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Cole, Inness, Wyant, and others. There is also a collection of early 

 books and prints to illustrate the development of printed pictures, 

 made by William C. Prime. In a portion of the building known as the 

 Morgan Memorial is a remarkable collection of tapestries loaned by 

 Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan. 



The natural history collections include an especially choice collec- 

 tion of Connecticut Valley birds, bird eggs, shells, minerals, etc. 



Data concerning the building and financial support have not been 

 received. 



LITCHFIELD: 



LITGHFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



The society maintains a museum of local history, including war 

 relics; old china, furniture, tools, coins, articles of clothing, etc.; 

 autographs, portraits, and medals; and a library of books of local inter- 

 est, files of newspapers, etc. These collections occupy about 2250 

 square feet of floor space in a building erected by Mrs. Emily N. 

 Vanderpool, in memory of her son. The museum is in charge of Mrs. 

 Vanderpool, curator, and is open to the public on week-days in summer 

 and twice a week in winter. 



MERIDEN: 



MERIDEN SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION. 



The association possesses a geological and mineralogical collec- 

 tion of about 3000 specimens. 



MIDDLETOWN: 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



This society has a museum of about 2000 articles of historical 

 interest, military, naval, civil, religious, and ethnological, pertaining 

 mainly to the county, state, and the United States, in charge of A. R. 

 Crittenden, curator. It also has a library of 2500 or more volumes 

 with many pamphlets, documents, letters, and historical engravings, 

 in charge of Frances M. Pelton, librarian. 



WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY. Museum. 



STAFF. Curator, . 



ANTHROPOLOGY. 34oo specimens, rich in material illustrating 

 the life of American Indians, largely from localities in New England, 

 from burial mounds near Chattanooga, and from California. There is 

 also a large collection from China, the South Sea Islands, and Africa. 



