Petitions
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Mira Mar Hotel and Apartments Petition
Collection
Identifier: MSS 579
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a petition circulated by the Palm Avenue Merchant group in Sarasota in June 1978 to have the Mira Mar Hotel and Apartments added to the National Register of Historic Places. The petition consists of 64 pages of signatures and addresses of the signers. Jay Starker, a past president of the Palm Avenue Merchants, was a prominent leader in the effort.
Dates:
1978
Found in:
Sarasota County History Center
Venice Area Middle School Skate Park Petition Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 213
Scope and Contents
This collection includes records from a 1997 effort by Venice Area Middle School students in Worth David's American History class to advocate for the Sarasota County Board of Commissioners to establish a skate park in southern Sarasota County. The records include the petition itself, the students' letters to the Board of County Commissioners, newspaper clippings related to the project and correspondence between Worth David and the students' parents regarding a trip to see the Sarasota County...
Dates:
1997 - 1998
Found in:
Sarasota County History Center