Cheryl, Here's an overview clipped from the home page of THE FLORIDA NEWSPAPER PROJECT, which is based at UF's P.K. Yonge Library. Hope it helps. --Brian Michaels, Palatka "Some of the Major Newspaper Collections in Florida "The P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History at the George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, holds the largest collection of newspapers in the state. A collection and preservation effort begun in 1944 called for acquisition of at least one newspaper from each of Florida's 67 counties on an ongoing basis. The library began to produce in-house microfilm copies of its Florida newspapers in 1947 and films 64 current Florida newspapers on a regular basis today. Additional microfilm of current and back runs is purchased from commercial microform publishers, and retrospective microfilming is undertaken in-house whenever possible. Nevertheless, almost no cataloging had been done prior to the first implementation phase of the Florida Newspaper Project, 1995-1997. "Other major collections in the northern and western parts of the state are at the State Library in Tallahassee, reporting 454 titles; the Robert Manning Strozier Library at Florida State University in Tallahassee, reporting 286 titles; and the John C. Pace Library at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, reporting 293 titles. These collections largely overlap and complement holdings at the University of Florida. "Two major collections in the southern part of the state are at the University of Miami's Otto G. Richter Library, a reported 324 titles; and the University of South Florida's Tampa Campus Library, reporting 112 titles. Most of the unique titles at the University of Miami constitute its Cuban Exile Collection. The collection covers a broad range of special interests within the Cuban community, but runs tend to be relatively recent, short, and scattered. "Other newspaper collections of note in Florida are held by Miami-Dade Public Libraries, reporting 71 titles; the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, reporting 88 titles; the Florida Historical Society in Tampa, reporting 58 titles; Hillsborough County Public Library in Tampa, reporting 59 titles; Orange County Library in Orlando, reporting 62 titles; Orange County Museum in Orlando, reporting 46 titles; St. Augustine Historical Society, reporting 46 titles. "Of the more than 2,000 titles listed on the survey database, nearly half are held by the University of Florida." You'll find the site at <caroline.eastlib.ufl.edu./flnews/>. Good luck. --Brian ************************************************************** Casivers@aol.com wrote: > > Does anyone know where microfilm copies exist of the following newspapers that > were published in the 1880's and 1890's in Key West? They are: > > The Democrat -1880 > The Equator-El Equator (English and Spanish Paper) - 1887 > Equator (joined with the democrat in 1888) > > If anyone knows of any microfilm copies outside of Key West, please let me > know. > > Thanks, > > Cheryl Sanchez-Sivers