Guide to the Hampton Dunn Collection, 1916-2002
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Guide to the Hampton Dunn collection, 1916-2002 Descriptive Summary Title : Hampton Dunn collection Creator: Dunn, Hampton (1916-2002) Dates : 1916-2002 ID Number : D29 Size: 327 boxes Language(s): English Repository: Special Collections University of South Florida Libraries 4202 East Fowler Ave., LIB122 Tampa, Florida 33620 Phone: 813-974-2731 - Fax: 813-396-9006 Contact Special Collections Administrative Summary Provenance: Dunn, Hampton, 1916-2002 Access Conditions: None. The contents of this collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/for more information. Preferred Citation: Hampton Dunn collection, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Biographical Note Henry Hampton Dunn and his twin sister Hazel were born in Floral City, Florida on December 14, 1916. Dunn published his first article in 1932 as a Boy Scout correspondent for the Citrus County Chronicle. During his high school years, which he completed in Tampa, he wrote sports reviews for the Tampa Tribune and Florida Times Union. He attended Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, University of Tampa in Florida and served as a public relations officer and war correspondent with the 12th Air Force during World War II. He left the service in November 1945 at the rank of major and with a Bronze Star. Dunn joined the Tampa Daily Times as a full-time journalist in 1936. In 1946 he received the "Best News Story Award" from the Associated Press Association of Florida for his coverage of the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings invasion of privacy trial.For two years Dunn served as a political commentator and news analyst for station WCKT-TV in Miami. When he returned to Tampa, he joined the Peninsula Motor Club, an affiliate of the American Automobile Association, as an executive officer and later vice president. Dunn edited AAA's monthly magazine, Florida Explorer, and several other journals and newsletters including the Sunland Tribune (Tampa Historical Society) and The Hub (Rotary Club of Tampa). His syndicated columns included "Photouring Florida" (began in 1966), "Floridana," and "Palm Tree Politics." During his later years, he presented "Hampton Dunn's Yesterdays" -- little histories of Florida events -- on WTVT, Channel 13. Hampton belonged to many organizations, including the Tampa Historical Society, Florida Historical Society, and Historical Association of Southern Florida. His talks to many historical and genealogical groups around the state earned him the affectionate title, "Mr. Florida." Hampton and his wife Charlotte Ruth Rawls Dunn were the parents of three children. He died February 3, 2002. Sources: Berube, Rich. "Hampton Dunn Gift Brings Florida's History to Life." Sunland Tribune 7 (November 1982): 65-67. Camp, Paul. Collecting Florida: The Hampton Dunn Collection and other Floridiana. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida Libraries, 2006. Scope Note The collection consists of syndicated newspaper clippings, ephemera, correspondence, brochures, photographs, and articles written about the various places and people of Florida. Arrangement Note: The collection is arranged alphabetically with a separate series for photographs. The cities, towns, and physical locations within Florida are arranged in the county in which they reside. For example, Tampa is listed under Hillsborough County. Arrangement The collection is arranged alphabetically with a separate series for photographs. The cities, towns, and physical locations within Florida are arranged in the county in which they reside. For example, Tampa is listed under Hillsborough County. Subject Headings Corporate Names: Florida Historical Society Personal Names: Dunn, Hampton Dunn, Hampton -- Correspondence Geographic Names: Tampa (Fla.) -- Politics and government Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.) Subject Terms: Florida -- History Florida -- History, Local Hillsborough County (Fla.) -- History Tampa (Fla.) -- Social life and customs Genre/Form Terms: Tampa (Fla.) -- Newspapers COLLECTION CONTENTS Series 1 : General Subject Files BOX 1 : Adamo - African Americans FOLDER 1 : Adamo, Frank FOLDER 2 : Adams, Tom FOLDER 3 : African Americans BOX 2 : African Americans - Alachua County (Gainesville) FOLDER 1 : African Americans FOLDER 2 : Agee, Philip FOLDER 3 : Alachua County FOLDER 4 : Alachua County - Alachua FOLDER 5 : Alachua County - Alachua Sink FOLDER 6 : Alachua County - Albion FOLDER 7 : Alachua County - Archer FOLDER 8 : Alachua County - Bland FOLDER 9 : Alachua County - Daysville FOLDER 10 : Alachua County - Devil's Mill Hopper FOLDER 11 : Alachua County - Earleton FOLDER 12 : Alachua County - Evinston FOLDER 13 : Alachua County - Fairbanks