CONTENTS OF VOL, II. V 



the Work. — Its Reception in Europe and America. 



— Letters from Humboldt and Owen concerning it. 



— Birthday. — Longfellow's Verses. — Laboratory 

 at Nahant. — Invitation to the Museum of Natural 

 History in Paris. — Founding of Museum of Com- 

 parative Zoology in Cambridge. — Summer Vaca- 

 tion in Europe 533 



CHAPTER XIX. 



1860-1863 : ^t. 53-56. 



Return to Cambridge. — Removal of Collection to New 

 Museum Building. — Distribution of Work. — Re- 

 lations with his Students. — Breaking out of the 

 War between North and South. — Interest of Agas- 

 siz in the Preservation of the Union. — Commence- 

 ment of Museum Publications. — Reception of Third 

 and Fourth Volumes of "Contributions." — Copley 

 Medal. — General Correspondence. — Lecturing Tour 

 in the West. — Circular Letter concerning Anthro- 

 pological Collections. — Letter to Mr. Ticknor con- 

 cerning Geographical Distribution of Fishes in Spain 564 



CHAPTER XX. 



1863-1864: ^et. 56-57. 



Correspondence with Dr. S. G. Howe. — Bearing of 

 the War on the Position of the Negro Race. — Af- 

 fection for Harvard College. — Interest in her Gen- 

 eral Progress. — Correspondence with Emerson con- 

 cerning Harvard. — Glacial Phenomena in Maine . 591 



CHAPTER XXI. 



1865-1868: ^t. 58-61. 



Letter to his Mother announcing Journey to Brazil. — 

 Sketch of Journey. — Kindness of the Emperor. — 

 Liberality of the Brazilian Government. — Corre- 



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