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The Allene Baus collection, 1989-1995, is comprised of materials taken from two of Baus' albums. It includes documents related to the Orlando chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), which Baus established in 1988. It also contains captioned and uncaptioned photographs, newspapers, programs, and a ribbon related to PFLAG activities. Allene Baus was born on August 10, 1934. She was an activist in the Central Florida region who established the first Florida chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) in Orlando. According to the LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida, Baus was inspired to start the Orlando chapter of PFLAG after attending the 1987 March on Washington. Baus returned and wrote to Adele Starr of the national PFLAG chapter, who sent Baus information on starting a chapter. After writing articles for gay and lesbian publications to advertise, Baus was able to begin holding meetings in her home in starting in April 1988. After starting the chapter, Baus continued her activism by attending LGBT rights events. Allene Baus passed away on February 10, 2022.

The Beatrice B. Ettinger papers contain correspondence, leaflets, posters, minutes and reports that show women's position in society in the 1970s and 1980s. Continuing Education is the focus of these papers since Ettinger accumulated many of the materials between 1970 and 1992 when she was President of the Council for Continuing Education for Women. This organization established a Center that was based first at Valencia Community College and later at the University of Central Florida. Ettinger also collected documents concerning other organizations in which she was interested that fostered women's intellectual and political growth, such as, the Central Florida Women's Resource Center Inc. and the League of Women Voters. Additional materials provide some personal information about Mrs. Ettinger.

The Fairwinds Alumni Center collection contains scrapbooks and photos of alumni events, Orientation Team (O-Team) retreats, and 4EVER KNIGHTS. Included are two framed artworks and a football poster. This collection is useful to historical research on alumni and orientation activities. Series I: Scrapbooks and Photos, 1968-2018 contains scrapbooks, photographs of Orientation team retreats, alumni events, and 4EVER KNIGHTS. The Fairwinds Alumni Center was established in 2005. They offer a range of services for UCF alumni such as networking and programs to better serve the community and alumni. In 1994, UCF alumni created the group, 4EVER KNIGHTS. The Orientation Team, also known as O-Team, is a group of students who participate in incoming students' academic preparedness.

This collection consists of three scrapbooks created by Gloria Lois Bowen (later Gloria Lois Bowen McCoy) during her youth in Ohio and Florida, circa 1937 - 1940, and undated. The scrapbooks include greeting cards; newspaper clippings; church, school, and community programs; photographs; and ephemeral items. Also included in the collection are postcards of buildings and tourist-related activities in and around the Daytona Beach, Florida, area, 1911 and undated. There is an issue of the the Daytona Beach Morning Journal from July 21, 1969, covering the lunar moon mission. Gloria Lois Bowen was born in Lakeland, Ohio to Dana Thomas Bowen and Lois Knauff Snow Bowen. She had one younger sister, Phoebe May Bowen. Beginning in the early 1930s, the Bowen family became seasonal residents of Florida, spending half their year in Daytona Beach, FL and returning to Lakeland, OH between May and October. By 1936, the Bowen family purchased a home in Daytona Beach and Gloria attended Lenox Avenue Elementary School. In 1944, she graduated from Sea Breeze High School and enrolled at Duke University in the Woman's College. There, she met John Philip McCoy Sr. and the couple married on November 16, 1946. They had three children: Dana Lois McCoy, John Philip McCoy Jr., and Carol Bowen McCoy. The McCoys eventually returned to Daytona Beach, where they lived from 1960 to 1995. John Philip McCoy Sr. was a partner at a Daytona law firm until his retirement in 1982. He passed away in 2011. Gloria was active in the First Presbyterian Church, the St. James Episcopal Church, the Volusia Easter Seal Society, and the Cherry Laurel Garden Club in Daytona. Gloria Lois Bowen McCoy passed away on May 20, 2022.

This collection is comprised of research files, correspondence, news clippings, certificates, medical records, photographs, and a scrapbook that belonged to attorney and politician John L. Ducker, who was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1960-1968 and the Florida state Senate from 1968-1971. Items in the collection pertain to his personal activities, in addition to his longtime interest in politics, world and local events of the day, as well as legal affairs. John L. Ducker was one of the sponsors of the legislation establishing Florida Technological University (FTU) what is now University of Central Florida (UCF). The entire collection is open for research.

Patty Sheehan is an Orlando-based LGBTQ+ activist and politician. She is the first out lesbian to be appointed to the Orlando City Commission and the longest-serving Orlando City Council member. The Patty Sheehan collection is primarily comprised of documents, memorabilia, and photographs related to Sheehan's 2000 Orlando City Commissioner electoral campaign and her participation in Pride Parades, marches, and rallies.