper editor, of De Funiak Springs, Fla. known as Uncle Cleve in his columns.

Contents:  Eight scrapbooks and other papers, including newspaper articles by and about him, collections of his "Uncle Cleve" columns, biographical material, and other clippings from the DeFuniak Herald and Pensacola Journal.

Conklin family
Papers, 1907-1974.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
1 folder.
Residents of Miami.

Contents:  Florida Diary, biographical sketch, and other items, of or relating to Oscar T. Conklin, a journalist,
his wife, Edith H. (Mercier) Conklin, family members, and daily events.

Dosh, Robert N., 1886-1970
Robert N. "Bert" Dosh Papers, 1920-1965.
University of Florida Smathers Libraries Special and Area Studies Collections
1.25 linear feet. (3 Boxes)
Contents:  Correspondence with political figures and letters relating to the Cross Florida Barge Canal, which he supported strongly. Also includes editorials from the Ocala Evening Star and Ocala Star Banner, which he worked for as editor.

Dunn, Hampton
Hampton Dunn Papers, 1974.
Florida State University Strozier Library Special Collections
2 items.
Contents: Consists of an advance set of unbound sheets, including dust jacket, of Yesterday's Tallahassee, by Hampton Dunn. They are accompanied by a letter from Ernest A. Seeman, President of E.A. Seemann Publishing, Inc., of Miami, Florida, to Malcolm B. Johnson, editor of the Tallahassee Democrat.

Hampton Dunn Collection, ca. 1920-2002.
University of South Florida Libraries Special Collections
247.5 linear ft. (469 boxes)
Contents:  Correspondence and copies of manuscripts, speeches, and syndicated columns.

Dyckman, Martin
Southern Politics series, 1973-1975
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Southern Oral History Program
Contents:  Dyckman is included as an interview and/or the subject of other interviews in the Southern Politics series of the Southern Oral History Program.

Earman, Joseph Lucien
Joseph Lucien Earman Papers, 1904-1935.
University of Florida Smathers Libraries P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
3 folders (220 items)
Editor of the Palm Beach Post (1913-1920), publisher and editor of the Palm Beach Independent.

Contents:  Correspondence, mostly to Sydney Catts during the time Earman was the editor of the Palm Beach Post. A collection of newspaper clippings and writings, starting with Earman's first newspaper story.

Emig, Elmer Jacob
Elmer Jacob Emig Papers, 1929-1955.
University of Florida Smathers Libraries Special and Area Studies Collections
1.3 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Contents:  Lecture and research notes on the history of journalism in Florida. Among his research notes are two public opinion surveys on the reading, listening, and viewing habits of Gainesville residents and a history of Sigma Delta Chi at UF.

Fields, Jeff.
Jeff Fields Papers, 1944-1990.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Manuscripts Department, Southern Historical Collection (#4950).
7.0 linear ft.
Contents:  Materials documenting Fields's work as a writer and in television. Fields worked in radio and television, chiefly for WJXT-TV in Jacksonville, Fla. The collection includes commentaries written for WJXT-TV. There are also photographs and slides, audiotapes, films, and videotapes relating to Fields's literary work and to his work as producer and host at WJXT-TV.

Frye, Barbara L.
Barbara L. Frye Press files, 1944-1981.
State Archives of Florida
Contents:  The press files include teletype copies of newspaper articles written by Frye and supporting materials. The records primarily cover the Florida Legislature and elections, both state and national.

Southern Politics series, 1973-1975.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Southern Oral History Program
Contents:  Frye is included as an interview and/or the subject of other interviews in the Southern Politics series of the Southern Oral History Program.

Gaines, Marion T.
Marion Gaines Papers, 1939-1975.
University of West Florida Special Collections
123 items
Newspaper editor and writer, Pensacola News Journal.

Contents:  Personal papers including correspondence and records of Gaines as a member of the city of Pensacola Human Relations Committee (1966-1971). Includes materials relating to minority employment and race relations in Pensacola, a report on Pensacola city parks (1969), and related papers.

