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African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-085
Abstract
Collector, Ms. Carol Mundy amassed this collection of monographs, manuscripts, sheet music, pamphlets, journals, newspapers, broadsides, posters, photographs, and rare ephemera focusing on the African American history. While the collection is comprehensive both nationally and internationally, it also contains materials that pertain to the African American experience in central Florida.
Dates:
Created: 1794-2010.
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Al Turner, Splash Magazine Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-072
Abstract
Al Turner was the founder, president, and chief executive officer of the World Waterpark Association (WWA) until his death in 2001. During his time as president of WWA he kept slides, photographs, brochures, and documents about the various waterparks that his company worked with worldwide. This collection contains the materials that Al Turner collected.
Dates:
Created: 1986-2002; Other: Majority of material found in 1990-2002
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Albin Polasek Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-020
Abstract
The Albin Polasek Collection includes materials on the life and work of Czech sculptor and Winter Park resident Albin Polasek. The Collection consists of scrapbooks, correspondence, business records, certificates, speeches, photographs, pamphlets, programs, invitations, newspaper clippings, and related papers.
Dates:
Created: 1897-2004; Other: Majority of material found in 1906-1977
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Alice Lossing Rountree Collection of Seminole County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees Minutes
Collection
Identifier: SC-118
Overview
The collection contains the Meeting Minutes of Seminole County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees from 1948 to 1950 and 1953. The Minutes, recorded by secretary Alice Rountree, detail the decisions made by Board of Trustees ranging from maintenance of the schools within the district to the appointment of principals. This includes segregated schools in the district during the Jim Crow Era.
Dates:
1948-1950, 1953
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Archimedes L. A. Patti Research Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-026
Abstract
This collection contains the research materials collected by Archimedes L. A. Patti for use in his historical writings. Known for his military career, his work in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and his relationship with Ho Chi Minh, Patti was recognized later in life as a respected researcher and historian on Indochina affairs. Notes, manuscripts, ephemera, photographs, maps, books and scrapbooks are held in this collection. Of important note are photographs given to Patti by Ho Chi...
Dates:
Created: 1922-1993
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Archival Collection of Dr. Charles N. Millican from the Collection of Norman Van Meter
Collection
Identifier: UA28D
Abstract
The collection contains photographs, news clippings, and personal letters that are about Charles Millican. The photographs range from social events to private family photos.
Dates:
Created: 1900s-2000s
Found in:
UCF University Archives
Archival Collection of Dr. Henry H. Nehrling from the Collection of Michael D. Kahn
Collection
Identifier: SC-099
Abstract
These materials were in the possession of Betty Pooler Mitchell Nehrling, Henry Nehrling's second wife. Dr. Henry Nehrling was a horticulturist famous for his gardens in Gotha and Naples, Florida. The collection consists of letters, documents, photographs, postcards and monographs which provides insight into the familial and financial affairs of the Nehrling Gardens. It also offers a look at Henry Nehrling during the tumultuous years of Florida's boom and bust, and a glimpse of his failing...
Dates:
Created: 1855-1934
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Art History Club at UCF
Collection
Identifier: UA22B
Abstract
The Art History Club at UCF collection documents the history of the club from 2011 to 2015. Materials in this collection include officer files of the club's president, such as meeting agendas, event fliers, and memorabilia.
Dates:
Created: 2011-2015
Found in:
UCF University Archives
Arthur S. Barclay Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-080
Abstract
A collection of slides and photographs that belonged to American botanist Dr. Arthur S. Barclay. These images include personal photographs of Dr. Barclay and his family or subjects of Dr. Barclay’s research. Most notable are Dr. Barclay’s trip to Colombia while a student at Harvard University in 1956, samples of datura plants collected in the Southwestern United States, and the aftermath of automobile accident involving Dr. Barclay’s International Harvester B-120 Travelall.
