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University of Central Florida Women's Club papers, 1965-2020

 

Summary

Creator:
University of Central Florida. Women's Club
Abstract:
The UCF Women's Club papers reflects the history of the University of Central Florida's organization for female faculty, staff, and spouses. It contains officer reports, publications, information on special events, photographs, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and other ephemera documenting club activities. This collection provides insight into the history and activities of the UCF Women's Club. The University of Central Florida Women's Club was founded in 1969 by female faculty, staff and the spouses of faculty and staff "to promote the sociability and the advancement of University interests and ideals". The club is run by elected officers, including a president, secretary, treasurer and historian, who form an executive board. The organization has provided three endowed scholarships named for the University's current and former president's wives, as well as numerous other projects designed to positively influence the University and the Central Florida community.
Extent:
17.3 Linear Feet 22 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], University of Central Florida Women's Club papers, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Background

Scope and content:

The UCF Women's Club papers reflects the history of the University of Central Florida's organization for female faculty, staff, and spouses. It contains officer reports, publications, information on special events, photographs, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and other ephemera documenting club activities. This collection provides insight into the history and activities of the UCF Women's Club.

Series I: Officer files, 1968-2006 contain records kept by the different officers, including presidents, secretaries, and treasurers of the UCF Women's Club.

Series II: Publications, 1969-2003 consist of the two main publications of the UCF Women's Club, their newsletter and the annual yearbook.

Series III: Special Event files, 1969-2000 includes information about theannual auction, luncheons, and the series, endowed scholarships of the club as well as partnerships held with other community organizations.

Series IV: Scrapbooks, Photos, and Memorabilia, 1969-2007 contains memorabilia related to the UCF Women's Club, annual scrapbooks, and photographs.

Series V: Additional Materials, 1965-2020 contains additonal materials donated to the collection, including treasurer files, membership forms, correspondence, reports, event planning records, news clippings, newsletters, directories, and photographs.

Biographical / historical:

The University of Central Florida Women's Club was founded in 1969 by female faculty, staff and the spouses of faculty and staff "to promote the sociability and the advancement of University interests and ideals". The club is run by elected officers, including a president, secretary, treasurer and historian, who form an executive board. The organization has provided three endowed scholarships named for the University's current and former president's wives, as well as numerous other projects designed to positively influence the University and the Central Florida community.

Acquisition information:
Transferred by the University of Central Florida (UCF) Women's Club in 1998 (Accession no. CFM1998_01). Additional materials transferred by the UCF Women's Club in 2016 and 2021 (CFU2016_20, CFU2021_03), Nancy Marshall in 2014 (CFU2014_19) and Maggie Leclair in 2015 (CFU2015_07).
Processing information:

Collection processed by and finding aid prepared by Jessica Achberger and Katie Seeler in 2007. Updates were made in 2008. The finding aid was updated for consistency among all collections by Mary Rubin in 2012 and 2015. Finding aid revised for consistency by Chloe Lanham in 2026. Additional materials processed by Simone Deluque in 2026.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in four series by material type. A fifth series was added for additional materials and is arranged similarly to the established arrangment.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The entire collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], University of Central Florida Women's Club papers, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Location of this collection:
John C. Hitt Library
12701 Pegasus Drive, Building 2
Orlando
FL
32816-8030
USA