DIVISION OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGV 

 U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM 



THE HRDLICKA UBRARY 



Dr. Ales Hrdlicka was placed in chargc of thc 

 Division of Physical Anthropology when it was first 

 established in 1903. Hc retired in 1942. During this 

 time he assembied onc of thc largest collections of 

 human skelc+ons in cxistcnce and madc outstanding 

 contributions to his science. On his death, September 

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



the Provision that " ,/ fce kepf exclusively 



in the said Division, where if may be consulfed 

 buf nof loamd ouf " 



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