Letter from Harold L. Moody to J. W. Woods (April 24, 1967)

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Title

Letter from Harold L. Moody to J. W. Woods (April 24, 1967)

Alternative Title

Letter from Moody to Woods (April 24, 1967)

Subject

Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida

Description

A letter from Harold L. Moody, fisheries biologist with the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission, to J. W. Woods, Chief of Fisheries for the commission. The letter describes a fish kill first observed on April 23, 1967, by Dewey Smith, and later investigated by Moody. In the letter, Moody reports a large kill of mostly shad and catfish, with citrus processing waste present in the surrounding water.

Creator

Moody, Harold L.

Source

Photocopy of original 1-page typewritten letter from Harold L. Moody to J. W. Woods, April 24, 1967: binder 1967, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.

Date Created

1967-04-24

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of photocopied typewritten letter from Harold L. Moody to J. W. Woods, April 24, 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

154 KB

Medium

2-page typewritten letter on Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission letterhead

Language

eng

Type

Text

Coverage

Eustis, Florida
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee, Florida
Lake Apopka, Florida
Winter Garden, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Harold L. Moody.

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

"Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.

Document Item Type Metadata

Original Format

2-page typewritten letter on Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission letterhead

Citation

Moody, Harold L., “Letter from Harold L. Moody to J. W. Woods (April 24, 1967),” RICHES, accessed March 19, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6855.

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