Collections

Minutes, reports and other materials of the Academic Council 1971-1988, including such topics as academic policies, undergraduate and graduate programs, enrollments, grade point averages and related academic subjects. The Academic Council was merged with the Faculty Senate, June 1988.

Records, 1968-1979, including correspondence, photographs, publications, and materials concerning alumni chapters, fund raising, ahtletics, commencement, Christmas, workshops, and alumni special events such as Springcoming, the inauguration of President Robinson (1975), tours, mascots, alma mater song contests, and award programs.

Records, 1977-1995, includinig correspondence, reports, audits, and related research materials including publications of the department. Files include runs of Netword and Profile; records of the Academic Computer Services Committee; the dedication of Building 79 (Computer Center) in 1986; information on WilliamCraig Nystul; and the overall history of computing and information technology at UWF. Key correspondents and administrators include Russell Lee, Lisa Whitmire, Donna Gache, and Karen Brotherton Rasmussen.

Records, 1967-1979, including foundation files and scholarship files. These files cover those organizations which made direct grants or gifts to the University and include correspondence, financial documents, newspaper clippings, and other materials pertaining to the gifts. Key organizations include the Edward Ball Wildlife Foundation for the nature trail, the Alfred I. DuPont Foundation on the endowment of the Mary Ball Washington Chair, the Ford Foundation for the Venture Fund grant, and the Gannett Foundation.

Administrative records, 1966-1985 and Correspondence files, 1965- ,of the office of Director of Libraries including correspondence and subect files pertaining to the development and administration of the John C. Pace Library. Includes files of the first Director (1965-1986), James A. Servies, including materials when he was at the College of William and Mary. Subjects and correspondents include development of Special Collections, correspondence with researchers and donors, the library building and expansion, policy development, and relations with Lois Maxon, Odell Griffith, Feubin Askew, and others.

Administrative records, 1966-1985, of the office of Director of Libraries including correspondence and subject files pertainint to the development of the John C. Pace Library, University of West Florida. A major portion covers the administration of the first Director, James A. Servies, including some records when he was at the College of William and Mary. Other records concern the development of Special Collections, negotiations with donors, correspondence with researchers, and related materials.

Records, 1968-1999, of the Library Staff Association, an organization within the John C. Pace Library, created to sponsor staff activities, socials, student appreciation events, and employee services. Records include bylaws, correspondence, membership files, committee records, and photographs.

Records, 1970-1981, consisting of materials pertaining to visiting artists, musical groups, and symphony orchestras in the Music Hall Artists Series and the West Florida Music Festival. Includes clipping files for Music Department activities, 1968-1970, and Florida League of the Arts files, 1970-1972.

Records, 1972-1987, of the Office of Recreation and Sports, including correspondence, publications, and committee files. Includes materials on the history of the department and development of recreation and sports programs and facilities, the Natatorium, the Pensacola Seafood Festival, Springcoming, and the participation of the University in local sports events and organizations. Committee files cover freshmen, enrollment, food services, and the Santa Rosa Island Property.

Correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and other materials pertaining to the development, history, and planning of the Panama City Center of the University of West Florida, 1965-1983. Includes planning of the master campus, land acquisition, statistics, and records of the lobbying efforts of citizens and groups both for and against the transfer of the branch campus to Florida State University in 1982.