NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS 123 



Paleontology and historic geology. 500 specimens: granites and 

 serpentines of tlie pre-Cambrian ; Mesozoic fossil plants in red 

 shale and diabase of the Triassic; fossil plants and mollusks 

 in the clays and specimens of fire clay and kaolin of the Cre- 

 taceous; silicified corals and fossil plants in the yellow gravel 

 and limonite of the Tertiary; fossils from the boulders of the 

 glacial drift, plant remains and mastodon molars; scratched 

 boulders, clays and gravels, etc., of the glacial period of the 

 Quaternar}^ 



Zoology. 600 specimens: mammals; birds and their eggs; in- 

 sects; crustaceans and shells. 



Botany. 3000 specimens: the herbariums of Dr N. L, Britton, 

 and Dr Arthur Hollick, representing the flora of Staten island. 



Ethnology. 400 specimens of local Indian relics, including 

 axes, arrowheads, hammerstones, net sinkers, pottery, etc.; also 

 historic relics of the revolutionary war, including muskets, can- 

 non balls, military buttons, spurs, coins, etc.; some old views, 

 pamphlets, newspapers, posters, etc., relating to Staten island 

 history. 



The museum is strictly local, hence no effort has been made to 

 exchange specimens. 



New York state museum, University of the State of New York, 

 Albany. 



ADMINISTRATION AND GEODOGY. Frederick J. H. Merrill, director 

 ■a/nd state geologist; Henry H. Hindshaw, assistant in geology; 

 Frederick C. Paulmier, assistant in zoology; Herbert P. Whitlock, 

 ■assistant in mineralogy ; Harry C. Magnus, junior assistant in 

 geology; Joseph Morje, clerk and stenographer; C. Adelbert Trask, 

 junior clerk; Edward O. Kenny, stenographer. 



PALEONTOLOGY. Johu M. Clarke, state paleontologist; Eudolph 

 Ruedemann, assistant state paleontologist; D. D. Luther, fieM 

 'assistoMt; G. S. Barkentin, dn^aftsman; Philip Ast, lithographer; 

 Jacob Van Deloo, clerk and stenographer^; Martin Sheehy, helper; 

 H. S. Mattimore^ pcig^ o/nd preparator. 



BOTANY. Charles H. Peck, state botanist. 



ENTOMOLOGY. Ephraim Porter Felt, state entomologist; Charles 

 H. Walker, entomologisfs assistant; D. B. Young, entomologists 

 ■assistant; George W. Y. Spellacy, page. 



ETHNOLOGY. Rev, W. M. Beauchamp, author of huWetims. 



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