NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS 85 



Mineraloyi/. 800 specimens: Sinilbsoniau collection from dif- 

 ferent localities representing all the groups; general collec- 

 tion of carbonate minerals and ores being best represented. 

 Some material for exchange. 



Historic and economic geology and litliology. 1000 specimens: 

 200 stratigraphic specimens illustrating all the geologic forma- 

 tions; Smithsonian collection of 200 illustrating dynamic and 

 structural geology; 300 general. Material for exchange. 



Zoology. 1500 specimens: mounted mammals, birds and rep- 

 tiles; alcoholic and histologic preparations; shells; 1000 ento- 

 mologic specimens. 



Botany. 5000 specimens: the Sandberg collection of Minne- 

 sota flora, 300 genera and 500 species; the Rundstrom collections 

 of 250 genera, 350 species of American flora, and 375 genera, 800 

 species of Scandinavian flora. Material for exchange. 



Ethnology and OAithropology. 700 specimens: implements, 

 weapons and ornaments of the American Indians; numismatic 

 collection of silver, copper and bronze coins. 



Hamline university museum of natural history, St Paul. The 

 museum is a part of the department of biology and geology, of 

 which Henry L. Osborn is director. Assistants are employed 

 from time to time as needed. 



Paleontology. 1000 specimens: including a general collection 

 chiefly Paleozoic; the Lillibridge collection of fossils chiefly 

 mollusks from the Black Hills Mesozoic, but including a few 

 vertebrates of tertiary age; N. H. Winchell collection of 

 Paleozoic fossils from the central states. 



Mineralogy. Specimens chiefly from the Central states, the 

 Lake Superior copper region being well represented; collections 

 from Gouverneur N. Y.; the Yellowstone national park; and the 

 collections of N. H. Winchell, H. L. Osborn, C. A. Waldo and 

 F. W. Dewart. 



Historic geology. 1000 specimens; a series collected by H. L. 

 Osborn, illustrative of the glacial drift at Hamline; ores of iron 

 and copper received from the United States national museum; a 

 general lithologic collection made by N. H. Winchell, also one 

 illustrating structural geology. 



