UNITED STATES 375 



SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 



Museum of Natural History. 



Address. Springfield, Mass. Curator: William Orr. 

 History. Founded in 1859, and placed under the control of the City 

 Library Association. Museum building erected in 1898. 



Ref. : The opportunity of the smaller museums of natural history, by W. 

 Orr. (Repr. from Popular science monthly, May 1903.) 



Publications. 



Annual report issued since 1895 as part of the Report of the City 



library association. 

 BULLETIN, no. i. Springfield, Mass., 1904. 8. 



Contents: Early stages of Carabida, by George Dimmock. 



Note. The following scientific societies meet in the Science hall of the Museum: 

 SPRINGFIELD BOTANICAL SOCIETY. Founded in Apr. 1877. Meetings, weekly, Apr. to 



Oct. ; monthly during the winter. About 40 active members. 

 SPRINGFIELD GEOLOGICAL CLUB. Founded in 1898. (Ref.: The Springfield geological 



club. A few facts about its history and work. Jan. 1901.) Meetings, monthly, 



last Friday. About 75 members. 

 SPRINGFIELD ZOOLOGICAL CLUB. Founded in 1897. (Ref.: The Springfield zoological 



club. Oct. 1900.) Meetings 1st and 3d Wednesdays of each month, Sept. to 



June. About 75 members. 



STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL. 



Leland Stanford Junior University. 



Address. Stanford Univ., Cal. President: David Starr Jordan. 

 History. Founded in 1885 ; opened to students in 1891. 



Ref. : The first year at Stanford ; sketches of pioneer days. Stanford Univ., 

 1905. (A volume of sketches published by the English Club of the 

 University). 



Publications. 



PUBLICATIONS, including besides catalogues and reports: 



History and economics, no. I-III. Palo Alto, 1892-96. 8. 



Contents: The tariff controversy in the United States, 1789-1833. By O. 

 L. Elliott. ($i). 2. Official relations between the United States and 

 the Sioux Indians. By Lucy E. Textor. (75c.) 3. Almshouse women. 

 By Mary R. Smith, o. p. 



Studies in electricity, no. i. Palo Alto, 1892. 8. 



Contents: Some observations upon the conductivity of a copper wire in 

 various dielectrics. By F. Sanford. o. p. 



Geology and palaeontology, no. i. Palo Alto, 1895. 8. 



Contents: The Neocene of the Santa Cruz Mountains. I. Stratigraphy, by 

 G. H. Ashley. (Repr. from Proc. Cal. acad. sci. ser. 2, v. 5.) o. p. 



