66 items found
Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "Washington (D.C.)"
Letter from Lorne W. Barclay to Governor David Sholtz, 1933

Letter from Lorne W. Barclay to Governor David Sholtz, 1933

Date
1933-01-19
Description
Letter from Lorne W. Barclay, director of the National Parks Association, to Florida Governor David Sholtz describing his contributions to getting the Everglades Park bill passed in Congress and why some representatives oppose the bill.
Collection
Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to Josie W. Roberts and Estelle Harrison, 1946

Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to Josie W. Roberts and Estelle Harrison, 1946

Date
1946-09-27
Description
A letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to Josie W. Roberts and Estelle Harrison about the goings on at Bethune-Cookman College, its growth and its staff.
Collection
Letter from May Mann Jennings to Governor David Sholtz, 1934

Letter from May Mann Jennings to Governor David Sholtz, 1934

Date
1934-11-12
Description
Letter from May Mann Jennings, chairman of Royal Palm State Park Committee, to Florida Governor David Sholtz with recommendations for who should be appointed as honorary members of the Everglades National Park Association. The back of the letter includes a list of members of the Royal Palm State Park Committee.
Collection
Letter from May Mann Jennings to Governor Millard Caldwell, 1945

Letter from May Mann Jennings to Governor Millard Caldwell, 1945

Date
1945-02-15
Description
Letter from May Mann Jennings to Florida Governor Millard Caldwell listing her qualifications to serve as managing director of the Florida Everglades National Park Commission.
Collection
Letter from Secretary of State James Monroe to General George Mathews, 1812

Letter from Secretary of State James Monroe to General George Mathews, 1812

Date
1812-04-04
Description
A private letter from United States Secretary of State James Monroe to General George Mathews regarding Mathews' exploits on Amelia Island in East Florida. Monroe sent the letter to Mathews on the same day he sent an official letter renouncing Mathews' forceful seizure of the island and surrounding area.
Collection
Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting Copies of All the Letters and Correspondence Between the Secretary of War and Gen. Andrew Jackson, from the Commencement of the Creek War, to 1st March, 1815

Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting Copies of All the Letters and Correspondence Between the Secretary of War and Gen. Andrew Jackson, from the Commencement of the Creek War, to 1st March, 1815

Date
1828-02-18
Description
A collection of correspondence between U.S. Secretary of War John Armstrong and General Andrew Jackson during the Creek War regarding military movement and other war-related matters. The correspondence dates from February 4, 1814 to August 10, 1814.
Collection
Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Information Required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th Ultimo, in Relation to the Instructions Given to the Commissioners for Negotiating with the Florida Indians, &c. &c., 1826

Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Information Required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th Ultimo, in Relation to the Instructions Given to the Commissioners for Negotiating with the Florida Indians, &c. &c., 1826

Date
1826-02-06
Description
A collection of correspondence between government officials in Florida and Washington, D.C. regarding the settlement of Native Americans in the territory of Florida and other matters, including the Treaty of Moultrie Creek (1823). The correspondence dates from April 7, 1823 to December 26, 1825.
Collection
Letter from Vicky MacDonald to President Richard Nixon, 1969

Letter from Vicky MacDonald to President Richard Nixon, 1969

Date
1969-05-31
Description
A letter from Vicky A. MacDonald inviting President Richard Nixon to the Apollo 11 launch at Cape Kennedy (known as Cape Canaveral today). The spaceflight was to take astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins on the first manned Moon landing.
Collection
Letter from W. R. Lambert to Members of the Florida Anti-Saloon League, 1908

Letter from W. R. Lambert to Members of the Florida Anti-Saloon League, 1908

Date
1908-02-08
Description
Letter from W. R. Lambert, superintendent of the Florida Anti-Saloon League, to members of the league requesting they write to representatives and senators from Florida and ask them to support the Littlefield Interstate Commerce Bill.
Collection
Letter from Walter Buckingham to Florida High School Principals, 1932

Letter from Walter Buckingham to Florida High School Principals, 1932

Date
1932-02-20
Description
Letter from Walter S. Buckingham, Florida resident secretary to Congresswoman Ruth Bryan Owen, to Florida's high school principals describing Owen's Patriotic Pilgrimage to Washington and inviting senior high school students to participate. The back to the letter includes a note Buckingham wrote to Owen telling her this was the letter he would send to principals.
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
s278_b040_f05_x04Letter from Lorne W. Barclay to Governor David Sholtz, 1933TextParks -- Florida -- Everglades
National parks and reserves -- Florida -- Everglades
Protected areas -- Florida -- Everglades
Legislation
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m95-2_b001_f02_x02Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to Josie W. Roberts and Estelle Harrison, 1946TextAfrican American schools--Florida
African American children--Education
African American women--Education
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s278_b042_f02_x01Letter from May Mann Jennings to Governor David Sholtz, 1934TextParks -- Florida -- Everglades
National parks and reserves -- Florida -- Everglades
Protected areas -- Florida -- Everglades
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s576_b025_f01_x01Letter from May Mann Jennings to Governor Millard Caldwell, 1945TextParks -- Florida -- Everglades
National parks and reserves -- Florida -- Everglades
Protected areas -- Florida -- Everglades
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n2013-6_b001_x02Letter from Secretary of State James Monroe to General George Mathews, 1812TextUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1809-1817
Territorial expansion
Spain -- Military relations -- United States
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flc_973.51-u58-1828-no146Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting Copies of All the Letters and Correspondence Between the Secretary of War and Gen. Andrew Jackson, from the Commencement of the Creek War, to 1st March, 1815TextCreek War, 1813-1814
Creek Indians
Seminole Indians
Cherokee Indians
Choctaw Indians
Indians of North America -- Florida
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flc_970.1-u58t-1826-no74Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Information Required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th Ultimo, in Relation to the Instructions Given to the Commissioners for Negotiating with the Florida Indians, &c. &c., 1826TextSeminole Indians
Native Americans
Indians of North America -- Florida
Seminole Indians -- Treaties
Cherokee Indians
Choctaw Indians
Creek Indians
Mikasuki Indians
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s923_b016_f14_01Letter from Vicky MacDonald to President Richard Nixon, 1969TextSpace programs--United States
Space flight to the moon
Manned space flight
Astronauts
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s664_b015_f07_x08Letter from W. R. Lambert to Members of the Florida Anti-Saloon League, 1908TextProhibition -- Florida
Liquor laws
Alcohol -- Law and legislation
Voting
Temperance
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n2004-1_b001_f08_04Letter from Walter Buckingham to Florida High School Principals, 1932TextWomen legislators--United States
High school students
Education, Secondary
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