Griffith, Leon Odell, 1921-1984

Leon Odell Griffith Papers, 1946-1981.
University of West Florida Special Collections
515 items
Journalist, writer, and newspaperman, of Pensacola, Fla.

Contents:  Correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs, newspaper clippings, published articles, poetry, and materials pertaining to the editing and publication of his books, Seed in the Wind (1960); The Longest Strike (1975); his biography of Ed Ball; and John Holliday Perry: Florida Press Lord (1974); together with copies of unpublished short stories and books and research files on Edward Ball, the Griffith and Miller family genealogy, John Holliday Perry, the Escambia County Local Government Study Commission (1966), the Santa Rosa Free Press, and Jimmy Carter's campaign for the U.S. presidency (1974-1976).

Griswold, Oliver
Papers, 1840s-1966.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Journalist, author, historian, and conservationist, of Coconut Grove, Fla.

Contents:  Correspondence, radio script, newspaper clippings, diary, photos, and other items, relating to the establishment of the Everglades National Park, conservation, Florida history, including Indian Key, the Florida Keys, and family members. Articles date primarily from the 1940s, when Griswold was freelancing in Key West. The Historical Museum of Southern Florida holds multiple Griswold collections.

Oliver Griswold Papers, 1940-1966.
University of Miami Archives and Special Collections
2 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Contents:  Includes manuscripts, articles, correspondence, scripts of University of Miami television programs, and files relating to the Radio and Television Department that document his activities during the 1950s.

Hairston, Jack, 1928-
An oral history with Jack Hairston, c1990.
University of Southern Mississippi Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
42 leaves; 1 sound cassette.
Contents:  Interview recorded in Gainesville, Florida on March 4, 1977. Discusses sports journalism and newspaper publishing, particularly relating to Mississippi. Interviewer: Orley B. Caudill.

Hart, Eleanor
Eleanor Hart Papers, 1954-1966.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
3 boxes (4.5 cubic ft.)
Contents:  Clippings include the question-and-answer format "Column with a Hart" and the "Glamor Clinic" series, as well as general articles written by Hart as a Miami Herald staff columnist. Also includes a few letters.

Hartley, William B.
Ellen and William Hartley Papers, 1960s-1970s.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
12 boxes (14 cubic ft.)
Author, editor, and journalist, of South Miami, Fla.

Contents:  Correspondence, articles, notes, and other items, including typescripts of books. Topics include native American groups in Florida, Dade County, Bahamas, Caribbean, treasure hunting, and local well known individuals.

Hawkins, Nina Stanton, 1889-1972
Nina Stanton Hawkins Papers, 1917-1970.
St. Augustine Historical Society
1 linear ft.
Contents:  Personal and professional correspondence of a St. Augustine Journalist and newspaper editor. Includes newspaper clippings, photos, and other ephemera relating to Hawkins's career with St. Augustine Record.

Hiaasen, Carl
Carl Hiaasen Papers, 1978-1995.
University of Florida Smathers Libraries Special and Area Studies Collections
2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)
Contents:  Includes manuscripts and notes of the author's novels and a file of clippings of some of his newspaper columns and of reviews of his books.

Johnson, Malcolm B.
Malcolm Johnson collection, 1940-1978.
Florida State University Strozier Library Special Collections
37.75 linear ft.
Contents:  The bulk of the collection documents Johnson's journalistic career from his time with the Associated Press (1940-1954) to his editorship of the Tallahassee Democrat (1954-1970). The collection includes correspondence, subject and personality files, clippings of Johnson's columns and editorials, photographs, speeches written by Johnson, memorabilia, and various published materials collected by Johnson over his career. In addition, there are
materials related to the writing and publication of Johnson's books, such as research materials, photographs, drafts
and proofs.

Jones, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1848-1913
Charles H. Jones Papers, 1876-1913.
University of Florida Smathers Libraries P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
9 folders.
Jones was the founder of the Florida Times Union newspaper, originally known as the Florida Times.

