BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 235 



1600; Mammals, on exhibition, 100, in storage, 200. The figures given 

 are approximate. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH. These collections were maintained as a unit 

 until 1891, when a separate department of botany was created. In 

 1905 a separate department of geology was formed. 



FINANCIAL SUPPORT. The college expends about $575 *a year on 

 the collections. 



OBERLIN COLLEGE. Olney Art Collection. 



This collection includes 250 oil paintings; 8 water colors; valuable 

 ivory carvings from Japan, China, and Europe; an excellent collec- 

 tion of Satsuma; teakwood cabinets; wood carving; cloisonne; bronze; 

 jade; lacquers; and semi-precious stones. 



The collection is administered by a committee of the faculty, C. 

 B. Martin, chairman, and is under the immediate care of Mrs. A. A. 

 Wright, custodian, with the assistance of a student janitor. 



SCIO: 



SCIO COLLEGE. 



No reply has been received to repeated requests for information 

 regarding the college collections, which are said by Merrill to comprise 

 a small anthropological collection, 800 specimens of American plants 

 and woods, 2000 minerals, 500 other geological specimens, and 150 

 zoological specimens. 



SPRINGFIELD: 



CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



The society maintains a museum occupying about 3200 square feet 

 of floor space, and containing archeological exhibits; a collection of 

 books and manuscripts pertaining to the early history of Clark County, 

 stage roads, stage-houses (taverns), mills and factories; a collection of 

 oil paintings, engravings, and other pictures of old landmarks of the 

 city and county, including mills, taverns, and covered bridges on the 

 old national road; a collection of mill stones and mile stones; bound 

 volumes of Springfield newspapers dating from 1829; war relics and 

 implements of pioneer days; rare coins and paper money; minerals 

 and rocks; a herbarium; and 250 varieties of bird eggs. 



The collection is in charge of W. Mayne Harris, secretary and cur- 

 ator, and is open free to the public on week-days from 9 to 4. 



