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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "Collier County "
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Correspondence Between Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Hedwig Michel, December 1947

Correspondence Between Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Hedwig Michel, December 1947

Date
1947-12
Description
Correspondence between author Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Hedwig Michel, future president of the Koreshan Unity, dated December 3 and 10, 1947, regarding changes with the Koreshan's newspaper, The American Eagle, and Allen Andrews. Douglas also writes about the success of her book "The Everglades: River of Grass," the possibility of advertising the book in The American Eagle, different places where the book is being sold, and expressing that she wishes the book could be sold at the dedication of Everglades National Park on December 6, 1947.
Collection
Everglades National Park Dedication Ceremony Program, 1947

Everglades National Park Dedication Ceremony Program, 1947

Date
1947-12-06
Description
Program for the dedication ceremony of Everglades National Park. The program includes the schedule of events and transcripts of the speeches made by the guest speakers, including Florida Governor Millard Caldwell and President Harry Truman.
Collection
Everglades National Park Promotional Leaflet, ca. 1947

Everglades National Park Promotional Leaflet, ca. 1947

Date
1947 (circa)
Description
Promotional leaflet for Everglades National Park written by Daniel B. Beard of the Everglades National Park Commission. The leaflet includes information about the physical geography, vegetation, wildlife, fishes, history, accommodations and regulations of the park.
Collection
Letter from Ernest Coe to Governor Millard Caldwell, 1947

Letter from Ernest Coe to Governor Millard Caldwell, 1947

Date
1947-05-31
Description
Letter from Ernest Coe, director of the Everglades National Park Association, to Florida Governor Millard Caldwell regarding the land encompassing Everglades National Park. Also includes promotional photographs, a map and the boundaries of the park.
Collection
Letter from Glenn Marshall Jr. to Florida Broadcasters, 1947

Letter from Glenn Marshall Jr. to Florida Broadcasters, 1947

Date
1947-11-22
Description
Letter from Glenn Marshall Jr., president of the Florida Association of Broadcasters, to other Florida broadcasters asking them to air the Everglades National Park dedication ceremony and speakers. Marshall emphasizes how important the park is to the state.
Collection
Letter from Marjory Stoneman Douglas to Hedwig Michel, March 17, 1946

Letter from Marjory Stoneman Douglas to Hedwig Michel, March 17, 1946

Date
1946-03-17
Description
Letter from author Marjory Stoneman Douglas to Hedwig Michel, future president of the Koreshan Unity, describing her trip to Caxambas and expressing how much she and Robert Fink enjoyed visiting Estero. Douglas also mentions that she was made book editor for the Washington Times-Herald and the Miami Herald.
Collection
Letter from Marjory Stoneman Douglas to Hedwig Michel, March 4, 1946

Letter from Marjory Stoneman Douglas to Hedwig Michel, March 4, 1946

Date
1946-03-04
Description
Letter from author Marjory Stoneman Douglas to Hedwig Michel, future president of the Koreshan Unity, regarding a visit from Robert Fink who was going to illustrate her upcoming book "The Everglades: River of Grass," the health of Allen Andrews and a houseboat trip she took to Ten Thousand Islands.
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Letter from Marjory Stoneman Douglas to Hedwig Michel, September 16, 1947

Letter from Marjory Stoneman Douglas to Hedwig Michel, September 16, 1947

Date
1947-09-16
Description
Letter from author Marjory Stoneman Douglas to Hedwig Michel, future president of the Koreshan Unity, discussing the release of and publicity for her upcoming book "The Everglades: River of Grass."
Collection
License plate contest entry featuring smiling sun and accomapnying letter

License plate contest entry featuring smiling sun and accomapnying letter

Date
1985
Description
License plate contest entry submitted by Trdui Klass of Naples. "The state of Florida to me is truly a sunshine state, truly a friendly state, truly a clean state."
Collection
News Release Including Florida's Response to Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination, 1968

News Release Including Florida's Response to Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination, 1968

Date
1968-04-09
Description
News release describing how Floridians and other Americans responded to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and information about King's funeral and who was attending. There is also other Florida news about Governor Claude Kirk being sued by J. A. Maloney; Floridians fighting in the Vietnam War; a car accident along the Tamiami Trail; an arrest at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami; the murder of William Guffey of St. Louis; and Boca Raton police sergeant Robert Lynch being charged with embezzling money.
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
n2009-3_b118_f28_x03Correspondence Between Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Hedwig Michel, December 1947TextEnvironmental literature--Authorship
National parks and reserves -- Florida -- Everglades
Booksellers and bookselling
Advertising--Books
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s576_b026_f03_x03Everglades National Park Dedication Ceremony Program, 1947TextParks -- Florida -- Everglades
National parks and reserves -- Florida -- Everglades
Protected areas -- Florida -- Everglades
Dedications (Ceremonies)
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s576_b026_f03_x02Everglades National Park Promotional Leaflet, ca. 1947TextParks -- Florida -- Everglades
National parks and reserves -- Florida -- Everglades
Protected areas -- Florida -- Everglades
Tequesta Indians
Place marketing -- Florida -- Everglades
Calusa Indians
Seminole Indians
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s576_b026_f02_x02Letter from Ernest Coe to Governor Millard Caldwell, 1947TextParks -- Florida -- Everglades
National parks and reserves -- Florida -- Everglades
Protected areas -- Florida -- Everglades
Seminole Indians
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s576_b026_f01_x03Letter from Glenn Marshall Jr. to Florida Broadcasters, 1947TextParks -- Florida -- Everglades
National parks and reserves -- Florida -- Everglades
Protected areas -- Florida -- Everglades
Radio stations
Dedications (Ceremonies)
Radio broadcasting
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n2009-3_b118_f28_x02Letter from Marjory Stoneman Douglas to Hedwig Michel, March 17, 1946TextEnvironmental literature--Authorship
Women newspaper editors
Travel
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n2009-3_b118_f28_x01Letter from Marjory Stoneman Douglas to Hedwig Michel, March 4, 1946TextEnvironmental literature--Authorship
Booksellers and bookselling
Advertising--Books
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n2009-3_b118_f28_x04Letter from Marjory Stoneman Douglas to Hedwig Michel, September 16, 1947TextEnvironmental literature--Authorship
Booksellers and bookselling
Advertising--Books
/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/n2009-3_b118_f28_x04.jpg
s1046_b017_f01_03License plate contest entry featuring smiling sun and accomapnying letterTextAutomobile license plates
Sunshine
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s923_b085_f02_01News Release Including Florida's Response to Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination, 1968TextVietnam War, 1961-1975
Florida--Race relations
Civil rights movements
Riots--Florida--Tallahassee
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