1 88 DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN MUSEUMS 



including 6 individuals, Rocky Mountain goats (4 individuals), 

 great blue heron (8 individuals), and whistling swan (5 individuals). 



HISTORICAL SKETCH. The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 

 was organized in 1861 and incorporated in 1863. During the custodian- 

 ship of Charles Linden the Society began in 1867 the educational work 

 which has since been one of its controlling purposes. Since 1879 it has 

 sent traveling collections of scientific exhibits to the schools of Buffalo 

 and has given free lectures to school children and their teachers. Since 

 1905 this work has become an integral and compulsory part of the 

 public school system of Buffalo, all the grammar school children com- 

 ing by schedule to the society's rooms for their nature study, physiol- 

 ogy, etc. 



FINANCIAL SUPPORT. The society is in large part dependent for 

 financial support on its membership dues, which are $5 per annum. 

 It has the income from a very modest permanent endowment and 

 receives a regular appropriation of $1000 a year from the city of Buffalo 

 in partial recognition of its school service. 



BUILDING. The society occupies two floors of the public library 

 building. It owns a desirable building site adjoining Delaware Park 

 on which it is hoped to erect a new building. 



ADMINISTRATION. By a superintendent, responsible to a board of 

 managers consisting of the officers and twelve managers elected by the 

 society. 



SCOPE. The primary objects of the society are the encourage- 

 ment of original research, the maintenance of local collections, public 

 school work, and instruction of the general public. On Friday even- 

 ings from November to May the society gives free public lectures, 

 usually illustrated, on popular scientific subjects. 



LIBRARY. 5300 bound volumes; 2000 unbound. The library is 

 restricted to scientific works and is intended for the use of the public. 



PUBLICATIONS. Semi-annual bulletins are published by the 

 society, 9 volumes having been issued at the end of 1909. 



ATTENDANCE. The museum is open free to the public daily 

 except Sunday from 9 to 5. 



GANISIUS COLLEGE. Museum. 



STAFF. Curator, Henry Wolff. 



ANTHROPOLOGY. 50 Dakota Indian relics and 300 old English 

 curiosities. 



BOTANY. An American herbarium of 800 sheets; a European her- 

 barium of 100 flowering plants and 500 fungi; and a collection of 200 

 seeds. 



