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University of Central Florida Book Festival

University of Central Florida Book Festival The University of Central Florida Book Festival took place on April 5, 2014. Members of OCLS staff attended and met Mike Ferrell, who played B.J. Hunnicut from M*A*S*H*. For larger size photos, see the bottom o ... Read more

Places

Oral History Interview with The Honorable Linda Chapin, Part II of II

"Growing Concern" by Linda Chapin Reprinted with Permission from The Orlando Sentinel, Sunday, July 31, 2005. The second oral history interview with The Honorable Linda Chapin on October 28, 2019 at the Orlando Public Library. In this second meeting ... Read more

People

Oral History Interview with Robert K. Banks

Photo: Jesse Bumby, Jr. seated with his family, first daughter, with Tom Bumby, and his two children, Tommy and Faye. Jesse Bumby, Jr. has his ten foot bullwhip made by Lewis Johnson which is now at the Orange County Regional History Center. Photo cou ... Read more

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Oral History Interview with Attorney Jim Robinson

My name is James C. Robinson, I'm Jim Robinson, I'm from Rock Hill, South Carolina. My family moved here in about 1925 and I was just a little boy. After I started school, I went to Hillcrest Elementary School two years and then the family moved to Conway ... Read more

Places

Orlando circa 1968

Explore the pages of a booklet published around 1968 with information and photographs from Orlando and surrounding areas including shopping, sports venues, education, leisure, employment, real estate and more. The purpose of the publication appears to be ... Read more

Places

IEEE & Computer Technology in Central Florida

"Who wants to get a computer? Nobody volunteered so I was elected." So I put out a proposal to get a computer system at UCF and we got bids from Data General and Digital Equipment Corporation... Remembering the assembly language, programming, machine c ... Read more

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Dario Gonzalez Interview - September 12, 2009

Long-time local resident Dario Gonzalez participated in a University of Central Florida study regarding the development and growth of the Central Florida area's Puerto Rican community of which he is an active member. Listen as he reminisces about his e ... Read more

Organizations

Orlando Alumnae of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for Women

ABOVE: Orlando Alums at National Convention in Orlando-2006 The Orlando Sigma Alpha Iota Alumnae Chapter was chartered on April 4, 1957. In April 2007, we celebrated our 50th Anniversary. Although active from the beginning, the chapter gained new impe ... Read more

Events

Orlando Opera - Elixir - Review Orlando Sentinel

VIEW Program . Orlando opera `Elixir' light but satisfying ORLANDO SENTINEL Feb 12, 2006, pg. B.3 Scott Warfield is an assistant professor of music history at the University of Central Florida. ABOVE: Dress rehearsal still for the Orlando Ope ... Read more

People

Gerald Ford at Florida Technological University

Sometime between 1974 and 1975, President Gerald R. Ford visited the campus of Florida Technological University (FTU) now University of Central Florida (UCF) to speak to the Society of Professional Journalists. My husband was attending school there and ... Read more

Events

President Nixon at FTU

ABOVE: President Nixon addressing graduates on 8 June 1973 at Florida Technological University (FTU) now University of Central Florida (UCF). On June 8, 1973, then President Richard M. Nixon addressed graduates and guests numbering almost 10, ... Read more

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Florida Technological University

ABOVE: This print version of a watercolor original by artist Richard Lewis is Florida Technological University as it appeared around 1972. There were just a couple of buildings around the reflection pond - affectionately referred to by students who gr ... Read more