History

Works dealing with the history of the University of Tampa are kept in five places in the library:

• MAIN collection - Spartan Search
• Reserves - For example, the History of Hillsborough County, Florida: narrative and biographical is available on reserve (at the Circulation Desk).
• Reference - For example, Tampa phone books from the 20th century can be found in the reference section on the first floor. (Search for Tampa (Hillsborough County, Fla.) city directory.) Bound volumes of the UTampa yearbook The Moroccan are also available.
• Special Collections - The Macdonald-Kelce Library Archives and Special Collections houses rare books, manuscripts, memorabilia, and University papers of The University of Tampa. These materials go back to the founding of UTampa in 1931. A sample of what can be found in the archive is on display on the first floor of the library. The archive is currently closed to all visitors. Please contact library@ut.edu with any questions.
  

• Digital collections - UTampa's history is reflected in a digitized database of the Minaret (student newspaper), Moroccan (yearbook), University of Tampa Journal (alumni magazine) and Insighter (staff-faculty newsletter). This digital archive dates back to 1931 when UTampa was Tampa Junior College. The current four titles get updated every three years.

The Plant Museum collection focuses on the Plant Hotel before it became The University of Tampa, while the library's Special Collections focus on archival material since the inception of The University.