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The Mindy Colton collection, 1986-2009, features samples of Mindy Colton's graphic designs during her seventeen-year career at the University of Central Florida (UCF). While serving As Director and Designer of Publications, Colton oversaw various design projects for UCF, including academic factbooks, annual reports, posters, calendars, advertising campaigns, and event invitations, made for students, faculty, staff, and the public. Her work frequently features not only graphic design, but also her own artwork. Mindy Zimmerman Colton was born in New York City and studied at the Art Students League of New York and attended the High School of Music and Art in NYC. Colton attended Parsons School of Design and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Washington University School of Fine Art in St. Louis. She received her M.A. from the University of Central Florida. From 1987 to 2002, Colton worked at UCF as the Director and Designer of Publications. During her seventeen-year tenure at UCF, she oversaw the design and graphics for all UCF publications, crafting a consistent visual identity for the university. After leaving UCF, Colton focused on her fine arts career, developing a passion for bronze sculpture. Colton has exhibited widely, won multiple awards, and received six grants supporting her artistic work.

This collection documents Odette Patterson's professional life, the Charles A. and Odette W. Patterson Charitable Trust, and, to a certain degree, her personal life. This collection offers insight into the life of a working professional woman who entered a predominantly male field prior to the social and economic reforms that began for women in the 1960s.

This collection contains a wide variety of media used to document, promote, or analyze the University of Central Florida. While the bulk of the collection is video, the collection also contains audio and multi-media. News footage from around Central Florida pertaining to the University can be found here as well as historic media that chronicles the growth of both FTU and UCF. University advertising campaigns as well as University produced media highlight the many academic and athletic organizations that can be found on campus.