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Lucius Moody Bristol Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms Coll. 035

Abstract

Writings of Lucius Moody Bristol, Special Status Professor at the University of Florida.

Dates: 1940-1946

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Robert "Bob" Canney Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 191

Abstract

Papers of social activist Robert Benjamin Canney, primarily related to his trial and imprisonment following a 1970 anti-war demonstration in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Dates: 1964-1988; Majority of material found within 1967-1976

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

The collection documents the life and career of African American educator, A. Quinn Jones, his wife Frederica Jones, and the African American community in Gainesville, Florida, concentrating on Lincoln High School and the Greater Bethel AME Church.

Dates: 1901-2007

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Records of the League of Women Voters of Florida

Collection

Identifier: Ms 038

Abstract

The Records of the League of Women Voters of Florida document the League's activities related to increasing women's involvement in politics and improving Florida's legislation.

Dates: 1939-2013

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Records of the Gainesville Women for Equal Rights (GWER)

Collection

Identifier: Ms 167

Abstract

Records of the Gainesville Women for Equal Rights including correspondence, meeting minutes, and newsletters.

Dates: 1963-2001

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Lois Hensel Collection on the Gainesville Eight

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0354

Abstract The "Gainesville Eight," a group of anti-Vietnam War protesters associated with Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), planned a demonstration during the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami, Florida. They were arrested and charged on accusations of plotting a violent protest, but were later acquitted due to lack of evidence and signs of government interference. This collection houses newspaper clippings covering the trail, juror notes, VVAW papers, some correspondence, and...

Dates: 1973-2015, undated; Majority of material found within 1973-1978

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Harry T. Moore Documentary Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0366

Abstract

This collection consists of material used in a documentary on the bombing of Harry T. Moore's home in Mims, Florida, in December 1951. The film was entitled Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore.

Dates: 1937-2001; Majority of material found within 1943-1992

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Margaret Dreier Robins Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS Group 015

Abstract

Women's Trade Union League, social work, suffrage, anti-war, personal papers, photos, correspondence, and biographical material on Robins family members.

Dates: 1876-1950; Majority of material found within 1905-1945

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida