University of Central Florida Libraries
11/22/2009
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The University of Central Florida Special Collections Manuscript collections contain unique and original personal papers and organizational papers that document local history, Florida history, travel and tourism, and many other topics. For information on the University of Central Florida or associated groups and organizations, please visit the University Archives Page.
Please be aware that collections must be used in the Special Collections reading room and due to the nature of original sources, may take extra time to research. All materials have a guide or finding aid with information on the contents of the collection. Some are available online, while others are available for use in the Library. For use of collections with the note UNPROCESSED COLLECTION, please contact Special Collections before visiting at 407-823-2576 or speccoll@mail.ucf.edu.
Finding Aids or Guides to manuscript and records collections held by the UCF Special Collections and University Archives may be viewed and searched on the statewide database Archives Florida.
Rose Feinman was an actress and comedienne who only began performing professionally in her
70s. She retired to Orlando from New York. This collection of news clippings, photographs, scripts,
programs and audio and video cassette tapes shows her at work and how she refined her act.
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The collection consists of catalogs and brochures from exhibitions in the United States and
Germany bound in volumes documenting Gaudnek’s long career as an artist in Central Florida.
Several of Gaudnek’s paintings are on permanent display in the Library.
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Though she lived her life creating satire, this collection of papers show the very real life
of artist, satirist, and dancer Iva Kitchell-Webster. Correspondence, performance programs,
photographs, and news clippings highlight the life and career of Kitchell-Webster who created
her dance career upon her ability to satire popular dances of the day. Kitchell-Webster relocated
to Flagler Beach, Florida with her husband, painter and aeronautical engineer Stokely Webster
only one year before her death in 1984
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Doris “Doc” Leeper was a renowned Florida artist and environmental activist. Papers consists
of exhibition catalogs as well as scrapbooks created by the artist containing newspaper clippings,
correspondence and other information documenting the life, work and environmental activities.
The scrapbooks cover the years 1951-1999 and roughly coincide with the years the artist spent
living in New Smyrna Beach. The exhibit catalogs are from exhibitions of the artist’s works
throughout Florida and the Southeast from approximately 1964 to 1997.
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The collection, assembled over 60 years by graphic artist Sol Malkoff, demonstrates the principles
of good calligraphy, typography, graphic design, and book design. Includes correspondence, photographs,
research, and collected materials including over a hundred typography and font specimens.
The Malkoff's donated their library which can
be found in the Online Catalog by searching
the series "Sol and Sadie Malkoff Book Arts Collection" or by clicking
here.
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The Collection includes materials on the life and work of the Czech sculptor and Winter Park
resident Albin Polasek. The collection contains four photographic scrapbooks made by the artist,
correspondence, business records, certificates and speeches, photographs, pamphlets, programs
and invitations, and news clippings.
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The materials contain papers and photographs documenting Joy Postle’s life and work. Postle
was an artist best known for her murals and paintings of Florida wildlife, especially birds.
Her papers include newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, some correspondence and many photographs.
Most of the collection is devoted to her art in all its forms and photographs that she used
for inspiration.
Books may
be found in the Online Catalog
by searching the series "Joy Postle" or by clicking
here.
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Postle Exhibit
Pictures, songs, lyrics, sheet music, poems, and news clippings that chronicle the musical
lives of a violinist husband and his composer wife.
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A resource collection of books, or book-like objects, created by artists as works of art.
Also includes examples of fine press books, periodicals, and other books related to bookbinding,
papermaking, calligraphy, typography, and printing.
Book Arts Competition
The UCF Books Arts competition was an annual event started in 2005 by the UCF Special Collections
and University Archives. This collection is composed of student entries from the competition.
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The Book Arts Ephemera Collection is comprised of various materials related to the book arts
community. Items from publishers, art exhibits, and persons involved with book arts are included.
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The collection includes works in world literature, art, book arts, and travel, and approximately
180 items from the collection are housed in Special Collections. The other 4,000 titles in the
collection have been added to the Library's general collection.
Books may
be found in the Online Catalog
by searching the series "Walter and Dorothy Donnelly collection" or by clicking
here.
