| In 1888, C.O. Whitman, the MBL's first director, wrote "a library is a necessity in such a laboratory. We must have, at a minimum to begin with, all the important journals now printed in the four principal languages (French, English, German, Italian)."
From that first directive a research library founded and the beginnings of a Rare Book collection and Archive begun. Currently, the Rare Books collection and Archive contain a prestigious history of American biology and serve scholars and students alike. From a Nobel Prize to a death mask, to books printed in the 16th century, this intellectual oasis lends a special perspective to the research efforts in Woods Hole, and with the advent of digitization - the world!
Give now to one of our endowed funds for the Rare Books program listed below, or contact Library Director to learn more.
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