ORGANIZATION OF THE U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM. \j 



CLASSIFICATIOIV OF THE DEPABTMEIVTS. 



XV. 



The following classification of the collections lias been provisionally 

 adopted:* 

 Division of Anthropology. 



Department I. — Art and Industry. 

 Department II. — Eaces of men. 

 Department III. — Antiquities. 

 Division of Zoology. 



Department IV. — Mammals. 

 Department V. — Birds. 

 Department VI. — Eeptiles and Batrachians. 

 Department VII. — Fishes. 

 Department VIII.— Mollusks. 

 Department IX. — Insects, 

 Department X. — Crustaceans. 

 Department XI. — Worms. 

 Department XII. — Eadiates and Protozoans, 

 Department XIII. — Invertebrate Fossils. 

 Division of Botany. 



Department XIV.— Recent Plants. 

 Department XV. — Fossil Plants. 

 Division of Geology. 



Department XVI. — Physical Geology. 

 Department XVII. — Minerals and Kocks. 

 Department XVIII. — Metallurgj' and Economic Geology, 

 Division of Exploration and Esi^eriment. 



Department XIX. — Exploration and Field work. 

 Department XX. — Chemistry. 

 Department XXI. — Experimental Physiology. 

 Department XXII, — Vivaria. 

 To these divisions is added a sixth, the 

 Division of Administration. 

 Department A. — Direction. 



(Supervision of routine work ; Installation and labeling; Apart- 

 ments and keys; Cases and furniture; Supplies; Oilers, bids, 

 and contracts ; Certification of accounts ; Eequisitions and 

 complaints; Assignments of work — leaves of absence ; Gen- 

 eral correspondence and cir-culars ; Supervision of other de- 

 partments in division of administration; Eeports.) 



' This classification is founded solely upon considerations of present ccnvenience in 

 Museum administration. 



