AAE

African American Experience in Florida
An excerpt from the Florida Negro Papers
600 776 Tomaro Taylor

Federal Writer’s Project collection

The bulk of the materials, which cover a variety of topics, consists of interviews with African American, Native American, and Hispanic residents of Florida. The first-hand accounts provided by formerly enslaved individuals offer a glimpse into Southern daily life during the Civil War era.

Dates: 1936 – 1948
Extent: 4.5 linear feet (9 boxes)

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Banquet brochure from the DuPree Press Collection
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DuPree Press collection

The DuPree Press collection consists of brochures, announcements, catalogs, and other publications printed by the DuPree Press for Black and African American organizations in the Tampa Bay area.

Dates: 1958-1994
Extent: 2 linear feet (5 boxes)

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Helen Saunders, Robert Saunders, and Steve Lawson
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Robert W. and Helen S. Saunders papers

The Robert and Helen Saunders Collection contains historically significant materials dealing with Civil Rights. Although the collection primarily centers on Tampa, Florida, materials relating to the Federal government’s efforts to deal with poverty through the Economic Opportunities Act also are included.

Dates: 1950 – 2001
Extent: 46 linear feet (77 boxes)

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Image of Ruth Perry and unnamed gentleman
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Ruth Perry papers

The Ruth Perry papers include letters, documents, and articles pertaining to the Johns Committee as compiled by the NAACP’s Miami branch.

Dates: 1951 – 1968
Extent: 1 box

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Photo from the Harold Reddick Collection
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Harold Nathaniel Reddick papers

The Harold Nathaniel Reddick Collection contains correspondence, interviews, awards, and documents pertaining to the Civil Rights Movement and the Tampa chapter of the NAACP.

Dates: 1955 – 1991
Extent: 1 box

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Group of African American Women
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Ellen Haynes Green papers

This collection contains the personal papers Ellen Haynes Green and documents Green’s life and accomplishments as a civil rights leader, most notably as President of the Tampa chapter of the NAACP.

Dates: 1915-2006 (bulk: 1957-1992)
Extent: 0.50 linear feet (1 box)

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Heart of St. Petersburg Map
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Winifred S. “Winnie” Foster research collection

Winifred S. Foster’s commitment to social justice and civil liberties, as well as her interest in and work with state and local political organizations, is chronicled in clippings, newsletters, correspondence, ephemera, and related materials.

Dates: 1964-2004
Extent: 7 boxes

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Al Davis papers

Albert (“Al”) Davis’ involvement with the Tampa chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Hillsborough County School Board are documented in this collection.

Dates: 1960-2011
Extent: 47 boxes

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Public Address on Progress Village
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The Civil Rights Papers of Cody Fowler and Steven Lawson

Fowler’s and Lawson’s papers document Tampa’s Bi-Racial Committee, the city’s Commission on Community Relations, as well as the numerous issues faced by Tampa’s African American population in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Dates: 1960 – 1974
Extent: 3 linear feet (6 boxes)

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