**New Resource: Manuscript/Primary Historical Document Collections**

American Journalism Historians Association

Archives Florida

A database of finding aids (guides and inventories) to collections of organizational records and personal papers held by archives in Florida. Includes information about the Virgil Miller (Red) Newton Papers, Russell Kay Papers, Elmer J. Emig Papers and more.

ArchiveGrid

A resource for searching through nearly a million collection descriptions from thousands of libraries, museums, and archives. Provides access to archive records and finding aids. Searches nearly a million collection descriptions, and assists in discovering hidden collections or confirming the scope of known collections.

Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication History Division

Florida Archives and Manuscripts Repositories
Compiled by the University of Central Florida Special Collections Dept. Alphabetical listings by city or county.

Florida Digital Newspaper Library
Outlines strategies and projects currently in place for newspaper preservation through the University of Florida Digital Library Center.

Florida Historical Societies
Compiled by the Florida History Internet Center.

Florida Memory Project Photograph Collection
Contains more than 850,000 photographs, over 100,000 available via the site. Use subject headings link for alphabetical subject list (journalists, newspapers, etc.) or search by keyword.

Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame
Sponsored by the Florida Press Association, members are chosen based on having rendered outstanding service in the field of newspaper journalism in Florida. Includes photographs and brief biographical sketches of all inductees.

Florida Newspaper Project
Part of the United States Newspaper Program. Of particular interest to researchers is the Project Database, which provides the ability to search historical Florida newspaper holdings by city, county, publication name or holding institution.

Goza/Mickler Newspaper Article Database, 1762-1885
Consists of stories and reports about Florida gathered together by the Goza and Mickler families and donated to the P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History. Articles are all from non-Florida newspapers and cover events in Florida between 1762 and 1885.

J-History Listserv
Discussion list for the history of journalism and mass communication.

Nelson Poynter Timeline
Timeline that covers the life of Nelson Poynter, the founder of The Poynter Institute, and the former owner and editor of the St. Petersburg Times and Times Publishing Company. Also records the history of the Institute and the Times after Nelson Poynter's death in 1978.

Samuel Proctor Oral History Program
Established “to preserve for future generations an eyewitness account of the economic, social, political, religious and intellectual life of Florida and the South.” The Florida Newspapers section currently contains approximately 60 individual oral histories gathered from key individuals associated with the Florida newspaper industry.

University of Central Florida Newspaper Guide
Identifies Florida newspapers for which the UCF Library has available either indexing/abstracting or full text for back issues.