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University of Central Florida Office of the Vice President for Research Records, 1989-1993

 

Summary

Creator:
University of Central Florida. Office of the Vice President for Research
Abstract:
This collection encompasses the file archives of the Office of the Vice President for Research for the University of Central Florida, Michael Bass. It includes read files, or a description of University events in a given month, correspondence files, information regarding partnerships with outside institutions, collaboration with University institutions and general administrative files.
Extent:
7 boxes 8.75 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Records of the University of Central Florida Office of the Vice President for Research, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection encompasses files from of the Office of the Vice President for Research from 1989 to 1993, during the term of Michael Bass. The files also cover the brief interim Vice Presidency of Leslie Ellis, who temporarily took over the Vice Presidency in early 1993. The collection is divided into five series, which cover the scope of the adminstrative responsibilities of the vice president of research as well as the research activities of the university.

Series I: Read Files, 1991-1993, consists of read-files, or files that were created for the informational benefit of Bass. These files give a brief glance of the activities of the University, both in and out of the scope of research, each month from January 1991 to August 1993.

Series II: Correspondence, 1989-1993, contains the correspondence of Michael Bass. This includes personal and press correspondence, as well as correspondence with University faculty and foreign correspondence with potential students and researchers.

Series III: Partnership Files, 1989-1992, consists of documents regarding the University's partnerships with outside institutions. These include correspondence, meeting minutes and partnership contratcts with various local, state, national and international corporations and institutions.

Series IV: UCF Department and Institute Files, 1988-1992, consists of files related to UCF departments and institutes that fell under the administration of the vice president of research. These files contain correspondence, meeting minutes and reports related to UCF departments and UCF affiliated institutions.

Series V: Administrative Files, 1989-1992, contain the adminstrative files of Michael Bass. As the Vice President of Research, Bass was the adminstrator of many aspects of the research at the Univerisity, and this series covers his range of responsibilities. The series is divided into three subseries of administration: general, fellowships and councils and committees.

Biographical / historical:

The Office of the Vice President for Research was instituted at the University of Central Florida during the 1988-1989 academic year, becoming separate from the previous Office of Research and Graduate Studies. The Office is responsible for all the research activities at the University, both those taking place on campus and with UCF affiliated instutions, as well as partnerships with outside institutions. This Office has evolved over the years to become the Office of Research and Commercialization, which is still headed by the Vice President of Research.

Acquisition information:
MJ Soeleau transferred these materials to the University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collection and University Archives in 2005 (CFU2005_16).
Processing information:

Collection processed by and finding aid prepared by Jessica Achberger in 2006. This collection was processed using the basic file system of the Office; however, the files were organized in a manner to make it more accesible to potential researchers. This included putting items in chronological and alphabetical order when it was seen as beneficial to the accesibility of the collection. The finding aid was updated for consistency among all collections by Mary Rubin in 2012, resulting in edition 2. The finding aid was placed into Archon, with adjustments made for Archon and resulting in edition 3, by Mary Rubin in 2015. The acquisition method field and the subjects were updated by Kryslynn Collazo in 2018, resulting in edition 4.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in five series according to the file system of the Office of the Vice President for Research. The original system of organization was largely maintained.

Accruals:

Collection Identifier: CFU2005_16

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:

Records of the University of Central Florida Office of the Vice President for Research, Special Collections and 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