Vernone Lamme (1892 — 1979) was a writer and editor in Florida. He served as Florida's first state archaeologist. He wrote for Florida newspapers, was an amateur archaeologist and became an official overseeing archaeological excavations.[1] Later in his life he authored books including Floridian lore.[2]
He moved to Florida with his father in 1912.[3]
After drafting legislation to establish a state archaeologist, he was appointed to the position by governor David Sholtz on June 10, 1935.[2] He oversaw the excavation of various sites.[4]
His actions drew controversy and critics called him a charlatan and accused him of corruption.[5] He was dismissed from his position after several months, but was later reinstated[6] and served until he resigned.[7][8]
He was an alderman of the Marineland community[9] and served as a government official.
Vernon ad Louise Lamme copyrighted a 62-page publication on Florida minstrel Stephen Foster with illustrations by Bob Lamme.[10]
Work
edit- More Florida Lore Not Found in History Books (1973), a compilation of his columns and stories[3]
References
edit- ^ "Vernon Lamme".
- ^ a b Mitchem, Jeffrey M. "Vernon Lamme, The First State Archaeologist of Florida" – via www.academia.edu.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Society, Florida Historical (October 26, 1973). "Florida Historical Quarterly" – via Google Books.
- ^ Banks, Kimball M.; Czaplicki, Jon S. (June 16, 2016). Dam Projects and the Growth of American Archaeology: The River Basin Surveys and the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program. Routledge. ISBN 9781315430720 – via Google Books.
- ^ Laskow, Sarah (October 19, 2016). "Stolen Artifacts! Drunk Teens! And More True Tales of Florida's First State Archaeologist". Atlas Obscura.
- ^ "THE AUCILLA RIVER MOUNDS". July 29, 2021.
- ^ Survey, Florida Geological (October 26, 1939). "Biennial Report". The Survey – via Google Books.
- ^ Conservation, Florida State Board of (October 26, 1933). "Biennial Report - Florida State Board of Conservation". The Board. – via Google Books.
- ^ McCarthy, Kevin M. (October 26, 1992). The Book Lover's Guide to Florida. Pineapple Press Inc. ISBN 9781561640218 – via Google Books.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (October 26, 1972). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1969: January-June". Copyright Office, Library of Congress – via Google Books.
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