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Environmental protection.

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur R. Marshall, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 073
Abstract

Manuscripts, correspondence, and other papers of a biologist/ecologist regarding the restoration of water flow in South Florida and other environmental issues.

Dates: 1943-2014; Majority of material found within 1954 - 1985

Francine Robinson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0573
Abstract

Subject files, committee/organization files, and other records belonging to environmental activist Francine Robinson who was active in organizations like the Florida League of Conservation Voters (FLCV), Florida Watch Institute, Friends of the Earth (FOE), Coalition for Responsible Genetic Research (CRGR), Sierra Club, Tree Watch Inc., and others.

Dates: 1964 - 2014

Jack and Anne Rudloe Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 109
Abstract

The collection includes Jack and Anne Rudloe's writings, consisting of manuscripts, drafts, proof copies, and background material.

Dates: 1951-1997; Majority of material found within 1968-1997

Joe Browder Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0598
Abstract Research reports, correspondence, memoranda, campaign material, and ephemera from Joe Browder, an American environmental activist who spearheaded ongoing efforts to save the Florida Everglades. His work helped establish the Biscayne National Park in 1968, and Big Cypress National Preserve in 1974. Browder successfully lobbied the Nixon administration to halt construction on a project to build a new Miami International Airport, in what is now part of the National Park system in the...
Dates: 1950 - 2010

John D. Pennekamp Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 080
Abstract

This collection details John D. Pennekamp's environmental career, particularly his conservation efforts in South Florida during the 1960s, as well as some of his work for the Miami Herald.

Dates: 1938-1977

John Ormsbee Simonds Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 050
Abstract

Drawings, project files, correspondence, writings, speeches, and other papers of landscape architect John Ormsbee Simonds.

Dates: 1912-2005; Majority of material found within 1940-2005

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

Nathaniel P. Reed Everglades Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 116
Abstract

Reed's correspondence and other documents relating to the Everglades starting in 1983, the beginning of the Save our Everglades program declared by Governor Bob Graham, and spanning until 2005.

Dates: 1983 - 2005

Records of the Friends of Lake Alice

 Collection
Identifier: MS Coll. 144
Abstract

Alice's Friends' administrative records and notes, as well as newspaper clippings and legal documents. The collection mostly relates to the organization's successful challenge against the University of Florida's 1995 plan to build student housing on the shores of Lake Alice.

Dates: 1953 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1997 - 1999