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Biotic Communities on the FTU Campus, 1971

 

Summary

Creator:
University of Central Florida. Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract:
This collection contains a report which 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. The collection also contains a letter explaining the purpose of the report, photographs of the campus, and an appendix. This collection is useful to historical research on the development of campus in the 70and its ecological implications. There is one series as follows: Biotic Communities, 1971 The Department of Biological Sciences was one of the original departments of the university and was part of the College of Natural Sciences. It taught biology, botany, microbiology and zoology. When the College of Arts and Sciences was formed in 1981, the department became part of the new college. By then it had added limnology to its curriculum. In 1991, the department was renamed as the Department of Biology when a new department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology was created in the College of Health and Public Affairs. The College of Arts and Sciences split in 2006, and the Department of Biology returned to the College of Science.
Extent:
.25 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Biotic Communities on the FTU Campus, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a report which 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. The collection also contains a letter explaining the purpose of the report, photographs of the campus, and an appendix. This collection is useful to historical research on the development of campus in the 70and its ecological implications. There is one series as follows: Biotic Communities, 1971

Biographical / historical:

The Department of Biological Sciences was one of the original departments of the university and was part of the College of Natural Sciences. It taught biology, botany, microbiology and zoology. When the College of Arts and Sciences was formed in 1981, the department became part of the new college. By then it had added limnology to its curriculum. In 1991, the department was renamed as the Department of Biology when a new department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology was created in the College of Health and Public Affairs. The College of Arts and Sciences split in 2006, and the Department of Biology returned to the College of Science.

Acquisition information:
It is unknown who transferred these materials to the University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives in 2006 (CFU2006_46).
Processing information:

Collection processed by and finding aid prepared by Judith Beale in 2006. Materials were removed from their binder and placed in pH neutral folders. Photographs were placed in polyester sleeves. The finding aid was placed into Archon, with adjustments made for Archon and resulting in edition 2, by Mary Rubin in 2015. The acquisition method field and the subjects were updated by Kryslynn Collazo in 2018, resulting in edition 3. Finding aid revised for consistency by Chloe Lanham in 2025.

Arrangement:

This collection is split into three folders in a single series in the order in which the report was created.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The entire collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

Biotic Communities on the FTU Campus, 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