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and the Lower Cretaceous formations. These form the greater 

 part of the paleontologic collections. A few specimens from the 

 two latter formations for exchange. 



Mineralogy. 1200 specimens general in nature, no groups being 

 particularly prominent. A limited amount of material for ex- 

 change. 



Economic and historic geology. 500 specimens. 



Zoology. 7000 specimens: the A. W. Jones collection of about 

 5000 specimens of Coleoptera, and about 1000 insects of other 

 orders; 50 alcoholic examples of reptiles and batrachians; 100 

 mounted birds and mammals and half a dozen skeletons; and 

 several hundred marine invertebrates. Duplicate specimens of 

 <Coleoptera for exchange. 



Botany. 200 native plants. A few duplicates for exchange. 



Ethnology. 300 specimens: series of casts of prehistoric im- 

 plements from the Smithsonian institution; several native Indian 

 implements and trinkets; and a few relics of the mound builders. 



Midland college museum, Atchison. E. B. Knerr, professor of 

 •natural sciences and mathematics, in charge. 



Paleontology. 800 specimens: local invertebrate fossils; the 

 Miocene invertebrates of Virginia; fossil leaves from the Da- 

 kota group of the Cretaceous in Kansas, and other specimens 

 of the fossil fauna of Kansas. 



Mineralogy. 500 specimens illustrating the common minerals, 

 mostly obtained by purchase. 



Zoology. 120 specimenis : local birds and snakes ; a few 

 mounted skeletons. 



Botany. 1000 specimens: most of the flowering plants and 

 ferns of Ohio, Iowa and Kansas; a collection of liverworts from 

 Prof. Underwood. 



Ethnology. A few relics of the American Indian. 



University of Kansas, Lawrence. F. H. Snow, director; L. L. 

 Dyche, curator of zoology; S. W. Williston, curator of paleontology ; 

 ^. Ha worth, curator of mineralogy; W. C. Stevens, curator of the 

 herhariiim; S. J. Hunter, reptiles and invertebrates ; F. H. Snow, 

 curator of entomology; C. E. McClung, curator of microscopic col- 

 lections. 



