Florida Archives & Manuscripts Repositories

Alachua County Library District

(352) 334-3939
FAX (352) 334-3918

http://www.acld.lib.fl.us

Historic photographs documenting aspects of Gainesville and Alachua County life.

Alachua County Historic Trust

(352) 378-2280
Fax (352) 378-1246

mathesonhc@aol.com
http://welcome.to/MathesonHistoricalCenter

This repository has extensive family papers and organizational records documenting Gainesville and Alachua County. It also holds historic photographs, postcards, historic site files, etc.

University of Florida

(352) 392-9075
(352) 846-2746

jimlive@mail.uflib.ufl.edu
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/default.htm

An institutional archives and sophisticated manuscript repository in support of a varied and complex academic program. The Department is well know for its Floridiana, the papers of Florida authors and politicians, documenting the American and English performing arts, and an extensive oral history collection. Refer to website for details of holdings.

University of Florida

(352) 392-1721 ext. 236
Fax (352) 392-3698

lecompte@flmnh.ufl.edu
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/

Archives of the Museum and field notes pertaining to the archeology, natural history
and ethnology of Florida and the Caribbean.

Micanopy Historical Society

(352) 466-3848

ronaldco@aol.com

The Society’s archives and special collections consist of individual and family collections that document small town life in early (and recent) Florida including early school records, organizations such as the Friends of the Library and local government materials consisting of the Micanopy Town Council Minutes from 1886. Historic photographs and an extensive vertical file round out the collections.

Baker County Historical Society

(904) 259-8891

This repository collects historic public records of the County and has an extensive genealogical library.

Bay County Historical Society

(850) 769-4685

Apply by letter to use the photographs and clipping files that are held by this repository.

Navy Experimental Diving Unit

(850) 230-3224
Fax (850) 230-3226

researcher@iname.com

The Unit must approve all life support equipment used under water. Materials document the history of diving and the invention and testing of equipment.

Alma Clyde Field Library of Florida History

(321) 690-1971
Fax (321) 690-4388

tebeaulib@aol.com
http://www.florida-historical-soc.org

Brevard Community College

(407) 632-1111 ext. 62956
Fax (407) 634-3734

MarshallC@brevard.cc.fl.us

The Library manages an institutional archives documenting events at the College with photographs.

Brevard Museum

(407) 632-1830

Florida Historical Society

(407) 690-1971
Fax (407) 690-0099

tebeaulib@aol.com

Extensive archives and manuscript collections documenting all aspects of Florida life including government records and the private papers of prominent Floridians. Also documenting Brevard County regional history. The Society was founded in 1856 in St. Augustine and has a long history of documenting Florida.

Florida Institute of Technology

(407) 724-7271
Fax (407) 724-2559

http://www.lib.fit.edu

Besides its work as an institutional archives, this repository holds the papers of Edwin A. Link, an inventor and founder of the Harbour Branch Oceanography Institute and Col. John Maderis, considered the father of the modern space program.

Sebastian Inlet State Recreation Area

(407) 984-4852
Fax (407) 984-4854

Historical photographs to support the exhibits at the Fishing Museum documenting commercial fishing at the Inlet beginning in the early 1900’s.

Bonnet House

(954) 563-5393 ext. 138
Fax (954) 561-4174

This house museum holds documentation of construction including blueprints and photographs as well as some Bonnet Family papers.

Broward County Historical Commission

(954) 765-4671
Fax (954) 765-4437

The Library of the Commission holds an extensive collection of maps, oral histories, family papers, local government pubic records documenting the County and related Florida materials.

Broward County Library

(954) 357-8692
Fax (954) 357-6762

jfindlay@mail.bcl.lib.fl.us
http://www.co.broward.fl.us/bienes.htm

This library documents all agencies of the WPA including the CCC. Materials include the Stetson Kennedy Federal Writers Project papers and photographs.

Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, Inc.

(954) 463-4431 ext. 13
Fax (954) 463-4434

The Historical Society's collection contain extensive archives, manuscripts, architectural plans and over 250,000 photographs relating to all aspects of the history of Broward County.

Henning Library & Archives

(951) 462-6536 ext. 204
Fax (951) 522-4521

library@ishof.org
http://www.ishof.org

This repository documents all aspects of competive swimming, diving, syncronized swimming including the minutes, convention notes and correspondence of 108 swimming organizations.

Nova Southeastern University

(954) 262-4642
Fax (954) 262-3945

bogoroff@msu.nova.edu

An institutional archives, this repository documents all aspects of life on campus and includes materials such as photographs, oral histories and faculty papers. Also documents the town of Davie.

Stonewall Library and Archives

(954) 763-8565
Fax (954) 763-8565

contact: Fred Searcy
info@stonewall-library.org
http://www.stonewall-library.org

This repository has the largest collection of lesbian and gay materials south of Washington, DC and east of Houston, Texas. It serves as an archives of political, historical and social documents for the lesbian and gay community and also houses organizational records of all kinds.

City of Hollywood

(954) 921-3545
Fax (954) 921-3417

rroberts@hollywoodfl.org
http://www.hollywoodfl.org

Historic public records, manuscripts of family papers and business records plus a small photograph and oral history collection rounds out this City Archives.

Seminole Tribe of Florida

(954) 966-6300 ext. 1423
Fax (954) 967-3423

semgenes@semtribe.com
http://www.seminoletribe.com

This Department holds oral histories, documents, manuscripts and a photographic archives to support genealogical research by members of the Tribe.

Integrated Control Systems, Inc

(941) 639-6677
Fax (941) 639-7645

This privately held management consulting firm directs the Dublin Literary Award, a financial award of $150,000 for works of fiction in English. Librarians make nominations for the Award. Files include information about the Award.

Citrus County Archives and Special Collections

(352) 341-6336
Fax (352) 341-6445

kthompson@clerk.citrus.fl.us
http://www.bocc.citrus.fl.us

This repository holds historic public records of the County, a small oral history collection and an extensive photograph collection.