Contents:  The collection contains an autobiographical sketch of Jones, newspaper clippings from 1892-1913, letters from 1876-1913, and a notebook dated 1910.

Jones, T. Charles

Jones Collection, 1893-1961
Florida State University Strozier Library Special Collections
623 items
Episcopal minister and joint owner and editor, with his son, W. W. (Walter) Jones, of the newspaper, "Chipley Banner"
in Chipley Fla.

Contents:  Family and business correspondence, legal papers, newspaper clippings. Also included are photographs of
the Chipley Banner office.

Kay, Russell
Russell Kay Papers, 1923-1986.
University of Florida Smathers Libraries Special and Area Studies Collections
0.4 linear feet. (1 Box)
Contents:  These papers encompass Kay's career from 1923 until the early 1970s, although there is one document written about him after his death. Documents in the collection include photos of Kay, speeches, Christmas cards, personal correspondence, writings (poems, articles, skits, etc.) and various certificates. The collection contains materials from the Florida State Press Association, including photographs and clippings. Also included are articles from the "Too Late to Classify" column and articles concerning the Tamiami Trail Blazers Expedition of 1923. These papers can be useful in studying the Florida citrus industry or, more generally, the Florida press from the 1920s until the 1970s.

Kennedy, Stetson
Stetson Kennedy Papers, 1933-1981.
Georgia State University Special Collections
7 linear ft.
Contents:  Correspondence; writings; subject files on organizations, persons, and ideas; articles by Kennedy; press releases; bulletins; fliers; pamphlets; periodicals; and photos, relating to Kennedy's works.

Stetson Kennedy Papers, 1936-1978.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Manuscripts Department, Southern Historical Collection (#4193)
88 items (0.5 linear ft.)
Contents:  Correspondence and other papers relating to the Florida office of the Federal Writers' Project. Also included are 33 life histories and narratives generated by the project, all pertaining to Florida. In addition, there is scattered material (correspondence and writings), 1938-1945, relating to Kennedy's work for the Project and his later career.

See also: Oral History Interview, May 11, 1990. Interview A-0354, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007).

Stetson Kennedy Oral History Interview, 1988 Oct. 7.
Georgia State University Special Collections
Interviewed by Peggy A. Bulger (Georgia Government Documentation Project).
Contents:  Kennedy discusses his work as a human rights activist; work with Office of Economic Opportunity in Jacksonville; Florida Poor People's Conference; song collecting; American education system and folklore; Congress of Industrial Organizations organizing in Florida; Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings; student activism at the University of Florida; involvement with Works Project Administration; Key West experiences; Mario Sanchez; Ernest Hemingway; oral culture and the Florida Keys; PM magazine; Pete Seeger; Woody Guthrie; Langston Hughes; Alan Lomax; Ollie Harrington; Bill McGuire; Marion Pulfy; John Henry Faulk; and political censuring of dialect.

Stetson Kennedy Collection, 1916-1950.
New York Public Library - Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
6 Boxes (2.5 linear ft.) Also available on 4 reels of microfilm.
Contents:  Research files on organizations, individuals, and subjects collected for Kennedy's books, as well as newspaper and magazine articles. Includes correspondence, transcripts of articles, first person accounts of meetings, notes, newspaper and magazine clippings, and printed material including publications.

Landrum family
Papers, 1807-1940.
University of West Florida Special Collections
1.92 cubic ft. (2,007 items).
Contents:  Correspondence, diaries, and papers of Frank Coleman Horton of Mobile, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., and his wife, Esther Landrum Horton. Includes cash books and records of the Pensacola Evening Journal (1887-1889); and a small group of Florida newspapers.

L'Engle, Claude
Claude L'Engle Papers, 1910-1919.
University of Florida Smathers Libraries P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
340 items (11 folders)
Newspaper editor and publisher of Dixie, a weekly newspaper.

