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
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- State Archives Online Catalog
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State Library of Florida
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Listen: The Bluegrass & Old-Time ProgramPhoto Exhibits
Photo exhibits spotlight various topics in Florida history, and are accompanied by brief text intended to place selected materials in historical context.
Portraits of African Americans
From the Alvan S. Harper Collection (1884-1910)
Rosebud Denham wearing a hat with feather
Image Number: HA00847
Woman with a fan made of feathers
Image Number: HA00288
Man with tie
Image Number: HA01025
Nellie Franklin, holding a parasol
Image Number: HA00227
Two girls wearing dark dresses
Image Number: HA00573
Woman in dark dress, holding a fan
Image Number: HA00730
Man in striped tie and pants, holding newspaper
Image Number: HA00967
Man holding a top hat
Image Number: HA00426
Winthrop children on horseback with the Merritts (ca. 1890)
Image Number: HA00223
L-R: Mary Merritt (nurse), Francis B. Winthrop, Guy L. Winthrop, Eddie (?), and Mathew Merritt (coachman).
Seated woman with bow
Image Number: HA00851
Seated girl and boy holding hat
Image Number: HA01305
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.