University of Central Florida 1985 self study Southern Association of Colleges and Schools : Department of History self study report

University of Central Florida College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History, self-study report for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1985

Archivos: An Open Seminar

Seminar Leaders Jessica Delgado, Princeton University Jennifer Hughes, UC Riverside Karen Graubart, University of Notre Dame Anna More, Universidade de Brasilia David Sartorius, University of Maryland Pamela Voekel, Dartmouth Colleg

Melvin Thomas

Melvin Thomas describes employment and other social conditions for African Americans in Tampa during the 1940s and 1950s

Ruben Taylor

Ruben Taylor discusses what life was like for African Americans in Tampa during the 1920s. Particular emphasis is given to health care, Clara Frye Hospital, and black police officers. He also offers his opinion about the NAACP

Samuel Swain

Samuel Swain discusses the Spanish American War, the Clara Frye Hospital, and Central Avenue, Tampa\u27s African American business district

Ruben Padgett

Ruben Padgett discusses health care for elderly African Americans, describing the nursing home his family owns. Padgett served on the Hillsborough County Commission in the 1980s

Augusta Thomas

Augusta Thomas, school social worker and former director of the Tampa Urban League, describes her educational background, and discusses some of the anti-poverty programs with which she was involved

Mathew Gregory

Mathew Gregory, former president of Tampa\u27s NAACP chapter, discusses African American political candidates and businesses, and describes some of his experiences as a civil rights worker

Augusta Thomas

Augusta Thomas, school social worker and former director of the Tampa Urban League, describes her educational background, and discusses some of the anti-poverty programs with which she was involved