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JESUP FUND 



In the expenditure of the income of the Jesup Fund, due 

 regard has been paid to the terms of the bequest. The income, 

 now amounting to $50,991.97, has been devoted during the 

 year to the following purposes: 



To the purchase of specimens and collections for 

 practically all the departments of the Museum, which 

 include 



Meteorites and other geological specimens 



Models showing the forms of crystals 



Mammals and birds from Africa, China and South 

 America 



The Benedict ethnological collection from the 

 Philippines 



European archaeological material 



Studies for the Hopi Indian Group 



Fishes 



To the support of field parties 



To the Arctic : Stefansson-Anderson Expedition 



To Alberta, Wyoming and New Mexico for fossils 



To Alberta, Wyoming, South Dakota and Wiscon- 

 sin for work among the Indians 



To Labrador, Florida and Massachusetts for inver- 

 tebrates 



Books for the Library 

 Scientific Publications 



In connection with the publication of the Memoirs of the 

 Jesup North Pacific Expedition, arrangements have been made 

 for Waldemar Jochelson to continue the preparation of manu- 

 script, and Professor Boas, the editor, expects to deliver three 

 parts during the coming year. 



EXCHANGES WITH MUSEUMS 



The duplicate material that accrues from museum expedi- 

 tions provides specimens which are valuable for exchange with 

 other institutions. By this method we are often able to secure 

 valuable collections which otherwise it would be necessary 