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Collector of horror, fantasy, and adventure literature, Duerr donated the Special Collections
Horror and Fantasy Book Collection. The Duerr papers include correspondence with genre authors
and a collection of amateur journals, where fans self published zines, duplicating and sharing
their own horror fantasy genre writing.
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Books may be found in the
Online Catalog or by clicking
here.
Artists' Book, Book Art, Fine Press, and Reference Book Collection and papers of writer,
printer, teacher, publisher, and book artist Susan King.
Books may
be found in the Online Catalog
by searching the series: Susan King Library
UNPROCESSED
COLLECTION OF PAPERS: MAY BE UNAVAILABLE FOR USE.
Please direct inquiries in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
Zines are non-commercial, small circulation "Do It Yourself" (DIY) magazines. They provide
the public with a space for open discussion on issues of importance in our democracy. The majority
of zines in this collection were created by students in Professor Kristin G. Congdon's Theory
and Criticism in the Visual Arts and Aesthetics classes at UCF.
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Christian Bauer is a University of Central Florida Professor who was on the Task Force
that wrote numerous ordinances to regulate Big Box Stores. He collected meeting minutes and
newspaper clippings that documented the work of the Task Force.
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The Children’s Home Society of Florida Collection contains organizational papers and ephemera
that document the creation and operations of Florida’s oldest non-profit adoption agency. The
collection includes organizational papers from its state and local divisions, photographs, news
clippings, audio and visual media, scrapbooks, and blueprints of the many receiving homes in
the state, but does not contain adoption records. Adoption records remain at the CHSFL Adoption
Archive and are available by contacting the society directly.
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During the first half first half of the twentieth century, the Carey Hand Funeral Home was
the largest in Central Florida, the first funeral home in Florida to have a chapel, and housed
the first crematorium built south of Cincinnati and Washington, DC. Records include Undertaker’s
Memoranda for June 1891 – December 1946, Funeral Registers for January 1919 – December 1952,
Cremation Records for 1926 – 1949, records for the Palm and Greenwood Cemeteries circa 1900-1944,
and Veteran’s and Orlando Air Base Records January for 1938 – March 1952, as well as other materials
relating to the operations of the Orlando mortuary business. For information on using these
records for genealogical research, please contact Special Collections.
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The collection consists of photocopies and printouts of government documents from FBI files,
state and county court records, and electronic databases dating from approximately 1930 to 1990.
The materials deal mainly with racism in Central Florida, the activities of the Ku Klux Klan
in Orange Country, the death of Harry T. Moore, and the political career of Claude Denson Pepper.
The files were collected by Dr. James C. Clark, who wrote a series of articles for the Orlando
Sentinel based on the collected documents.
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The collection contains oral history interviews with former and current educators primarily
in the Central Florida area, recorded on audiocassettes or videotaped. In the interviews, the
educators discuss their experiences in the education profession and their views on school vouchers,
curriculum, and integration, among other topics. Interviews were conducted by graduate students
in the College of Education as part of a class assignment for the educational studies graduate
program. All interviews include a signed release form. Many of the interviews also include an
interview summary and/or partial transcript of the interview.
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The Florida Ephemera Collection is a collection of brochures, advertisements and news clippings
documenting the history of Florida. Although the collection includes information about Florida
as a whole, it focuses on the Central Florida area, and Orlando in particular. The collection
contains information about most aspects of life in Florida including business and industry,
real estate and development, tourism and wildlife.
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Research files for the Florida Folklife Program. These materials include city surveys, oral
histories and photographs.
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The Florida Folklore Society advances the appreciation and study of Florida's folk cultures.
Its activities are documented in minutes, newsletters, treasurer's reports, correspondence and photographs.
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Florida Folklore Society
Website
The images document all aspects of Central Florida history including prominent people and families,
places around Florida, Florida wildlife and plants, as well as, images from the Kennedy Space
Center and Disney. The majority of the collection dates from 1900-1960. The collection consists
of primarily photographic images, both black and white as well as color. There is also a sizeable
number of postcards in the collection.
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This small collection consists of thirteen audio cassette tapes of several programs aired
between 1997 and 1999. They cover issues and subjects aimed at older people living in Florida.
Most programs had a special guest who discussed a particular topic in depth with Reagan Smith
and E. Bentley Lipscomb.
