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A Guide to the John Henry Davis Papers

Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff

University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
March 2005


Descriptive Summary

Provenance: Davis, John Henry, 1901-1978?
Title: John Henry Davis Papers
Dates: 1940-1974
Abstract: Papers relating to the feasibility of constructing a canal across the Florida peninsula, by consultant to the Canal Authority of the State of Florida.
Extent: 1.5 linear feet. (4 Boxes; 1 Oversize Report)
Identification: Ms 23


Biographical/Historical Note

Botanist, educator. Consultant to the Canal Authority of the State of Florida. Born in Virginia, 1901. Educated at Davidson College and University of Chicago. Taught at Davidson College, Southwestern College (Memphis), the University of Virginia, and the University of Florida. Died circa 1978.


Scope and Content

Reports, documents, and correspondence relating to the feasibility of constructing a canal across the Florida peninsula. Topics include the Florida Defenders of the Environment, the Cross Florida Barge Canal, the Florida Canal Authority, and the Corps of Engineers. Also included is a manuscript, "Plant Life in Florida," and correspondence dated 1940 to 1969.


Access or Use Restrictions

Access

Collection is open for research.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], John Henry Davis Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Acquisition Information

Gift of John Henry Davis.


Contents List

Davis Papers


Box 1

Affadavits
Florida Defenders of the Environment
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
U.S. District Court - Middle District
U.S. District Court - Northern District of Mississippi
U.S. District Court - District of Columbia

Box 2

U.S. Senate. 1958
Florida Canal Authority
U.S. Forest Service
Cross Florida Barge Canal - General

Box 3

U.S. Corps of Engineers
U.S. Council on Environmental Quality
U.S. Department of the Interior
Clippings

Box 4

Manuscript, "Plant Life in Florida"
Correspondence. 1940-1969
Publications



Selected Subjects and Access Points

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog:
Organizations:
Canal Authority of the State of Florida.
Florida Defenders of the Environment.
Florida. Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.
Subject Terms:
Botany -- Florida.
Canals -- Florida.
Cross Florida Barge Canal (Fla.)


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