University of Central Florida Scrapbook Collection

The University Scrapbook Collection is an ongoing collection containing materials created by and for the university that have been arranged into a scrapbook format.

Series I: University History Scrapbooks, 1963-2009, chronicles the University's history through the local and national media. The series is divided into two subseries. Catalogued Scrapbooks holds a bound volume collection that contains materials written about or for the University from its inception to the 1980s; they have been microfilmed and are catalogued under call number LD1772.F9 A6829. Uncataloged scrapbooks mostly consist of newsprint that was cut from local, state, and national papers which talked about the University in various capacities, but some include programs for various campus events, inter-office materials, such as, memos and staff directories, and photographs. Instead of creating scrapbooks, similar information is now collected using articles on the internet in which UCF is mentioned. The information is collated by News and Information, and the results are held under "UCF in the News."

Series II: Academic and Athletic Scrapbooks, 1968-1991, contains scrapbooks from both academic and athletic departments and organizations found on the FTU/UCF campus. These scrapbooks were created as a way to chronicle the growth of the University's athletic and academic community through their various events and performances. The majority of the materials include music department programs for various events and performances as well as newspaper clippings, advertising, and promotional materials for all organizations.

Series III: Student Organizations and Services Scrapbooks, 1960-2002, is a series that highlights student events and activities that were planned and sponsored by both the Village Center, the precursor to the current student activities group, CAB. (Campus Activities Board), the current university group who plans and sponsors student activities and events and soroities. The Village Center scrapbooks are made up of thirty-seven folders and two scrapbooks while the CAB. scrapbooks are comprised of eight scrapbooks containing pictures taken by various members of CAB. both of their planning meetings and the activities they promoted. This collection houses a multitude of news clippings that primarily come from University publications as well as photographs, calendars of events, and pamphlets promoting various functions. The student services scrapbooks show the range of services provided to students and some of the activities sponsored by Student Affairs.

Series IV: Alumni Scrapbooks, 1961-1986, is made of mostly news clippings that not only chronicle the emergence of FTU and UCF but the alumni members who hail from the university. While this series does focus on the growth of FTU/UCF, the history is recorded from an alumni standpoint. This history shows a more student oriented view of the university rather than an administrative view that is seen in the first series.