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Dublin Core
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Title
Friends of Lake Apopka Collection
Alternative Title
FOLA Collection
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
Description
The Friends of Lake Apopka (FOLA) is a citizen advocacy group with the mission of restoring Lake Apopka in Orange County and Lake County, Florida. Due to poor farming practices along its shores, Lake Apopka has become one of the largest polluted lakes in Florida. This collection features various archival items related to the restoration of the lake.
Contributor
<a href="http://www.fola.org/" target="_blank">Friends of Lake Apopka</a>
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Lake Apopka, Florida
Florida Game and Fresh Water Commission, Tallahassee, Florida
Oakland, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Saint Johns River, Florida
Winter Garden, Florida
Winter Haven, Florida
Zellwood, Florida
Contributing Project
<a href="http://www.fola.org/" target="_blank">Friends of Lake Apopka</a>
Curator
Cepero, Laura
King, Joshua
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
<a href="http://www.oaktownusa.com/Pages/Preserve/index" target="_blank">Oakland Nature Preserve</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://www.fola.org/" target="_blank">Our Mission & Purpose</a>." Friends of Lake Apopka. http://www.fola.org/.
Document
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
Original Format
1-page typewritten letter
Dublin Core
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Title
Letter from Oland J. Kershaw to Arthur W. Sinclair (May 23, 1966)
Alternative Title
Letter from Kershaw to Sinclair (May 23, 1966)
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Indian River (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
Description
A letter from Oland J. Kershaw, chairman of the Indian River Shellfish Association, to Arthur W. Sinclair, Executive Secretary-Manager of the Winter Garden Chamber of Commerce. Kershaw writes in response to a letter by Sinclair published in <em>The Sentinel</em> calling for action on water pollution. Kershaw tells Sinclair of his organization and their goals, and that they hope to work with Sinclair and other anti-pollution groups to rally citizen support for environmental restoration.
Type
Text
Source
Original typewritten letter from Oland J. Kershaw to Arthur W. Sinclair, May 23, 1966: binder 1966, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, <a href="http://www.oaktownusa.com/Pages/Preserve/index" target="_blank">Oakland Nature Preserve</a>, Oakland, Florida.
Is Part Of
Binder 1966, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, <a href="http://www.oaktownusa.com/Pages/Preserve/index" target="_blank">Oakland Nature Preserve</a>, Oakland, Florida.
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/153" target="_blank">Friends of Lake Apopka Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original typewritten letter from Oland J. Kershaw to Arthur W. Sinclair, May 23, 1966.
Coverage
Grant, Florida
Winter Garden, Florida
Lake Apopka, Florida
Creator
Kershaw, Oland J.
Date Created
1966-05-23
Format
image/jpg
Extent
147 KB
Medium
1-page typewritten letter
Language
eng
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Oland J. Kershaw.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the <a href="http://www.fola.org/" target="_blank">Friends of Lake Apopka</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Accrual Method
Donation
Contributing Project
<a href="http://www.fola.org/" target="_blank">Friends of Lake Apopka</a>
Curator
King, Joshua
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
<a href="http://www.oaktownusa.com/Pages/Preserve/index" target="_blank">Oakland Nature Preserve</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/docs/i/indriv2.htm" target="_blank">Indian River, Florida: Highways and Byways of Florida</a>." Exploring Florida. http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/docs/i/indriv2.htm.
American Legion
Arthur W. Sinclair
bumper sticker
Central Florida Anti-Water Pollution Association
chambers of commerce
conservation
environmentalism
Indian River
Indian River Shellfish Association
Lake Apopka
Lake Apopka Fishing Camp
Oland J. Kershaw
Paradise Heights
pollution
Saint Johns River
St. Johns River
Tampa Bay
Thomas F. Ritter, Sr.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
water
water pollution
water quality
Winter Garden
Winter Garden Chamber of Commerce