Collection, 1947-1977.

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Collection, 1947-1977.

The collection consists primarily of typewritten letters and documents, with some handwritten material, and a substantial amount of photographs, newspaper clippings, maps and blueprints, all relating to the establishment, history and administration of the Lerner Marine Laboratory.

15 linear ft. (30 boxes)unprocessed material 3 linear ft. (3 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7759535

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American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Ichthyology.

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American Museum of Natural History

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Oliver, James A. (James Arthur), 1914-1981

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Smith, C. Lavett, 1927-

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United States. Office of Naval Research. Oceanic Biology Branch.

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Stout, Gardner D.

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WODINSKY, JEROME

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Tyler, James C., 1935-....

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Nicholson, Thomas D.

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Lerner, Michael, 1890-1978.

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Parr, Albert Eide, 1900-1991

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Mathewson, Robert F.

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Wylie, Philip, 1902-1971

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Lerner Marine Laboratory

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The Lerner Marine Laboratory (LML) was established in 1947 by Michael Lerner on North Bimini Island, Bahamas, as a field station of the American Museum of Natural History. The Bimini Islands, close to the Florida coast, and with the Gulf Stream on the west and a tropical lagoon on the east, make an ideal site for a marine laboratory. Founded with the permission of the government of the Bahamas, the LML was overseen by the AMNH Dept. of Fishes and Aquatic Biology, and was...