FOLDER 14 : Alachua County - Flora FOLDER 15 : Alachua County - Forest Grove FOLDER 16 : Alachua County - Futchs Settlement FOLDER 17 : Alachua County - Gainesville BOX 3 : Alachua County - Gainesville FOLDER 1 : Alachua County- Gainesville FOLDER 2 : Alachua County- Gainesville- Flavet Village FOLDER 3 : Alachua County- Gainesville- University of Florida Scope/Content : Center for the Study of the Children's Literature and Media FOLDER 4 : Alachua County-Gainesville- University of Florida Scope/Content : Football FOLDER 5 : Alachua County-Gainesville- University of Florida Scope/Content : Sports FOLDER 6 : Alachua County-Gainesville- University of Florida BOX 4 : Alachua County - Gainesville - University of Florida BOX 5 : Alachua County - Gainesville - University of Florida BOX 6 : Alachua County - Gainesville - University of Florida BOX 7 : Alachua County - Gainesville - Yular FOLDER 1 : Alachua County - Gainesville - University of Florida FOLDER 2 : Alachua County - Graball FOLDER 3 : Alachua County - Gracy FOLDER 4 : Alachua County - Grove Park FOLDER 5 : Alachua County - Hague FOLDER 6 : Alachua County - Hammock Ridge FOLDER 7 : Alachua County - Hawthorne FOLDER 8 : Alachua County - High Springs FOLDER 9 : Alachua County - Jonesville FOLDER 10 : Alachua County - Kanapaha FOLDER 11 : Alachua County - Komoko FOLDER 12 : Alachua County - La Crosse FOLDER 13 : Alachua County - Lloydsdale FOLDER 14 : Alachua County - Lochloosa FOLDER 15 : Alachua County - Louise FOLDER 16 : Alachua County - Magnesia Springs FOLDER 17 : Alachua County - Melrose FOLDER 18 : Alachua County - Micanopy FOLDER 19 : Alachua County - Newberry FOLDER 20 : Alachua County - Newmansville FOLDER 21 : Alachua County - O'Leno FOLDER 22 : Alachua County - Oliver Park FOLDER 23 : Alachua County - Orange Lake FOLDER 24 : Alachua County - Otter Creek FOLDER 25 : Alachua County - Paradise FOLDER 26 : Alachua County - Paynes Prairie FOLDER 27 : Alachua County - Pleasant Hill FOLDER 28 : Alachua County - Putnam Hall FOLDER 29 : Alachua County - Rex FOLDER 30 : Alachua County - Rochelle FOLDER 31 : Alachua County - Rutledge FOLDER 32 : Alachua County - San Felasco Hammock FOLDER 33 : Alachua County - Santa Fe FOLDER 34 : Alachua County - Spring Grove FOLDER 35 : Alachua County - Stewartsville FOLDER 36 : Alachua County - Sugar Grove FOLDER 37 : Alachua County - Tacoma FOLDER 38 : Alachua County - Tyler FOLDER 39 : Alachua County - Wacahoota FOLDER 40 : Alachua County - Waldo FOLDER 41 : Alachua County - Warrens Cave FOLDER 42 : Alachua County - Washington City FOLDER 43 : Alachua County - Windsor FOLDER 44 : Alachua County - Worthington Springs FOLDER 45 : Alachua County - Yular BOX 8 : Alachua County - Allison FOLDER 1 : Alachua County FOLDER 2 : Alafia River FOLDER 3 : Alcalde, Hector FOLDER 4 : Alessi, Phil FOLDER 5 : Allen, E. Ross FOLDER 6 : Alligator Alley FOLDER 7 : Alligators FOLDER 8 : Allison, A.K. BOX 9 : Alvarez - Askew FOLDER 1 : Alvarez, Judy FOLDER 2 : American Indian Movement of Florida FOLDER 3 : Amish (religious group) FOLDER 4 : Amoros, Sandy FOLDER 5 : Anderson, Fred A. FOLDER 6 : Andrews, Charles O. FOLDER 7 : Andrews, Cyril Blythe, Sr. (Florida Sentinel Bulletin) FOLDER 8 : Animals FOLDER 9 : Anker, James FOLDER 10 : Annexation and Secession FOLDER 11 : Antuono, Val M. FOLDER 12 : Apalachicola River FOLDER 13 : Armadillos FOLDER 14 : Arnold, Jo FOLDER 15 : Ashley Gang FOLDER 16 : Ashley, William FOLDER 17 : Askew, Reubin O'Donovan BOX 10 : Askew, Reubin BOX 11 : Atomic Bomb - Aviation FOLDER 1 : Atomic Bomb FOLDER 2 : Automobiles FOLDER 3 : Avellanal, Jose Ramon FOLDER 4 : Avellanal, Joseph Luis FOLDER 5 : Avery, Guy FOLDER 6 : Aviation BOX 12 : Bachman - Bar FOLDER 1 : Bachman, Harold FOLDER 2 : Bafalis, L.A. ("Skip") FOLDER 3 : Baker County FOLDER 4 : Ball, Ed FOLDER 5 : Bar, Florida BOX 13 : Bar - Barker Gang FOLDER 1 : Bar, Florida FOLDER 2 : Barefoot Postman FOLDER 3 : Barker Gang BOX 14 : Barkett - Beard FOLDER 1 : Barkett, Rosemary FOLDER 2 : Barksdale, Fred FOLDER 3 : Barnes, Cheryl Ann FOLDER 4 : Barnum, P. T. FOLDER 5 : DeBartolo, Edward J. FOLDER 6 : Bartram, William FOLDER 7 : Baseball FOLDER 8 : Bay County - Callaway FOLDER 9 : Bay County - Deer Pointe Lake FOLDER 10 : Bay County - Econfina FOLDER 11 : Bay County - Fountain FOLDER 12 : Bay County - Lynn Haven FOLDER 13 : Bay County - Mexico Beach FOLDER 14 : Bay County - Panama City FOLDER 15 : Bay County - Panama City Beach FOLDER 16 : Bay County - Shell Island FOLDER 17 : Bay County - Tyndall Air Force Base FOLDER 18 : Bay County - West Bay FOLDER 19 : Bay County - Youngstown FOLDER 20 : Bay County FOLDER 21 : Beach, Rex FOLDER 22 : Beard, Malcolm FOLDER 23 : Beard, Tom BOX 15 : Beauty - Bellamy FOLDER 1 : Beauty Pageants FOLDER 2 : Bellamy Brothers FOLDER 3 : Bellamy, Francis FOLDER 4 : Bellamy Road BOX 16 : Benn