Floridiana is a term referring to artifacts and collections of artifacts relating to the state of

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

in the

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, especially those artifacts pertaining to Floridian history,

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, and cultural heritage. Mediums, objects, and

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s falling into the category of ''Floridiana'' could include paintings, prints, drawings, and postcards representing Florida's history or culture; fiction, non-fiction, music, and poetry describing or alluding to the state; tools and equipment commonly used in the state, for example fishing and hunting equipment; and industries prevalent in the state, for example tourism, citrus growing, and sugar production.

Nostalgia Nostalgia is a sentimentality for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. The word ''nostalgia'' is a learned formation of a Greek language, Greek compound, consisting of (''nóstos''), meaning "homecoming", ...

is often an element in the appreciation of Floridiana - the nostalgia that evokes yearning for an unattainable or irrecoverable state, where the Floridian wilderness as well as its pioneering spirit have been decimated by urban and industrial growth, as in the fiction of

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, and the lyrics of early

Jimmy Buffett James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffet ...

. The self-published author Seth Bramson, also founder and president of the Miami Memorabilia Collectors Club, supposedly holds the largest private collection of Floridiana artifacts, The Bramson Archive.Seth H. Bramson
A Very Special Moment In Time – Debunking the Orange Blossom Myth Part IV
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{{Culture of US Florida culture History of Florida Memorabilia Americana

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