The bulk of this collection consists of manuscripts and revised typescripts of the Florida edition of the American Guide Series; drafts and revisions pertain to Hillsborough County, particularly the city of Tampa, with a substantial number of essays on Ybor City and its immigration history. Correspondence and research by Stetson Kennedy, one of the project’s chief editors, is included. Also included are the correspondence and records of the daily activities of Carita Doggett Corse, who served as the director of the Florida Writer’s Project in 1935.
Dates: 1917-1943
Extent: 24 linear feet (39 boxes)
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