Online Exhibitions

For such a young institution, the University of South Florida has a colorful and remarkable history of innovation and growth. Opened as a university bereft of dormitories or athletics, USF has climbed the ranks from obscure upstart to a major player among the nation's institutions of higher… View Exhibition

Art of the Poison Pens: A Century of American Political Cartoons is a testament to the long-standing and vital role that the visual arts have played in the construction of an American political identity. Sometimes cartoons mock, cajole, poke, prod, offend and embarrass their subjects, while at other… View Exhibition

This exhibit was prepared by eleven students for an Honors College class "Major Works/Ideas" in the Spring of 2012. Under the supervision of librarian-instructor Andy Huse, each student's assignment was to present an aspect of Florida's history or culture using only materials from USF Tampa… View Exhibition

This exhibit explores the history of minstrelsy, its significance in American history and theater, and its enduring legacy. Utilizing materials fromtheUSF Tampa Library's Special CollectionsAfrican American Sheet Music Collection, it is possible to trace the history of blackface minstrelsy from… View Exhibition

In the Fall of 2010, the USF Tampa Library Department of Special and Digital Collections partnered with the Florida Holocaust Museum to present an exhibit entitled “Art and Autobiography: Holocaust Survivor Portraits by Nava Mentkow.” This digital exhibition of portraits and testimonies… View Exhibition

Water is an all-important topic in the past, present, and future of Florida. In many ways, water defined Florida at every stage of its history. Water shaped the peninsula of Florida when European explorers and cartographers attemped to map the territory. Agriculture, fishing, and tourism all rely… View Exhibition

This exhibit explores the history of Florida's citrus industry through various materials held by University of South Florida Tampa Library’s Special Collections: post cards, sheet music, rare books, promotional materials, industry documents, and political correspondence. If Florida's identity… View Exhibition