Keep History Alive: Support Director’s Message About Our Founder: SPOHP Dr. Samuel Proctor

Contributions enable SPOHP to make living memories of The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program is ded- Dr. Samuel Proctor icated to gathering, preserving, and promoting remarkable people available for both scholars and the general living memories for the sake of current and fu- (1919-2005), public. ture generations of students and scholars. We in- University of Florida To make a tax-deductible contribution, please visit us online at vite you to learn more about our program and Historian and www.oral.history.ufl.edu and click on our “Donate to the Samuel the oral histories that are part of our collection. Proctor Oral History Program” page or mail check to the You may access a wide variety of interviews Professor Emeritus, address provided on the back page. through our website, oral.history.ufl.edu. founded the Oral

We also sponsor public programs designed to ORAL.HISTORY.UFL.EDU Special thanks to all our past and current donors. With your History Program at promote the rich histories we have gathered and support our program growth has been exponential. demonstrate our commitment to keeping history alive and promoting di- UF in 1967. The program is dedicated to building on alogue between generations of elders and youth alike. Oral history is not Dr. Proctor’s legacy and works to preserve domestic just about the past and present; it is very much about the future. Your and international accounts of economic, social, support is crucial to keeping history alive for generations to come. As we embark on a number of exciting new programs, we appreciate your ideas political, religious, intellectual, and environmental life “I want people to talk to and feedback. Thank you for your interest in SPOHP. for future generations. one another no matter -Dr. Paul Ortiz what their difference of

Sam is so much a part of this university’s history, and he stood for all of the right opinion might be.” things that you want a faculty member to stand for. He cared greatly for his students and stayed in close touch with them. He invested enormously in UF by participating in every major committee on campus, and the historic buildings would not still be standing were it not for his leadership. No one has done more to advance the history -Louise “Studs” Terkel of the state and the University of Florida. Historian, author, radio host, -Provost Emeritus David Colburn actor, and activist

Share A Story Campaign Dr. Paul Ortiz | director Our Collection Be A Part Of The Collection Education & Teaching Tamarra Jenkins | office manager With more than 120,000 transcribed pages and over 5,000 interviews, SPOHP fea- Deborah Hendrix | technical coordinator tures one of the largest oral history archives in the world. Many interviews have been digitized and can be accessed through our website or the UF Digital Library: Meagan Frenzer | graduate coordinator www.uflib.ufl.edu/UFDC. Transcribed interviews are available for use at SPOHP or at We strive to make history more intimate, accessible, and interesting. the UF Special Collections Library. Johanna Mellis | graduate coordinator We are indebted to academic and community partners and Key holdings include: sponsors who have us bring oral histories to new audiences: 241 Pugh Hall The UF History Department The Social Justice Committee of 2000 Presidential Election in Florida Everglades & Environmental Issues This new project is SPOHP’s first opportunity for supporters of P.O. Box 115215 the Unitarian Universalist Church Cherokee, Catawba, Poarch Creek, Florida Ranchers & Agricultural History African Studies Program SPOHP offers oral history any level to contribute the process of archiving an interview. Gainesville, FL 32611-5215 Lumbee, Choctaw, & Seminole Native of Gainesville Phone | (352) 392-7168 Nursing, Health Sciences, & Medicine Latin American Studies Sponsoring the life narrative of an individual is a powerful way Americans seminars to undergraduate Fax | (352) 846-1983 Jewish American History Civic Media Center African Americans in Florida & the George Smathers Libraries to preserve the past and invest in the future. Your sponsorship Muslims American History South and graduate students every UF Office of the Provost Like us on Facebook Women in the Southeast can be on behalf of a group, in memory of a loved one of a Mississippi Freedom Summer to sign up for our Gainesville Women for Equal Rights Matheson Museum, Inc. Other educational opportunities unique gift to family and friends. All sponsored interviews are 1964 St. Augustine Freedom Movement newsletter and up- UF Faculty & Administration Gainesville Women’s include: Great Depression Narratives highlighted on our sponsor page. Find interviews and what’s dates on events,  Internships for academic credit UF Athletics Civilian Conservations Corp. (CCC) Commission available at http://shareastory.clas.ufl.edu. podcasts, and other  Volunteer opportunities research news! Florida Governors & Politicians The African American  Community oral history workshops Business & Development in Florida Studies Program  Fieldwork trips WWII, Vietnam, & Korean War Veterans  Public access programs Subscribe to us North Star Leadership Veterans for Peace on YouTube! Council Alumni Social Justice & Labor Activism Youtube.com/ The Anti-Racism Coalition Florida Water user/SPOHP111 Management Districts

Staff members and interns help recover oyster shells, as well as nails, melted glass, and a handful of 19th Century ceramics during a field work trip to Virginia.