Collections

The Office of Graduate Studies records, 1969-2015, documents the creation and maintenance of several graduate programs across six colleges at the University of Central Florida. The collection chiefly consists of program initiation proposals, program requests, reports, reviews, committee papers and correspondence relating to the formation of and proposed alterations to the given programs. The Office of Graduate Studies was founded in the late 1960s and was associated with the Office of Research. In 2003, they changed their name to the Division of Graduate Studies, and in the fall of 2008, they became the College of Graduate Studies. The College supports graduate students through their degree program, from the application period to graduation and beyond.

The Office of Student Involvement (OSI) supports student success and enhances the campus environment by focusing on their core principles of connect, involve, and impact by providing programs, services, student leadership opportunities, and intentional environments. This collection of records contains memorabilia, documents, and media relating to OSI's history, programs, and agencies.

The University of Central Florida Office of Technology Transfer records, 1989-2024 contains United States patents, international patents, trademarks, copyrights, Certificates of Correction, and correspondence about inventions made by UCF faculty, students, and staff. These materials were collected by the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) within the Office of Research. This collection provides researchers with the ability to view firsthand what patents, trademarks, copyrights, and certificates of correction consist of and understand what the process of obtaining these documents looks like.   Established in 1989, the University of Central Florida Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) serves the University of Central Florida research community and their discoveries by guiding them through the intellectual property protection, marketing, licensing, and networking processes. Through a combination of the disciplines of science, business, and law, OTT formulates a unique intellectual property plan and commercialization strategy for each discovery, promoting a transition from idea to market. Once on the market, OTT helps to manage corresponding patents, trademarks, and copyrights. The Office of Technology Transfer exists within the Office of Research. 

The John C. Hitt collection, 1963-2018 (bulk 1992-2018), is made up of materials collected during John C. Hitt's 26 years as president of the University of Central Florida, as well as memorabilia he owned from before his time at the University. These items pertain to his presidency and contain correspondence with other university presidents and notes sent within the Office of the President, as well as various awards and memorabilia collected throughout his presidency. These include magazines, VHS tapes, books, shirts, photos, and a signed basketball. John C. Hitt was born on December 1, 1940 in Houston, Texas. On March 1, 1992, Hitt was appointed as the fourth president of the University of Central Florida (UCF). As president, he awarded over 260,000 degrees and opened several buildings across campus, including the Bright House Networks Stadium, Student Union, and Burnett Honors College. Enrollment at UCF more than tripled during his tenure, graduation and retention rates rose, minority enrollment increased from 17% to 46%, and the average SAT score for incoming freshmen increased by over 300. On June 30, 2018, after 26 years of service, Hitt retired. He died on February 20, 2023 at the age of 82 and is survived by his wife Martha Hitt as well as their two children, Charles and Sharon.

The Division of Academic Affairs at the University of Central Florida traces its beginning to 1967, when C.B. Gambrell, Jr. was elected to serve as its first Vice President. The Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs has a wide range of responsibilities and thus the collection contains academic program reviews, academic policies, reports, meeting minutes, and grade policies as well as information on strategic planning, degree programs, registration, Faculty Senate, accreditation, and the State University System of Florida among many other topics.

The University of Central Florida Office of Undergraduate Admission records, 1978-2024, contains promotional and informational material about undergraduate admissions. This collection includes information booklets, a scrapbook, photographs, DVDs, CDs, and a plaque. These materials contain information about student life, courses, undergraduate applications, and more. The collection provides insight into the promotional materials used to recruit potential students to UCF. The plaque is from the Interinstitutional Cooperation Committee that was given to W. Dan Chapman and other Florida administrators. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions was founded in 1963 and has changed names once since its inception from UCF Admissions to UCF Undergraduate Admissions. The Undergraduate Admissions Office provides students with tools and information to determine if UCF is right for them. They also provide information about the undergraduate admissions process.

Since his arrival at the University of Central Florida in 2001, Dr. James Wright worked on several publications, was directly involved in community organizations, and worked on the development of the University of Central Florida Sociology department. This collection of his papers contains documents related to these subjects.

The Vertical Files Collection, 1872-2016, is an artificial collection, contains a wide variety of collected materials documenting or relevant to Central Florida's local history. Collection also includes subject materials such as book arts, typography, travel, tourism, and the West Indies. Included are newsletters, magazines, news clippings, reports, pamphlets, documents, photographs, and handbooks.

The zines in this collection were gathered by professors of their student's works. They cover a range of topics and were produced primarily with inkjet printers, although a few were made using black and white photocopiers or found materials.

Donald Seay served as the chair and artistic director for the UCF Conservatory Theater from 1992 until 2004, when he then returned to teaching performance and theatre management. UCF Theatre experience immense growth under Dr. Seay and provided students and the community with entertaining productions during his tenure. This collection contains various documents, programs, affiliate information, photos, and awards relating to Dr. Donald Seay and the UCF Theatre Department.