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Mrs. George Upton, Mr. C. N. Allen, Mr. G. W. Sum- 

 ner. 



In the Art Department an increased interest is notice- 

 able. Valuable and instructive volumes relating to the 

 various branches of art are being deposited in the library 

 by the kindness of the curator of Painting and Sculpture, 

 and the books are constantly referred to and consulted by 

 those interested in this direction, 



MUSEUM. The specimens in Natural History, including 

 those in Ethnology and Archaeology, which have been 

 given during the year, are on deposit with the trustees of 

 the Peabody Academy of Science, in accordance with 

 previous arrangements. These have been reported at our 

 meetings, and have been duly acknowledged to the several 

 donors. The following may be specified : George H. 

 Allen, C. H. Stocker, George D. Glover, James M. 

 Caller, Miss H. K. Bayley, Alfred S. Peabody. In ad- 

 dition to the above, several interesting specimens of an 

 historical character have been arranged in the rooms. The 

 following are contributors : John L. Robinson of Lynn*, 

 Mary E. Briggs, James Emerton, K. E. Nourse, Henry 

 Bridges, W. P. Upham, H. G. King, William B. Parker, 

 Charles S. Buffum, George Perkins, George A. Perkins, 

 Mrs. J. E. A. Todd, F. W. Lee of Beverly, Mrs. N. D. 

 Cole, F. H. Lee, estate of Jonathan Tucker, John Rob- 

 inson, Richard C. Manning, William G. Barton, Raymond 

 L. Newcomb, Mrs. Anna Warren of Boston. The ordi- 

 nary routine work has steadily progressed. A room is 

 being prepared in the basement for the arrangement of 

 some of the larger specimens of historical relics, and for 

 the deposit of duplicates, many 'of which are becoming 

 valuable. 