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The collection of the Florida State Music Teachers Association is comprised of records from
their meetings dating as far back as 1935. There are the minutes, agendas, newsletters and scores.
It also has the bylaws and procedures, annual bulletin reports and a few other small folders
comprised of annual correspondence.
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The collection documents engineering and transportation in Florida through slides taken by
Paul Hartman, professor of Engineering at UCF.
UNPROCESSED
COLLECTION: MAY BE UNAVAILABLE FOR USE.
Please direct inquiries in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
The Bob Kealing Kerouac Research Collection contains documents and research notes related to
Kealing's book Kerouac in Florida: Where the Road Ends, book drafts,
legal documents, articles written by Kealing, articles related to the Kerouac House, and other
materials regarding the Writer in Residence Program.
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Dr. John McMillon was a doctor living in De Leon Springs in the early 1030's. His correspondence
shows the extent of his practice and the amount of diagnosis apparently carried out by letter
rather than in person.
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Aid
UCF was one of six state university libraries that arranged to purchase materials on Florida
from the Estate of Georgine Mickler, founder and owner, with her husband Thomas, of Mickler’s
Antiquarian Books. In 1999, the UCF Library received a collection of books, maps, diaries, sermons,
postcards, photographs, and ephemera from the Mickler Estate. These materials created the basis for
the Floridiana Collection,a collection of historic Florida materials and one of the
five collecting areas
for UCF Special Collections & University Archives.
Mickler Collections page
Henry Nehrling was a horticulturist famous for his gardens in Gotha and Naples, Florida.
These papers are primarily manuscripts of his articles in the American Eagle and other writings
about plants. They include a few news clippings, plant lists, correspondence and other documentation
of a business and personal nature.
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Richard Spencer was a professional photographer whose work has been displayed in newspapers,
magazines and exhibits. This collection contains his photographs of old structures in Florida.
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This small collection consists of a presentation by Frank B. Kujawa and Barry F. Beck about
sinkholes. The collection includes the presentation and its accompanying 118 slides.
Books may
be found in the Online Catalog or by clicking
here.
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Published copies of 92 plays written in Spanish from the 19th and early 20th century.
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Collections focusing on the discovery, taxonomy, cultivation and pioneers in bromeliads can be found here.
Collected by Michael A. Spencer, these collections contain books, photographs, drawings, correspondence, ephemera,
and rare, one-of-a-kind materials.
Michael A. Spencer Bromeliad Research Collections page
The collection consists of maps and aerial photos of the Wekiva River Basin collected by
the Wekiva Resources Council for use in their educational programs and research projects. The
majority of maps and aerial photographs come from the USGS (United States Geological Survey).
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Ben White Raceway was the largest training facility and winter home for champion racehorses,
located on a 120- acre tract in Fairview Park, near downtown Orlando, Florida, the raceway was
owned and maintained by the City of Orlando. The papers include historical background, correspondence,
photographs, newspaper clippings, and directories of the many champion horses that trained at
the facility throughout its 30 year existence.
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The collection contains documents related to the festival bearing the name of the late poet,
writer, anthropologist, and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston. Since 1990, the Zora Neale Hurston
Festival has attracted individuals from across the country in academic and artistic disciplines
wishing to celebrate Zora Neale Hurston and African American culture as a whole. The following
folders contain the programs from festival years 1990-1994 and 1999-2001. In addition to its
annual festival, the Association to Preserve Eatonville, Inc. has expanded its focus and community
activities to inform and celebrate the life and work of Zora Neale Hurston and Eatonville.
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Scrapbooks and records document the activities and achievements of the Democratic Women's
Club of Florida. The organization oversees local clubs throughout the state and is a member
of the National Federation of Democratic Women.
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The Beatrice B. Ettinger Papers contain correspondence, leaflets, posters, minutes and reports
that show women's position in society in the 1970s and 1980s. Continuing Education is the focus
of these papers since Ettinger accumulated many of the materials between 1970 and 1992 when
she was President of the Council for Continuing Education for Women. This organization established
a Center that was based first at Valencia Community College and later at the University of Central
Florida. Ettinger also collected documents concerning other organizations in which she was interested
that fostered women’s intellectual and political growth, such as, the Central Florida Women's
Resource Center Inc. and the League of Women Voters. Additional materials provide some personal
information about Mrs. Ettinger.