City of Naples

(941) 434-4701
Fax (941) 434-4704

A full service City Clerk's office working to document the history of the City and to advocate good stewardship in public records.

Collier County Museum

(941) 774-8476
Fax (941) 774-8580

ronjamro@collier.gov.net
http://www.colliermuseum.com

Materials, especially photographic, which support research in and interpretation of Collier County history.

International College Library

(941) 774-4700
Fax (941) 774-4593

akos@naples.net
http://www.internationalcollege.edu/ir/spercial

An institutional archives that also holds the archives of the Special Library Association, Florida and Caribbean Chapter and documentation of Marco Island.

Lake City Community College

(904) 752-1822 ext. 1338
Fax (904) 755-1521

MorrisJLC1@lincc.ccla.lib.fl.us

An institutional archives documenting the College including plans for the buildings and photographs of when it was a forestry school and a naval airbase in World War II.

City of Jacksonville

(904) 630-1891
Fax (904) 630-1701

mceachin@coj.net

Documenting the built environment of Duval County the Department holds site files, information on archaeological sites and cemeteries plus subject files on neighborhoods and individuals. Also contains maps.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens

(904) 356-6857
Fax (904) 353-4101

jennifer@cummer.org
http://www.cummer.org

Manuscript collections in support of research in world art and garden design plus the papers of members of the Cummer family.

Diocese of St. Augustine

(904) 262-3200 ext. 139
Fax (904) 262-0698

chasgall@cxp.com

An institutional archives documenting the Catholic Church in Florida. The Diocese's first Bishop was appointed in 1870 and a complete run of Bishops' letters documenting all aspects of Florida life is available. Holdings also include the baptismal and marriage records from the Catholic Cathedral in St. Augustine. The earliest record in this repository is dated 1594.

Florida Times-Union

(904) 359-4184
Fax (904) 359-4184

joneill@jacksonville.com

Currently developing an archival program based on huge negative collection of photo assignments beginning in the early 1900's.

Jacksonville Historical Society

(904) 665-0064
Fax (904) 665-0069

A local history repository documenting the history of Jacksonville and Duval County containing papers of Jacksonville political figures, extensive photographs, maps, books and documents. Please contact ahead of visit as research materials are not stored on site.

Jacksonville Public Libraries

(904) 630-2410
Fax (904) 630-2431

This collection includes Floridiana and local history with an emphasis on Jacksonville and Northeastern Florida. Includes photographs and city documents as well as a collection of postcards beginning in 1901.

Jacksonville University

(904) 256-7277
Fax (904) 256-7259

ccooper@ju.edu

An institutional archives documenting the University and including a special collections function that holds transcripts of the Federal Writers Project and materials relating to the composer, Frederick Deluis.

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum

(904) 356-2992
Fax (904) 356-4338

kmuseumjax@aol.com
http://www.rain.org/~karpeles/jax.html

One of seven repositories in the United States concentrating on supporting research with historic manuscript materials. Many reproductions available as well as an effort to collect historic individual manuscripts pertinent to early Florida history.

Museum of Science and History

(904) 396-7062
Fax (904) 396-5799

http://www.themosh.org/

With a focus on Jacksonville and north Florida, this primarily museum collection holds postcards, examples of business correspondence from the area and some personal papers.

National Park Service

(904) 251-3537
Fax (904) 221-5248

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/21.htm

Documenting historic Kingsley Plantation, the Timucuan Preserve and Fort Caroline.

Riverside Avondale Preservation, Inc.

(904) 389-2449
Fax (904) 389-0431

This organization has been documenting the neighborhood since 1974 with a newspaper and holds photographs of early houses, events and people.

University of North Florida Library

(904) 620-1533
Fax (904) 620-2719

ebrady@unf.edu
http://www.unf.edu/library/sc/index.html

This academic library holds its institution's archives and manuscript collections specializing in local history and the papers of prominent Jacksonville individuals. Major collections include the papers of Eartha M. M. White, a local humanitarian and philanthropist and John E. Mathews, Jr., a former state legislator.

Beaches Area Historical Society

(904) 246-0093
Fax (904) 280-9108

BAHS1978@aol.com
http://www.beachesareahistoricalsociety.com/default.htm

Thousands of photographs and other materials documenting the communities that comprise the area including Jacksonville Beach, Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach and Palm Valley. Only open on Thursdays.

Alger-Sullivan Historical Society

(850) 256-2029, (850) 256-2661, (850) 256-3980

algersullivan@yahoo.com
http://algersullivan.org

This collection holds the archives of the Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company including business records and photographs. The Company built the mill town Century in the early 20th century.

Emil Buehler Naval Aviation Library

(850) 452-3604 ext. 123
Fax (850) 452-3296

hill.goodspeed@smtp.cnet.navy.mil

This repository documents all aspects of Naval Aviation including impact on Pensacola of the Naval Air Station, correspondence of Admirals, the official records of the Blue Angels, manuscripts of WWI, WWII and Vietnam soldiers and over 400,000 photographs.

Ernie Lee Magaha, Clerk of Circuit Court

(850) 595-4318
Fax (850) 595-4320

contact: Joyce M. Cowan
jcowan@clerk.co.escambia.fl.us
http://www.clerk.co.escambia.fl.us

Historic Pensacola Preservation Board

(850) 595-5985 ext. 18
Fax (850) 595-5989

penshpb@mail.dos.state.fl.us

The T. T. Wentworth Collection of Florida and Pensacola ephemera, maps, drawings, business correspondece. The collection also includes the site files for Pensacola's historic buildings.

Pensacola Historical Society, Inc

(850) 434-5455
Fax (850) 434-5455

phstaff@freent.com

All aspects of Pensacola and Escambia County history with varied public records and private collections plus extensive photographs, maps and oral histories.

