University of Central Florida Office of Graduate Studies Records
Scope and Contents
This collection encompasses the records of the Office of Graduate Studies from 1970 until 1991. It includes information on the different graduate programs at both FTU and UCF, including how they were initiated at the Universities. Much of this information is in program initiation proposals, designed by the faculty of a particular college to receive the funding necessary from the state to begin a new graduate program. For some programs there are also specialized reports and correspondence related to the program's initiation and implementation.
Series I: General, 1983-1990 includes general information on the graduate programs at the University. It also includes the requests for master's degree oral examinations.
Series II: College of Arts and Sciences, 1970-1991 contains materials related to the various graduate programs of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University.
Series III: College of Business Administration, 1969-1991 consists of information on the various graduate programs of the College of Business Administration at the University.
Series IV: College of Education, 1969-1990 includes information on the various graduate programs of the College of Education at the University.
Series V: College of Engineering, 1969-1989 contains materials related to the various graduate programs of the College of Engineering at the University.
Series VI: College of Health and Public Affairs, 1970-1991 consists of information on the various graduate programs of the College of Health and Public Affairs at the University.
Series VII: College of Extended Studies, 1980-1982 includes information on the various programs offered by the College of Extended Studies.
Dates
- created: 1969-1991
Creator
- University of Central Florida. Office of Graduate Studies (Organization)
Access
The entire collection is open for research.
Copyright Statement
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical or Historical Information
This collection spans the Office of Graduate Studies from 1969 until 1991. During this time the Office changed names and directors numerous times. In the 1970-71 school year the Office was under the Vice President for Academic Affairs and was coordinated by Leslie L. Ellis, who held the title of the Director of Research and Graduate Studies. In 1971 his title was changed to the Dean of Research and Graduate studies, and again in 1974 to the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Research and Graduate Studies.
In 1979 Ellis left the position and it was held as an acting position by Frank E. Juge until 1981. In the 1981-1982 school year the position was held by Bernard Ostle. The Office changed titles and directors in 1982. The Office became the Office of the Vice President of Research and Dean of Graduate Studies, where it remained until the 1987-88 school year, where it again became an entity of the Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Under both of these titles, the Office was directed by Louis M. Trefonas. Also, during this time Florida Technological University became the University of Central Florida in 1979.
Extent
6 boxes (6.0 Linear Feet)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection encompasses the Office of Graduate Studies at Florida Technological University and the University of Central Florida from 1970 until 1991. Although the Office changed names and directors numerous times throughout the twenty year time span of the collection, it collected the same information on how various graduate programs at the University were initiated and information about the programs once they were begun.
Arrangement Note
This collection is arranged in seven series corresponding to the different colleges, and alphabetically by major within the the colleges.
Method of Acquisition
The Office of Graduate Studies donated these materials to the University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives in 1991.
Accruals and Additions
Collection Identifier: CFU1991_01
Processing Information
Collection processed by and finding aid prepared by Jessica Achberger in 2006. This collection was processed according to the basic file system of the Office of Graduate Studies. This included organizing the files by college, as well as alphabetically within the college by major. Metal paper clips were replaced by plastic clips and all materials are stored in acid free folders.The finding aid was placed into Archon, with adjustments made for Archon and resulting in edition 2, by Mary Rubin in 2015.
- Title
- University of Central Florida Office of Graduate Studies Records
- Author
- Jessica Achberger
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the UCF University Archives Repository
Special Collections & University Archives
University of Central Florida Libraries
P.O. Box 162666
Orlando Florida 32816-2666 US
(407) 823-2576
speccoll@ucf.edu