Ellen Peterson Legacy Collection, 1923-2018

Scope and content:: This collection includes the scrapbook and journal from her bike trip, family photos, and correspondence from various stages of her life. Also included are projector slides, Sierra Club awards, an energy map of Southwest Florida, posters, bumper stickers, Happehatchee flyers, and pictures of her Florida home, which later became a part of Happehatchee. The largest part of this collection is the newspapers documenting her effort to save the planet.
Biographical / historical:: Ellen Peterson, formerly Ellen Salisbury and Ellen Welch, was a woman before her time. From traveling across the country on a bike in her twenties to becoming a staunch environmentalists later in life, she cemented her legacy in the creation of the Happehatchee Center in Estero, Florida to inspire peace and healing. Ellen was heavily involved with saving Fisheating Creek in Florida, and continued to raise awareness about climate change and the environment until her parting.
Arrangement:: Organized in five series: Series 1, Ellen Peterson Materials; Series 2, Happehatchee Papers; Series 3, Audiovisual Materials; Series 4, Ephemera; Series 5, Photos.
Physical location:: Range: 8B, Section: 3, Shelf: 1-3
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Environment
Activists
Women's Rights Advocates
Social science.
Environmental science.
Political science.
Entrepreneurship.
Names:: Peterson, Ellen
Places:: Estero (Fla.)
Sierra Club

Access and use

Location of this collection:: Florida Gulf Coast University Special Collections

10501 FGCU Blvd South

Fort Meyers

FL

33965

USA