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were presented by John H. Gray. Mrs. Daniel Gardner added 77 

 specimens of china, glass, and miscellaneous tableware to the anti- 

 quarian material presented by her in 1931. 



An interesting collection of feminine wearing apparel of the latter 

 part of the nineteenth century was donated by Mrs. Gertrude 0. S. 

 Cleveland. A frock coat and vest worn by WiUiam McKinley, prior 

 to his election as President of the United States in 189G, were presented 

 by George A. Troll. 



A United States flag carried on the boat Emma Dean by Maj. J. W. 

 Powell and his party during their exploring expedition down the 

 Green and Colorado Rivers, 1871-72, was presented by Frederick S. 

 Dellenbaugh. 



Two mihtary belt buckles of more than the usual historical impor- 

 tance were received. One of these, presented by Virginia B. Lewis 

 and Emily B. Leaf, was owned during the War of 1812 by Maj. Gen. 

 Jacob Brown. The other, a gift of B. F. G'Roiirke, was worn by 

 Thomas O'Rourke, Company E, Eightj^-eighth New York Volunteers, 

 during the Battle of Cold Harbor, Va., and bears on its surface a rifle 

 buflet that was embedded in it during that engagement. The military 

 collection was also increased by a saber carried during the Civil War 

 by Lt. Thomas D. Jellico, One hundred and sixty-ninth New York 

 Volunteer Infantry, presented by Mrs. Clara Jellico Bevers, and by a 

 Spanish carbine and sword of the period of the Spanish-American 

 War, presented by Mrs. Arthur Foraker. The Polish Government 

 presented a series of uniforms and accessories of types now used in 

 the Polish Army. 



A number of relics of unusual historical interest relating to the 

 career of Commodore Thomas Macdonough, added to the naval 

 collection, include a gold watch owned by him; a silver pitcher and 

 six goblets presented to him by the citizens of Lansingburg, N.Y., in 

 commemoration of his victory on Lake Champlain, September 11, 

 1814; and a handsome gold-mounted sword, a scabbard, and belt 

 presented to him by the crew of the U.S.S. Guerriere, July 8, 1819. 

 These items were lent by Rodney Macdonough. A naval sword, 

 received as a gift from Mrs. J. A. Starkweather, was owned during the 

 early part of the nineteenth century by Dr. Thomas Williamson, 

 United States Navy. 



Among the additions to the numismatic collection was a Portuguese 

 half-dobra gold piece struck in Brazil in 1761, presented by Phillip 

 Elting. From the International Nickel Co. came a collection of 48 

 nickel coins illustrating the types of coins of this metal now circulating 

 in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, 

 Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, 

 Poland, Siam, Switzeriand, Turkey, and Vatican City. The United 

 States Mint transferred two examples each of the gold, silver, nnd 



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