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the years 1914 and 1915 was prepared by Curator Sherwood 

 and published by the Trustees in June.* 



In spite of the financial stress of the present time, the 

 gifts of Trustees and other friends of the Museum have been 

 very generous. The Trustees have them- 

 selves contributed nearly $63,000, more 

 Contributions , . . , , , . , J . "V' ' u A 



than two-thirds of which has been devoted 



to the maintenance of the Museum, owing to the insufficiency 

 of the City's appropriation. Among the noteworthy gifts 

 should be mentioned the Collection of Pottery and Textiles 

 from Nazca, Peru, presented by Mr. A. D. Juilliard ; the 

 Copper Queen Mine Model, the gift of Dr. James Douglas; 

 the Howell Collection of Meteorites, presented by Mr. J. P. 

 Morgan. 



Besides these gifts, considerable exploration work was 

 made possible through the generosity of individual Trustees. 

 Mr. Archer M. Huntington again supported the work among 

 the Primitive Peoples of the Southwest. Mr. Felix M. War- 

 burg and Dr. Walter B. James provided for the continuance 

 of the work of the Department of Public Health. Contribu- 

 tions from Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and Mr. Cleveland H. 

 Dodge made it possible to continue the collecting of birds and 

 mammals in South America. Mr. Cleveland H. Dodge, Mr. 

 J. P. Morgan and Mr. Arthur Curtiss James have subscribed 

 towards the preparation of the African collections. 



The Museum has also received a number of valuable 

 zoological specimens from the New York Zoological Park and 

 the Aquarium, the gift of the New York Zoological Society, 

 and from the Central Park Menagerie, the gift of the Depart- 

 ment of Parks. 



The Museum is indebted to the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. 



and to the Norfolk and Western Railway Co. for the granting 



_ . of free transportation of the geological 



Transportation - , * & 



collections from Weyer s Cave, Va. The 



Pennsylvania Railroad Co. also allowed the Museum free 



transportation of the Albertan fossils. We also wish to ex- 



* See Misc. Publications, A. M. N. H., No. 5, 1914. 



