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a valuable collection of transcripts of French, English, and Spanish 

 archives relating to Mississippi history, thoroughly classified and 

 accessible to accredited investigators . The department publishes annual 

 reports, of which 8 have been issued; an annual volume on the sources 

 of Mississippi history, i issued; and an official and statistical register 

 published every four years, 2 issued. 



UNIVERSITY: 



UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI. 



The university is the depository for the collections of the state 

 geological survey, and maintains teaching collections in addition. 

 There is a rich collection of Mississippi geology made by Dr. Eugene 

 Hilgard; a good collection of Mississippi lignites; and collections show- 

 ing the economic geology of the state. There is also a valuable col- 

 lection of shells, containing some 10,000 varieties purchased from Dr. 

 Francis K. Markoe, and small collections in ethnology and botany. 

 These collections are in charge of E. N. Lowe, state geologist, R. W. 

 Jones, professor of geology, and W. S. Leathers, professor of zoology. 



MISSOURI 



COLUMBIA: 



STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI. 



This society has a small historical collection and hopes for a new 

 building in which to provide for a museum. 



UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI. 



The department of classical archeology maintains a museum com- 

 prising a large collection of casts of sculptures, architectural details, 

 Greek vases, etc., and an extensive series of photographs of paintings 

 illustrating the history of art. This museum is in charge of John 

 Pickard, curator and professor of classical archeology, and occupies 

 about 6coo square feet of floor space in the main university building. 



Teaching collections are maintained in connection with the depart- 

 ments of agriculture, botany, ethnology, geology, and zoology. 



DOE RUN: 



GRAVES PRIVATE MUSEUM. 



This museum is supported privately by Mr. F. P. Graves, but is 

 open free to the public on week-days from 8 to 6. It includes large 

 collections of Indian and mound builders implements, minerals, fossils, 

 articles of historical interest, coins, stamps, autographs, etc. The 



