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Series III: Business Affairs, 1963-1978

 
Extent:
2 boxes
Scope and content:

Series III records the activities that fell under the purview of the V.P. of Business Affairs, J. P. Goree. The series begins with documents and maps about zoning laws and general planning documentation, which includes decisions about the type of brick to be used in construction, and photographs of the site, aerials of the construction and other early construction images. Many other photographs may be found in this series including images of a Boeing building and the initial administration building in downtown Orlando. Portraits of J. P. Goree and several images showing Dr. Millican presenting plans to students and presenting to the Orange County Commissioners may also be found here. The photographs of the Administration building include an image of a memorial at the main entrance and Executive Assistant Mildred Kennedy with receptionist Mary Henn. A subseries holds materials covering arrangements for the Groundbreaking Ceremony. Dignitaries who attended the event and appear in photographs include politicians Claude R. Kirk, Broward Williams, Doyle Connor, Tom Adams, Beth Johnson, Ed Gurney, Tom McDonald, Haydon Burns, Robert H. Elrod, Wayne Reitz, Henry W. Land, John L. Ducker, Bill Fulford, Claude Pepper, Ralph Turlington and William Shands. Academic dignitaries include Louis C. Murray, Wayne McCall, J. B. Culpepper, Chester H. Ferguson, John C. Champion, Kenneth R. Williams, Harold B. Crosby, Lynn W. Walker and William Warden. Local leaders also supported the new University, and Grover Bryan, President of the Orlando Chamber of Commerce, Henry Cragg, President of Minute Maid, Leon Van Wert of the Citizens Advisory Committee, Sheriff Dave Starr and Rev. Henry Parker all appear in these photographs.

The Little Princess Kindergarten taught by Sarah Seltzer were introduced at the ceremony as the "Class of 1984". They were Billy Gene Robertson, Michael S. Williams, Bryan Duke, David Johnson, Russell Thompson, Roger Korengay, Clifford Bailey, Mary Lynn Painter, Patricia Lee Curry and Annette Wilkinson.

The largest subseries concerns major construction projects on the main campus. As well as documents there are photographs and postcards of buildings including photographs of the opening of Florida Tech Blvd. Dignitaries, such as, Louis Murray, Chairman of the Board of Regents and Orange County Commissioners Paul Pickett and Ralph Poe appear in these photographs. Also among the photographs is a cartoon highlighting the university's financial problems. Finally, an Annual Report from Business Affairs concludes the series.

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Access and use

Parent restrictions:
Some files are restricted. Access to UCF Facilities drawings, documents, and sensitive data is available to authorized university staff and approved consultants only, per university policy, and under lawful exception to Florida's Public Records Law
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Unpublished records are protected by copyright. Permission to publish quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Location of this collection:
John C. Hitt Library
12701 Pegasus Drive, Building 2
Orlando
FL
32816-8030
USA