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U. S, National Museum. 



The Rau Library of Archaeology. 



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Dr. Charles Rau was born in Belgium in 1826. He 

 came to the United States in 1848, and was engaged as 

 teacher at Belleville, Ilhnois, and in New York. In 1S75 he 

 accepted an invitation from the Smithsonian Institution to 

 prepare an E^thnological Exhibit to be displayed at the t'en- 

 tennial Exhibition, and subsequently was ap])ointed Curator 

 of the dejiartment of Archa;ology in the National Museum, 

 which position he held at the time of his death, July 25, 18X7. 

 He be<]ueathed his Archaeological collections and library to 

 the U. S. National Museum. 