Dates:
Created: 1940-1977; Other: Majority of material found in c. 1961-1962
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Beatrice B. Ettinger Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-037
Abstract
The Beatrice B. Ettinger Papers contain correspondence, leaflets, posters, minutes and reports that show women's position in society in the 1970s and 1980s. Continuing Education is the focus of these papers since Ettinger accumulated many of the materials between 1970 and 1992 when she was President of the Council for Continuing Education for Women. This organization established a Center that was based first at Valencia Community College and later at the University of Central Florida. Ettinger...
Dates:
Created: 1964-1998
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Ben White Raceway Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-011
Abstract
Ben White Raceway located on a 120- acre tract in Fairview Park, near downtown Orlando, Florida, was the largest training facility and winter home for champion racehorses. The track was named in honor of one of the nation's most famous trainers, Ben White, who won numerous titles and chose Orlando as a training site in 1920. The track lost popularity as the expense to ship horses to Orlando became too great. In July 2001, the name was changed to Trotters Park. In January 10, 2002, the City of...
Dates:
Created: 1946-1978
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Biotic Communities on the FTU Campus
Collection
Identifier: UA28A
Abstract
This document explains the types of biotic communities found on the Florida Technological University Campus in 1971 and makes recommendations for actions to preserve those communities as the campus develops. The university was renamed in 1979 to the University of Central Florida.
Dates:
Created: 1971
Found in:
UCF University Archives
Bob Kealing Kerouac Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-084
Abstract
The Bob Kealing Kerouac Research Collection contains documents and research notes related to Kealing's book Kerouac in Florida: Where the Road Ends, book drafts, legal documents, articles written by Kealing, articles related to the Kerouac House, and other materials regarding the Writer in Residence Program.
Dates:
Created: 1958-2008; Other: Majority of material found in 1996-2002
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Bob Kealing Tupperware Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-087
Abstract
The Bob Kealing Tupperware Collection contains interviews, news clippings, letters, legal documents, photographs, audio tapes, and research notes related to Kealing's book Tupperware, Unsealed: Brownie Wise, Earl Tupper, and the Home Party Pioneers. The book may be found in the Online Catalog.
Dates:
Created: 1940-2006
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Book Arts Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-082
Abstract
The Book Arts Ephemera Collection is comprised of various materials related to the book arts community. Items from publishers, art exhibits, and persons involved with book arts are included.
Dates:
Created: 1993-2007
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Bromeliad Society International (BSI) Archive
Collection
Identifier: SC-097
Abstract
The Bromeliad Society International (BSI) Archive consists of historical materials, including photographs related to cultivation of bromeliads; field notes related to the collection of bromeliads in the wild; list of plant entries in judged bromeliad shows; incoming and outgoing correspondence from early bromeliad growers; biographies; administrative records of the BSI such as, copyright registrations, copies of meeting minutes, annual reports, and bylaws; BSI publications; and ephemera,...
Dates:
Created: 1942-2018
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Bryant West Indies Audio Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-006
Abstract
The Bryant West Indies Audio Collection contains vinyl record albums and audio cassette tapes, all containing various genres of music from the Caribbean Islands. These records and cassettes were purchased or collected on trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation.
Dates:
Created: Circa 1940-1970
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Bryant West Indies British Parliamentary Acts Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-039
Abstract
This collection represents a sample of British Parliamentary Acts regarding the British West Indies.
Dates:
Created: 1712-1873
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Bryant West Indies Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-005
Abstract
This collection of tourism brochures, pamphlets, maps and newspaper clippings documents the islands of the West Indies. The collection encompasses the Greater and Lesser Antilles, as well as the islands and nations of South America, and includes Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Surinam.
Dates:
Created: 1682-1968
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Bryant West Indies Slides Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-008
Abstract
The Bryant West Indies Slides Collection, Ccirca 1940-1981, contains 35mm slides of various islands in the Caribbean as well as Florida and Venezuela. The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. They are organized by geographical location. The content of the slides vary and include landscapes, religion, houses, people and everyday life.
