Lorida Audubon collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-2016-08
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No requestable containers
Scope and Contents
These materials mostly concern the Lorida property, the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, and Lake Okeechobee from the 1960s to the present.
Dates
- Created: 1935-2010
- Other: Majority of material found in 1980-2010
- Record Keeping: Acquired: 04/01/2016
Creator
- Florida Audubon Society (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Biographical or Historical Information
Audubon Florida obtained the property in Lorida / Kissimmee Prairie in 1980, but wardens had been supervising the site since the 1930s.
Extent
7.50 Linear Feet
5 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection is composed of records from Audubon Florida's station at Lorida near Sebring. These include environmental reports, documents concerning conflicts with neighbors and violators, internal correspondence, and information on the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park.
Source of Acquisition
Audubon Society of Florida / Paul Gray
Method of Acquisition
Donation.
- Florida Audubon Society
- Grassland conservation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kissimmee River Valley (Fla.) -- Conservation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- National Audubon Society
- Ranchers -- Law and legislation -- Florida Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Florida Water Management District (Fla.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Watershed hydrology -- Conservation -- Florida Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Lorida Audubon Collection
- Author
- Rachel Thompson
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USF Libraries - Special Collections Repository
Contact:
4202 East Fowler Ave.
LIB122
Tampa FL 33620-5400 US
813-974-2731
4202 East Fowler Ave.
LIB122
Tampa FL 33620-5400 US
813-974-2731
