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University of Central Florida Patrick Cucci Wrestling Collection, 1983-1986

 

Summary

Creator:
Cucci, Patrick
Abstract:
Patrick Cucci, was a UCF wrestling coach in the 1980s. His collection of memorabilia, news clippings, and correspondence documents the team's history during that period.
Extent:
1 boxes 0.4 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Patrick Cucci University of Central Florida Wrestling Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Background

Scope and content:

Series I: Chronological Files, 1983-1986 contains photographs, news clippings, programs and correspondence, documenting the achivements of the UCF wrestling team.

Series II: Memorabilia, 1984-1985 contains a Wrestling Knights polo shirt and a plaque with a photograph of the 1984-1985 wrestling team.

Biographical / historical:

Patrick Cucci was born in Illinois. He moved to Florida at an early age and lettered at Southeast High School in Bradenton in baseball, football, and wrestling. Cucci was all-county and all-conference linebacker in football, and state champion in wrestling his senior year. He graduated from Appalachian State Universiy as a physical education major. While attending the university he was on their wrestling team and was the southern conference champion at 150 pounds in 1980. When he graduated he came to Florida to coach the UCF wrestling team.

Acquisition information:
Patrick Cucci gifted these materials to the University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collection and University Archives in 2006 (CFU2006_35).
Processing information:

Collection processed by and finding aid prepared by Wellington Sturrup in 2008. Paper materials were removed from plastic sleeves and placed in pH neutral folders. The plaque was wrapped in pH neutral paper. Everything was housed in a pH neutral box. 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 two series by type of document.

Accruals:

Collection Identifier: CFU2006_35

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:

Patrick Cucci University of Central Florida Wrestling Collection, 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