University
of Florida Archives Series P20
University of Florida. Office of the President. Official NCAA inquiry into conduct of the football team, 1979-1986.
2.5 linear ft. (6 boxes)
Series P20 contains documents compiled for a 1984 NCAA investigation into recruiting violations by the University of Florida football team. The series contains photocopies of documents submitted to the NCAA as well as original files of Presidents Robert Marston and Marshall Criser on the matter. The latter includes compliance records, correspondence from alumni, and records related to a suit filed by the Miami Herald to obtain information through the Public Records Act.
The photocopies are divided into three categories.
Included with the exhibits were thousands of copies of invoices and receipts. These were discarded, and only correspondence and other substantive material were retained. Also removed were registration forms and cancelled checks for a summer football clinic held for high school players.
The collection originally contained multiple copies of most documents. An effort was made to eliminate duplication, but some duplicates probably remain.
Access to this series is restricted. Much of the series deals with specific named students and is therefore restricted by Federal law. The compilers of this series blackened out the names of students, but in most cases the names can still be read. To use this collection, sensitive documents must be photocopied again to insure anonymity. Costs for reproduction will be assumed by the researcher.
Box 1 Photocopies
Box 2 Photocopies
Box 3 Photocopies
Box 4 Original files
Box 5 Original files
Box 6 Original files