Scope and Contents
Bound volume of newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, museum documents, booklet and letters. The newspaper clippings
are primarily from local newspapers with dates ranging from 1970-1974; subjects include Florida Canyon, Japanese beetles in
Balboa Park, and the centennial celebration of the San Diego Natural History Museum. Magazine clippings re Florida Canyon
include an article written by Helen Witham, ["Florida Canyon return to the native?", San Diego Magazine, March 1971]. Photographs
include Florida Canyon opening ceremony on November 17, 1973 featuring Helen Witham cutting opening day ribbon and the first
graduating class of Canyoneers. Museum documents include a museum bulletin re the Canyoneers, a copy of the November 1973
issue of the museum publication Environment Southwest re Florida Canyon, a museum handout re Florida Canyon tour hours including
a map, a docent memo re Florida Canyon tours, and an event schedule re the Museum's centennial year and Florida Canyon. This
volume also includes letters re Florida Canyon and a booklet produced by the Department of Education of San Diego County re
Florida Canyon available to teachers as a pre- or post-tour aid; this booklet includes Canyoneer Tours supplemental material.