86 Cincintiad Society of Natural History. 



KlCl'ORT Ol'' DIKI'XTOK <J1" MUSKUM. 



Cincinnati, April 7, 1891. 



To THE President and Mkmhkks of the Cincinnati 

 Society of Natural History: 



As Director of the Museum, I have the honor to report as 

 follows : 



Immediately after the last Annual Meeting the collections 

 from the old rear building were moved into the main build- 

 ing, preparatory to re-building that portion. I was forced to 

 place these additional collections wherever room could be 

 found for them, without any attempt at orderly arrangement, 

 as the main building was greatly over-crowded before. Dur- 

 ing the building operations the Museum was closed to the 

 public, for ostensible reasons. 



The Museum still remains in a crowded and chaotic state, as 

 nothing can be done in the direction of an orderly arrange- 

 ment or classification until new cases are provided for the new 

 room in the third story of the addition. This, it is hojied, we 

 will soon be able to accomplish, when our valuable collections 

 can be properly, orderly and scientifically displayed. 



During the year we have had donated to the Society the 

 large and valuable collection known as the Paul Mohr Collec- 

 tion, and estimated to be worth $10,000, containing, as it does, 

 some 20,000 specimens of fossils, minerals and pre-historic relics. 

 It is one of the finest representative collections in the country. 



The following are the names of the donors : 



J. G. Schmidlapp, Julius Dexter, Ale.x. McDonald, Jas. Levy 

 & Bro., Chas H. Kellogg, Jr., Christ. Moerlein, Chas. Fleish- 

 mann. Charles Hofer,Thos. Sherlock, Herman Ooepper 60 Co., 

 Thos. T. Gaff, Dr. W. W. vSeeley, Albert Schwill cS: Co., Hdw. 

 vSenior, Robt. Clarke. Mrs. C. L. Anderson, Windisch, Muhl- 

 hau.ser Co., Albert Ivrkenbrecker, IC. F. Pliss. Maddux, Hobart 

 6i: Co., Jno. Kaufliiian Brewing Co., Gambrinus vStock Co., C. 

 P\ LunkenlKiuKT, Mrs. Bellann- vSlorcr, Cin. \'()lksl)latt Co., 

 Mrs. Chas. vSclunidlapp, James Walsh i\: Co., J. Ralston vSkin- 

 ner, Robt. Mitchell, Jos. S. Peebles .\: Co., O. J.Wilson, T. 

 H. Aldrich, Robt. Meier, Julius iMieburg, J. L. Workuni, M 

 Werk, J. A. Hen.shall. 



