Silver Springs Scrapbooks

Collection

Identifier: MS 296

Scope and Content

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This collection contains scrapbooks and fragments of scrapbooks ranging from the year 1938 to 1962 that track the promotion of Silver Springs as an attraction. The scrapbooks contain news clippings that were published throughout the United States, Cuba and other countries. Created by the publicity department at Silver Springs, the scrapbooks were used to document where articles about the park appeared. Many pages contain dozens of duplicates of the same article. News clippings cover the kinds of attractions that Silver Springs offered and promotions featuring celebrities such as "Miss US 441".

The best of the scrapbooks covers the filming of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' novel, The Yearling, which was filmed in 1945. There are newspaper photos and interviews with cast and crew. In the scrapbook there are interviews with the director, Clarence Brown, along with the stars of the movie Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman Jr., and even Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.

Dates

Creation: 1938-1962

Creator

Silver Springs. Publicity Department. (Organization)

Access

The collection is open for research.

Biographical/Historical Note

In the 1860s Silver Springs in Ocala, Florida began its life as an attraction. A major attraction in 1878 was the tour by glass-bottom boat along the Silver River. During the twentieth century, Silver Springs became a location for shooting movies and TV shows, including six Tarzan movies, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, the TV series Seahunt, and The Yearling. Known for its nature themed-rides, Silver Springs is still in operation. For more information see the Silver Springs website: http://silversprings.com.

Extent

5 Linear feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

News clippings dealing with the Silver Springs attraction in Florida.

Physical Location

University of Florida Smathers Library Building

Acquisition Information

Acquired from the Silver River Museum in 2010.

Related Material

For more information about The Yearling (both the novel and the film), see the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Papers at the University of Florida.

Processing Notes

The collection also included six volumes dated from 1954 to 1962 that were in poor condition and contained hundreds of duplicate clippings. Selections of clippings in good or fair condition were removed from each of these albums and the remainder of the albums were discarded.