Florida Memory • Ray Charles

Florida Memory is administered by the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services, Bureau of Archives and Records Management. The digitized records on Florida Memory come from the collections of the State Archives of Florida and the special collections of the State Library of Florida.

State Archives of Florida

ArchivesFlorida.com
State Archives Online Catalog
ArchivesFlorida.com
ArchivesFlorida.com

State Library of Florida

Related Sites

Listen: The Folk Program

Description of previous item

Description of next item

Ray Charles

Download Citation

Year

1970 (circa)

Video Details

13:50; color; sound; V-155 P93-013; S. 1239

Description

It is "FAMU Day" at the Legislature. Ray Charles is introduced by Sen. Pat Thomas in the Senate Chamber. Mr. Charles chats for a while and then plays a tune. Videotaped by Bradley White.

Contributors

Bradley White

Corporate Subject

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Florida Legislature

Geographic Subject

Tallahassee

Personal Subject

Charles, Ray, 1930-2004
Thomas, Pat

Subject

African American
Historically black colleges and universities
Musicians
Piano

Title

Ray Charles

Subject

African American

Historically black colleges and universities

Musicians

Piano

Description

It is "FAMU Day" at the Legislature. Ray Charles is introduced by Sen. Pat Thomas in the Senate Chamber. Mr. Charles chats for a while and then plays a tune. Videotaped by Bradley White.

Date

1970 (circa)

Contributor

Bradley White

Image URL

/fpc/memory/PhotographicCollection/video/V-155.jpg

Color

color

Video Details

13:50; color; sound; V-155 P93-013; S. 1239

Video Filename

V-155.mp4

YouTube ID

2fXIG669MEc

Geographic Term

Tallahassee (Fla.)

Subject - Person

Charles, Ray, 1930-2004

Thomas, Pat

Subject - Corporate

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (Tallahassee, Fla.)

Florida Legislature

Video Snippet

Ray Charles is introduced by Sen. Pat Thomas...

Video Time

13:50

Video Category

Thumbnail

/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/V-155.jpg

Digitized

true

Chicago Manual of Style

Ray Charles. 1970 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/252941>, accessed 26 February 2025.

MLA

Ray Charles. 1970 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/252941>

AP Style Photo Citation

(State Archives of Florida)

Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

Additional Links

Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2024-25, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $614,955. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

State Archives of Florida

State Library of Florida

Related Sites

Change Background Color

Change Font-Size

Change Font

Cursor

Highlight Links

Description of previous item

Description of next item