Pensacola Junior College

(850) 484-2010
Fax (850) 484-2098

sdavis@pjc.edu

Primarily a special collections with local history materials. Marshall McLeod manages all institutional archives at (850) 484-1848.

The University of West Florida

(850) 474-2213
Fax (850) 474-3338

ddebolt@uwf.edu

The Special Collections Department acquires research materials which document the history and development of Pensacola and the West Florida region (ten counties of the Florida Panhandle, between the Perdido and Apalachicola Rivers) from earliest settlement to the present time. It is the largest West Florida research collection in existence and a major repository dealing with Florida and the Gulf Coast region. The Department is also an institutional archives.

West Florida Regional Library

(850) 436-5063
Fax (850) 436-5039

This public library holds planning reports, maps and photographs of the City.

Florida Agricultural Museum

(904) 446-7630
Fax (904) 446-7631

Piatek@PCFL.net

Documenting Florida agriculture with historic public records from the State Department of Agriculture including some photographs and oral histories.

Florida State Hospital

(850) 663-7780
Fax (850) 663-7439

Mark_Campbell@dcf.state.fl.us

An institutional archives that contains many photographs, patient registers dating to the 1800's and hospital reports discussing improvements and statistical information.

Ah-Tha-Thi-Ki Museum

(863) 902-1113
Fax (863) 902-1117

contact: Anne McCudden, Willard Steele
http://www.flohwy.com/a/ahtathki.htm

The Museum's research center preserves the documentation of the history of the Seminole Tribe containing all types of materials including photographs, oral histories, letters, maps, etc.

Clewiston Museum

(941) 983-2870

This collection contains documents, photographs, etc. concerning the development of Clewiston and the sugar industry.

LaBelle Heritage Museum

(941) 674-0034

This museum holds the largest collection of local newspapers available for Hendry and surrounding counties as well as a good photographic collection and artifacts.

Sebring Historical Society

(941) 471-2522

Documents the City of Sebring with photographs, family papers, city records, maps, etc.

City of Tampa

(813) 274-8030
Fax (813) 274-8024

rosemary.hayes@tampagov.net

In addition to historic public records of the City of Tampa, the archives holds the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce photographic collection beginning in 1950. Records are in off-site storage, please call before you come.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

(813) 876-7660 ext. 29
Fax (813) 870-0826

Documenting the development and operation of the Lutheran Church in Florida. Correspondence, histories, reports, etc. of all Lutheran Church congregations. Archives prior to 1988 are housed in Columbia, South Carolina at the Lutheran Theological Seminary. Mary Flekke, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, is the official archivist.

Hillsborough Community College

(813) 253-7158
Fax (813) 253-7076

An institutional archives documenting all aspects of campus life including presidential papers and program development. Documents the College beginning in 1968.

Henry B. Plant Museum

(813) 254-1891 ext. 24
Fax (813) 258-7272

scarter@alpha.utampa.edu

This repository supports the decorative arts museum function and primarily holds photographs of the Tampa Bay Hotel building between 1890-1931.

University of South Florida

(813) 974-2731
Fax (813) 396-9006

contact: Mark I. Greenberg, Director
mgreenbe@lib.usf.edu
http://www.lib.usf.edu/

The USF Tampa Library Special Collections Department, established in 1962, collects, preserves, and provides access to significant collections of Floridiana, archival and manuscript materials, 19th-century American imprints, children's and adult literature, rare books, science fiction, and sheet music for use by students, faculty, and the general public.

University of Tampa

(813) 253-6231 ext. 3057
Fax (813) 258-7426

bagleya@snoopy.tblc.lib.fl.us

An academic university archives and special collections including the papers of Stanley Kimmel, friend of Hemingway and the papers of Blanche Yurka, Broadway actress.

Florida College

(813) 899-6777
Fax (813) 899-6828

An institutional archives beginning in 1946 and holding the papers of Presidents and photographs of activities and individuals on campus.

Indian River County Clerk of the Court

(561) 770-5185
Fax (561) 770-5008

wrwoodard@compuserve.com

This historic public records repository holds early County records including registers of marriages beginning in 1925.

Indian River County Main Library

(772) 770-5060 x108
Fax (772) 770-5066

pcooper@indian-river.lib.fl.us
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flindian/ircl/

A broad ranging collection documenting family history in many states including important manuscript collections on microfilm. Rare collection on Vero Beach Naval Air Station during WWII, extensive vertical files on local history, pioneer families, etc. For a full listing of manuscript materials see website.

Eustis Historical Museum & Preservation Society Inc

(352) 483-0046
Fax (352) 483-0015

eustishist@aol.com-Alice

Eustis Memorial Library

(352) 357-5686
Fax (352) 357-5450

With a concentration on the City of Eustis, this local history collection contains maps, photographs, historic postcards and other sources.

Leesburg Heritage Society

(352) 787-3076

oakdrive@aol.com

Historic Mount Dora, Inc

(352) 383-8546
Fax (352) 383-3646

http://www.historicmountdora.com

Apply by mail to use this collection of historic photographs of Mount Dora.

Lake County Historical Museum

(352) 343-9600

Lake County Historical Society

(352) 343-9890
Fax (352) 343-9814

histryrus@aol.com

Photographs, maps, oral and video histories, old newspapers, genealogical records and other historical records of Lake County.

Koreshan State Historical Site

(941) 992-0311
Fax (941) 992-1607

J_Parks.KSHS@juno.com

This repository documents the Koreshan Community including partial runs of newspapers, the Cora Stephens Collection of photographs of the Community, landscapes and people, a few letters and genealogical materials. Photographs are accessible by a database.

Edison and Ford Winter Estates Library

(941) 332-6815
Fax (941) 332-6787

lvanw@aol.com

Inquire by letter to use these papers of Edison documenting his time in Florida and the lives of his family.

Fort Myers Historical Museum

(941) 332-5955
Fax (941) 332-6637

As the City's museum, collections include over 9000 photographs, documents and oral histories relating to the history of Southwestern Florida.

