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, 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, 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, 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.

Audiotapes of an Oral History Project conducted by UWF faculty member Dr. Thomas Gilliam on the early formation and creation of the University of West Florida. Narrators include Phillip D. Beall, Warren Briggs, Harold Crosby, Jack Fiveash, Elizabeth Hawes, J. B. Hopkins, and Gordon Wells.

Records, 1968-2001, of the University of West Florida Wives Club and its successor, University of West Florida Women's Club. Records consist of the president's files, treasurer's reports, meeting minutes, surveys, yearbooks, and scrapbooks kept throughout the club's duration. Also contains publishings and information of various events the club held on and off campus.