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FINANCIAL SUPPORT. By the income from endowment. 



BUILDING. Erected from designs by McKim, Mead, & White, 

 in 1892, by the Misses Harriet and Sophia Walker of Waltham,Mass., 

 as a memorial of their uncle, the late Theophilus Wheeler Walker. 

 It is 100 feet in length by 73 in depth and is constructed of granite, lime- 

 stone, and brick. In addition' to the exhibition space it affords, in 

 the basement, a lecture room, a room of Assyrian sculpture, curator's 

 and students' rooms, etc. 



SCOPE. In addition to the exhibition of art collections, a limited 

 amount of educational work is carried on by means of explanatory 

 demonstrations by the curator. 



ATTENDANCE. Open free to the public about 5 hours each week- 

 day. The attendance is about 9500 a year. 



The college also has portraits and other art objects in the chapel, 

 the library, and Memorial and Massachusetts halls. The scientific 

 departments maintain small teaching collections regarding which 

 detailed information is not available. 



ELIOT: 



WILLIAM FOGG LIBRARY. 



In response to an inquiry addressed to the Eliot Historical 

 Society it is stated that the William Fogg Library maintains a small 

 museum. No further information has been received. 



HINCKLEY: 



GOOD WILL HOME ASSOCIATION. 



This institution maintains a collection including about 600 

 specimens of geology and mineralogy, 75 birds, 40 mammals, 10 fishes, 

 75 archeological specimens, etc. The original museum was burned 

 about five years ago, and the present collection has been gathered at 

 a cost of about $2000. 



NORTH BRIDGTON: 



BRIDGTON ACADEMY. 



The academy has a general natural history museum occupying a 

 wooden building 30x40 feet and used primarily for class instruction. 



ORONO: 



UNIVERSITY OF MAINE. Museum of Natural History. 



STAFF. Director, Oilman A. Drew; Curators, Oilman A.Drew, 

 (zoology), Lucius H. Merrill (geology), Mintin A. Chrysler (botany); 

 Assistant curator and taxidermist, Cyrus S. Winch (zoology). 