Contents:  This collection contains correspondence dating 1910-1919, copies of the Tallahassee, Florida newspaper, The Sun, editorials from the Palm Beach Post, dating 1917-1919, obituaries, a eulogy, speeches, short stories and drafts of editorials.

Lloyd, Pat, 1920-1987
Pat Lloyd Collection, 1969-1987.
University of West Florida Special Collections
24 items.

Contents:  Biographical materials, including certificates and awards, pertaining to Lloyd, journalist for the Pensacola News Journal.

Mansfield, Bill
Southern Politics series, 1973-1975
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Southern Oral History Program
Contents:  Mansfield is included as an interview and/or the subject of other interviews in the Southern Politics series of the Southern Oral History Program.

Meyer, Anne Heineman
Anne Heineman Meyer Papers.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Manuscripts Department, Southern Historical Collection (#4649).
9.0 linear ft.
Contents:  Program files, correspondence, and tapes of the Anne Meyer Radio Show on WQAM in Miami, 1975-1983; correspondence, plans, minutes, and other materials relating to Meyer's various community activities, including the founding of the Colony Theater in Miami and citizen profiles she wrote for Miami Magazine; reports, news clippings, and writings dealing with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter; and various civil rights reports dating back to 1958.

Meyer, Sylvan
Sylvan Meyer Papers, 1940-1988
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Manuscripts Department, Southern Historical Collection (#4639).
13.5 linear ft.
Contents:  Personal and business correspondence, 1940-1988, of Sylvan Meyer; speeches, 1960s, many concerning the role of the press in race relations; and correspondence, records, and reports relating to the Pulitzer Prize Advisory Board, 1969-1975, and other organizations with which Meyer was involved, including the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the American Newspaper Publishers Association, and the Curriculum Committee of Florida International University. Also included are papers relating to the Miami News (editor, 1969-1973), Meyer Publications, and Miami Magazine (editor, 1975-1987). There are also clippings from newspapers and magazine articles and columns Meyer wrote and several of his book manuscripts.

McPherson, Holt
Holt McPherson papers, 1930-1979.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Manuscripts Department, Southern Historical Collection (#4222).
16.0 linear ft.
Contents:  Materials in the collection include correspondence, subject files, text of speeches and editorials, and photographs all documenting McPherson's professional career as editor of the "High Point Enterprise," the "Shelby Daily Star," and the Fort Lauderdale bureau of the "Miami Herald," as well as his involvement in a variety of civic causes.
Correspondents include Frank Porter Graham, Josephus Daniels, Liston Pope, Dix Sarsfield (correspondence relating to
Buck Duke), and other newspaper editors and journalists.

Morris, Allen Covington
Allen Morris Papers, 1861-1970.
Florida State University Strozier Library Special Collections
24.25 linear ft.
Contents:  Personal and professional records and research materials accumulated by Morris over a period of about forty-one years. The papers consist of correspondence; biographical sketches of Florida officials and other famous Floridians; photographs, programs, and other materials related to the Allen Morris Legislative Awards; historical data concerning place names, historical houses, rivers and river boats. Also included is a complete file of "Cracker Politics," the newspaper column that Allen Morris was responsible for writing for so many years, as well as notes and materials compiled and used in the creation of the Florida Handbook. A large portion of the collection is made up of papers, letters, and notes relating to important figures such as governors, state legislators and other Florida politicians. Also included are books and manuscripts written by Allen Morris and books and pamphlets written by others.

Southern Politics series, 1973-1975
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Southern Oral History Program
Contents:  Morris is included as an interview and/or the subject of other interviews in the Southern Politics series of the
Southern Oral History Program.

Nelson, Richard Alan
Richard Alan Nelson Collection, 1898-1980.
Florida State University Strozier Library Special Collections
8088 items.
Contents:  Articles, handbooks, cassettes, clippings, and related materials.

Neuharth, Allen
Papers of Allen Neuharth.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Unprocessed (acquired 2006).

