Florida Memory is administered by the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services, Bureau of Archives and Records Management. The digitized records on Florida Memory come from the collections of the State Archives of Florida and the special collections of the State Library of Florida.
State Archives of Florida
- ArchivesFlorida.com
- State Archives Online Catalog
- ArchivesFlorida.com
- ArchivesFlorida.com
State Library of Florida
Related Sites
Listen: The Latin ProgramThe Cuban Experience in Florida: Revolution and Exodus
Lesson Plans
9-12th Grade Lesson Plans
- Cuban Refugees Arriving in Florida (photographs)
- The Plight of Pepito: Cuba’s Lost Generation (film created by a Miami-based television station)
- Resettlement Re-Cap (stories of refugee families)
- Letters to the Cuban Refugee Assistance Program (written by refugees)
Primary Source Sets
The primary source sets below contain materials integrated into the lesson plans as well as supplementary documents and photos. Each set is accompanied by a Teacher’s Guide containing brief historical context, teaching suggestions, relevant NGSS and Florida Standards, and links to online resources.
Photographs: Revolution and Exodus, 1961-62
The Plight of Pepito: Cuba’s Lost Generation
Letters to the Cuban Refugee Assistance Program, 1961-62
(Teacher's Guide for Letters)
These letters were written by Cuban refugees to the staff of the Cuban Refugee Assistance Program (CRA). The CRA provided health, employment and educational services to Cuban refugees upon their arrival in the United States. Many CRA employees were also Cuban refugees themselves.
The Forms, the Manual and the Law
(Teacher's Guide for Forms, Teacher's Guide for the Manual, Teacher's Guide for the Law)
Resettlement Re-Cap (1963-1969)
Features
Territorial Legislative Council Records, 1822-1845
Documenting Florida's legislature prior to statehood
State and County Officer Directories, 1868-1969
Lists of Florida's state and county officials either elected or appointed between 1868 and 1969.
Guide to Military Records and the Wartime Experience
A guide to government records and manuscript collections relating to service members and the wartime experience.
Dust Tracks
21 tracks from Hurston's time documenting African American culture for the WPA in 1930s Florida.
History Day 2025
Resources for Florida History Day from the State Library and Archives of Florida.