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Through the continued generosity of Dr. Frederick E. Hyde, 

 Mr. Yolk has gathered and finally arranged the vast quantity 

 of material bearing upon the early appearance of man in the 

 Trenton Gravel, and it is probable that this work, which was 

 begun several years ago and has been carried on with the ut- 

 most patience and care, will soon be finished, the material in- 

 stalled and the results ready for publication. 



Mr. George H. Pepper, in charge of the archaeological and 

 certain phases of the ethnological work in the southwest, has 

 assiduously cared for the instructive display of the material in 

 the exhibition halls; and through his work among the Indians 

 during the past summer has brought to the Museum collections 

 of pottery, blankets, photographs, etc., supplementing and 

 enlarging the collections which were already in our possession, 

 and largely the gift of Mr. B. Talbot B. Hyde and Frederick 



E. Hyde, Jr. 



In concluding this the tenth report of this department, and 

 in view of the appointment of its former curator, Professor 



F. W. Putnam, to a position in many respects of greater respon- 

 sibility- — viz., that of Director of the Department of Anthro- 

 pology at the University of California — it is fitting that we 

 should outline briefly the development at the American Museum 

 of those departments which have been instituted under his 

 advice and the administration of which has been assigned to 

 his direction : 



Professor Putnam was appointed Curator of -Anthropology 

 in the spring of 1894. At that time the exhibition of the col- 

 lections relating to Man was confined to what is now the "Shell 

 Hall," on the fifth floor, and the western half of the "Bird 

 Gallery " on the third floor. There had been no systematic 

 explorations, no scientific publications, and the head of the 

 department had but a single assistant. Within these ten years 

 the department has grown until, at the present time, the col- 

 lections occupy eight large exhibition halls and twelve storage 

 rooms. Explorations have been made throughout America 

 and parts of Asia, the scientific publications fill a score of. 

 volumes, and the present department staff includes no less 



