1 8 DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN MUSEUMS 



There is also the most important collection ever made of old 

 Spanish and Indian folk-songs of the Southwest, including phono- 

 graphic records of over 200 Indian songs in 36 different languages. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH. The Southwest Museum was founded by 

 the Southwest Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and 

 was incorporated December 31, 1907. 



FINANCIAL SUPPORT. Chiefly from the Southwest Society, 

 which has an income of about $2500 a year. Endowments in money 

 and collections are now worth about $300,000. The Carrie M. 

 Jones bequest of $50,000 is available for a new building, for which 

 a sixteen-acre site has been purchased for $38,000. 



BUILDING. The collections now occupy about 4000 square feet 

 of floor space above the public library in the Hamburger building. 



SCOPE. In addition to a general museum special attention is 

 given to the archeology, ethnology, history, science, and art of Cali- 

 fornia, the Southwest, and Spanish America. 



LIBRARY. The Lummis library of 5000 items of Spanish America, 

 including the rarest books and manuscripts; and the Munk library 

 of Arizon : ana, comprising about 6000 items. 



PUBLICATIONS. A series of leaflet bulletins relating to the work 

 of the museum is issued by the Southwest Society. 



ATTENDANCE. Open free to the public on week-days from 2 to 

 4. The average monthly attendance is about 1000. 



UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 



No information has been received concerning the collections of 

 this university, which are said by Merrill to include nearly 3000 fossils, 

 3700 minerals, 1000 specimens of historic and economic geology, 5000 

 plants, 730 ethnological specimens, and 22,300 zoological specimens, 

 including 525 birds and 125 bird eggs, 350 other vertebrates, a small 

 collection of insects, and 19,500 mollusca. 



ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 



The city maintains a zoological park of 2 acres, established in 

 1896, containing 4 reptiles, 194 birds, and 38 mammals. 



OAKLAND: 



OAKLAND PUBLIC MUSEUM. 



. STAFF. Curator, C. P. Wilcomb; Cataloger, Mrs. Alice G. Whit- 

 beck ; i stenographer, i mechanic, and 2 janitors. 



ANTHROPOLOGY. 2000 specimens. This is the most active depart- 

 ment of the museum at present, and special attention is given to collec- 



