Audrey Peterman Collection, 1995-2003
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Paige Box folder of materials related to the New River North Fork Initiative circa 1998-2000, one "Franklin Park Enhancement Plan" 1995, folder of materials related to the Audubon Centers of Florida circa 2000, and newspaper clippings. The materials include plans and newspaper clippings discussing the development of the African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC).
- 5 Items 5 oversize landscape designs and images of North Fork project mounted on foam core.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
AARLCC Special Collections, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The Audrey Peterman Collection documents the North Fork of the New River and development plans around the river in the 1990s and early 2000s. It contains oversize presentation boards with designs and photographs of the New River North Fork Master Plan dated 2003, a folder of materials related to the New River North Fork Initiative circa 1998-2000, one "Franklin Park Enhancement Plan" 1995, a folder of materials related to the Audubon Centers of Florida circa 2000, and newspaper clippings. The materials include plans and newspaper clippings discussing the development of the African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC).
The "A Day in the Life of North Fork" photography series contains 11 framed photographs of the North Fork by Florida photographers Hobie "Sule" Johnson (1951-2015), Denis Williams, and Elizabeth Cascalheira.
- Biographical / historical:
Audrey W. Peterman is an African-American author and environmental activist. She is a founding member of community-focused grassroots organizations including South Florida Community Partners and Keeping It Wild, Atlanta. She worked with Earthwise Productions, Inc. through the sponsorship of National Audubon Society, Broward County Department of Natural Resource Protection and the South Florida Water Management District to promote the North Fork as a natural resource within an innner city setting and advocate for developments that promoted the North Fork as an enviromental resource and the health of the community.
The "A Day in the Life of North Fork" photography series was created by three Florida photographers in August 1997, put together by Earthwise Productions.
- Acquisition information:
- Audrey Peterman donated the materials to the AARLCC Special Collections in 2003 (Accession AARLCC-2003.34). She donated an accrual on May 24, 2011 (Accession AARLCC-2011.4).
- Processing information:
This collection received container level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
AARLCC Special Collections, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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African American Research Library and Cultural Center, Broward County Library2650 Sistrunk BoulevardFort LauderdaleFL33311USA