Newton, Virgil Miller, 1904-1977
Virgil Miller (Red) Newton Papers, 1950-1965
University of Florida Smathers Libraries Special and Area Studies Collections
28 linear feet. (89 Boxes)
Contents:  The collection contains his papers (speeches, articles, manuscripts, etc.) and scrapbooks (3 vol.) relating to his career in journalism and his opinions on contemporary journalist issues. The papers span his career as managing editor of the Tampa Tribune from 1943 to 1964.

O'Brien, Lucy Fulghum
O'Brien Papers, 1931-1965.
University of South Florida Libraries Special Collections
14 boxes.
Contents:  Correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, publications, notebooks, speeches and manuscripts.

Patterson, Eugene
Southern Politics series, 1973-1975
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Southern Oral History Program
Contents:  Patterson is included as an interview and/or the subject of other interviews in the Southern Politics series of the Southern Oral History Program.

Pennekamp, John D., 1897-1978
John D. Pennekamp Papers, 1925-1977.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
6 cubic ft.
Contents:  Correspondence, editorial columns, and other items relating to the civic and environmental concerns of Pennekamp, an editor of the Miami Herald.

John D. Pennekamp Papers, 1938-1977

University of Florida Smathers Libraries P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History

1 linear ft.

Miami Herald managing editor.

Contents:  Correspondence and scrapbook related to his career as a journalist, newspaper editor, and environmentalist.

Peter, Emmett B., Jr.
Emmett Peter, Jr. Papers, 1895-1993
University of Florida Smathers Libraries Special and Area Studies Collections
2 boxes (0.8 linear ft.)
Contents:  The papers of this longtime Florida newspaper publisher and journalist primarily relate to his biographical research and writings on the Virginia author, James Branch Cabell.

Powell, James O.
James O. Powell Papers, 1949-1995.
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
10.4 linear ft.
Contents:  Correspondence, memoranda, announcements, brochures, bulletins, newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, photographs, programs, speeches, travel itineraries, and other materials associated with Powell's career as a journalist, primarily with the Arkansas Gazette but also covering his years with the Tampa Tribune and the Miami Herald.

Poynter, Nelson, 1903-1978
Papers of Nelson Poynter, 1903-1978.
University of South Florida Libraries Special Collections
58 linear ft.
Contents: Personal and professional correspondence, publications, editorials, memorabilia, and pictures, relating to Poynter's activities as editor and owner of St. Petersburg Times, but also relating to his role in community affairs and in the growth and development of St. Petersburg and Florida.

Governor (1979-1987 : Graham) Oral History Program Files, 1980-1984.
State Archives of Florida
Contents:  Poynter, owner and editor of the St. Petersburg Times, is the subject of one of the four oral history programs in this collection.

Renick, Ralph
Ralph Renick Papers, 1855-1991
Florida International University
25 linear ft.
Contents:  This collection contains materials regarding the life and career of Ralph Renick, a broadcaster and the first News Director of WTVJ in Miami.

Sharp, Howard, 1875-1945
Howard Sharp Papers, 1943-1945.
University of Florida Smathers Libraries P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
80 items (2 folders)
Contents:  The letters in this collection deal with South Florida settlers and the Seminole Indians. He discusses his years of writing the Everglades News in Canal Point, Florida (1923-1934) and of the pioneer settlers he met during his campaigns for county commission and the Florida Legislature.

Shoemaker, Don, 1912-1998
Don Shoemaker Papers, 1937-1998
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Manuscripts Department, Southern Historical Collection (#4968)
7.5 linear ft.
Contents:  Correspondence, writings, and other materials chiefly documenting Don Shoemaker's career as a journalist and his work with the Southern Education Report Service (SERS). The papers dated 1958-1998 include correspondence, writings, and clippings relating to his tenure as editor of the Miami Herald from 1958 to 1978.

Sibley, Samuel S., 1808-1858
Samuel S. Sibley Papers, 1837-1848.
State Archives of Florida
0.25 cubic ft.
Sibley was editor of the Floridian, a newspaper published in Tallahassee, Florida from 1837 to 1852.

