"The purpose of this paper is to survey the history, development and present status of newspaper libraries in Florida. The writer's choice of this subject has grown out of an interest in both journalism and library science and previous experience on a Florida newspaper. In gathering information for this survey, the writer visited three of the newspaper libraries and personally interviewed the librarians. These interviews gave the writer an insight into this specialized field of library service"--Introduction. / "August, 1953." / At head of title: Florida State University. / Typescript. / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts." / Advisor: Agnes Gregory, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 35-36).