Ernest Ponder was a teacher at Gibbs High School (St. Petersburg, FL) between 1945 and 1969. This collection, donated by Ponder’s wife Clara M. Ponder, includes family documents, articles, speeches, and publications produced by Pinellas County Schools.
Dates: ca. 1950s-1990s
Extent: 2 boxes, 1 scrapbook, and 1 folder of oversized materials
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Isabel M. Harris taught music at Booker T. Washington Junior High School, the first African American junior high school in Tampa, Florida. This collection contains materials generated from Harris’ music classes.
Dates: 1951-1965
Extent: 1 box
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The materials in this collection document and describe African American historic sites in the United States and Canada.
Dates: 1960-2000
Extent: 5 boxes
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The Armwood Family papers consist of professional and personal documents of historical significance regarding the prominent Tampa family.
Dates: 1866 – 1991
Extent: 15.5 linear feet (14 boxes)
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The bulk of this collection consists of manuscripts and revised typescripts of the Florida edition of the American Guide Series, with a substantial number of essays on Ybor City and its immigration history.
Dates: 1917-1943
Extent: 24 linear feet (39 boxes)
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The collection includes materials for the USF Department of Anthropology’s African American in Florida research project, the department’s Central Avenue Legacies Project, and materials originally created and/or collected by the CETA Black History of Tampa Project.
Dates: 1930-1980
Extent: 10.5 linear feet (22 boxes)
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This collection contains audio recordings and transcripts of interviews by Suzanne Robb with members of the United Klans of America and the Aryan Youth Movement.
Dates: 1979, 1988
Extent: 1 box
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The papers of community organizer and activist Otis R. Anthony include audio cassettes and compact discs, oral history transcripts, and biographical and historical essays conducted and written by Anthony.
Dates: 1977-2009
Extent: 1 box
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As a professor and researcher, Moore’s four-decade career at USF included emphases on African American studies, American literature, popular culture, photography, and baseball.
Dates: 1922-1993
Extent: 16 boxes
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The Al Hackett papers consist of assorted documents collected or produced by Al Hackett on the topics of Florida wildlife, historic sites, and tourism.
Dates: 1961-1980
Extent: 1 box
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