Contents:  The collection contains a letter and a book of Floridian subscribers (1837-1840) to the Floridian newspaper kept by Sibley from 1837 to 1840.

Smiley, Nixon, 1911-1990
Nixon Smiley Research Papers, 1940s-1972.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
1 box (0.5 cubic ft.)
From 1940 to 1973 Smiley was columnist, editor and feature writer for the Miami Herald.

Contents:  Research notes, manuscripts, brochures, clippings, and other items, relating to South Florida, including Biscayne National Monument, Florida East Coast Railway, Key West, Seminole Indians, and flood control; together with scrapbook containing articles about gardening in Florida.

Nixon Smiley Papers, 1916-1990.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
12 boxes (2 cubic ft.)
Contents:  Clippings of Smiley's articles and columns on Florida for the Miami Herald. Topics include: gardening and farming; social life and customs; history; environmental conditions such as beach erosion and hurricanes; etc. Some correspondence, drafts of articles, photographs and negatives.

Smiley, Nixon, 1911-1990.
See also: Photographs Collected by the Miami Herald, 1896-1981.

Tillotson, Roy
Statewide Writers Project on Newspapers and Editors in South Florida, 1940.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Extent: ca. 50 items.
Content:  Chiefly descriptions of some newspapers and editors in Miami, Tampa, and Broward County written for the Florida Writers' Project.

Tyler, John, (1819-1896)
Tyler Family Papers, 1723-1961.
Virginia Historical Society Library
12,445 items.
Contents:  Includes correspondence, 1841-1895, of John Tyler (1819-1896), lawyer and United States Assessor of Customs in Jacksonville, Fla., newspaper editor in several locations in Florida. Also includes newspaper articles by and about him.

Varnum, John P.
John P. Varnum Family Collection, 1841-1927
University of North Florida Special Collections
2.3 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Contents:  The collection consists chiefly of the personal correspondence of Varnum Family members and other correspondents circa 1841-1927, with the bulk of the materials from the family's Jacksonville period of 1877 to 1888. Covers his tenure as publisher and city editor for the Daily Times and the Times-Union (1882-1886), and his tenure as publisher of the Jacksonville Morning News and News-Herald (1886-1887). Also covers his management of the Florida Literary and News Bureau and his representation of the United Press in 1888.

Weimer, Rae O.
Rae O. Weimer Interview, 1993

University of Florida Smathers Libraries Special and Area Studies Collections
1 audio cassette tape.
Contents:  Includes a series of interviews in five parts of Rae O. Weimer, first dean of the College of journalism and Communications, by Lisa Barr, a newscaster at WUFT radio. The interviews were broadcast the first and second weeks of January 1993. In the interviews, Weimer talks about the formation of the College of Journalism, his years at PM newspaper, and his friendship with I. F. Stone.

Whitehurst, Daniel W., 1808-1872
Weedon and Whitehurst family papers, 1824-1869; 1932-1966?.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Manuscripts Department, Southern Historical Collection (#4057)
63 items.
Contents:  Includes papers of Daniel Winchester Whitehurst, newspaper editor and publisher of the St. Augustine News, 1838-1840.

 

Organizations

Federal Writers' Project (Fla)
Federal Writer’s Project Pensacola Newspaper Research Collection, 1934.
University of West Florida Special Collections
18 items.
Contents:  Pensacola newspaper research abstracted and prepared by Modeste Hargis for the Federal Writer's Project in Florida including a 320 page document compiling items from Pensacola newspapers (1838-1934) which the compiler felt of historic or intrinsic interest.

Florida Public Broadcasting
Today in the Legislature : Videotapes and Scripts, 1975-1993.
State Archives of Florida
Contents:  This series contains videotapes and scripts of the television program "Today in the Legislature" produced by Florida Public Broadcasting. The program consists of daily highlights of the legislative session. The scripts cover programs from 1975 to 1983. The series is incomplete from 1975 to 1978, with only a few videos available. The videotapes from 1978 to 1988 are only available in one inch reel-to-reel type C format. Beginning in 1989, the videotapes are on Beta-cam broadcast videocassettes.

