some 16,000 individuals, representing very completely the avifauna of New Jersey, and in part. that of North America, Europe, IndoAsia, Australia, and South America. There are also about 4000 sets of eggs, most of them in nests. The morphological collections contain about 2600 preparations, illustrating the comparative anatomy of vertebrates. These are being increased at the rate of about 300 preparations a year. The histological collections contain some 30,000 mounted microscopical specimens illustrating the various forms of tissues of many different animals; some 5000 specimens are stored in paraffin blocks.

HISTORICAL SKETCH. The museum contains the collections formerly included in the E. M. Museum of Geology and Archaeology, the storerooms of the department of geology, the museum of biology, the class of 1877 morphological museum, and the mineralogical museum of the John C. Green School of Science. The task of consolidating and arranging these collections is not yet completed.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT. By endowment and by appropriations from the university.

BUILDING. The museum occupies the ground floor of Guyot Hall, the new natural science building, erected in 1909, at a cost of about $425,000. About 19,650 square feet of floor space is available for exhibition, and about 5921 will be used for offices, workrooms, etc.

ADMINISTRATION. The museum is in charge of an executive committee of faculty members of the departments of natural science, the details of administration being not yet determined.

SCOPE. It is the object of the staff to build up exhibits illustrating the subjects taught in the departments of natural science and the lines of investigation carried on by the members of the instructing staff and the graduate students.

LIBRARY. The library, located on the second floor of Guyot Hall, has a reading room space of 625 square feet and lateral stacks holding the working libraries of the biological and geological sciences, with capacity for about 10,000 volumes.

PUBLICATIONS. The E. M. Museum of Geology and Archaeology has published a series of Bulletins, begun in 1878, and a series of Contributions. Biological investigations are published in the Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of Princeton University.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. Museum of Historic Art.

The collections include casts of ancient, medieval, and renaissance sculpture, presented by the class of 1881; the Turnbull-Prime collec

tion illustrating the history of pottery and porcelain, especially rich in examples of European wares; the Livingston collection of pottery, noteworthy for the illustrative material it furnishes for the early history of our country; a library of books and photographs of classical and medieval archeology; collections to illustrate the history and processes of the graphic arts; reproductions of Greek and Roman coins and gems; specimens of Greek and Roman marble; bronze medals and casts of ivories from the Roman to the Gothic period; a series of casts from the Arch of Trajan at Beneventum; a small collection of paintings and sculptures; and exhibits of the results of the Princeton expedition to Syria.

The museum is in charge of Allan Marquand, director, and is open to visitors from 8 to 6.

SALEM:

SALEM COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

The society has a historical collection comprising pewter plates brought from England by Samuel Hedge in 1675, when the colony was settled; 200+ original deeds from 1675 to 1775; original wills from 1705 on; an album of photographs of colonial houses in Salem County; files of Salem newspapers from 1819; and a small collection of Indian relics, minerals, and other articles of local interest.

TRENTON:

NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM.

STAFF. Curator, S. R. Morse.

ANTHROPOLOGY. 612 specimens, including Indian relics and a small Philippine collection.

BOTANY. Over 2000 specimens, not at present arranged for exhibit. The material contains 160 specimens of New Jersey woods, including the leaves, flowers, and fruits of the trees, and a complete collection of 136 marine algae, made by the curator from the New Jersey

coast.

EDUCATION. School exhibits, including exhibits of school work sent to the expositions at Philadelphia, in 1876, at New Orleans, in 1885, at Chicago, in 1893, at Buffalo, in 1901, at Charleston, in 1901–2, at St. Louis, in 1903, and at Jamestown, in 1907.

GEOLOGY. Minerals, on exhibition, 325, in storage, 1675; Rocks, on exhibition, 355, in storage, 4145; Economic geology, on exhibition, 569, in storage, 775; Relief maps, models, etc., 18. The mineral series

contains chiefly local material. The rocks are arranged stratigraphically and are accompanied by descriptions and maps. The economic series includes ores, cement, clay, sand and gravel, marl, soil, and building stones, and is accompanied by descriptions and maps showing localities from which they are obtained.

HISTORY. Maps, charts, photographs, and prints.

PALEONTOLOGY. Material on exhibition, 3400, types and figured specimens, 905±. The material is arranged stratigraphically and is accompanied by descriptions and maps showing outcrops of the formations in which the fossils occur. The most notable feature of the exhibit is a plaster cast of skeleton of Hadrosaurus from the cretaceous near Haddonfield.

ZOOLOGY. Shells, 284 (from the New Jersey coast); Insects, 550; Fishes, 103; Reptiles, 50; Birds, 607; Mammals, 114; Bird eggs, 576; Bird nests, 104. There are 25 large groups and 160 small groups of animals exhibited in natural surroundings, including a large part of the bird material.

