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The third time’s the charm… © 2010 University of Florida Department of Housing and Residence Education. All rights reserved. Brief quotation may be used. Other reproduction of the book, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other means requires written permission. Cover design by Nathan Weis. Editorial assistance by Darlene Niswander. Preface Contents A History of University of Florida Residence Facilities (Revised 3rd Edition) is part of an ongoing project to Buckman Hall ..........................................................................................................9 establish a central location to archive all the various types of historical information that staff donate as they Thomas Hall ..........................................................................................................12 FOHDQWKHLURIÀFHVUHWLUHRUWHUPLQDWHHPSOR\PHQWZLWKWKH8QLYHUVLW\RI)ORULGD7KHÀUVWHGLWLRQRIWKLV ERRNLQFOXGHGLQIRUPDWLRQWKURXJK7KHVHFRQGHGLWLRQLQFOXGHGXSGDWHVUHYLVLRQVDQGQHZLQIRUPDWLRQ Sledd Hall ...............................................................................................................15 JDWKHUHGVLQFH7KHWKLUGHGLWLRQLQFOXGHVXSGDWHVUHYLVLRQVDQGQHZLQIRUPDWLRQJDWKHUHGVLQFHDV well as more photographs. Fletcher Hall ..........................................................................................................17 Murphree Hall ........................................................................................................19 Historical questions pertaining to residence facilities from staff, students, media, and alumni have been routinely passed along to me to research since I began working for the Department of Housing and Residence Education Mallory Hall ............................................................................................................22 in 1984. Based on the most frequently asked questions, I developed this book. General information was taken SUHGRPLQDQWO\IURPEXLOGLQJGHGLFDWLRQPDWHULDOVWKDWZHUHRULJLQDOO\UHVHDUFKHGE\8QLYHUVLW\RI)ORULGD Yulee Hall ...............................................................................................................24 librarians at the time a particular facility was dedicated. Other research was completed or information was YHULÀHGE\UHIHUHQFLQJ'HSDUWPHQWRI+RXVLQJDQG5HVLGHQFH(GXFDWLRQÀOHVKLVWRULFDOERRNVDERXWWKH Reid Hall .................................................................................................................26 8QLYHUVLW\RI)ORULGDDQGLQIRUPDWLRQVWRUHGLQWKH8QLYHUVLW\RI)ORULGD$UFKLYHVDQG6SHFLDO&ROOHFWLRQV Tolbert Hall ............................................................................................................30 Department of the Library. Personal interviews with present and former staff and residents were also very helpful. Occasionally, dates in published sources varied and individuals’ memories of dates or details did not Weaver Hall ............................................................................................................32 agree. When this occurred, I chose what I believed to be the most accurate information or indicated the variations. North Hall ...............................................................................................................33 Riker Hall ...............................................................................................................34 :K\FRQWLQXHWRFRPSLOHDKLVWRU\RIUHVLGHQFHIDFLOLWLHVDW8)"5HVLGHQFHIDFLOLWLHVKDYHEHHQWKHKHDUWDQG SXOVHRIWKHFDPSXVFRPPXQLW\VLQFH%XFNPDQDQG7KRPDV+DOOVKRXVHGWKHHQWLUH8QLYHUVLW\RI)ORULGD Broward Hall ..........................................................................................................35 RSHUDWLRQV6LQFHWKHQKXQGUHGVRIWKRXVDQGVRIVWXGHQWVKDYHFDOOHG8)UHVLGHQFHIDFLOLWLHV´KRPHµIRUDWOHDVW SDUWRIWKHLUFROOHJHFDUHHUV7KHDUFKLWHFWXUHDQGGHVLJQRIWKHIDFLOLWLHVZHUHFRQVLGHUHGVWDWHRIWKHDUWDWWKH Rawlings Hall .........................................................................................................37 WLPHWKH\ZHUHFRQVWUXFWHG7KHRULJLQDOGHVLJQVDQGVXEVHTXHQWUHQRYDWLRQVDQGXSJUDGHVWRWKHIDFLOLWLHVDUH DUHÁHFWLRQRIWKHH[SHFWDWLRQVDQGEDVLFOLYLQJQHHGVRIVWXGHQWVWKHLUSDUHQWVDQGWKHVRFLHW\DVDZKROHIRU Corry Village ..........................................................................................................39 WKHSDVW\HDUV7KHXQLYHUVLW\GRHVQRWRSHUDWHLQLVRODWLRQIURPWKH*DLQHVYLOOHFRPPXQLW\7KHJURZWK Graham Hall ...........................................................................................................40 of the university and subsequent need to house students on and off campus has directly impacted the growth of Gainesville and its economy. East Hall .................................................................................................................42 