Sanibel Public Library

(941) 472-2483
Fax (941) 472-9524

pallen@sanlib.org

Collection contains written and oral histories pertaining to Sanibel Island and the Lee County islands. Also holds personal papers and the published and unpublished works by Sanibel residents.

Claude Pepper Library and Museum

rryals@admin.fsu.edu
http://pepper.cpb.fsu.edu/default.htm

The Claude Pepper Library and Museum contains the papers of Senator Claude Pepper, U.S. Senator (1937-1950) and Member of Congress (1962-1989). Collection contains over one million primary source government documents which pertaining to Pepper's political career and personal life. The Collection also includes audio-visual, artifacts, and photographs. The Collection is an excellent resource of information on a variety of topics as it pertains to the 20th century.

Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University

(850) 599-3020
Fax (850) 599-2604

http://www.famu.edu/archives/index.html

This repository hold records and papers relating to African Americans and their institutions in Florida and the United States.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

(850) 488-2427
Fax (850) 413-9001

knetsch_J@Epic5.DEP.State.Fl.us

Complete descriptions of lands in Florida including field notes, track books and original plats.

Florida Department of State

(850) 245-6700
Fax (850) 488-4894

BARM@mail.dos.state.fl.us
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html

This full service archives and manuscript repository holds historic public recordsand extensive private collections documenting all aspects of life in Florida including centralized microfilm holdings on Florida counties, a huge Florida photographic archives, oral histories and other types of primary source materials.

Florida Department of State

(850) 245-6600
Fax (850) 487-6242

library@mail.dos.state.fl.us
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/stlib/

Comprehensive collection of Florida ephemera, campaign literature, church histories,trading company records and other original documents about Florida from the 18th century. An extensive map collection begins in the early 1500's.

Florida Legislative Research Center & Museum

(850) 201-9660
Fax (850) 201-9671

http://www.legislativeresearchcenter.org
odomc@tcc.fl.edu

The Florida Legislative Research Center & Museum (FLRC&M) collects, preserves, and makes availablefor research collections of materials of members of the Florida Legislature, including papers, photographs, oral histories, interviews, and related archival materials. The FLRC&M accepts donations of historically significant collections that document the role of the legislative branch of government and its relation to the people of Florida.

Florida State University

(850) 644-9033
Fax (850) 644-6402

http://www.fsu.edu/~ww2
ww2@ww2.fsu.edu

Documenting the social history and human experience of World War II participants,in the military and on the Home Front. Personal letters, diaries, documents, memoirs, oral histories, photographs, ephemera, and other materials. Of particularnote, is the Tom Brokaw Collection, of war-related materials sent to the authorof The Greatest Generation books.

Florida State University

(850) 644-3271
Fax (850) 644-1221

lpatrick@mailer.fsu.edu
http://www.fsu.edu:80/~speccoll/

Special collections contains rare books, the John McKay Shaw Childhood in Poetry Collection, the Napoleon and the French Revolution Collection, a Florida Collection, a Scottish Collection, University Archives and Photo Archives, manuscripts, and the Claude Pepper Collection.

Florida Supreme Court Library

(850) 488-1531
Fax (850) 922-5219

cannonj@flcourts.org
http://library.flcourts.org

This repository holds the private papers of former justices, oral histories andphotographs documenting the court and the records of the Supreme Court Historical Society.

National Forests in Florida

(850) 942-9300

This archives contains land acquisition and management records, historic documentaryand aerial photographs of the forests of Florida. Also hold oral and written histories from forest managers.

National Park Service

(850) 580-3011 ext 142
Fax (850) 580-2884

rvernon@seac.fsu.edu
http://www.cr.nps.gov/csd/collections/seac.html

This repository holds the field notes for the archeological objects found in national parks in the Southeast region. Many of the parks also retain documentation and research materials.

Tall Timbers Research Station

(850) 893-4153 ext. 236
Fax (850) 893-6470

juanita@ttrs.org
http://talltimbers.org/

Institutional records beginning in 1958 and the personal papers of Henry Beadel,Herbert L. Stoddard and Henry Stevenson for The Birdlife of Florida.

Tallahassee Museum

(850) 575-8684
Fax (850) 574-8243

linda@tallahasseemuseum.org

The Museum holds photographs and ephemera documenting the Tallahassee area. Also an institutional archives.

Levy County Archives & Records Center

(352) 486-5275
Fax (352) 486-5479

www.levyhistory@circuit8.org
http://www.levyclerk.com

Repository for the early civil, criminal, marriage, marks & brands, tax rolls,probate, and Commissioner minutes of Levy County from 1845.

Cedar Key Historical Society Museum, Inc.

(352) 543-5549

galinabink@bellsouth.net
http://www.cedarkeymuseum.org

The Museum holds materials documenting all aspects of life in the Cedar Keys. Collections include records of railroads, commercial fishing, the pencil and cedar mill industries, palmetto fiber industry, city records, military activities during Civil and Seminole Wars plus extensive historical photographs.

Elmer's Genealogy Library

(850) 973-3282
Fax (850) 929-2970

espear@digitalexp.com

A genealogical library with a concentration on materials from Ohio, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. This library is open to the public for a small fee and holds printed tools, newpapers, pension and census records, etc.

North Florida Community College Library

(850) 973-1625
Fax (850) 973-1698

hisss@nflcc.cc.fl.us
http://www.ccla.lib.fl.us

A college archives established in the late 1950's that also holds materials which document the North Florida area including microfilm of newspapers, census records and other materials beginning in 1831.

Anna Maria Island Historical Society, Inc.

(941) 778-0492

Primarily a small museum collection, the Society also holds scrapbooks and photographs documenting the area.