HISTORICAL SKETCH. Established in 1895, the nucleus being the exhibit of the state at the Columbian Exposition. A curator was appointed and the exhibits housed in a corridor and two attic rooms in the state house. In 1900, the legislature made an appropriation for an addition to the state house, and the third floor was finished for the museum in the winter of 1901.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT. An optional appropriation of $3000 per annum from the state legislature.

BUILDING. About 5100 square feet of floor space is available for exhibition, and 380 for offices, workrooms, etc., in a portion of the state house erected in 1900.

ADMINISTRATION. By a curator, who is responsible to a museum

commission.

SCOPE. The chief purpose of the museum is to assemble local collections illustrating the scientific resources of the state for the instruction of the general public and the pupils of the public schools. The work with the public schools is one of its most profitable departments.

PUBLICATIONS. Reports of the New Jersey State Museum, of which 7 have been issued.

ATTENDANCE. Open free to the public on week-days, except Saturday afternoons, from 9 to 5.

ZOOLOGICAL PARK.

The city maintains a zoological park of 10 acres, established in 1888, containing 8 reptiles, 140 birds, and 71 mammals.

VINELAND:

VINELAND HISTORICAL AND ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY.

The society has a collection of miscellaneous curiosities and relics, some of which are of local historical value.

WOODBURY:

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY.

The society has a small museum of local historical relics, books, rare coins, etc., and looks forward to the purchase of a fireproof building and the extension of its collections.

NEW MEXICO

SANTE FE:

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NEW MEXICO.

The biennial report of this society issued in 1909 shows that it maintains a historical museum and a mineral exhibit in the "Old Palace." No reply has been received from requests for further information.

NEW YORK

ALBANY:

ALBANY INSTITUTE.

STAFF. Director, Edward K. Parkinson; 1 stenographer, 1 assistant superintendent of building, 1 helper, and 1 night watchman. ART. Sculpture, 60; Prints and engravings, 50±; Oil paintings, 150; Water colors, 5; Ceramics, 3000; Textiles, 25; Furniture, 75.

HISTORY. This collection includes local coats of arms and bookplates; framed portraits of Albany mayors, New York governors, United States presidents, etc.; and books by citizens of Albany.

HISTORICAL SKETCH. The society dates back to 1791 and has existed under a variety of names. The present organization was formed in 1900 by the consolidation of the Albany Institute and the Albany Historical and Art Society. The latter was formed in 1897-8 as an outgrowth of the Albany Historical Society, which originated in 1886. FINANCIAL SUPPORT. Income from endowment, $300, from city. appropriation, $1500. The city appropriation is optional. Additional funds are derived from fees of members who pay $5 per year with special rates for more than one person in a family, out-of-town members, clergymen, educators, etc. A further income is obtained from admission fees.

BUILDING. Erected in 1908 at a cost of $125,000 paid for by subscription.

ADMINISTRATION. By a board consisting of a house committee, director, and executive committee.

SCOPE. Special emphasis is laid upon local collections, supplemented by lectures.

LIBRARY. 2000 volumes, pertaining to history, with special emphasis upon publications of local interest. Open to members and the public.

PUBLICATIONS. 12 volumes of Proceedings published between 1800 and 1893.

ATTENDANCE. Open week-days from 9 to 5 and on Sundays from 2 to 5. Free on Saturdays and Sunday afternoons. On other days an admission of 25 cents is charged. Attendance is estimated at 50,000 annually.

NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM.

STAFF. Director, John M. Clarke (also state geologist and paleontologist); State botanist, Charles H. Peck; State entomologist, E. Porter Felt; Zoologist, F. H.Ward; Archeologist, A. C. Parker; Mineralogist, H. P. Whitlock; Ornithologist, E. H. Eaton; Assistant state geologist, D. H. Newland; Assistant geologist, C. H. Hartnagel; Assistant state paleontologist, R. Ruedemann; Assistant state entomologist, F. T. Hartman; Assistant state botanist, S. H. Burnham; Assistants, Henry Leighton and H. C. Wardell (geology); Taxidermist, A. J. Klein; 12 temporary scientific assistants, and 6 clerks and stenographers.

ANTHROPOLOGY. Archeology of New York, 6000; Ethnology of New York, 500. A series of Iroquois groups is in preparation, comprising life-size casts representing domestic and civil life of the Iroquois nation; this will include not less than 40 figures and constitutes the Myron H. Clark museum of Iroquois culture.

BOTANY. Cryptogams, 80,000, types and figured specimens, 2000+; Phanerogams, 20,000, types and figured specimens, 3500+; Special collections of fungi, 2500; Tree trunk sections, 106.

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. Series showing development of natural mineral products from the crude to the finished state.

GEOLOGY. Minerals, on exhibition, 6400, in storage, 10,000; General geological collection, on exhibition, 2500, in storage, 10,000; Relief maps, 14. This section is organized as the New York state geological survey.

HISTORY.. A historical department has recently been inaugu