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Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences 



Members who are actively interested in the Museum occa- 

 sionally inquire of the Director what specific things are wanted 

 which would add to the attractiveness of the Museum, or be con- 

 ducive to the convenience of the public and the prosecution of the 

 Museum work in general. 



One of our members, for example, provided a handrail for 

 the steps leading up to the front entrance, which was urgently 

 needed as a measure of safety during the winter, and shutter 

 fastenings that are worked from the inside, which have proved a 

 great convenience in stormy weather. Other members have do- 

 nated text books and manuals needed in connection with the 

 identification and classification of specimens; and others have 

 responded to appeals for financial assistance for specific objects. 



The needs of the Museum are many ; but the Director would 

 suggest that a new flag would be a welcome and timely gift just 

 now, to replace the one that has done duty for so many years and 

 is no longer in a condition that is creditable to the Association. 



Recent elections to active membership in the Association by 

 the Board of Trustees are Dr. Robert H. Pentz and Dr. James B. 

 Pentz, Stapleton. 



Recent accessions to the library, of local historical and anti- 

 quarian interest, include copies of several little known old maps of 

 Staten Island, a number of original old deeds and other documents 

 and several rare litographs and engravings representing views of 

 Staten Island scenery taken in the early part of the last century. 



The material in our possession relating to local history is 

 becoming more and more widely known and appreciated. Visitors 

 in quest of information come from considerable distances to study 

 in and consult the library, and many requests for information are 

 received by mail and telephone. A seperate room, devoted ex- 

 clusively to our Staten Island maps, prints, documents and litera- 

 ture, suitably arranged for exhibition and with adequate facilities 

 for research work, could be made an exceedingly attractive as 

 well as valuable local feature of our Museum. 



Since the last list of donors was published, in the March 

 issue of the Bulletin, donations to the museum collections and 

 library have been received from Anonymous, R. H. Britton, Mrs. 

 Nano E. Chapin, James W. Clawson, Howard H. Cleaves, Mrs. E. 

 Davis, W. T. Davis, Mrs. L. A. Dreyfus, Lillian Fieldman, 

 Alexander Forsyth, John Hall, F. J. Heal, J. Blake Hillyer, Henry 

 Holder, Arthur Hollick, Arthur Jacobs, Selmer Jensen, Thaddeus 

 Kroplinski, William LaVarre, Theodore Luhrs, Jacob Metzler, 

 Benjamin Neisner, Charles L. Pollard, John Rader, C. W. Schut- 

 zendorf, Mrs. Billopp Seaman, H. J. Sharrett, Henry Stolzen- 

 thaler, Alfred Trigg, George W. Tuttle, D. M. Van Name. 



