representing practically every known species on the western con- 

 tinent, and many representatives from other portions of the world. 

 This collection he loaned to the Museum of History Science and Art, 

 at Exposition Park, over which he presided, and the valued exhibit, 

 it is hoped, will remain there permanently. A small portion repre- 

 senting the best known and most interesting of our native birds, were 

 mounted in groups, showing by environment their habits and hab- 

 itats, so far as possible, and in handsome glass cases, they form i 

 portion of the natural history exhibit which attracts universal atten- 

 tion. A large number of the skins still remain in cabinets, carefully 

 classified, so that they are available for study, and may be mounted 

 at any future time. 



Dr. Daggett also gave much attention to lepidoptera, and some 

 of the most beautiful cases of butterflies in the Museum are of his 

 mounting. 



Before coming to California about eleven years ago, he resided 

 in Duluth, Minn., where he served as a member of the Board of Edu- 

 cation and was Chairman of the Building Committee during the most 

 active period of development in its public schools. 



Dr. Daggett was essentially self-educated; he had a strong natural 

 inclination to scientific lines, with especial leanings toward natural 

 history, and was a devoted student all his adult life. The degree of 

 L.L.D. was conferred upon him in later years for merit. He had a 

 comprehensive grasp of many branches of science along general lines, 

 and leaves a fine scientific library as attestation of his studiousness. 

 As a profession he inclined to Museum work, for which his all- 

 round reading and study eminently qualified him. He was well in- 

 formed on the methods and collections of the Smithsonian Institution 

 at Washington, the New York Museum, the Field Columbian at 

 Chicago, and the Denver Museum. When he was called to take 

 charge of the institution at Exposition Park about ten years ago he 

 found an empty building, just erected, and a few unclassified and 

 unarranged natural history collections to place in it, — some of them 

 of the highest intrinsic value, but all needing co-ordination, mounting 

 grouping and placing so that they might be available for the public. 

 To this herculean task he addressed himself, and in less than two 

 years the spacious building was filled to overflowing, having three 

 general departments, as the name implies, — one devoted to Science 

 on the lines of natural history, one to the Fine Arts, and one to His- 

 tory in ethnological and archaeological collections. There is also a 

 good start towards a historical and scientific library. The Museum 

 received as its greatest asset in starting the collection of pre-historic 

 fossils from the Brea Beds in the environment of Los Angeles, which 

 had been excavated, partially classified, and to some extent mounted 

 by the South-California Academy of Sciences. WMth competent 

 paleontologists under his direction, Dr. Daggett addressed himself 

 to the task of overhauling a score or more of great boxes of unas- 



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