American Museum of Natural History 



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



BOARD OF TRUSTEES 



I^ resident 

 IIiON-uv Fairfield Osboun 



First Vice-President 



Cleveland H. Dodge 



Treasurer 



Charles Lanier 



Second Vice-President 

 J. PiERPONT Morgan, Jr. 



Secretary 

 Archer M. Huntington 



The Mayor of the City of New York 

 The Comptroller of the City of New York 

 The President of the Department of Parks 



Albert S. Bickmore 

 George S. Bowdoin 

 Joseph H. Choate 

 Thomas DeWitt Cutler 

 James Douglas 

 Madison Grant 

 Anson W. Hard 

 Adrian Iselin, Jr. 

 Arthur Curtiss James 

 Walter B. James 



A. D. JUILLIARD 



GusTAV E. Kissel 

 Seth Low 

 Ogden Mills 

 J. PiERPONT Morgan- 

 Percy R. Pyne 

 William Rockefeller 

 John B. Trevor 

 Felix M. Warburg 

 George W. Wickersham 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 



Acting Director Assistant Secretary 



Charles H. Townsend George H. Sherwood 



Assistatil Treasurer 

 The L'nited States Trust Company of New York 



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



The American Museum of Natural History was established in 1869 to promote the 

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

 cooperation with all similar institutions throughout tlie world. The Museum autiiorities are de- 

 pendent upon private subscriptions and the dues from members for procuring needed additions to 

 the collections and for carr>ing on explorations in America and other parts of the world. The 

 membership fees are, 



Annual Members S 10 Fellows S 500 



Sustaining Members (Annual) 25 Patrons 1000 



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



The Museum Library contains more than 00,000 volumes with a good working collection of 

 publications 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; TheAmericanMuseum Journal, 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 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 cliildren. 



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 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. 



