personal will be vested in this Academy. It is hoped that the example 

 of these two donors will incite others to a similar course so that a fund 

 may be obtained wherewith can be erected a Temple of Science in 

 which we shall have a Home as well as a Name. 



CONTRACT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 

 AND THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCI- 

 ENCES, ET AL.* 



THIS AGREEMENT Made and entered into this 7th day of 

 February, 1910, by and between the County of Los Angeles, party 

 of the first part, and the HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN 

 CALIFORNIA, a corporation, THE FINE ARTS LEAGUE, a 

 corporation, SOUTHERN DIVISION OF THE COOPER ORNI- 

 THOLOGICAL CLUB, and SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACAD- 

 EMY OF SCIENCES, a corporation, parties of the second part, 

 WITNESSETH: 



THAT WHEREAS, the party of the first part is about to erect at 

 Agricultural Park a Historical Museum and Art Gallery for the pur- 

 pose of collecting and exhibiting therein a collection of fine arts, 

 specimens, and data of biology and zoology, and historical matter 

 relative to the Pacific Coast, more particularly Southern California, 

 with a view of promoting and encouraging scientific art and historical 

 education and investigation; 



AND WREAEAS, said second parties possess exceptionable abil- 

 ity based upon long experience, in the collection, installation and 

 maintenance of exhibits in their respective lines; 



AND WHEREAS, said first party is desirous of obtaining the 

 co-operation and assistance of the said second parties, in the collec- 

 tion, installation and maintenance of the exhibits aforesaid, and the 

 management thereof as hereinafter set forth: 



NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY MUTUALLY AGREED 

 by and between the parties hereto, that the said second parties shall 

 have the care, supervision, control and management of said building 

 and the collection, installation and supervision of said exhibits therein, 

 for a period of fifty years, from and after the 7th day of February, 

 1910, through a Board of Governors, to be created as hereinafter 

 provided, IT BEING EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD that the in- 

 tent and purpose of establishing the relation between said parties 

 hereto is for the specific purpose of securing the experience and ability 

 of the said second parties, to the end that said building and its con- 

 tents may be used and enjoyed by the people of Southern California 

 to the fullest extent for educational purposes. 



That for the purpose of controlling and managing said building 

 and the exhibits therein, there shall be created a Board of Governors 



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