Florida Report : Videotapes and Scripts, 1974-1981.
State Archives of Florida
Contents:  This series contains videotapes and scripts of the television program "Florida Report" from 1974 to 1981. The program is a thirty minute per week show produced between legislative sessions. The videotapes are only available in one inch reel-to-reel type C format.

Miami Herald
Photographs Collected by the Miami Herald, 1896-1981.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
15 linear ft.
Contents:  Organized into the following series: I. "Historical files" photographic prints, 1920s; II. Nixon Smiley negatives, 1950s; III. 35mm negatives, 1962-1981. The Historical file contains 340 photographic prints by Richard B. Hoit, mainly 1920s aerial views of Miami and Miami Beach, and two albums of Miami Beach by Claude C. Matlack. Nixon Smiley series includes negatives shot by Smiley while he was gardening editor in the 1950s. Views are of plants, animals, agriculture (sugar, vegetables, etc.), and natural areas in South Florida, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Central America, and Caracas. The 35mm negatives, 1.75 linear ft., are primarily of the Republican and Democratic national conventions on Miami Beach, 1972. Also represented are presidential visits to Dade County (Kennedy in 1963, Johnson in 1964); Governor Hayden Burns inauguration, 1965; Bay of Pigs prisoners return to Miami, 1962; disasters (Viking Princess in 1966, Eastern jet in 1972, etc.); McDuffie motorcycle trial in Tampa, 1981; and Haitian refugees dead on South Florida beaches, 1981.

Miami News
Photographs from the Miami News, 1896-1988
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
187 linear feet
Contents:  Photographic prints and negatives of people, places and events in Miami-Dade County, Florida and the Caribbean area. Photographs were shot by staff photographers or collected by the news library.

Milton Press-Gazette
Milton Press-Gazette Records, 1880-1969.
University of West Florida Special Collections
321 items.
Contents:  Cashbooks (1915-1924) and correspondence, printed works, and files of the newspaper.

Pensacola Printing Company
Records, 1905-1964.
University of West Florida Special Collections
366 items.
Contents:  Correspondence and imprints (1950-1964), political broadsides, and issues of the Pensacola Standard (1941-1960) together with correspondence of M.E.B. Jones relating to state elections of 1950 and the presidential election of 1960; notes on the history of Whitfield Memorial Baptist Church (1905-1960) and papers relating to the strike of the Pensacola Typographical Union, 1964.

United Press International

Press files, ca. 1970-1985.
State Archives of Florida
9.25 linear ft.
Contents:  Press files, from approximately 1970 to 1985, of UPI maintained by the Tallahassee office. The files contain
teletype and newspaper copies of UPI articles, photographs, and other supporting materials. The files were used
as reference materials for the Tallahassee office, which was closed in 1991.

University of Florida. Board of Student Publications
Records, 1933-1971.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries Special and Area Studies Collections
3.3 linear ft. (8 boxes)
Contents:  Series 148 of the University of Florida Archives consists primarily of the board's minutes. Several controversies over the content of articles are documented including an apparent verbatim transcript of proceedings related to a 1952 incident involving the campus humor magazine, the Orange Peel. Other records include electoral board minutes and financial statements.

University of Florida. School of Journalism and Communications. Office of the Director
Administrative Policy Records, 1949-.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries Special and Area Studies Collections
1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Contents:  Contains the administrative records of the director of the University of Florida's School of Journalism, predecessor of the College of Journalism and Communications. Rae O. Weimer served as the school's first and only director.

West Florida Press Association
West Florida Press Association Records, 1985-1988.
University of West Florida Special Collections89 items.
Contents:  Records, 1985-1988, including minutes, newsletters, membership files, and publications such as Media West. Organized to serve media professionals and provide educational enrichment, the Association merged with the Pensacola Press Club in 1988.

Created: January, 2008