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ANDOVER: 



ABBOT ACADEMY. John-Esther Gallery. 



A small collection of paintings, engravings, bronzes, and other 

 works of art is administered by the trustees and principal of the acad- 

 emy for the benefit of the students and the local public. Both the 

 collections and the building, which was erected in 1905-7 at a cost of 

 $41,000, are the gift by will of Mrs. John Byers of Andover. The 

 gallery is in charge of a curator and janitor and is open to the public 

 every Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5, with an average attendance of 

 12. Loan collections are exhibited from time* to time. 



The academy also possesses teaching collections comprising goo 

 photographs; 6oo lantern slides; 4oo rocks; 3Ooo invertebrates, 

 chiefly shells; and 150 birds, chiefly African. 



PHILLIPS ACADEMY. Department of American Archaeology. 



This department was founded in 1901 by Mr. and Mrs. R. S. 

 Peabody, who provided an endowment of about $187,000 and 40,000 

 specimens as the nucleus of a museum. The collections now include 

 74,600 specimens of American archeology and are in charge of Charles 

 Peabody, director, and Warren K. Moorehead, curator, assisted by 2 

 clerks, i messenger, and i janitor. There is a library of about 4000 

 volumes on archeology and history. Public lectures are given during 

 the winter and four archeological bulletins have been issued; "The 

 Stone Age" in two volumes, by W. K. Moorehead, is planned for pub- 

 lication in 1910. 



The building occupied by the department and museum was erected 

 in 1903 at a cost of $50,000; it occupies the site oHhe original Phillips 

 Academy. This is said to be the only preparatory school in the world 

 which has a department of archeology. 



BEVERLY: 



BEVERLY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



The recording secretary reports that the society maintains a 

 museum, but no further information has been received. 



BOSTON: 



BOSTONIAN SOCIETY. Old State House. 



This society is organized to promote the study of the history of 

 Boston and the preservation of its antiquities. It maintains in the 

 Old State House a large collection of portraits and historical relics, 

 as well as .a library of about 5000 volumes and pamphlets. The 



