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Hillsborough County Department of Museums Maritime History project collection, 1947-1978, Date acquired: 04/30/1979

 

Summary

Creator:
Hillsborough County Department of Museums
Extent:
2.00 Linear Feet
4 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Florida Maritime History Project Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of the research files of the Hillsborough County Department of Museums developed under the Florida Maritime Research Grant, or PSE VI. The files contain photographs, news articles, brochures, pamphlets, publications, directories, book listings, and other materials. The content of the files covers a wide range of subjects, including steamboats, historic ships, shipwrecks, the commercial fishing industry, the Port of Tampa, and the Tampa Port Authority.

Biographical / historical:

Under the Florida Maritime Research Grant, the Hillsborough County Department of Museums began collecting information on Florida's maritime history, which includes commercial fishing, sponging, and shrimping in addition to shipwrecks, inland water transportation, and steamship lines. In 1979, the Hillsborough County Department of Museums shifted its focus from local history to science and industry.

Note written by Jean McAllister, 2011

Acquisition information:

Hillsborough County Department of Museums, Tampa, Florida

Donation

Custodial history:

Developed through the Florida Maritime Research Grant, PSE VI, and administered by the Hillsborough County Department of Museums, the materials in this collection were transferred to the University of South Florida Department of Special Collections by the Hillsborough County Department of Museums. Due to a shift in focus within the Hillsborough County Department of Museums from history to science and industry, the decision was made to place these materials where they would be more in keeping with their subject matter and more accessible for public use.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged within series by subject. Where discernible, original headings designated by the Hillsborough County Department of Museums were used to generate series and folder titles.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Notice: any persons publishing based on material in this collection must apply the following credit: "Florida Maritime Research Grant, PSE VI, Administered by the Hillsborough County Department of Museums." 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:

Florida Maritime History Project Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA