Florida Atlantic University -- History

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The Founding Documents collection span the years 1959-1965, with the bulk of the material dating from 1960 to 1964.  The collection highlights the planning and development of Florida Atlantic University and it is organized in six series: Early Planning, Planning, Groundbreaking, Media Relations, Dedication, and Inauguration. 

18 document boxes and two 3 inch clamshell boxes consisting of letters, memos, handwritten notes, agenda and meeting minutes, and reports.

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Photographic Collection of Fau's Men and Women's Team Golf Team.

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Photographs of FAU Gymnastics Team.

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Photographs of Lacrosse practice.

Scope and Contents This collection is a visual history of the the Library that shows its many physical changes including the 1984-1986 expansion of the west wing. The Library has always been used by students for resarch and studying but in addition to that it is also a social area were students mingle and talk. These photographs also show the changes in the ways the library is used by students while maintaining the same goal of studying and research. There are 242 items in this collection consisting...

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This collection contains photographs of the FAU Men's Basball Team

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This collection contains photographs of the FAU Men's Basketball team. A selection of photographs from each box were described to provide a sample of the collection. If you would like to see more photographs, please contact lysca@fau.edu and make an appointment.

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This collection contains photographs of FAU Men's Football Team players, team members, athletics staff, and athletics complexes. Boxes 4 and 5 contain CDs. There are 741 4x6 photographs, 9 8x10 contact sheets, and 78 35mm negatives. Some materials from boxes 1 through 3 were described to provide a sample of the collection. If you would like to see more photographs, please contact lysca@fau.edu and make an appointment.

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This collection contains photographs of the FAU Men's Soccer team. There are over 200 4x5 black and white portraits, over 214 4x6 color photos, and multiple 35mm negatives and 8x10 contact sheets. To provide a sample of the collection, 140 photographs were described.  If you would like to see more photographs, please contact lysca@fau.edu and make an appointment.

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This collection contains photographs of the FAU Men's Tennis team.

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This collection contains a wide variety of miscellaneous FAU photographs. Photographs include interior and exterior building photographs, some staff photographs, student photographs, largely around campus buildings and facilities. To provide a sample of the collection, a selection of photographs from each box were described. To view the entire collection, please contact lysca@fau.edu

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This collection contains photographs of FAU employees and unidenfied FAU people. There are over 500 4x6 photographs, over 1000 contact sheets, over 13,000 35mm negatives, and a wide variety of other photographs and negatives. To see more photographs, please contact lysca@fau.edu to make an appointment.

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The photographs in this collection document the planning of Florida Atlantic University. The collection includes photographs of the ground breaking by state and local dignitaries, architectural drawings depicting the early concept of campus buildings, and group portraits of the early administrators in planning meetings. The university opened in August 1964.

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Photographs of FAU's Polo team

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This collection contains photographs of FAU sports awards, banquets, team members, and athletics staff. A selection of photographs from each box were described to provide a sample of the collection. If you would like to see more photographs, please contact lysca@fau.edu and make an appointment.

Scope and Contents The student newspapers at Florida Atlantic University document various events, politics, and opinions at FAU.  Overall there are seven different publishing histories: The Atlantic Sun (1964 - 1989),  Student Newspapers - Self Published (1969 - 1973), The Independent Atlantic Sun (1989 - 1991), "All New" Atlantic Sun (1991 - 1992), Free Press at Florida Atlantic University (1994 - 1995), The University Press at Florida Atlantic University (1996 - 1999), and The University Press (1999 -...

Scope and Contents This collection documents student life at Florida Atlantic University from the 1960s to the early 2000s. The bulk of the collection is predominately from the 1980s, with other boxes of photographs of FAU staff, alumni, and other FAU people ranging from the 1960s to 2000s. Many photographs show students in class, on the many patios and gardens of the campus, in the cafeteria, in their dorms, and in many other college life activities. Most of the photographs are staged and taken by FAU...

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This collection contains photographs of the FAU Swimming Team.

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Photographs of FAU's Club Sports

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The Update newsletters was originally published by the Public Relations Office and later by Communications and Marketing. Update highlights campus events and news.

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This collection contains photographs of the FAU Volleyball team. A selection of photographs from each box were described to provide a sample of the collection. If you would like to see more photographs, please contact lysca@fau.edu and make an appointment.

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This collection contains photographs of the FAU Women's Basketball team. A selection of photographs from each box were described to provide a sample of the collection. If you would like to see more photographs, please contact lysca@fau.edu and make an appointment.

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Photographic Collection of Women's Soccer Team.

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Photographic Collection of Women's Tennis Team.

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Photographic Collection of Fau's Softball Team

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This collection contains the office files for the School of Social Work documenting 29 years of the school's history. It includes correspondence, self study reports for accreditation, statistics about all aspects of the school, the development of the Master in School Work degree, and the development and implementation of the field experience in social work for the majors in the field.

Scope and Contents Heather T. Frazer (1940 – 2006) was a professor of history at Florida Atlantic University. After graduating from Connecticut College for her undergraduate studies, she attained a M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University in South Asian History. In 1971, she became the first female faculty member in the FAU history department where she taught for 35 years before retiring in 2006. During her tenure she served as Department Chair and Director of Graduate Studies. She also pioneered the study of...

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This collection contains photographs from the Henderson School and Slattery Center. A selection of photographs from each box were described to provide a sample of the collection. For more information, please contact lysca@fau.edu

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This is a collection of Coach Howard Schnellenberger's portraits and activities at the beginning of FAU's football program. Coach Schnellenberger was FAU's first football coach from 2000 to 2011.

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On June 6, 1964, James A. Harper photographed the university before it was scheduled to open in August, 1964. The photographs document the exterior of the buildings, the breezeway, the interior of the Utilities Building, and e campus. Mr. Harper, 1918-2004, was a veteran of WWII. He had a photography business and was a professional photographer in the Delray/Boca Raton area from the mid-1950s and to 1972 when he moved to Sebring, Florida.