NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS 115 



Ethnology and anthropology. Small collection used for 

 teaching. 



The museum represents the local fauna and flora, minerals 

 and rocks. A very complete set of zoologic types. A collec- 

 tion representing the industries of the city, e. g. furs, textile 

 fabrics, tobacco, etc. 



Columbia university museum, Columbia university, Morningside 

 bights, New York city. Collections are in charge of the pro- 

 fessors in the various departments: geology and paleontology, 

 J. F. Kemp, assisted by A. W. Grabau, adjimct professor, and A, 

 A. Julien, curator; mineralogy, A. J. Moses, assisted by L. McI. 

 Luquer, instriwtor, A. F. Rogers, tutor, and J. S. McCord, asswt- 

 a/nt; zoology, H. F. Osborn, and E. B. Wilson, assisted by Bash- 

 ford Dean, adjunct professor, G. N. Calkins, mstructor, O. S. 

 Strong and J. H. McGregor, tutors; botany, L. M. Underwood, 

 assisted by C. C. Curtis, tutor, and J. K. Small, curator. 



Paleontology. 50,000 specimens : extensive collections in inver- 

 tebrate paleontology and fossil fishes, containing numerous type 

 specimens in each of these divisions and specially rich in fishes 

 from the formations of the Devonian and Carboniferous sys- 

 tems. The extensive collections of fossil plants formerly in this 

 museum are now deposited at the New York botanic garden. 

 Many duplicates for exchange. 



Mineralogy. 25,000 specimens: an introductory collection illus- 

 trating the physical properties, characters, etc., of minerals; a 

 systematic collection of many thousands of specimens of very 

 wide distribution; working collections for use of students 

 in the laboratory and in lectures. Many duplicates for exchange. 



Historic geology. An attempt is made to illustrate the strati- 

 graphy of North America, and to a smaller degree, of Europe; a 

 dynamic collection illustrating the genesis and alteration of 

 rocks. 



Economic geology. Collections very complete illustrating spe 

 cially the resources of North America and including ores, build- 

 ing stones and the minerals composing them; minerals used in 

 the chemical industries. 



