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rick, of St. Xavier's College, in this city, is studying n 

 this department and aiding us in its arrangement. 



To render these collections available to the investi- 

 gator, we have paid particular attention during the past 

 year to the gathering into this fire-proof structure of 

 libraries of scientific works in the various departments 

 of natural science that come within the province of our 

 institution, with the following gratifying degree of suc- 

 cess : 



Vols. Pamphlets. 



Jay Library on Conchology, presented by Miss C. L. Wolfe. . . . 997 180 

 Brevoort Library on Fishes and General Zoology, deposited by 



the President of the Board 2,083 1,599 



Scientific Works from various donors 576 293 



Library on Mining and Physical Geology, deposited by Mr. 



Clarence King...... 2,430 1,652 



Library of the New York Academy of Sciences, deposited by the 



Society for safe keeping 4, 621 1, 537 



Prof. Whitfield's Library on Palaeontology 352 381 



Prof. Bickmore's Library on Ethnology and Archaeology. ...... 908 420 



Total 11,967 6,062 



The Library of the New York Academy is particularly 

 rich in serials, received from over two hundred similar 

 Scientific Societies in all parts of the world. The Mu- 

 seum also is constantly receiving important additions 

 from foreign Societies, through the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution, and from the geological surveys of the several 

 States and the nation. 



Miss C. L. Wolfe has presented an excellent portrait 

 of her father, the late John David Wolfe, the first Presi- 

 dent of the Museum, which was painted by Mr. D. 

 Huntington, and is placed in the hallway of the princi- 

 pal floor. 



A commodious entrance has been added to our build- 

 ing during the past summer, and, at the request of the 

 owners of the surrounding property, the sum of $20,- 



