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Materials in this series were orginally obtained from the Board of Relations office. The series arrangement is in chronological order according to the Series date of 1991-2020 with a bulk of the material being from 1991-2006. The Series contains comprehensive materials. Materials include university historical documents, Bill signings, contracts, Legislative agendas, Board of Relations materials. Campus planning, development, FGCU institutional focus, civic and community engagement, Presidential information, FGCU environmental development, and master plans. The History Series is broad and not limited to only Florida Gulf Coast University history and development but also connected to Florida's educational system. Archival boxes for the Series are 86-93.

The History and Information File contains material not connected to one particular year's Institute. It consists of historical background information, Institute subject lists, correspondence relating to the founding of the institute, job descriptions, and related material. Some of the items included in this series are a summary of the Institute's first four sessions by June Purcell Guild, and a master's thesis by Mahmoud E. Sherif, "The Blue Ridge Institute: An Analysis of Its Program and Accomplishments 1927-1948," that analyzes the Institutes held between 1927-1948.