DIVISION OF PHySICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 

 U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM 



THE HRDLICKA LIBRARY 



Dr. Ales Hrdlicka was placed in charge of the 

 Division of Physical Anthropology whcn it was flrst 

 established in 1903. He retired in 1942. During this 

 time he assembled one of the largest collections of 

 human skeletons in exis+ence and made outstanding 

 contributions to his science. On his dea+h, September 

 5, 1943, he bequeathed his library to the Division, with 



tta-fm>v4si©n-4Jw»* — " i t-be-kept exclusivcly 



in the soic/ Division, where iV may be consulted 

 but not loaned out " 



