Dr. Amy James Sparks collection, Acquired: 2007
Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection contains artifacts from Mexico, Central and South America, and Spain. Materials span from pre-Columbian Mesoamerican to contemporary artifacts. Also included are audio cassettes and booklets related to Dr. Amy James Sparks' studies in Mesoamerican, Spanish-American, and Spanish cultures.
- Extent:
- 3 boxes
- 2.00 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Dr. Amy James Sparks collection, USF Libraries – Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection primarily consists of artifacts from Dr. Sparks' travels to Mexico, Central and South America, and Spain, including pre-Columbian Mesoamerican ceramic fragments and artifactual remnants from archaeological sites and contemporary ceramic and wooden artifacts. Also included are audio cassettes, booklets, and posters related to her studies and travels. All materials relate to Dr. Sparks' scholarship in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican, Spanish-American, and Spanish visual cultures.
- Biographical / historical:
Dr. Amy James Sparks was born in Pensacola, Florida in 1926. She received her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Alabama, and her Ph.D. in Spanish and English from Louisiana State University. She was a professor of Spanish Literature and Humanities at Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Greensboro College, and State University of New York at New Paltz. Dr. Sparks then taught at the University of South Florida for nearly thirty years, becoming the chairperson of the Humanities and American Studies Department and leading study groups to pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial sites in Mexico, Peru, and throughout South America, including the Galapagos Islands. She additionally was an active member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, the Sierra Club, the Audubon Society, and was a contributor to the Heifer Project International.
"Amy Sparks Obituary." Legacy.com, https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tampabaytimes/name/amy-sparks-obituary?id=10440505. Accessed February 2026. Originally published in Tampa Bay Times, March 14, 2004.
- Acquisition information:
Dr. Amy Larsen Sparks
Donation
- Arrangement:
This collection is arranged by material type.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
None.
- Terms of access:
None. The contents of this collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.
- Preferred citation:
Dr. Amy James Sparks collection, USF Libraries – Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
- Location of this collection:
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The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122TampaFL33620-5400USA
