The Allen Lastinger Center for Florida History

The Allen Lastinger Center for Florida History celebrated its official grand opening on September 5, 2025.  This is an interdisciplinary center for academic excellence housed within University of North Florida’s Thomas G. Carpenter Library. Collecting primary and secondary source material related to the state of Florida's transportation and banking industries, from Precontact to the present, the Allen Lastinger Center for Florida History works to place Florida history within the larger context of the history of the United States and Atlantic world.

Shown in the photo is the first exhibit, Early Maps of Florida:Maps that Influenced how Europeans Viewed Florida and the Rest of the "New World" from the Allen Lastinger Collection. The corresponding digital exhibit can be viewed here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b1b48390743b411f93e1da0b43b33ddd 

Link: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b1b48390743b411f93e1da0b43b33ddd

Submitted by: Hilary Streifer, Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida