Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP) collection, 1977-2009, Date acquired: 02/13/2017
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program
- Extent:
- 4.25 Linear Feet
- 21 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
In 1987, Hillsborough County voters approved a referendum and property tax to implement the Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP). It was subsequently reauthorized in 1990 and 2008, each time with sizeable majorities. Similar to and often in partnership with state-funded programs such as Preservation 2000 and Florida Forever, ELAPP has protected over 61,000 acres of rare and important habitat in Hillsborough County. In 2014, the program was officially renamed the "Jan K. Platt Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program," for the former county commissioner (1978-2002) and lifelong advocate for environmental protection. The ELAPP history project was funded by a generous donation from Gus Muench. (Source: USF Digital Commons)
- Acquisition information:
Andy Fairbanks
Donation
- Arrangement:
The Collection is separated into three series based on material type. These series are "Archival Documents" with two boxes, "Audiovisual" with one box, and "Slides" with eighteen boxes.
The first two series "Archival Documents" and "Audiovisual" are both arranged alphabetically within their series. While the final "Slides" mantains the original order of the slides as set by the creator.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
None
- Terms of access:
None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.
- Preferred citation:
Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
- Location of this collection:
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The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122TampaFL33620-5400USA
