Niela M. Eliason "City in Transition" Collection

 

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Introduction and Provenance

In November 1993, Niela M. Eliason, a free-lance writer and St. Petersburg resident, permitted the Special Collections and Archives department at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library to copy the contents of two scrapbooks in her collection.  The City in Transition articles reside in a half-size document box and fall within the provenance of the department's Local and Regional History Collections. Restrictions/Preservation Note Please report any tears or other damage so library staff may take appropriate preservation or conservation measures.  While no restrictions limit access to these materials, library staff will evaluate photocopying requests on an individual basis to ensure the long-term preservation of this unique collection. Scope and Contents Niela Eliason's City in Transition series documented the social and cultural history of St. Petersburg, Florida, through the voices of civic leaders and common citizens alike.  As stated in her first column, these essays examined "a changing community--the people, the buildings, the activities, the attitudes and reactions, the progress and deterioration."  This collection contains photocopies of the 123 City in Transition articles, as well as photographs from the St. Petersburg area.  Her writings first appeared in the [St. Petersburg] Evening Independent, and later moved to the St. Petersburg Times after the afternoon Independent folded in November 1986. All materials fall within the inclusive dates from 1983 to 1988, with the bulk of the materials representing the period from 1984 through 1988.  This collection occupies 0.25 linear feet of shelf space.   Additional Sources of Information This collection offers a glimpse of St. Petersburg's social, civic, and cultural institutions through the eyes of Niela M. Eliason.  Her articles and interviews may serve as a springboard for further research of the community's history.

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