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The collection is housed at the USF Library on the Tampa campus and features materials dating to the s. Zibby Wilder, assistant director of communications and marketing for USF Libraries, said that when walking into the Special Collections room, visitors shouldn't expect to find dry stacks of words on paper.

Instead, they will meet history. So it's the whole picture, just not the written part. Wilder said part of her job is to make sure these kinds of materials don't just sit in boxes, but are actually used by students, researchers and the general public. Still, Johnson decided it was time to take the stories in the collection and share them with the public.

So Johnson decided to create a website to share the information he had learned with his students and show that the community had been present in Tampa for longer than some people would expect. There's all kinds of stories of oppression and resistance that happened right here. It is becoming a community-based effort," Johnson said.

And while Johnson appreciates people sharing their memories, he said he has a different audience in mind when adding materials to the website. Search Query Show Search. About Us. WUSF Network. Show Search Search Query. Play Live Radio. Next Up:. All Streams. Donate Now. University Beat.

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