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Special Collections Exhibits

	Book Arts at UCF Special Collections Do you know the answer to, "What is a book?" The new virtual exhibition, "Book Arts at UCF Special Collections" answers this question by introducing you to the amazing world of book arts. Featuring books from the UCF Libraries Book Arts collection, the exhibit highlights various types of book arts and discusses famous book arts presses. Exploring the world of book arts has never been this fun!
	Central Florida Memory Central Florida Memory is a unique digital collection of material contributed by the University of Central Florida Libraries, the Orange County Regional History Center, the Orange County Library System, the Museum of Seminole County History and the Olin Library at Rollins College to create a virtual place where visitors can discover what Central Florida was like before theme parks and the space program. Diaries and letters describe the region and how people survived day-by-day in this extreme and rugged environment. Maps, photographs, and postcards illustrate how the region looked in the early years and how it changed over time. Voters’ registration and funeral records and city directories provide demographic information that makes the picture of the Central Florida settler come into focus.
	The Children's Home Society of Florida Any child who was adopted in the state of Florida in the twentieth century likely had a connection to the CHSFL. While the state organization was created to serve the poor, neglected, and abandoned children in Florida, the society became the leading advocate for child rights in the nation. Few know of the remarkable advances this society made for children in addition to the stories of many thousands of children who were placed with loving families. The society was the only recognized organization to handle adoptions in the state of Florida before the Department of Children and Families took over in the early 1970s. Without these documents, one might never have had the chance to fully know the many achievements of the CHSFL.
	University Archives Using materials from the University Archives, this exhibition displays the history and accomplishments of the University of Central Florida from its foundation in 1963 to the present and looks to the University’s future growth. To preserve institutional memories, the University Archives collects records, photographs, documents and memorabilia about the history and traditions of the university. The University Archives is housed with the Special Collections on the 5^th floor of the Library, room 501.
	Joy Postle, Florida Nature Artist Joy Postle was an artist best known for her murals and paintings of Florida wildlife, especially birds. This gallery contains examples of her work in a variety of media. Here may be found selected pen and ink drawings, watercolors, and oil paintings.
	Love, Faith, and Myth: Illumniated Manuscript Facsimiles in the UCF Libraries The exhibit showcases illuminated manuscripts facsimiles owned by the UCF Libraries. These manuscripts with text are supplemented by the addition of decoration or illustration, such as decorated initials, miniatures and borders. The exhibit covers three major categories reflecting medieval life, Love/Honor, Faith/Devotion and Fantasy/Myth. View the exhibit on the fifth floor by the Special Collections and University Archives front door.
	The William J. Bryant West Indies Collection. The Legacy of the Spirit Virtual Exhibit The Caribbean: Legacy of the Spirit brings the Bryant West Indies Collection into the digital age. A virtual exhibit provides an ideal setting to showcase and make available the rich resources the collection holds for the study of the region.
	Legacy of the Spirit The culture and customs of the Caribbean, with a focus on Haiti are being showcased in several exhibits at the University of Central Florida Library Special Collection Department. Exhibits are drawn from the Bryant West Indies Collection, a scholarly collection of over 1,700 books and periodicals on the history, geography, economy and social life of the West Indies. The collection includes paintings, graphics, sculptures, sound recordings and anthropological artifacts.
	From Promise to Prominence, Celebrating 40 Years Throughout the months of September and October 2003, the UCF Library celebrated UCF’s 40th Anniversary with a series of exhibits located on the Library’s main floor and in the Special Collections & University Archives. Exhibits highlighted University “firsts” and the history of various departments, faculty, staff and students contributing to UCF’s growth and progress. The main exhibit, Promise to Prominence, Celebrating 40 Years: The Changing Face of the University of Central Florida examined the phenomenal growth and change of the university campus throughout the last forty years and ended with a look at where the University is headed in the near future.
	Zines: UCF Art Students' Self-Publications 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 to our democracy. UCF students in Theory and Criticism in the Visual Arts and Aesthetics have engaged in making zines about a topic of interest to them. In doing so, they become zinsters, engaged in the act of developing and inexpensively distributing ideas and social critiques through images and text. These publications can be chaotic, disturbing, uncomfortable, sensual, complex, loud, and confrontational.
	Our Island Homes: Paintings from the Bryant West Indies Collection The paintings on exhibit in Our Island Homes illustrate the typical dwelling found in the West Indies. The vernacular style homes include Chattel , Cunucu and Shotgun styles. The materials and techniques of these structures blend native, European and African architectural styles, reflecting the heritage of the islanders. For artists in the West Indies, these homes have provided inspiration and appear often in their artwork.
	Leonardo Nierman, Selected Works at UCF Through the patronage of several generous donors and Nierman himself, the UCF Library has acquired a noted collection of Nierman pieces. The Library is especially proud of the broad range of the collection, showcasing Nierman's talents in different media including fiber arts, stained glass, bronze sculpture and painting.
	FTU Art at the Olympics The Art Department of Florida Technological University (FTU, now the University of Central Florida) was the only United States University Art Department chosen to officially participate in the 1972 Olympic Games. Held in Munich, Germany, from August 26 to September 10, 1972, the FTU art faculty led by Walter Gaudnek were commissioned to create giant symbolic sails and sculptural elements on primitive boats or floats as part of a two week art marathon ritual. The works were built and painted in full view of the public and sailed across the Olympic Lake in the Olympic Park.
	Summer Showcase: Art, Dance, Music, and Theatre On display are items from the Iva Kitchell Webster Papers, Music Collection, Albin Polasek Papers, William J. Bryant Foundation West Indies Collection, and UCF Art Department and Theatre archives. The Iva Kitchell Webster Papers consist of newspaper clippings, photographs and performance programs of Kitchell's successful career as a dance satirist. Papers and photographs of the internationally known sculptor Albin Polasek are also on display. The Music Collection consists of nineteenth and early twentieth century vocal scores, primarily operas by noted composers, believed to have been the personal collection of soprano Anne Roselle. Madame Roselle was a noted opera and concert singer who toured throughout Europe and the United States.
	Summer Showcase: Selections from the Mickler, Cary Hand, and Ben White Raceway Collections A companion exhibit to Summer Showcase: Art, Dance, Music and Theatre is located in display cases outside the Special Collections & University Archives. Showcasing local history collections from the department, the display includes items from the Ben White Raceway Papers, Carey Hand Funeral Home Collection, and Thomas and Georgine Mickler Collection are on display.
	The Walter and Dorothy B. Donnelly Collection Walter Donnelly and Dorothy Boillotat Donnelly collected thousands of fine books between 1920-1994, for their family library at 612 Lawrence Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Walter (1900-1981) was Editor of the University of Michigan Press when he retired in 1970. Dorothy (1903-1994) was an award-winning poet. Their three sons, Jerome, Stephen, and Denis, gave almost 5,000 items from their parents' wonderful collection to the University of Central Florida Library in early 1999. The collection shows the Donnellys' far-reaching interests, primarily in the humanities. Most of the books were added to the Library's general circulating collection, and many rare and unique items were designated for the Special Collections & University Archives.
	The Carey Hand Funeral Home Collection During the first half first half of the twentieth century, the Carey Hand Funeral Home was the largest in Central Florida, serving a five-county area, including Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Polk and Hillsborough. It was the first funeral home in Florida to have a chapel, and housed the first crematorium built south of Cincinnati and Washington, DC, serving most of the southeastern states. The collection includes Undertaker's Memoranda, Funeral Registers, Cremation Records, records for the Palm and Greenwood Cemeteries, as well as other materials relating to the operations of the Orlando mortuary business.