THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



tion. The Museum is open free every day in the year: on 

 week days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Sundays from 1 to 



5 P.M. 



The Museum is under the control of a self-perpetuating 

 Board of Trustees, which includes the Mayor, the Comp- 

 troller and the President of the Department of Parks, 

 ex officio. This Board has the entire direction of all the 

 activities of the Museum, as well as the guardianship of 

 the collections and exhibits. 



All the collections in the exhibition halls and in the 

 study rooms are the gifts of the Trustees, Members and 

 other friends and supporters of the institution. The funds 

 which enable the Trustees to purchase specimens, to carry 

 on explorations in various parts of the world, to prepare 

 and publish scientific papers and to enlarge the library are 

 raised by contributions from the Trustees, Members and 

 other friends. These contributions are divided into three 

 classes: (1) the Endowment Fund, (2) the Membership 

 Fund, (3) voluntary subscriptions. The Membership Fund, 

 derived from the subscriptions of Members,* is of par- 



* Associate Members (restricted to persons living more 



than 50 miles from New York City) (annually) $3 



Annual Members (annually) 10 



Sustaining Members (annually) 25 



Life Members 100 



Fellows 500 



Patrons 1,000 



Associate Benefactors 10,000 



Associate Founders 25,000 



Benefactors 50,000 



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