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These papers include correspondence, photographs, campaign materials, articles, minutes,
printed government documents, framed materials, video cassette tapes and artifacts that document
Lou Frey’s life of public service. In the 1960s, he served the Orange County Young Republicans
in several capacities and finally as President of the organization. Florida's Republican Party
benefitted from his expertise as General Counsel of the Florida Federation of Young Republicans
and Treasurer of the Republican Party in Florida. Frey served ten years as a Congressional Representative
for Central Florida from 1969-1979, which includes the time of the Watergate scandal. During
his tenure, he served on the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, House Science
and Technology Committee, the Republican Committee on Committees and the Republican Research
Committee. Since then, Frey has served on the Florida Energy Commission and the Millennial Housing
Commission. His membership of the Association of Former Members of Congress has taken him on
fact-finding missions to other countries, and he initiated a project that created a book entitled
Inside the House: Former Members Reveal How Congress Really Works. Frey founded the
Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government
at the University of Central Florida.
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Collection of Cold War era booklets and pamphlets about atomic energy and nuclear power collected
by Dr. Fred Gunnerson.
UNPROCESSED
COLLECTION OF PAPERS: MAY BE UNAVAILABLE FOR USE.
Please direct inquiries in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
These materials were accumulated by Phyllis J. Hudson when she was active in issues concerning
women and labor. In correspondence, bibliographies, leaflets, newsletters and memorabilia, this
collection documents women's concerns in employment, the Equal Rights Amendment, education,
reproduction, domestic violence and women's rights. Similar materials show how organizations
worked to overcome social problems, such as, homelessness and an inadequate mass transit system.
Most of the labor materials concern librarians, but one folder of newsletters and correspondence
documents industrial action by the United Farm Workers.
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The United Faculty of Florida (UFF) is the organization that works to increase salaries,
benefits, and influence of education faculty in Florida. Phyllis J. Judson served the UFF in
many capacities from 1977 onwards both within the UCF Chapter, as Treasurer and then President,
and statewide as 1st Vice President and Chief Negotiator. Her collection of meeting minutes
and agendas, newsletters, brochures, memoranda and reports documents UFF's activities and achievements
from 1973-2003.
UNPROCESSED
COLLECTION OF PAPERS: MAY BE UNAVAILABLE FOR USE.
Please direct inquiries in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
This collection contains the research materials collected by Archimedes L. A. Patti for use
in his historical writings. Known for his military career, his work in the Office of Strategic
Services (OSS) and his relationship with Ho Chi Minh, Patti was recognized later in life as
a respected researcher and historian on Indochina affairs. Notes, manuscripts, ephemera, photographs,
maps, books and scrapbooks are held in this collection. Of important note are photographs given
to Patti by Ho Chi Minh in 1945.
Books may
be found in the Online Catalog by searching
the series "Archimedes LA Patti Collection" or by clicking
here.
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The Lynda Van Scoyoc Women's Political Caucus Collection contains the materials collected
by Lynda Van Scoyoc during her time working with the National Women's Political Caucus, Florida
Women's Political Caucus, and the Metropolitan Orlando Women's Political Caucus. This collection
reflects the growth of each organization during the late 20th century as well as chronicling
the struggle by each group in their efforts to make positive changes to women's rights.
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These papers document the political career of George L. Stuart from his election as Orlando
City Commissioner in 1978 to his run for Governor in 1990. Most of the materials chronicle his
activities as Florida Senator for District 4 from 1978-1989, and they include correspondence,
news clippings, photographs reports, video and audiotape and memorabilia.
Please
direct inquiries in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
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Aid
A collection of political pamphlets on socialism and communism collected by Miss Van Sickle,
a staunch Canadian Socialist from the 1920s through the 1970s. Topics covered in the pamphlets
include liberal or leftist causes from the time period collected such as: world pacifism, anti-racism,
anti-Semitism, British and world labor movements, communism, socialism, women's rights, and
the "ban-the-bomb" movement. Many of the items in the collection are extremely rare, and possibly
unique to the UCF collection. Over 2,000 pamphlets have been catalogued and can be searched
using the library's Online Catalog. Another
400+ pamphlets are uncatalogued and can be searched using the finding aids listed below.
