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Descriptive Summary
Title: Marine Biological Laboratory, La Jolla, CA ; Scripps Institution for Biological Research of the University of California ;
The Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California
Dates: 1905-1913
Collection Number: Marine Biological, La Jolla, CA
Creator/Collector:
William E. Ritter
Mayor John L. Sehon
Common Council of San Diego
J. T. Butler, City Clerk of San Diego
F. T. Scripps
C. B. Richards
Board of Park Commissioners, Park Department, City of San Diego
George W. Marston
Wm. E. Ritter
Albert Schoonover, Attorney for Marine Biological
J. Mills Boal
Mrs. S. C. Dempsey
Sally Dempsey
Frances E. Tomlinson
Shelton Bissell
Edw. R. Stahle
C. F. Atkinson
H. H. Hudson
Ritter
Scripps
Marston
Sehon
Mills
Rannells
Coombs
Boal
Hudson
Tomlinson
Bissell
Stahle
Dempsey
Atkinson
Helm
Scripps Institute of Oceanography
University of California
Marine Biological Station
Marine Biological Laboratory
The Scripps Institution for Biological Research of the University of California
Biological Station
Common Council of the City of San Diego
Mayor of the City of San Diego
Board of Park Commissioners, City of San Diego
Extent: 10 documents and 5 photographs
Online items available
Repository:
San Diego City Clerk’s Archives
San Diego, California 92101
Abstract: to be added See very detailed descriptions of archives in supplemental PDF file link below.
Language of Material: English
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Public, municiapal documents,
Preferred Citation
Marine Biological Laboratory, La Jolla, CA ; Scripps Institution for Biological Research of the University of California ;
The Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California. San Diego City Clerk’s Archives
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains ten documents including requests and submissions to the City of San Diego by William E. Ritter, Scientific
Director of the Marine Biological Station located at La Jolla, California, later known as The Scripps Institute of Marine
Research and Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California; official city documents in response to Professor
Ritter; documents involving the sale, use and development of City property and Pueblo Lands for the purposes of the Marine
Biological Station, including F. T. Scripps offer to purchase Pueblo Lot 1298 and C. B. Richards stated gift of the same to
the City of San Diego; documents concerning La Jolla community issues in which Prof. Ritter was involved, including the sewage
system and liquor licensing in the village of La Jolla, CA; entries in the bound minutes of the Park Department of San Diego
concerning the laboratory buildings at La Jolla Park; and, lastly, five photographs of the drainage system at or near the
Biological Station/ Scripps Institute of Oceanography sometime in or after 1925.
Indexing Terms
Marine Biological Station
Marine Biological Laboratory
Scripps Institute
University of California
La Jolla
Oceanography
Sea Water contamination
Sea Water Quality
Water Pollution
Sewage treatment
Sewage system
Biological Grade
Pueblo Lot 1298
Pueblo Lands
La Jolla Park
Scripps Park
Ellen Browning Scripps
Fred T. Scripps
Biological Building
Prohibition
Liquor license
William E. Ritter
Wm. E. Ritter
Ellen B. Scripps
F. T. Scripps
John L. Sehon
C. B. Richards
J. Mills Boal
E. G. Helm
Nathan L. Rannells
J. G. Coombs
H. H. Hudson
S. C. Dempsey
Sally Dempsey
Frances E. Tomlinson
Shelton Bissell
Edw. F. Stahle
C. F. Atkinson
Scripps
Ritter
Marine Biological Laboratory
Marine Biological Station
Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Scripps Institution of Marine Research
University of California
City of San Diego
City Clerk of the City of San Diego
Common Council of the City of San Diego
La Jolla, California
La Jolla, Calif.
La Jolla, CA
San Diego, California
San Diego, CA
La Jolla Park
Scripps Park
Biological Grade
La Jolla Shores
petition
communication
Message from the Mayor
Minutes of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of San Diego
notice of sale
notice of election
photograph
photos
flyer
sample ballot
vote tally
statement of protestants
request for tax remittance or reduction
resolution
ordinance
procedural cover sheet
notes
request
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