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Letter to Governor Haydon Burns from Pat Young Regarding a Potential Attraction for Walt Disney World, November 16, 1965

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State Archives of Florida, Series S131

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

Date

November 16, 1965

Creator

Young, Pat

Topic

Tourism and Promotion

Subjects

Amusement parks--Design
Amusement parks--Planning
Marine aquariums
Sharks

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Letters (correspondence)

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Letter to Governor Haydon Burns from Pat Young Regarding a Potential Attraction for Walt Disney World, November 16, 1965

Subject

Amusement parks--Planning

Sharks

Marine aquariums

Amusement parks--Design

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Letter from Pat Young, widow of marine scientist Captain William E. Young, to Governor Haydon Burns, pitching a potential marine aquarium exhibit at the future Walt Disney World featuring sharks. A promotional folder for William E. Young's filmed lecture titled "Tigers of the Sea" is included, as is a list of the structures and equipment Pat Young envisioned being involved in the proposed attraction..

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Young, Pat

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State Archives of Florida, Series S131

Date

1965-11-16

Contributor

Young, William E.

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letters (correspondence)

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eng-US

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Text

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s131_b018_f02_20

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Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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Young, Pat. Letter to Governor Haydon Burns from Pat Young Regarding a Potential Attraction for Walt Disney World, November 16, 1965. November 16, 1965. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346194>, accessed 16 November 2024.

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Young, Pat. Letter to Governor Haydon Burns from Pat Young Regarding a Potential Attraction for Walt Disney World, November 16, 1965. November 16, 1965. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346194>

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