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This box contains documents from 1, and 1A

Series III records the activities that fell under the purview of the V.P. of Business Affairs, J. P. Goree. The series begins with documents and maps about zoning laws and general planning documentation, which includes decisions about the type of brick to be used in construction, and photographs of the site, aerials of the construction and other early construction images. Many other photographs may be found in this series including images of a Boeing building and the initial administration building in downtown Orlando. Portraits of J. P. Goree and several images showing Dr. Millican presenting plans to students and presenting to the Orange County Commissioners may also be found here. The photographs of the Administration building include an image of a memorial at the main entrance and Executive Assistant Mildred Kennedy with receptionist Mary Henn. A subseries holds materials covering arrangements for the Groundbreaking Ceremony. Dignitaries who attended the event and appear in photographs include politicians Claude R. Kirk, Broward Williams, Doyle Connor, Tom Adams, Beth Johnson, Ed Gurney, Tom McDonald, Haydon Burns, Robert H. Elrod, Wayne Reitz, Henry W. Land, John L. Ducker, Bill Fulford, Claude Pepper, Ralph Turlington and William Shands. Academic dignitaries include Louis C. Murray, Wayne McCall, J. B. Culpepper, Chester H. Ferguson, John C. Champion, Kenneth R. Williams, Harold B. Crosby, Lynn W. Walker and William Warden. Local leaders also supported the new University, and Grover Bryan, President of the Orlando Chamber of Commerce, Henry Cragg, President of Minute Maid, Leon Van Wert of the Citizens Advisory Committee, Sheriff Dave Starr and Rev. Henry Parker all appear in these photographs.

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This box contains documents from 2, and 2A

This series contains collected objects that are decorated or commemorative of the Bicentennial year. It includes items like cups, a plate, toilet paper, clothes, and children's toys. It also includes a South Florida PBS segment that features items from the collection. This series is arranged by object type.

Series II contains Annual Reports produced by the State University System, minutes of Board of Regents monthly meetings and the Council of Presidents monthly meetings. Meeting arrangements for Board of Regents meetings held in Orlando may be found in this series. These files include brochures for the hotels where the Regents stayed as well as details of arrangements of the meetings, travel and entertainment. Of particular interest in this series are Dr. Millican's annual and biennial reports to the Board of Regents and the evaluation that he received from them. A proposed plan to economize by eliminating freshman and sophomore classes in 1975 caused local outrage and extensive correspondence on the subject may be found in this series especially letters collected by the Orlando Area Chamber of Commerce and submitted to the Board of Regents and a petition signed by students at Winter Park High School. Finally, photographs of the Regents and Presidents may be found in this series including a portrait of Chester Ferguson, a snapshot of E. T. York with Dr. Millican, and group photographs of the Board of Regents from 1972 and the Council of Presidents circa 1973.

This series contains collected postcards, brochures, and tourist papers related to theme parks and attractions outside of the state of Florida. Subseries 1 contains vertical files of various American attractions in original order. Subseries 2 and 3 are arranged by like item, then alphabetically. Also of interest is the Disney subseries, which contains records relating to Walt Disney World and Disneyland, as well as financial reports for the Walt Disney Company. The AAA subseries contains guidebooks for the state of Florida and beyond, as well as a number of Rand McNally guides.

This series contains documents, newspaper clippings, negatives, slides, photographs, and award plaques relating to the general Knights Racing SAE program at UCF. The newspapers featured in the collection include the Seminole Outlook, Orlando Sentinel, Central Florida Future, The Planter, Outlook, Apopka Planter, Citizens’ Outlook, and the Winter Garden Times. The corresponding film for the photographs in the "Developed Photos" folder in Box 7 is also included within Box 7.

This series contains the collected papers from the Bicentennial year. The series includes printed materials and ephemera, with the bulk of the series consisting of printed materials. Newspaper clippings, fliers, booklets, advertisements, along with a popcorn box and a cardboard model can be found in this series. This series is arranged alphabetically.