Manatee Community College

(941) 752-5305
Fax (941) 752-5308

contact: Susan McDonough
email: mcdonos@mccfl.edu
http://www.mccfl.edu

Manatee County Central Library

(941) 748-5555 ext. 225
Fax (941) 749-7191

The History Room provides archival support for the collections of the Manatee County Historical Society. Materials include over 27,000 photographs, extensive files on local history and back files of county newspapers documenting county history.

Manatee County Historical Records Library

(941) 741-4070
Fax (941) 708-5926

contact: Dean Dixon
dean.dixon@manateeClerk.com
http://www.clerkofcourts.com/ClerkServices/HistRec/records.htm

A government archives containing Manatee County public records includes deed books, probate files, court records, tax and minute books. The archives also includes city directories, Sanborn and plat maps, aerial photographs, early school attendance records, deed abstracts and newspaper/obituary files.

South Florida Museum

(941) 746-4131 ext. 27
Fax (941) 747-2256

A natural and general history museum documenting Tampa Bay and local area. Archival materials include charts and maps of Tampa Bay, ledgers and photographs of expeditions to South America in the 1930's and 1940's plus records to support the museum collections.

Longboat Key Historical Society

(941) 383-4066
Fax (941) 383-1633

Inquire by letter with a specific question to use this collection documenting the founding of Longboat Key which was incorporated in 1955. The collection contains over 1000 photographs beginning in 1915, information on early settlers, etc.

Marion County Museum of History

(352) 629-2773
(352) 694-2529

Historical Society of Martin County

(561) 225-1961
Fax (561) 225-2333

elliott.museum@mci2000.com

Documents Martin County and the surrounding Indian River area with oral histories, photographs and archival collections. Of particular note are glass plate negatives and early aerial photographs by local photographer and the records of the Houses of Refuge, lifesaving stations in Florida, containing logbooks, eyewitness accounts and other documentation of shipwrecks along the Florida coast.

Stuart Heritage, Inc

(561) 220-4600

This small museum and archives tells the story of Martin County with photographs, correspondence, newspaper articles and historic public records.

City of Coral Gables Historical Archives

(305) 460-5361

euguccioni@citybeautiful.net

Materials relating to the City of Coral Gables including photographs, architectural records and oral histories of early settlers. Does not collect materials on Dade County.

University of Miami

(305) 284-3247
Fax (305) 566-7352

wbrown@umiami.ir.miami.edu
http://ibis.library.miami.edu/archives/intro.html

An institutional archives and special collections holding extensive literary, business and organizational materials documenting the region and the state. Some outstanding collections include the records of Pan American Airlines and the congressional papers of Dante Fascell. With over 500 manuscript collections and 100,000 photographs, detailed information about holdings can be found on the website.

University of Miami Libraries

(305) 284-4900
Fax (305) 284-4901

edevaron@miami.edu
contact: Craig Likness
clikness@miami.edu
http://digital.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/
http://www.library.miami.edu/umcuban/

This rich archives documents the history and culture of Cuba, the Cuban exile experience and the Cuban-American impact in south Florida and holds many types of materials including manuscript collections, maps, photographs, postcards, and rare books and periodicals.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

(305) 326-6078
Fax (305) 326-6015

rhurtes@bpei.med.miami.edu
http://www.bpei.med.miami.edu

The archives of the Institute is a collection of papers and photographs pertaining to the development of the University of Miami, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmolgy, the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and the Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital beginning in 1959. The collection includes the papers of Bascom Headen Palmer, MD, in whose memory the Institute is named.

Black Archives History & Research Foundation

(305) 636-2390
Fax (305) 636-2391

Materials concerning the black community in southern Florida including photographs, manuscripts, oral histories and records of local organizations including churches, schools, businesses and community groups.

City of Miami

(305) 250-5361
Fax (305) 858-1610

Clerks@ci.miami.fl.us
http://www.ci.miami.fl.us/

This public records repository contains historic records of the City of Miami.

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Library

(305) 667-1651 ext. 3424
Fax (305) 665-8032

library@fairchildgarden.org
http://www.ftg.org

The Special Collections of the Montgomery Library includes the administrative history of the botanic graden, the archives of Col. Robert H. Montgomery and Dr. David Fairchild, the founders of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Also included are collections from other important figures in the fields of horticulture and botany in South Florida including: Allison Armour, Ann Archbold, John Kunkel Small, Arthur C. Langlois, Nixon Smiley, George Avery, Frank Craighead, Donovan S. Correll, John Popenoe, J. Paul Scurlock, George Cellon, and Dent Smith.

Florida International University

(305) 348-3136
Fax (305) 348-3408

silverav@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/library/collections/speccol.html

This academic library houses a university archives and special collections. Collections include a number of political papers such as those of Congressman Larry Smith and Florida Senator Jack Gordon, Dr. Levi Marrero's research at the Archivo de Indias in Seville, Spain, the papers of the first newscaster for the Miami area, Ralph Renick and a collection of photographs from Cuban photographer Rogelio Caparros.

Historical Museum of Southern Florida

(305) 375-1492
Fax (305) 375-1609

hasf@historical-museum.org
http://www.historical-museum.org

A large archival component supports the Museum's interpretive program. Collections relate to the Caribbean and southern Florida with an emphasis on Dade County and include business, personal and organizational records. Types of materials include oral histories documenting folklife and the immigrant experience plus extensive photographic collections. Also holds extensive architectural drawings, maps of the Caribbean and Florida, postcards, prints and ephemera.

Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court

(305) 593-1352
Fax (305) 599-8981
contact: Eileen H. Cabiya or Alma J. Mathews

A full service big county records center containing the historic records of the Clerk of the Court.

Miami-Dade Community College

(305) 237-7466

slaroue@mddcc.edu

This institutional archives contains the records of the activities of one of Miami's most important cultural organizations and documents student life in an urban setting.

