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Mineralogy. 800 specimens: best representative of Washing- 

 ton and vicinity; all specimens reserved for class use. 



Zoology. 750 specimens: a few mounted birds; a good series 

 of skeletons, many invertebrates in fluid and dry; and 300 micro- 

 scope slides of Foraminifera, parts of insects, etc. 



Botany. 2000 specimens: flora of the District of Columbia; 

 a working collection of exogens; and 200 sections of trees. 



Ethnology. A few Indian implements and some war relics. 



United States national museum, Washington. Scientific and ad- 

 ministrative staff: Samuel P. Langley, secretary of the Smith- 

 soiiian institution, keeper ex officio; Richard Rathbun, assistant 

 secretary of the Smithsonian institution, in charge of the United 

 States national museum; W. de C. Ravenel, administrative 



assistaiit. 



Scientific staff 



Department of anthropology: W. H. Holmes, head curator. 



1 Division of ethnology: O. T. Mason, curator; Walter Hough, 



assistant curator; J. W. Fewkes, collahorator. 



2 Division of historic archeology: Paul Haupt, honorary 



curator; Cyrus Adler, honorary assistayit curator; I. M. 

 Casanowicz, aid. 

 2 Division of prehistoric archeology 



4 Division of technology (mechanical phases): J. E. Watkins^ 



curator; George C. Maynard, aid. 



Section of electricity: G. C. Maynard, custodian. 



5 Division of graphic arts: 



Section of photography: T. W. Smillie, custodian. 



6 Division of medicine: J. M. Flint, honorary curator, 



7 Division of religions: 



Section of historic religious ceremonials: Cyrus Adler, 

 custodian. 



8 Division of history and biography: 



Section of American history: A, H. Clark, custodian; 

 Paul Beckwith, aid. 

 Department of biology: Frederick W. True, head curator. 



1 Division of mammals: Frederick W. True, acting curator; 

 G. S. Miller jr, assistant curator; Marcus W. Lyon jr, aid. 



