University building plans, ca.1914-1980.

University of Florida

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The original campus plans for the University of Florida at Gainesville were developed by the firm of Edwards & Walter. Edwards & Walter were contracted to design and layout the campus buildings in 1905. Additional plans were developed by the firm's successor, Edward and Sayward. In 1925, Rudolph Weaver, Director of the University's School of Architecture, assumed the position of Architect for the Board of Control and was responsible for campus planning throughout the state. ...

University of North Florida

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In 1965 the Florida Legislature authorized the establishment of a state university in Jacksonville. State Senator John E. Mathews, Jr. introduced a higher education bill calling for a feasibility study for a Duval County "senior" college. The study, with a positive recommendation for an upper and graduate level Duval County institution, was published by the Board of Regents in May 1967. The first phase in UNF's development was the selection of a permanent location. In Ap...

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

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State University System of Florida

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University of West Florida

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Florida. Board of Control

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The Board of Control was created in 1905 (Ch. 5384, Laws) and consisted of five citizens appointed by the Governor and a Secretary. It acted under the supervision of the State Board of Education. The Board of Control had jurisdiction over and complete management and control of several institutions, including the University of the State of Florida, the Florida Female College, and the Institution for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb, which were also created under this 1905 act. Th...

Florida International University

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University of South Florida. Wind Ensemble I

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The University of South Florida was founded in 1956 as the first public university established specifically to address the needs of Florida's rapidly emerging urban regions. Today, the University of South Florida System is comprised of two separately accredited institutions, USF and USF St. Petersburg. USF consists of the main research campus in Tampa, which includes USF Health, and two regional campuses - USF Sarasota-Manatee and USF Polytechnic in Lakeland. From the description of ...

Florida State university

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The Florida State College for Women (FSCW) Artist Series began in 1923. Dean Ella Opperman was the first person in charge of organizing the series. The series was intended to bring renowned artists to FSCW. After FSCW became Florida State University (FSU), the FSU School of Music managed the series. However, in 1974 the FSU Artist Series Committee assumed control. Because of financial difficulties in the early 1990s, the Artist Series was briefly discontinued. The series was then entitled the "C...

Florida Technological University

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Florida. Board of Regents

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In 1965, the Board of Regents (Ch. 63-204; Ch. 65-138, Laws) assumed the duties of the Board of Control, which had been in existence since 1905 (Ch. 5384, Laws). The Board of Regents is a corporate entity holding all the powers of a body corporate and elects a corporate secretary. Its Regents are the Commissioner of Education plus twelve members appointed by the Governor. The Board acts as the Director of the Division of Universities in the Dept. of Education (Ch. 69-106, Laws). The...

Florida Atlantic university

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In 1955, the Florida Legislature authorized establishment of Florida's fifth public university to serve the southeastern region of the state. Boca Raton banker Thomas F. Fleming Jr. worked with a number of associates including U.S. Senator George Smathers and U.S. Congressman Paul Rogers to petition the Civil Aeronautics Administration, in order to secure the vacated 1,250 acre U.S. Army airbase in Boca Raton for the site of the university. This proposal was unanimously endorsed in 1957 by the F...

CREOL (Research center)

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Founded as Florida Technological University in 1963, the university began holding classes in 1968. In 1978 its name was changed to University of Central Florida. From the founding of the university until 2001, the university was part of the Florida State University System governed by a Board of Regents. Since then, the university has been governed by its own Board of Trustees. From the description of University of Central Florida publications collection, 1962-2006. (University of Tam...