Miami-Dade Public Library

(305) 395-5023
Fax (305) 375-3048

florida@mdpls.org

The many strengths of this large regional collection documenting South Florida and Miami include records of local civic and religious organizations, Dade County Commission minutes from 1869, extensive Caribbean and Florida newspapers, and the Florida Authors Collection of mss. & correspondence.

Louis Wolfson II Moving Image Archive

(305) 375-1505
Fax (305) 375-4436

info@fmia.org
http://www.fmia.org/

The Wolfson Archive contains millions of feet of film and thousands of hours of videotape, spanning over nine decades of Florida's past. Together, these materials provide the opportunity to re-live or see fro the first time the issues and events that have shaped the history and culture of this region.

Barry University Archives & Historical Collections

(305) 899-3027
Fax (305) 899-3775

djehle@mail.barry.edu

This institutional archives and special collections contains the case and program files of Operation Pedro Pan/Cuban Children's program-Catholic Charities, the congressional papers of William Lehman and University records from 1940.

Brockway Memorial Library

(305) 758-8107
Fax (305) 754-7660

Dedicated in 1999, the Miami Shores Archives of Brockway Memorial Library documents the history of the Village of Miami Shores, Dade County, and Florida. The largest amount of material comes from the collection of C. Lawton McCall, longtime Village Manager and the papers of Thelma Peters, Historian.

North Miami Public Library

(305) 891-5535
Fax (305) 892-0843

This public library holds scrapbooks, photographs and newspapers clippings documenting local history.

Audubon House & Tropical Gardens

(305) 294-2116
Fax (305) 294-4513

audubon@flakeysol.com
http://www.audubonhouse.com

Besides 28 original Audubon engravings, the collection includes letters and photographs from the Geiger Family Papers. Captain Geiger, a licensed bar pilot, built the house in 1846.

Fort Zachary Taylor State Historic Site

(305) 292-6850
Fax (305) 292-6881

This collection contains the surveys, maps, drawings and field notes of Howard England who was instrumental in excavating artifacts in the Fort as well as photographs of the Fort, city events and people.

Friends of Fort Taylor

foft@flakeysol.com
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/parks/district5/fortzacharytaylor/index.asp

Mel Fisher Maritime Museum

(305) 294-2633 ext. 21
Fax (305) 294-5671

shipline@aol.com
http://www.melfisher.org

The papers of Mel Fisher, films, photographs and other materials documenting treasure hunting and associated archeology.

Monroe County Library

(305) 292-3595
Fax (305) 295-3626

This repository holds local government records, court records, 1823-1845, photographs of Key West and the Keys, genealogical oral histories, land records and some local business materials.

Amelia Island Museum of History

(904) 261-7378
(904) 261-9701 fax

http://www.ameliaislandmuseumofhistory.org

Concentrating on Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island and Nassau County, this repository holds photographs, oral histories of African American residents, plus a number of business records and family papers.

Carver Hill Memorial and Historical Society, Inc

(850) 682-3494

The Society holds the records of the Carver Hill School. Carver Hill was an African American school serving children from K-12 in Crestview.

Heritage Museum Association

(850) 678-2615
Fax (850) 678-2615

Documenting the history of Okaloosa and Walton counties, the Museum holds letters, business records and other materials relating to early Scottish settlers, the L and N Railroad, oral histories of pioneer families, historic country public records documenting marriages and businesses.

Apopka Historical Society & Museum (Museum of Apopkans)

(407) 703-1707
Fax (407) 703-1773

http://www.apopkamuseum.org
dnemchick@apopka.net

Fort Christmas Historic Park

(407) 568-4149
Fax (407) 568-6629

Rprewett@bellsouth.net
trudy.trask@ocfl.net
michael.heller@ocfl.net
(attention Vickie Prewett)

Eatonville Community History Association

(407) 647-3307
Fax (407) 647-3959

Zora@cs.ucf.edu

Holocaust Memorial Resource &

(407) 628-0555 ext. 285
Fax (407) 628-1079

exerdir@holocaustedu.org
http://www.holocausstedu.org

Letters, photographs and interviews of survivors and liberators of the Holocaust.

Maitland Historical Society and Museums

(407) 644-2451
Fax (407) 644-0057

achapman@maitlandhistory.org
gglidden@maitlandhistory.org
http://www.maitlandhistory.org

Well organized local history collection containing family histories, photographs, obituaries, etc. of the Maitland, Orlando and Orange County areas.

Ocoee Historical Commission Inc

(407) 656-2051
Betty Irvine
(407) 656-0073

emervine@webtv.net

Campus Crusade for Christ International Archives

(407) 826-2084
(407) 826-2741 fax

Contact: Susan Allendorf
Susan.Allendorf@ccci.org

Besides documenting all aspects of a 48 year-old worldwide missions organization, this institutional archives will also include the papers of Dr. Bill Bright, founder of CCCI, and Mrs. Vonette Bright, co-founder of CCCI and founder of the National Prayer Committee.

Leu House Musuem/Gardens

(407) 246-2620
Fax: (407) 246-2849

Mantana.brown@ci.orlando.fl.us

Orange County Historical Society

(407) 836-8584 Archives
(407) 836-8541 Research Library
(407) 836-8559 Photo Archives
Fax (407) 836-8550

library@ocfl.net
photos@ocfl.net
http://www.thehistorycenter.org

Documenting Central Florida with photographs of Orange County, public records, civic organizations and business records.

Orange County Regional History Center

Museum: (407) 836-8500
Fax (407) 836-8550

cynthia.cardona@ocfl.net

University of Central Florida Library

(407) 823-2576
Fax (407) 823-2529

speccoll@mail.ucf.edu
http://library.ucf.edu/SpecialCollections

Primarily a university archives collection, the repository also holds some personal papers of local individuals.

