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Joel Strack papers, 1989-2019

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The Joel Strack papers document Strack's involvement in the Central Florida LGBTQ+ community from the late 1980s to 2019. The collection contains programs and promotional material from the Orlando Gay Chorus, photos, newspaper clippings, planning documents, and other materials pertaining to LGBTQ+ activism in the Central Florida area, and personal items from Strack such as a jean jacket and letters. Joel Strack was born in Sycamore, Illinois on February 29, 1960. In 1982, he moved to Orlando to start at the Disney College program at Magic Kingdom. Strack worked in several areas at the Walt Disney World parks as an entertainer and a training and development specialists. His career at Disney World spanned about three decades. In 1990, Strack joined the Orlando Gay Chorus as a founding member. The following year, Strack helped to organize GayDays® at Disney World, an event where participants wear red shirts to theme parks to be visible amongst the crowds. Joel also held the role of Vice President for Gay Community Services (GCS), later known as Gay and Lesbian Community Services (GLCS). He later resigned from the role to focus attention into other projects to better serve the Gay and Lesbian Community. Joel played a role in founding of We the People, The Gay and Lesbian Coalition for Human Rights for All People. Joel passed from a longtime illness on July 15, 2019. In September 2021, Joel Strack was posthumously awarded the Orange County Regional History Center's John Young History Maker Past Award.

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Tampa Writers Alliance records, 1986-1995, Date acquired: 04/18/1995

University of Central Florida Office of the President: John C. Hitt Presidential Inauguration Collection, 1992-1993

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The collection contains materials created and used by the UCF Presidential Inauguration Committee for the inauguration celebration of UCF's fourth president, John C. Hitt. Event maps, brochures, correspondence, budgets, inauguration day materials, President Hitt's inauguration speech, and letters of congratulation from academic institutions world wide are found here.

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Florida State University Omicron Delta Kappa Records, 1950-2007, bulk 1974-2003

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The Omicron Delta Kappa Records collection consists of administrative records for the Florida State University Seminole Circle of ODK. These include meeting minutes, alumni records and lists, various correspondence and programs and photographs from tapping and initiation ceremonies throughout the years. including a initiates register dating to the foundation of the circle. This register contains the signatures of all initiates from 1950 to 2007.

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Records, 1978-2005, Date acquired: 06/00/2006

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Records and papers, 1978-2005, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Milton Ward, Milton, Milton, Florida, including publications, and materials about the church and its activities.

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Plus Projec+ collection, 2013-2019

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The Plus Projec+ collection consists of organizational and administrative documents, including financial reports, prepared presentations, informational packets, fundraising strategy, grant applications, candidate and Board information, establishing documents, and minutes and agendas of meetings.

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University of Central Florida Village Center Activities Board: Michael Crumpton Records, 1974-1979

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This collection includes documents pertaining to Michael Crumpton's involvement with Florida Technological University's Village Center, with the Association of College Unions International, and with proposing a new student union for FTU. The collection contains a phone survey used to research the university's name change from FTU to UCF, a proposal for a new student union, and a proposal for the Village Center's first minority committee.

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American Association of University Women (Tallahassee Chapter) Records, 1923-1972

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Annual reports, committee files, correspondence, membership files, president's files, scrapbooks, photographs, yearbooks, and memorabilia.

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Florida State University Office of Multicultural Affairs Records, 1956-1964; 1968-2007, bulk 1987-2005

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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, photographs and photo album, slides, publicity, itineraries, programs, newsclippings, newsletters and other materials documenting the activities sponsored by the Florida State University (FSU) Office of Multicultural Affairs.

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University of West Florida. Student Affairs Records, 1969-1981, Date acquired: 00/00/1983

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Papers and records, 1969-1981, of the office of Student Affairs, 1976-1981 and its predecessor, the Dean of Students Office, 1973-1976, including correspondence, reports, memoranda and other records concerning student life at UWF. Subjects covered include student activities, athletics, black students and minority services, the child care center, the health center, housing, student orientation, student publications, Springcoming and related topics. Other materials concern the Committee on International Education, the inauguration of President Robinson, the Non-Academic Administration Committee, Omega College Reorganization Committee, the Panama City Campus Planning Committee, and the Women's Awareness Task force Committee.

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