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remainder of the gift, $20,000 was set apart to accumulate as a building 

 fund, and $30,000 to meet by its income from investment the expenses 

 attending the care of the museum, the increase of its collections, and 

 the general interests of the departments of science before named. 



FINANCIAL SUPPORT. An income of $30,000 from the original 

 Peabody endowment, supplemented by liberal annual appropriations 

 from the university. 



BUILDING. In 1876, the first wing of the museum the part now 

 standing was completed and furnished with cases at a cost of $175,000 

 the whole outlay being met by the accumulated building fund. The 

 central part of the projected structure and the south wing remain to 

 be built whenever the means available for the purpose shall be ade- 

 quate. 



ADMINISTRATION. By a self-perpetuating board of trustees. 



SCOPE. The primary purposes of the museum are research, 

 university teaching, and public instruction. 



ATTENDANCE. Open free to the public on week-days throughout 

 the year from 9 to 5, and on Sundays from November to May from 

 1.30 to 4.30. 



YALE UNIVERSITY. Steinert Collection. 



Of special interest to all students of music is the M. Steinert 

 collection of musical instruments and manuscripts. It contains a 

 large number of ancient keyed and stringed instruments in a state of 

 excellent preservation, and shows the development of these instruments 

 during a period extending over several centuries. This collection, which 

 also contains a number of ecclesiastical manuscripts, is of much 

 historical importance. It was given to the university by Mr. Morris 

 Steinert of New Haven and is kept in Memorial Hall. Open to the 

 public on Sunday afternoons in winter; at other times accessible upon 

 inquiry at the office of University Dining Hall. 



NEW LONDON: 



NEW LONDON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



This society is said to maintain a collection of historical relics 

 in the Shaw Mansion purchased for this purpose by public subscrip- 

 tion. 



STORKS: 



CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



The college maintains collections for teaching purposes, including 

 about 75 Indian implements; 700 minerals; 900 specimens of historical 



