American iVluseum of Natural History 



Seventy-seventh Street and Central Park West, New York City 



BOARD OF TRUSTEES 



President 



Henry FAinnELn Oskoiin 



First Vice-President Second Vice-President 



■). PiERPOXT Morgan Cleveland H. Dodge 



Treasurer Secretary 



Charles Lanier J. Hampden Robb 



The iMAY()j{ or the City ov New York 

 The Comptroller of the City of New York 

 The President of the Department of Parks 



Albert S. liicKMOUE A. D. Jiilmakd 



George S. Bowdoin Gustav E. Kissel 



Joseph H. Choate Seth Low 



Thomas De\\'itt C'iyler Ogden Mills 



James Douglas J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr. 



Anson W. Hard Percy R. Pyne 



Archer M. Huntington William Rockefeller 



Adrian Iselin, Jr. John B. Trevor 



Arthur Curtiss James Felix M. Warburg 

 George \\'. Wk kkrsham 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 



Director Assistant-Secretary and Assistant-Treasurer 



Hermon Carey Bumpus George H. Sherwood 



The Museum is Open Free to the Public on Every Day' in the Year. 



The American JNIuseum of Natural History was established in I809 to promote tlic 

 Kalural Sciences and to diffuse a general knowledge of them anions the people, and it is in cordial 

 cooperation with all similar institutions throughout the world. The Museum authorities are de- 

 pendent upon private sub.scriptions and the dues from memliers for procuring needed additions to 

 •the collections and for carrying on explorations in America and other parts of the world. The 

 membership fees are. 



Annual Members S U) Fellows .s .500 



Sustaining Members (Annual) 2.") Patrons 1000 



Life Members !(•() Benefactors (Oift or bequest) .50,000 



The Museum Library contains over (JO.OOO volumes with a good working collection of publi- 

 cations issued by scientific institutions and societies in this country and abroad. The library is 

 open to the public for reference daily — Sundays and holidays excepted — from 9 a. .m. to 5 p. m 



The Museum Publications are issued in six series: The .\merican Museum Journal, Annual 

 Report, Anthropological Papers. Bulletins, ("■uidc Leaflets and Memoirs. Information concerning 

 their sale may be obtained at the Mu.seum Library. 



Guides for Study of Exhibits are provided on request by the Department of Public 

 Education. Teachers wishing to bring classes should write or telephone the Department for an 

 appointment, specifying the collection to be studied. Lectures to classes may also be arranged 

 for. In all cases the best results are obtained with small groups of children. 



Workrooms AND Storage Collections may be visited by persons presenting membership 

 tickets. The storage collections are open to all persons desiring to examine specimens for special 

 study. Applications should be made at the information desk. 



The MiTLA Re.STAURANT in the east basement is reached by the elevator and is open from 

 12 to 5 on all days except Sundays. Afternoon Tea is .served from 2 to .5. The Jvlitia Room is of 

 unusual interest as an exhibition hall being an exact reproduction of temple ruins at Mitia, Mexico. 



