328 DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN MUSEUMS 



QUEBEC: 



LAVAL UNIVERSITY. 



STAFF. The collections are in charge of the professors of the cor- 

 responding departments of the university. Professor J. C. K. La- 

 flamme is in charge of geology, botany, mineralogy, and zoology. 



ANTHROPOLOGY. Two large collections of Indian relics; a few 

 specimens from the United States and the Pacific Islands; small col- 

 lections of Egyptian, Chinese, and Japanese objects. 



ART. A very rich collection of old engravings and perhaps the best 

 private collection of old paintings in America. 



BOTANY. A complete collection of Canadian plants, especially 

 phanerogams; collections of Canadian woods of commercial value; a 

 remarkable collection of commercial woods offered for sale in the mar- 

 kets of England; woods of New Zealand and France ; and a collection of 

 artificial fruits and vegetables. The university herbarium contains 

 more than 10,000 specimens. 



GEOLOGY. An almost complete collection of Canadian minerals 

 and rocks, with additional collections from all parts of the world. 



PALEONTOLOGY. Extensive collections of Canadian invertebrates, 

 including many casts, especially of fossils found at Pikermi. 



ZOOLOGY. Shells, 950 species ; Insects, 14,000 species ; Other inver- 

 tebrates, many corals, sponges, etc.; Fishes, several hundred; Bat- 

 rachians, ioo; Reptiles, i5o; Birds, 600 species, 1200 specimens; 

 Mammals, 300. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH. The museum has had a gradual growth for 

 about 75 years. It has received its collections from private gifts and 

 purchases by the Seminary of Quebec, which was founded by Laval 

 University. 



FINANCIAL SUPPORT. By Quebec Seminary, a department of 

 Laval University. A small additional sum is received from admission 

 fees. 



BUILDING. The building was erected in 1852 by the Quebec Sem- 

 inary at a cost of 1,000,000 francs, and affords 50,000 square feet of 

 floor space available for exhibition, and 5000 for offices, workrooms, 

 etc. 



ADMINISTRATION. By the authorities of Laval University. 



SCOPE. Primarily, college teaching; secondarily, public school 

 work and instruction of the general public. 



PUBLICATIONS. The museum has no regular publications, but a 

 detailed description of the collections is published in the annual cata- 

 log of Laval University. 



