Commissioner Anne Kolb Collection, 1970-1994
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Hollinger Box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Commissioner Anne Kolb Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The Commissioner Anne Kolb Collection highlights work relating to the career of Broward County Commissioner Anne Kolb. It contains materials dating from from 1970 to 1994 including ephemera, professional papers, a photograph of Kolb, reports, and Anne Kolb's signature stamp.
- Biographical / historical:
Anne Kolb was born Anne Louise Fries to parents Alexander Fries and Anna Kohler on August 12, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri. She moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1955 and married Joseph Alois Kolb in February of 1958. The couple had three children: Joseph, Bernadette, and Sean. She worked for over a decade as a staff reporter for the Fort Lauderdale Daily News newspaper until she resigned in 1970 and became an environmentalist. In 1972, Kolb was appointed to the Broward Pollution Control Board. In 1974, Kolb became the first woman elected to the Broward County Commission. In April 1975, she was appointed to the Broward Planning Council, and served until she was replaced in 1979. In 1978 she was named Conservationist of the Year by the Florida Wildlife Federation following the Broward County Commission passage of the Urban Wilderness Park System, a measure by which the Commission could set aside environmentally senisitive land for parks. In 1979, she received medical intervention and began treatment for ovarian cancer. She died on July 26, 1981.
- Acquisition information:
- The materials were transferred to the Broward County Historical Commission in 1995 (Accession BCHA-1985.1).
- Processing information:
This collection received file level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
- Arrangement:
The Commissioner Anne Kolb Collection is organized into five series: Series I. Ephemera, Series II. Photographs, Series III. Professional Papers, Series IV. Reports, and Series V. Objects.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
The Commissioner Anne Kolb Collection is open for research
- Preferred citation:
Commissioner Anne Kolb Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library100 S. Andrews AvenueFort LauderdaleFL33301USA
