“What’s an archive?” you say? Visit the FMHI Research Library to find out. You can also learn about our archival research collections by visiting: http://lib.usf.edu/fmhi/archives/historical-records-papers/. (Additional collections are available at the USF Tampa Library Special Collections).
How can archives benefit your research?
- Archives provide records of activity, which can be used to understand the functions, purpose, interests, and goals of organizations and individuals.
- Archival records can be current or non-current, which allows researchers to better understand the context within which certain activities occur.
- In addition to printed or textual information, archives can include images, audio recordings and visual materials – a wide-range of items that can support and complement your research from various angles.
What are some of the FMHI Library’s archival collections?
(If you don’t know what a finding aid is, click it to find out! Or, here’s a hint – a finding aid is a detailed description of a collection’s contents.)
- Colleen Lunsford Bevis collection >> finding aid
- Dr. Charles S. Mahan papers (currently, only select materials are available for research use)
- Florida Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse papers >> finding aid
- Florida Study Commission on Child Welfare papers >> finding aid
- JCAHO Papers on the Accreditation of FMHI >> finding aid
- National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality papers
- Joseph B. Sidowski research materials >> finding aid
- David C. Speer research materials
- SEDNET: Multiagency Service Network for Severely Emotionally Disabled Students >> finding aid