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Office of the President (J. David Armstrong, Jr.), 1972–2019, 1957–2019 (bulk Armstrong presidency 2007–2018; historical materials extend before/after)

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This collection documents the activities, milestones, and external engagements of President Armstrong's office and includes earlier and later presidential files that provide historical context for the presidency. Contents are a mix of resolutions, proclamations, Board of Trustees materials, college and international partnerships, awards and recognitions, photographs, event programs, speeches, press clippings, and special reports. Highlights include documentation on facility dedications, pivotal college initiatives (e.g., Pathways, international programs), major celebrations, and community relationships.

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Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, 1965-2011

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Materials largely relate to the history and preservation of the Six Miles Cypress Slough Preservation, including oral histories, advocacy works, and news articles. Oral histories were collected through Dr. Carlson's Research in Public History course, primarily from 2012.

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Archives Department Research Subject Files, bulk 1981-2021

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Subject files containing notes, photocopies, and other research on various subjects, places, buildings, etc., created by Archives staff in response to user inquiries.

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Edith "Edie" Daly / Women's Energy Bank collection, 1973-2014, Date acquired: 2006, bulk 1990-1998

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The papers of Edith Daly, a lesbian activist who co-founded the Women's Energy Bank, a group based in Pinellas County that supported progressive political causes and published the monthly newsletter Womyn's Words.

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Art Department, 1939-2013

Art History Club at UCF, 2011-2015

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The Art History Club at UCF collection documents the history of the club from 2011 to 2015. Materials in this collection include officer files of the club's president, such as meeting agendas, event fliers, and memorabilia. The Art History Club at the University of Central Florida became a registered student organization in 2011. As stated in the constitution, the purpose of the club is to pursue the scholastic appeals of art and what art can tell society about the cultures of the past. The goal of the organization is to foster a greater involvement of UCF art and art history students and promote the intellectual discussion of art history. In addition, the club aims to donate time at local museums in order to give back to the art community.

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Janice Josephine Carney collection, 1999-2013

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The Janice Josephine Carney collection includes professional and person papers related to the life career, and LGBTQ+ activism of Carney. Material relates to Carney's service during the Vietnam War as well as her work in supporting other transgender veterans. Also included is material realted to Carney's writing career as a memoirist, poet, and playwright.

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The Marie Stiefel Laura Riding Jackson collection, 1925-2024

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The Marie Stiefel Laura Riding Jackson collection 1925-2024 contains materials created by and relating to poet and author, Laura Riding Jackson and Seizin Press including books, articles, manuscripts, and correspondence. This collection also includes materials created by Robert Graves, Shuyler Jackson, and Susan Morris, Riding Jackson's secretary. These materials are useful to historical, biographical, and literary research into the life and work of Laura Riding Jackson and Seizin Press. The collection is divided into five series as follows: Works about Laura Riding Jackson, 1963–2017 Works by Laura Riding Jackson, 1935–1984 Correspondence, 1941–1993 Materials from Laura's Kitchen, undated Books 1925-2024 Laura Riding Jackson, best known as Laura Riding, an American poet and author was born on January 16, 1901 in New York City, NY and died on September 2, 1991 in Wabasso, Florida. She was born Laura Reichenthal and began publishing under her married name, Gottschalk. Riding Jackson graduated Cornell University in 1921 and published her first poem in 1923 in the literary magazine The Fugitive and her first collection of poetry, The Close Chaplet in 1926. After her divorce in 1925, she assumed the surname Riding and moved to England to live with Robert Graves and his wife, Nancy Nicholson. She remained in Europe for 14 years, mainly England and Majorca, Spain, where Riding Jackson and Graves founded Seizin Press in 1927. In 1939, Riding and Graves left Europe for New Hope, Pennsylvania. In 1941, Riding Jackson married Schuyler B. Jackson and they moved to Wabasso, Florida, where she lived until her death in 1991. The Jackson's posthumously published a dictionary titled Rational Meaning: A New Foundation for the Definition of World and Supplementary Essays in 1997. Laura Riding's Florida house has been preserved by the Laura Riding Jackson Foundation and now sits at the Vero Beach campus of Indian River State College. The Foundation supports the legacy of Riding by offering educational events and workshops for writers of all ages, as well as preserving her home.

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Richard H. Mette Collection, 1826-2007

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The materials in this collection were collected and curated by Richard H. Mette. Mette was a lifelong Jacksonville resident and has family ties to the area going back several generations.

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University of Central Florida Eternal Knights collection, 2008-2025

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The University of Central Florida Eternal Knights collection, 2008-2025, documents past University of Central Florida (UCF) Eternal Knights Memorial Services, organized by the Office of Student Involvement. Materials in the collection include service programs, as well as unclaimed certificates of achievement, Student Government letters, name tents, letters of remembrance, and honorary degrees. The collection also contains two glass awards, a diploma cover, and a small ribbon from the ceremony. The collection encompasses services held from 2008 to 2025. The University of Central Florida's first Eternal Knights Memorial Service took place in 2002. Held each spring in the Student Union by the Office of Student Involvement (OSI), the service honors the lives of students who have passed away over the course of the academic year, from the previous spring and summer leading up to the current semester. Students, family, and friends are invited to attend and recognize individuals, along with the broader UCF community. A livestream is available for those who cannot attend in person.  

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