Florida State Archives
Encyclopedia
The State Library and Archives of Florida (colloquially referred to as the Florida State Archives) is the central repository
for the archives of state government for the state of Florida
. It is located at the R.A. Gray Building on 500 South Bronough Street in Tallahassee, Florida
, Florida's capital.
Mandated by state law
, the Florida State Archives is assigned to collect, preserve, and make available for research the historically significant records of Florida. It also stores and makes available private manuscript
s and correspondence, local government records, photographs, maps, film clips, and materials that complement the official state records and Florida history.
Many photos from the FSA Florida Memory Project photographic collection are used frequently for articles on Wikipedia
and assist users in describing events in Florida history
.
Repository (publishing)
A repository in publishing, and especially in academic publishing,is a real or virtual facility for the deposit of academic publications, such as academic journal articles....
for the archives of state government for the state of Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It is located at the R.A. Gray Building on 500 South Bronough Street in Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
, Florida's capital.
Mandated by state law
State law
In the United States, state law is the law of each separate U.S. state, as passed by the state legislature and adjudicated by state courts. It exists in parallel, and sometimes in conflict with, United States federal law. These disputes are often resolved by the federal courts.-See also:*List of U.S...
, the Florida State Archives is assigned to collect, preserve, and make available for research the historically significant records of Florida. It also stores and makes available private manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
s and correspondence, local government records, photographs, maps, film clips, and materials that complement the official state records and Florida history.
Many photos from the FSA Florida Memory Project photographic collection are used frequently for articles on Wikipedia
Wikipedia
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and assist users in describing events in Florida history
History of Florida
The history of Florida can be traced back to when the first Native Americans began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. Recorded history begins with the arrival of Europeans to Florida, beginning with the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León, who explored the area in 1513...
.