Jeanne Bellamy Bills papers - 1931-1975

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HMA0145

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Jeanne Bellamy Bills papers - 1931-1975

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  • 1931-1975 (Creation)

Extent

8 boxes

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Collection covers committee, agency and individual writings on the Everglades, the Biscayne aquifer, Lake Okeechobee, Biscayne Bay, urban growth and farming impacts on water resources, saltwater intrusion, flood control, and related water issues. Other material included: South Florida (later Variety, now Miami) Children's Hospital under construction; a 1960 plan to revitalize Miami's downtown business district, and a 1976 Dade County Public Schools report.

Folder 3 in box 2 gives a summary of events pertaining to documents in boxes 1 and 2.

Maps, charts, oversized pamphlets pertaining to water control in southeast Florida, 1940-1970s

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Papers arranged by topic in folders. Correspondence arranged chronologically

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gift

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Accession number: 1978-228

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