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NS. Natural Science, Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation, Planning (includes The Everglades)

 Classification
Identifier: NS

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

James Edmundson Ingraham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 056
Abstract

Correspondence, miscellaneous materials, and photographs of businessman, entrepreneur, and railroad company executive along with his family.

Dates: 1854 - 1982

D. Robert "Bob" Graham Political Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 148
Abstract Records from the political career of D. Robert "Bob" Graham documenting his tenure as a Florida legislator, 1966-1978, and a United States Senator, 1987-2005. The collection also contains Graham's private papers and records from several commissions that Graham served on and also chronicles Graham's Workday experiences. Among the many record types, the collection contains correspondence, memoranda, press releases, speeches, articles, schedules and calendars, trip files, campaign materials,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1966-2024; 1950-2010

Fred L. Williamson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 183
Abstract

Diaries, correspondence, news clippings, hearings, engineering reports and other material related to South Florida, particularly in the Clewiston area. The collection also contains the records of the New River, Lake Okeechobee and Caloosahatchee Navigation Association.

Dates: 1923-1944

Ernest Taylor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 201
Abstract

Largely pertaining to Taylor's work on the preservation of Corkscrew Swamp near Naples, Florida, the collection includes correspondence, photographs, slides (with descriptions), maps, and various manuscripts, including "The Trek."

Dates: 1952-2006; Majority of material found within 1952-1962

Max Quackenbos Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 262
Abstract

Documents pertaining to a variety of environmental activities related to Martin County, South Florida, and the Everglades. In particular, the materials provide evidence about the meetings and activities of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) because Max Quackenbos was a regular meeting attendee and planning participant. Other topics include the Kissimmee River, Lake Okeechobee, Indian River Lagoon, and the St. Lucie River.

Dates: 1977-2002

John M. DeGrove Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 275
Abstract

Publications, correspondence, research materials, reports and other papers of John M. DeGrove, an educator and prominent authority in growth management, politics, planning, public administration, natural resources, and land management.

Dates: 1937-2007; Majority of material found within 1990-2007

Jim Bob Tinsley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 278
Abstract The collection contains galley proofs and photos for Tinsley's books He Was Singin' This Song and For a Cowboy Has to Sing. Accompanying the galley proofs and photographs are approximately 50 pieces of Western sheet music from 1900 to 1950. The collection also contains research materials on the Florida panther, bass fishing sites in Florida, cattle rancher Jacob Summerlin, and Tinsley's book The...
Dates: 1964-1987

Chase Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 014
Abstract

Business records of Chase and Company and affiliates, as well as the personal correspondence of members of the Chase Family and family genealogical records.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1884-1984; 1871-1984

Records of the Florida Defenders of the Environment

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 204
Abstract

Documents of the Florida Defenders of the Environment, the majority of which deal with the fight to de-authorize the Cross Florida Barge Canal project.

Dates: 1943-1994; Majority of material found within 1969-1994

Sierra Club Florida Chapter Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 089
Abstract

Correspondence, minutes, newsletters, and miscellaneous materials of an environmentalist organization.

Dates: 1964-1987