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Kelsey Adams & Kira Smith This collection contains records related to operations of the Florida Library Association, such as publications, minutes, treasurers reports, conference planning and programs, and committee activities dating


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Kelsey Adams & Kira Smith

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This collection contains records related to operations of the Florida Library Association, such as publications, minutes, treasurer’s reports, conference planning and programs, and committee activities dating from 1905 to 2012.

The Florida Library Association archives are stored at the University of South Florida Tampa Library Special Collections

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Publications

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would a newsletter be correspondence or publications? YAs in the Sunshine Spring 1981, Issue 8

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President’s Cue, June 1982, # 13 This is the final newsletter from FLA President Ada M. Selzter. It is informal and humorous.

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Florida Libraries, 33(2) 1983 Florida Libraries, 33(1) 1983

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would a newsletter be correspondence or publications? FLASH Florida Library Association Newsletter May 1985

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Correspondence

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Correspondence between William F. Yust, FLA President, and Mrs. Emily Dewey (Mrs. Melvil Dewey) regarding the location of the Florida Library Association’s 1934 Annual Meeting, which was held at the Lake Placid Club, Melvin Dewey’s home.

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would a newsletter be correspondence or publications? This is a 1942 letter sent to members of the Florida Library Association encouraging participation in the Victory Book Campaign by sending books to servicemen. Notice how the books are graded on the attached card for members.

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would a newsletter be correspondence or publications? These are letters written in 1954 by Donald K. Carroll to Dean Asheim and Louis Shores concerning the inclusion of books about communism in library collections.

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would a newsletter be correspondence or publications? A letter dated March 1973 responding to a complaint and request to restrict access to the book Explosives and Homemade Bombs in the Fort Lauderdale Library. The letter references the Library Bill of Rights and was referred to the Intellectual Freedom Committee.

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Annual Conference Programs

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The 1954 conference includes a tour of a naval air base and a Professional Unity Program: We are All Librarians. Also shown is a telegram from the American Library Association, which they sent annually before each conference.

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8th Annual Banquet March 3, 1927 Miramar Hotel, Miami 18th Annual Meeting April 19-20, 1938 Suwannee Hotel,

  • St. Petersburg

19th Annual Meeting March 30-April 1, 1939

  • Mt. Plymouth Hotel,
  • Mt. Plymouth
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29th Annual Meeting April 3-5, 1952 Hotel McAllister, Miami 40th Annual Meeting April 25-27, 1963 Jack Tar Harrison Hotel, Clearwater 50th Annual Meeting May 2-5, 1973 Hilton Hotel,

  • St. Petersburg
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Florida Library Association and Florida Association for Media in Education Join Conference October 31-November 3, 1979 Sheraton Twin Towers Orlando

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56th Annual Conference May 9-12, 1979 Sheraton Twin Towers, Orlando 67th Annual Conference & Exhibition May 7-11, 1990 Marriott Hotel & Ocean Center, Daytona Beach 68th Annual Conference & Exhibition May 7-10, 1991 Twin Towers Hotel & Convention Center, Orlando

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78th Annual Conference & Exhibition April 10-13, 2001 Hyatt Orlando, Kissimmee 70th Annual Conference & Exhibition May 10-13, 1993 Marriott Hotel & Ocean Center, Daytona Beach 83rd Annual Conference & Exhibition April 18-21, 2006 Buena Vista Palace Hotel, Lake Buena Vista

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And So Much More…

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would a newsletter be correspondence or publications? This list contains the names of Florida Library Association’s charter members, which was signed on April 26, 1920.

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would a newsletter be correspondence or publications? Numerous issues discussed at a 1954 Florida Library Association Business Meeting are outlined here in the minutes. Some of the highlights from this meeting include the reading of a telegram from the ALA President urging FLA members to support President Eisenhower’s choice

  • f Quincy Mumford as Librarian
  • f Congress and the

introduction of a bill to establish National Library Day.

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Florida Library Association Certificate of Incorporation, 1966

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Miami News, April 6, 1962 This issue covers National Library Week events, including predictions for the library of tomorrow, which will include “all the books you want” thanks to “the miracle of miniaturization.”

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The FLA Archives also contains numerous photographs and newspaper clippings showing librarians from across the

  • state. This is an image of a

student assistant learning how to keep up the card catalogue at Ocala High School in 1963.

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would a newsletter be correspondence or publications? Prints from National Library Week in 1973

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would a newsletter be correspondence or publications? This platform, which was presented by the Legislative Committee of the Florida Library Association, outlines the legislative issues supported by the Florida Library Association during the 1999-2000 Legislative Session.

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After the 2004 hurricane season, the Florida Library Association established a Hurricane Relief Fund to help Florida Libraries and library employees recover from damages caused by hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne. Also included here is a note from incoming FLA President Dr. Barbara Stites thanking the Florida Library Association for the assistance provided to the SWFLN Library Disaster Fund.

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Former Governor Jeb Bush acknowledged the importance

  • f libraries and showed his

support for Library Appreciation Month in this 2006 statement.

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The University of South Florida School of Information recently finished a new display for their complete collection of Florida Libraries Drawings, which have been commissioned and printed annually for Florida Library Day since 1991 courtesy of Doug McNamara of Mumford Library Books.

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The Florida Library Association Archives are open to the public to view in the USF Tampa Library Special Collections.

To view the full contents of this collection, please access the Florida Library Association Records finding aid through http://www.lib.usf.edu/special-collections/