Uncataloged Van Sickle
Pamphlets Finding Aid
The black and white and color photographs in this collection document selected projects undertaken
by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration between 1974 and 2001. Skylab, Apollo/Soyuz,
and Space Shuttle missions are included.
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Materials on space exploration and NASA collected by Fred and former UCF Reference Librarian
Cheryl Mahan.
UNPROCESSED
COLLECTION OF PAPERS: MAY BE UNAVAILABLE FOR USE.
Please direct inquiries in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
The collection consists of press kits, mission chronologies, maps and informational materials
published by NASA to provide details of the Space Shuttle Missions.
UNPROCESSED
COLLECTION OF PAPERS: MAY BE UNAVAILABLE FOR USE.
Please direct inquiries in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
Scott H. Simpkinson collected these materials during his tenure as a NASA staff member from
the 1950s until the early 1980s. The collection includes documents, photographs and objects
related to the various NASA projects Simpkinson worked on, including Mercury, Gemini, Apollo,
Viking and the Space Shuttle program. In addition, the collection contains various materials
produced by NASA and outside engineering firms including a large number of reports, such as,
numerous mission reports, daily status reports and accident investigation reports, as well as
publications, photographs and objects. This collection also contains some of Simpkinson's personal
effects.
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The collections of Howard Wagar represent his main collecting interest, the United States' space
program, particularly the Apollo space missions, the lunar module landing, Skylab 1 and 2. The
collection also includes materials from major world events that occurred during the same time
period. These events include the post-World War II testing of atomic bombs, the rise of Fidel
Castro to power in Cuba, and the assassination of President Kennedy. These subjects were collected
in the forms of periodicals, newspaper clippings, public relations materials, technical manuals,
photographs and prints from the 1940's until the 1980's.
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A scholarly collection of over 1,800 books and periodicals on the history, geography, economy,
and social life of the West Indies and the Caribbean area. The collection also includes paintings,
graphics, sculptures, maps, sound recordings, and anthropological artifacts.
Bryant West Indies Collections Page
The Disney Ephemera Collection is a collection of reports, brochures, memorabilia, articles
and news clippings about Disney Enterprises and the Walt Disney World Resort in Central Florida.
The collection contains materials related to the different locations within the resort complex,
including information about the Disney parks, resorts and other attractions. Publications in
the collection were produced by both the Disney Corporation and outside sources.
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This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Stephen Danks Lodwick, a theme
park ride designer. Original artwork and ride concept designs for parks such as Islands of Adventure,
Universal Studios, and the Paramount Parks can be found here as well as a collection of Disney
publications and art books Lodwick collected when he worked on interactive areas for various
Disney theme parks. Also included are publications, maps, and memorabilia that Lodwick collected
pertaining to the famous highway, Route 66.
Books may
be found in the Online Catalog
by searching the series "Stephen Danks Lodwick collection" or by clicking
here.
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The Father of the Waterpark, George Millay founded both SeaWorld and Wet 'n Wild. He and
his wife Anne collected correspondence, reports, shareholder information, marketing materials,
planning documents, memorabilia and framed items about SeaWorld and Wet 'n Wild.
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Price founded ERA, a consulting company in economics in 1959, going on to work with many
in the travel, tourism and entertainment industry. Price located Disney World in Central Florida
1963, and wrote a Universal Tour feasibility analysis in 1964. The papers contain economic research
and preliminary plan reports on a variety of travel, tourism, and attraction projects conducted
between 1955 and 2003. Some reports are restricted due to the donor’s wishes, but researchers
may petition the donor directly for access.
Please
direct inquiries in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
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Harrison Price Digital Collection
Splash Magazine, published by the World Waterpark Association from circa 1985-2002. Splash
was the magazine for the water park industry. The collection includes a wide array of information
on the water park industry.
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This collection contains materials relevant to the opening of the world's first water park,
Wet 'n Wild. There are newspaper articles, advertisements, brochures, photographs, and other
materials about Wet 'n Wild from before the park opened through 2002.
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