American Museum of Natural History 



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



BOARD OF TRUSTEES 



I'residcid 

 He.vrv Fafrfield Osboh.v 



Fird I ' icc-l'reaideii t 



Ci-KVKLAND H. Dodge 



Treasurer 



Charles Lanier 



Srroutl \ 'in-I'rcsitlcrd 

 J. PiERi'oNT M()r<;an, Jr. 



Scrrelary 

 Akciikk M. TlrvriNCTON 



The Mayor of the City of New \()1{k 

 The Comptroller of the City of New York 

 The President of the Department of Parks 



Albert S. Bickmore 

 George 8. Bowdoin 

 .Joseph H. Choate 

 Thomas DeWitt Cuyler 

 James DouciLAs 

 Madison Grant 

 Anson W. Hard 

 Adrian Iselix, Jr. 

 Arthur Curtiss James 

 Walter B. James 



A. D. Juilliard 

 Gu.sTAV E. Kissel 

 Seth Low 

 0(iDEN Mills 

 J. PiERPONT Morgan, Jr. 

 Percy R. Pyxe 

 William Rockefeller 

 John I^. Trev(jr 

 Feli.x M. \\arburg 

 George W. Wickersha.m 



Acting Director 

 Charles IL Townsend 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 



A ssista n t Secretary 

 George H. Sher\vood 

 Assistant Treatmrer 

 The United St.\tes Trust Company of Xew York 



The Museum ls Open Free to the Public on Every D.\y in the Year. 



The American Museum of Natural History was established in iSGO to promote the 

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

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

 pendent upon private subscriptions and the dues from members 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 $ 10 Fellows S 500 



Sustaining Members (Annual) 2,5 Patrons 1000 



Life Members 100 Benefactors (Gift or bequest) ,50,000 



The Museum Library contains more than OO.OOO volumes with a good working collection of 

 publications issued bj- 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 Museu.M Publications are issued in six scries: The American Museum .Tournal, Annual 

 Report, Anthropological Papers, Bulletins, Guide Leaflets and Memoirs. Information concerning 

 their sale may be obtained at the Museum Library. 



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

 Education, Teachers wishing to bring clas.ses 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 arc obtained with small groups of cliildren. 



Workrooms and Storage Collections may be visited by person.s presenting membersliip 

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

 stiftiy. Applications should be made at the information desk. 



The Mitla Restaurant 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 Mitla Room Is of 

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



