Founded in 2001, the Center seeks to preserve the state’s past through cooperative efforts with historical societies, preservation groups, museums, public programs, media, and interested persons.
This unique center, housed in the Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr., Archives Center is a source of continuing information created to increase appreciation for Florida history.
Florida Southern College alumnus Greg Pryor ’72 will return to campus on Thursday, Marc...
The Lawton M. Chiles Center for Florida History Florida Lecture Series will hold its fi...
Boyd Murphree, the project manager at the University of Florida’s George A. Smathers Li...
The lecture series covers a wide range of disciplines, including history, public affairs, law, sociology, criminology, anthropology, literature, and art. The overall objective of the series is to bring members of the community, the faculty, and the student body together to interact with and learn from leading scholars in their fields.
Starting in 2021 we are live streaming our lectures from Branscomb Auditorium. Check out the Florida Southern College YouTube channel to watch past lectures!
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Among our Series speakers have been distinguished leaders, historians, writers, and public officials such a Reubin Askew, Bob Graham, Janet Reno, Douglas Brinkley, H.W. Brands, and Robert V. Remini. Learn More about our past series and speakers
None Can Have Richer Memories Polk County, Florida, 1940-2000 Canter Brown, Jr. Polk County Historical Association
Echoes from a Distant Frontier The Brown Sisters’ Correspondence from Antebellum Florida Edited by: James M. Denham Keith L. Huneycutt
In the Midst of All That Makes Life Worth Living: Polk County, Florida, to 1940 Canter Brown, Jr. Commissioned by the Polk County Historical Association
"A Rogue's Paradise" Crime and Punishment in Antebellum Florida, 1821-1861 James M. Denham
Cracker Times and Pioneer Lives, The Florida Reminiscences of George Gillett Keen and Sarah Pamela Williams Edited by: James M. Denham Canter Brown, Jr.
Florida Sheriffs: A History 1821-1945 William Warren Rogers James M. Denham
Fifty Years of Justice James M. Denham
Florida Founder - William P. Duval - Frontier Bon Vivant James M. Denham
The Letters of George Long Brown Edited by: James M. Denham Keith L. Huneycutt
Individuals, corporations, and foundations provide the funds for an endowment and to pay for the operations and programs. If you are interested in supporting the Center for Florida History and its various initiatives, you can contact the Center or the FSC Advancement Office for a pledge card, or you may easily make a gift online.
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