All campus residence facilities have rich and varied histories. However, these histories have not been consistently Simpson Hall ..........................................................................................................43 UHFRUGHG,QIRUPDWLRQDERXWVRPHUHVLGHQFHIDFLOLWLHVLVOLPLWHG7\SHVRILQIRUPDWLRQDERXWIDFLOLWLHVPD\QRW EHFRQVLVWHQWRUSDUDOOHOLQIRUP7KLVSXEOLFDWLRQLVDQDWWHPSWWRVDOYDJHDQGFRPSLOHWKHLQIRUPDWLRQWKDWLV Trusler Hall ............................................................................................................44 DYDLODEOHDQGYHULÀDEOH Jennings Hall .........................................................................................................46 6KDURQ&%ODQVHWW Diamond Village .....................................................................................................49 Assistant Director of Housing for Research and Organizational Development Beaty Towers .........................................................................................................51 8QLYHUVLW\RI)ORULGD Maguire Village ......................................................................................................54 Department of Housing and Residence Education 6SULQJ University Village South ........................................................................................56 1RYHPEHUWKH'LYLVLRQRI+RXVLQJFKDQJHGLWVQDPHWRWKH'HSDUWPHQWRI+RXVLQJDQG5HVLGHQFH(GXFDWLRQWR Tanglewood Village ...............................................................................................57 EHWWHUUHÁHFWLWVPLVVLRQDVDGHSDUWPHQWZLWKLQWKH'LYLVLRQRI6WXGHQW$IIDLUV9HWHUDQVWDIIEHOLHYHWKH+RXVLQJ2IÀFH became the Division of Housing at the time several housing support services located in other departments (maintenance Keys Residential Complex .....................................................................................59 services, personnel, purchasing, accounting, and custodial services) combined with the residence life functions under the leadership of the Director of Housing – probably during the time that Dr. Riker was Director of Housing. Springs Residential Complex ................................................................................61 Contents (continued) Some Extras The Director’s Conference Room ................................................................................................................................93 Lakeside Residential Complex ..............................................................................63 A Rose by Any Other Name ..........................................................................................................................................94 Honors Residential College at Hume Hall .............................................................65 Goodbye to Landline Phone Service ...........................................................................................................................94 Names That Didn’t Make It DOHRE Mission Statement and Guiding Principles ..................................................................................................94 1949 – 50: The Naming of Tolbert, Weaver, North, South, Mallory, Reid, Yulee Halls .............................................68 Division of Student Affairs Vision, Mission, Values, KSAs .......................................................................................95 1953 – 54: The Naming of Broward Hall ......................................................................................................................72 1961: The Naming of Jennings, Graham, Simpson, Trusler, and East Halls ...........................................................73 Appendix A — Residence Facilities Opening Dates ..............................................97 1971: The Naming of Beaty Towers .............................................................................................................................74 Appendix B — Directors of Housing ......................................................................98 1990 – 2000: The Naming of the 1991 Residence Facility (Keys) and South Hall (Riker) .......................................75 $SSHQGL[&³+RXVLQJ2IÀFH/RFDWLRQV ...............................................................98 1997: The Reassignment of Schucht Village Property .............................................................................................75 Appendix D — Fall 2010 Graduate and Family Housing Apartment Count ..........99 2003 and Beyond ...........................................................................................................................................................76 Appendix E — Fall 2010 Residence Halls Room and Space Count ....................101 Gone But