The Department of Special Collections curates more than 3000 linear feet of records and papers pertaining to the history of Florida in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Holdings relating to Florida politics and politicians are extensive.
The Chase, Stephens, and Swann family papers cover important aspects of the Civil War and Reconstruction in Florida. Other topics covered in manuscript collections are the Everglades, the citrus industry, race relations, the Cross-Florida Barge Canal, colonial Florida, and the Seminole Wars. Please refer to the Subject Index for brief overviews of collections. More detailed Finding Guides are not yet online but are available in paper. Political Manuscript Collections Andrews, Charles.