National Vietnam War Museum

(407) 273-0201
Fax (407) 273-6794

http://www.grunt.space.swri.edu/vvcent1.htm

Windermere History

(407) 876-2372
Fax (407) 876-0103

Central Florida Railroad Museum

(407) 656-0559
Open daily 1-5

info@cfrmuseum.org
http://www.cfrmuseum.org

Winter Garden Heritage Museum

(407) 656-5544
Fax (407) 877-4258

Open daily 1-5
http://www.cwgdn.com/museum.php

Has history/research center that features over 1700 family files.

Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Garden

(407) 647-6294
Fax (407) 647-0410

info.polasek@earthlink.net
http://www.polasek.org/

Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art

(407) 645-5311
Fax (407) 647-1284

Collections are being developed, please contact the Museum for further information.

Henry Nehrling Society (Palm Cottage)

(407) 646-2421
Fax (407) 646-2265

Nancydecker99@yahoo.com

Rollins College Archives

(407) 646-2231
Fax (407) 646-2421

Wenzian.Zhang@Rollins.edu
http://www.rollins.edu/olin/archives/archives_frm.htm

This sophisticated academic institutional archives and special collections includes Floridiana, the papers of Hamilton Holt and the Jesse B. Rittenhouse Collection of Poetry. Its extensive College archives holds the papers of former faculty, students, administrators and staff. Also documents the history of Winter Park.

Winter Park Historical Assoc. & Museum

(407) 647-2330
Fax 407-647-2343

wphistory@aol.com
http://www.winterparkhistorical.org

Winter Park Public Library

(407) 623-2300
Fax (407) 623-3489

dpadgett@wppl.org
http://www.wppl.org/wphistory

The library holds historic city documents, clipping files, postcard and photograph collection, and an institutional archives. Significant collections include the Paula Hawkins Collection, the Philip Crosby Collection, the Hiram Powers Family Collection, and the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival Poster Collection.

Holipaw Heritage

Kissimmee Historical Society

Belle Glade Public Library

(561) 996-3453

This repository holds the papers of Lawrence Will Special Collections, an author-historian who wrote several books on South Florida including Okeechobee Hurricane. The collection chronicles the development of the area.

Boca Raton Historical Society, Inc.

(561) 395-6766
Fax (561) 395-4049

The Society collects materials documenting Boca Raton including city public records, oral histories and photographs. Collections include the records of early settlers of the area.

Florida Atlantic University

(561) 297-3787
Fax (561) 338-3863

contact: Zita Cael(cael@fau.edu), Amy An, Leslie Siegel, or Nancine Thompson
http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/spc/special.htm

This institutional archives and academic special collections holds papers that document the University, the region, music, Judaica and the civil war. The DuBois Collection of South Floridiana is a recent acquisition as well as continuing materials on the history of Palm Beach County.

Boynton Beach City Library

(561) 742-6390
Fax (561) 742-6381

Email: devriesj@ci.boynton-beach.fl.us

Boynton Beach City Library houses an historical archive collection with material pertaining to the history of Boynton Beach and surrounding South Florida towns. The collection includes Boynton Beach newspapers (1947-2007), maps, documents, scrapbooks, journals, postcards, photographs, news clippings and oral histories of pioneers families.

St. Vincent De Paul Seminary

(561) 732-4424 ext. 173
Fax (561) 737-2205

An institutional archives that contains the official memoranda of Seminary Rectors and board members, curricula from past and present faculty, student theses, video tapes of official functions plus photographs of Seminary events. Also has a small museum function.

Loxahatchee River Historical Society

(561) 747-6639
Fax (561) 575-3292

http://www.jupiterlighthouse.org/

The collection contains photographs, maps, archival items and artifacts about the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the DuBois Pioneer Home and the history of the northern section of Palm Beach County along the Loxahatchee River.

Town of Jupiter

(561) 746-5134 ext. 2340
Fax (561) 575-9730

robinp@jupiter.fl.us

Museum of the City of Lake Worth

(561) 586-1700
Fax (561) 586-1651

This collections primarily documents the city but holds materials about the county and Florida subjects including over 6000 photographs, personal papers and histories, scrapbooks and oral histories.

The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum

(561) 655-2833
Fax (561) 655-2826

Collected papers of Henry Morrison Flagler documenting land development in Florida including railroad expansion, tourist development and farming as well as photographs, plans and drawings. As this repository is not currently open to the public, please inquire by mail.

Historical Society of Palm Beach County

(561) 832-4164
Fax (561) 832-7965

dmurray@historicalsocietypbc.org
http://www.historicalsocietypbc.org

A well organized archives containing letters, deeds, maps, historic county records, photographs of events in Palm Beach County including materials by Addison Mizner, architect and developer. Also documents south Florida and Florida history.

Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach

(561) 832-0237 Archives
(561) 832-0731 Main Off.
Fax (561) 832-7174

contact: Carolyn S. Denton, CA
cdenton@palmbeachpreservation.org
http://www.palmbeachpreservation.org

Architectural drawings of Marion Sims Wyeth(1889-1982), Belford W. Shoumate (1903-1991), and Henry K. Harding (1904-1984), architects who were instrumental in developing the town of Palm Beach; photographs and maps of the built environment; and site files on historic houses.

Palm Beach Atlantic University Archives

(561) 803-2238
Fax (561) 803-2235

Debra_Mattingly@pba.edu

PBA began in 1968 and the archives was established in August 2001 to preserve the university's history and heritage. It includes items published by and/or related to PBAU, its founders, faculty, staff, and students.

Saint Leo College

(352) 588-8258
Fax (352) 588-8484

neuhofd@saintleo.edu

An institutional archives documenting the history of the College beginning in the early 20th century.

Federal Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Bay Pines

(727) 398-9366
Fax (727) 398-9367

akinsdbay@med.va.gov

This institutional archives includes documentation of the construction of the Center in the 1930's including photographs and other records of the life of a large medical center. A friends group hopes to build a small museum on the grounds in the future which will house the archival materials. A scrapbook of the first African American nurse to serve in the County is included.