Dates:
Created: Circa 1940-1981
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Carey Hand Funeral Home Records
Collection
Identifier: SC-041
Abstract
Contains records and ledgers on services provided at the Carey Hand Funeral Home. Materials include memoranda regarding the death and burial of deceased individuals, registers of the death, burial and payment information, plots in the Greenwood and Palm cemeteries, financial records, cremation records, ambulance service records, vault storage records, and Central Florida Veterans and Orlando Airbase Servicemen's death, burial, and military information. The records are particularly useful in...
Dates:
Created: 1891-1955
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Children's Home Society of Florida Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-054
Abstract
The Children's Home Society of Florida Collection contains organizational papers and ephemera that document the creation and operations of Florida's oldest non-profit adoption agency. The collection includes organizational papers from its state and local divisions, photographs, news clippings, audio and visual media, scrapbooks, and blueprints of the many receiving homes in the state, but does not contain adoption records. Adoption records remain at the CHSFL Adoption Archive and are available...
Dates:
Created: 1862-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1902-1997
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Christian Bauer Collection on the Orange County Big Box Store Task Force
Collection
Identifier: SC-075
Abstract
Christian Bauer is a University of Central Florida Professor who was on the Task Force that wrote numerous ordinances to regulate Big Box Stores. He collected meeting minutes and newspaper clippings that documented the work of the Task Force.
Dates:
Created: 2006-2007
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Civil War Map Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-111
Abstract
This collection has been rediscovered within the Special Collections after sitting idle for a period. The maps include historical civil war battles and plans as well as information on other minor operations and miscellaneous items. The dates of the maps and the battles that they accompany range from 1861 to 1865, some only reproductions from field reports and firsthand accounts in 1867. The collection is a proven testament to the extensive effort put into the preservation of this moment of...
Dates:
Created: [1891-1895]
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Collected Materials on the Zora Neale Hurston Festival
Collection
Identifier: SC-074
Abstract
The collection contains documents related to the festival bearing the name of the late poet, writer, anthropologist, and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston. Since 1990, the Zora Neale Hurston Festival has attracted individuals from across the country in academic and artistic disciplines wishing to celebrate Zora Neale Hurston and African American culture as a whole. The following folders contain the programs from festival years 1990-1994 and 1999-2001. In addition to its annual festival, the...
Dates:
Created: 1989-2017
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Collection of Spanish Plays
Collection
Identifier: SC-076
Abstract
These materials are 92 Spanish plays from the 19th and early 20th century. The plays are written in Spanish and contain a variey of genres spanning from opera to drama to comedy.
Dates:
Created: 1835-1941
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Craig Linton, Jr. FTU Blanket
Collection
Identifier: UA23G
Abstract
The early foundations of the Florida Technological University tennis team finds its roots in four key players recruited by Dr. Alexander Wood. One of these players, Craig Linton, Jr. had a successful career in the sport. He received the blanket for his strong record.
Dates:
Created: undated
Found in:
UCF University Archives
Cultural Byways Project
Collection
Identifier: SC-051
Abstract
Research files for the Cultural Byways grant in Central Florida. Included in these materials are photographic negatives, oral histories, consent forms, building surveys, and grant information for the project.
Dates:
Created: 7/6/02-8/5/02
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Cultural Heritage Alliance Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-052
Abstract
Reports, programs and interviews by students showing the work undertaken by the Cultural Heritage Alliance.
Dates:
Created: 2002-2006
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
Democratic Women's Club of Florida, Inc. Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-081
Abstract
The Democratic Women's Club of Florida, Inc. campaigns for Democratic representatives at all levels of government and encourages voter registration and qualified Democratic women to run for public office. This collection of bylaws, campaign items, correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks documents the organization's activities, policies, and procedures.
Dates:
Created: 1945-2018
Found in:
UCF Special Collections
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