Exhibit 2 



Department 



Anthropology 



Botany 



Geology 



Scholarly Use of Field Museum Collections 

 1981-1985 



Number of 

 Number Specimens 



of Loans Loaned 



127 4,974. 



.. 1,180 135,567. 



912 10,133. 



Professional 

 Visitors 



1,429 



973 



1,010 



Zoology 1,516 200,427 1,492 



Totals (5 yrs) 3,735 351,101 4,904 



Exhibit 3 



National Science Foundation 



Biological Research Resources Program 



Summary of Awards 1972-1984 



Award 



1. Harvard University $5,260,000 



2. American Museum of Natural History $3,869,000 



3. California Academy of Sciences $3,173,000 



4. Field Museum of Natural History $2,882,000 



5. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia $2,704,000 



6. New York Botanical Garden $2,484,000 



7. University of Michigan $2,481,000 



8. Missouri Botanical Garden $2,112,000 



9. Bernice P. Bishop Museum $1,890,000 



10. Los Angeles County Museum $1,636,000 



Total $28,491,000 



Exhibit 5 



National Science Foundation 



Systematic Biology Program Awardees 



Top Ten Recipients 



1975-1979 



(in order of total amount awarded) 



1. University of California, Berkeley 



2. University of Texas 



3. Harvard University 



4. Missouri Botanical Garden 



5. University of Michigan 



6. New York Botanical Garden 



7 . University of Kansas 



8. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 



9. Field Museum of Natural History 

 10. University of Connecticut 



Note: The rank of institutions is based on the total dollars awarded to individual 

 researchers at the institutions. 



Exhibit 4 



National Science Foundation 



Biological Research Resources Program 



1972-1984 



Support for Field Museum Biological Collections 



Collection National Rank* Dollar Amount 



Botany 6 $537,000 



Mollusks - — 



Insects 4 $808,000 



Fishes 5 $370,900 



Reptiles 6 $141,400 



Birds 6 $165,000 



Mammals 2 $548,200 



Fossil Invertebrates - — 



Fossil Vertebrates 4 $31 1,800 



'rank by total dollars awarded Total $2,882,300 



Exhibit 6 



Grants Awarded to the Museum's 

 Curatorial Departments 

 1979-1985 



Anthropology Botany Geology Zoology Total 



Research 



Government ... 5 15 9 20 49 



Private ... 2 2 20 24 



Collection 



Government ... 13 3 3 6 25 



Publications/ 

 Symposia 



Government ... 2 5 7 



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