THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB, 



.OCAL (ESSEX) MUSEUM AND LIBRARY. 



NEW LONDON ROAD, CHELMSFORD. 



The Establishment of a truly LOCAL Museum has ahva3's been a lead 

 idea with the Club. Towards that end many specimens have been collect 

 and the Curators are now endeavouring to form a really useful Museum, 

 contain autlientic collections to illustrate the Geology, Mineralogy, Botn 

 Zoology, Ethnology, Pre-historic Archceology and Technology, etc., of ESS 

 and the adjacent sea and rivers, together with an educational series 

 specimens and preparations to be employed for illustrative and teach 

 purposes. 



Chelmsford has been chosen as the site of the principal Museum and Libr; 

 being the County Town and occupying a central position in Essex. Funds 

 now being raised to build and fit up rooms worthy of the comprehensive sc 

 of the Museum and Library. It is also anticipated that before long an Epp 

 Forest Museum will be established in Queen Elizabeth's Lodge, Chingford. 



DONATIONS OF SPECIMENS AND COLLECTIONS OF A LOC 

 (ESSEX) CHARACTER are invited. They should be sent at present to : 

 W. Cole, Hon. Sec. and Director.^ care of Mr. Edmund Durrant, go. High Stn 

 Chelmsford. A letter should precede the donation, and the Council reserves 

 itself the right to refuse any imsuitable specimens. 



The fullest details should be given of the locality, finder, and other pre* 

 information about each specimen, for insertion in the Register. 



The Director will be glad to give any instructions in his power to th 

 proposing to collect for the Museum, 



The Club already possesses a very considerable Library, consisting of boc 

 MSS., prints, photographs, etc., appertaining in any way to the County of Ess 

 and also of scientific, antiquarian, topographical, and other literature, and ev 

 effort is being made to enlarge it and increase its usefulness. The Library is 

 the use of the members only, and such visitors as may be admitted under 

 regulations of the Librarians. 



DONATIONS OF BOOKS, prints, maps, etc., of the classes above indica 

 should be sent, at present, to either of the Librarians, Mr. Edmund Durr.i 

 go, High Street, Chelmsford, or to Mr. E. A. Simons, at the Quarters of 

 Club, or "Kyneton," Balfour Road, Ilford, Essex. 



