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 Special Collections University ArchivesFlorida Heritage PALMM  |
SPECIAL COLLECTIONSDigital Resources
Overview of the CollectionsFlorida Heritage / Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM) Collections - Over two hundred titles from Special Collections have been digitized and are accessible via the Florida Heritage Collection, an ongoing cooperative digital project of the public universities of Florida. This online collection provides web access to rare and unique materials representing Florida's history, culture, arts, literature, and sciences. Our digitized items include significant resources from our local history and Personal Papers collections. Formats vary, ranging from print and textual materials to photographs and maps. Our Eartha M. M. White Collection is particularly well represented with numerous photographs and printed materials. Additional Digital Resources - The Library has also digitized a number of important primary resources held in our Personal Papers collections and University Archives. These images and documents have been added to selected Special Collections finding aids and webpages. A link will be provided to the fulltext or image if available online. Examples: Eartha White Subject Index; Guide to the Afro-American Life Insurance Co. Collection - see links to fulltext publications on bottom of guide. LOCAL HISTORY AND RARE MATERIALSThe Library is actively developing a local history collection relating to Northeast Florida, with special emphasis on Jacksonville and its immediate geographical vicinity (Duval, Baker, Clay, Nassau, and St. Johns counties). Included are varied and interesting materials: general histories of the region, early guide books to Florida and Jacksonville, souvenir albums, historical calendars, rare maps and pamphlets, Jacksonville Historical Society papers, and postcards depicting historic buildings, facilities and scenes. A representative selection of these local materials have been digitized and are available online through the Florida Heritage Collection. Examples on right include Ye Heroes of Ye Epidemic, a rare volume of verse immortalizing the "Heroes" of the Jacksonville Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1888. The Special Collections Online Exhibit provides links to the fulltext of publications produced by an early local printer, H. & W. B. Drew Co. UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES We
provide access to a number of archival images and fulltext documents,
such as these early UNF documents: Accessing Digital Items in the Library Catalog
The majority of our rare digitized materials can be accessed through the Library
Catalog
via title, author, subject, keyword and anywhere searches. When narrowing
a search to digital items only, select the "Digital Collections" subcollection
facet on the bottom left of the screen. Links to Other Digital Sources
CONTACT US - The two Special Collections staff members are responsible for digital projects in the Library. For assistance and information, please contact the section at: (904) 620-1533; email: ebrady@unf.edu |
Florida Ostrich Farm: Jacksonville, Florida, 191-? Jacksonville 1822 Sesquicentennial 1972: a Commemorative Pictorial of Jacksonville Ye Heroes of Ye Epidemic, by One of Ye Heroes, T.O.S., 1888 Proof of Faith in Florida..., Drew Co., 192-? (Link to additional Drew Co. pubs.)
Digitized newspaper from the George W. Simons, Jr. Planning Collection Third Annual Report of the Jacksonville Board of Trade, 1887 UNF Master Site Development Plan, 1972 |
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