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BUILDING. ' About 6000 square feet of floor space for exhibition, 

 and 2000 for offices and workrooms, is occupied by the museum in the 

 state arsenal building. 



ADMINISTRATION. By a curator, responsible to a board of trustees, 

 consisting of the governor, the secretary of state, and the superinten- 

 dent of public instruction. 



SCOPE. The maintenance of local collections, instruction of the 

 general public, and research are the chief purposes of the museum. 

 Popular lecture courses are given and arrangements are being made for 

 other activities, such as the distribution of specimens to high schools, 

 etc. 



LIBRARY. 4000 bound volumes and 1000 pamphlets on geology 

 and general natural history, intended primarily for use of the staff but 

 accessible to the public. 



PUBLICATIONS, (i) First Geological Survey of Illinois, 1857. 



(2) Geological Survey of Illinois, 8 volumes issued from 1866 to 1890. 



(3) Economic Geology of Illinois, 3 volumes issued, 1882. (4) Bulle- 

 tins, 12 issued from 1882 to 1897. (5) i Circular and i Report of His- 

 torical Library and Natural History Museum, 1889. (6) Reports, 

 3 issued, 1902, 1907, 1908. (7) History of Illinois State Museum of 

 Natural History, 1907. 



ATTENDANCE. Open free to the public on week-days, except holi- 

 days, from 9 to 5. An annual attendance of about 30,000. 



STERLING: 



WHITESIDE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



The society possesses collections including minerals, labeled but 

 not classified; shells; reptiles; birds; historical relics and portraits; 

 prints and engravings of local interest. These are housed in the 

 society's rooms in the city hall and are constantly receiving accessions 

 by gift. 



URBANA: 



UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. 



The university maintains museum collections in connection with 

 its various departments as enumerated below. The natural history 

 collections have been recently brought together in a new building where 

 they occupy a room affording 2820 square feet of floor space with vari- 

 ous halls and corridors also available for exhibition. In 1909 a curator 

 was appointed for the first time and this department is now in charge of 

 Frank Smith, curator, and S. Fred Prince, assistant. The natural 