Dunedin Historical Museum

(727) 736-1176
Fax (727) 736-4756

dunhist@compuserve.com
http://www.ci.dunedin.fl.us:/dunedin/historical-society.htm

A local historical museum holding primarily photographs of Dunedin.

Heritage Village

(727) 582-2123
Fax (727) 582-2455

aiida-cordon@co.pinellas.fl.us
http://www.pinellascounty.org/heritage

An extensive collection documenting county history including photographs, oral and video histories, family papers, business records, clippings, slides and postcards.

Largo Library

(727) 587-6748

This collection is primarily photographs of buildings and people in the local area.

Gulf Beaches Public Library

(727) 392-2828
Fax (727) 399-2840

Holdings are limited to vertical file materials, city directories and a small number of photographs.

Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History

(727) 726-1668
Fax (727) 725-9938

The collection contains artifacts, photographs and documents relating to the development of Old Tampa Bay and Safety Harbor.

Florida Holocaust Museum

(727) 820-0100 ext. 222
Fax (727) 821-8435

smgoldman@flholocaustmuseum.org
http://www.flholocaustmuseum.org

This museum, organized in 1991, collects materials documenting all aspects of the holocaust through photographs, vital records, personal papers, video-taped interviews, etc. Materials begin in the early part of the century and continue to present day.

St Petersburg Junior College

(727) 341-4733
Fax (727) 341-4654

belld@spcollege.edu

SPJC is the oldest community college in Florida and the library holds documentation from the beginning of the college circa 1930.

St. Petersburg Kennel Club

(727) 812-3339 ext 267

This repository documents the business of racing in Florida and the South and includes racing books from 1925, records of past performance of greyhounds and photographs.

St Petersburg Museum of History

(727) 894-1052 ext. 203
Fax (727) 823-2625

ann@stpetemuseumofhistory.org
http://www.stpetemuseumofhistory.org/

This repository holds all types of archival materials including photographs, personal papers, business records, military and tourist ephemera, oral histories, etc., documenting St. Petersburg and the Pinellas peninsula.

University of South Florida

(727) 553-3404
Fax (727) 553-1196

schnur@nelson.usf.edu
http://www.nelson.usf.edu/spccoll

Institutional archives plus special collections including local history, marine science, natural history collections and journalism collections such as the papers of Nelson Poynter, founder of the St. Petersburg Times.

Friends of Gulf Beaches Historical Museum

(727) 552-1610
Fax (727) 363-6704
contact: Sally Yoder

This repository holds extensive collections documenting the Gulf Coast Barrier Islands from the Southern pass of Pass-A-Grille through North Redington Beach.

City of Tarpon Springs

(727) 942-5614
Fax (727) 942-5619

contact: K. Michele Manousos
Cityclerk@ci.tarpon-springs.fl.us
http://www.ci.tarpon-springs.fl.us

Along with historic county records, this city clerks office also houses the collections of the Tarpon Springs Area Historical Society documenting Tarpon Springs including early photographs. The number for the Historical Society is (727) 938-3711.

Florida Aviation Historical Society

(727) 937-3854
Fax (727) 934-3894

A new archival program seeking to document the history of airports and aviation in Florida.

Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library

(941) 534-4380
Fax (941) 534-4382

jspann@pclc.lib.fl.us
http://www.ci.polk.fl.us/library.html

This library documents Imperial Polk County including public records of the county and selected cities. It is primarily a genealogical research library with genealogical materials from the Southeastern United States.

Haines City Public Library

(941) 421-3633
Fax (941) 421-3635

Oral histories of Haines City pioneers and photographs from the 1950's.

Bok Tower Gardens - Anton Brees Carillon Library

(941) 676-1154
Fax (941) 676-6770

Boksbells@compuserv.com
http://www.boktower.org

The largest collection of its kind focusing on the carillon but documenting all aspects of bell ringing, casting and acoustics. The collection includes an institutional archives, personal papers of carillonneurs and the archives of the professional association, the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America.

Florida Citrus Archives

(863) 680-4583
Fax (863) 680-4443

http://www.floridacitrusarchives.com
contact: Donna Logan, Archivist
dlogan@flsouthern.edu

Located at 901 Callahan Court, Lakeland, FL 33901. Area of collection covers the citrus industry of Florida. Hours of operation: 9am-5pm weekdays, other days, times, by appointment.

Florida Presbyterian Homes

(863) 688-5521
Fax (863) 682-4644

Florida Presbyterian Homes is a retirement community that began in 1955. The repository documents the development of the Homes with extensive original manuscripts, clippings, photographs. Of interest to the study of the Lakeland area and the Presbyterian Church. Resident Ester Tallent at (941) 686-7048 serves as archivist.

Lakeland Public Library

(863) 284-4280
Fax (863) 284-4293

http://library.lakeland.net

The Lakeland Room acquires materials that document the history of Lakeland from its founding in 1885. The collection strengths are photographs, postcards, organizational records, maps, architectural drawings, school yearbooks, newspapers, books by local authors, city records and sources relating to local business.

Florida Southern College

(863) 680-4164
Fax (863) 680-4126

mflekke@flsouthern.edu

An institutional archives containing presidential papers from 1925, the James A. Haley Congressional Papers, 1952-1977 and college related Frank Lloyd Wright materials. Collections also contain the oral histories of individual involved with the construction of the campus which was designed by Wright.

Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church

(863) 688-9276

This collection documents Methodism in Florida and contains church histories, oral histories, photographs and church records including membership lists.

Putnam County Archives

(904) 329-0330
Fax (904) 329-0202

pcah@freenet.scri.fsc.edu

Besides historic public records of the County, this repository holds family papers of early settlers, business records, documentation of communities in the County, photographs and oral histories.

Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas

(904) 829-6506
Fax (904) 823-9388

http://www.nps.gov/cas

Materials relating to the construction and operation of the Castillo and Fort Matanzas found in Spanish and British archives. Documents early colonial and territorial history of Florida including military life.

City of St. Augustine