Letter from Arthur W. Sinclair to the Hyacinth Control Society, Inc. (November 16, 1967)
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from Arthur W. Sinclair to the Hyacinth Control Society, Inc. (November 16, 1967)
Alternative Title
Letter from Sinclair to Hyacinth Control Society (November 16, 1967)
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Description
A letter from Arthur W. Sinclair, executive manager of the Winter Garden Chamber of Commerce, to the Hyacinth Control Society, Inc., requesting information on herbicides to be used on hyacinth and other aquatic plants along the shores of Lake Apopka in Winter Garden, Florida. The water hyacinth is an invasive species, introduced to America in 1884, that quickly overwhelms native life in freshwater lakes.
Creator
Sinclair, Arthur W.
Source
Photocopy of original typewritten letter from Arthur W. Sinclair to the Hyacinth Control Society, Inc., November 16, 1967: binder 1967, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Date Created
1967-11-16
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied letter from Arthur W. Sinclair to the Hyacinth Control Society, Inc., November 16, 1967.
Is Part Of
Binder 1967, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Friends of Lake Apopka Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
156 KB
Medium
1-page typewritten letter
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Winter Garden, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Lake Apopka, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Arthur W. Sinclair.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Friends of Lake Apopka and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
King, Joshua
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Water Hyacinth." National Invasive Species Information Center. March 20, 2015. Accessed August 29, 2015. http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/waterhyacinth.shtml.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1-page typewritten letter
Collection
Citation
Sinclair, Arthur W., “Letter from Arthur W. Sinclair to the Hyacinth Control Society, Inc. (November 16, 1967),” RICHES, accessed May 20, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6853.