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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.

The University of Central Florida News and Information records, 1974-2018, contains materials from the Office of News and Information relating to UCF's history, achievements, finances, presidents, faculty, departments, entities, and partnerships. This collection provides researchers with insight into UCF-related history, news, and news reporting. The University of Central Florida Office of News and Information, now defunct, disseminated news about the University to the media. It was founded in 1968 as the Public Relations department. That same year, the department was renamed the Department of Public Information. In 1979, it was briefly renamed the Office of Information Services before becoming the Office of Public Affairs the following year. In 1997, the department was renamed the Office of Public Relations and renamed News and Information three years later in 2000. In 2026, the Office of Strategic Communications does similar work with the media.