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Building. The museum occupies a building presented to the 

 association, and adapted for its use in 1901 at a cost of $500. About 

 836 square feet of floor space is available for exhibition, and 447 for 

 offices, workrooms, etc. 



Administration. By the president and board of directors of 

 the association. 



Scope. The objects of the association are to maintain a museum 

 for the preservation of local fauna and flora; to develop a garden of 

 native flora; to conduct classes and lectures; to provide a scientific 

 library; to hold periodical exhibitions; and to encourage the study and 

 preservation of the fauna and flora of Monterey County. 



Library. 330 volumes and 1200 pamphlets, on subjects pertain- 

 ing to natural history, are available for the use of members of the 

 association and students. 



Publications. A souvenir of the tenth anniversary (1910). 



Attendance. Open free to the public daily (except Mondays 

 and holidays) from 2 to 5. The attendance for 1909 was 1224 adults 

 and 484 children. 



PALO ALTO: 



LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR MUSEUM. 



Staff. Curator, H. C. Peterson; Assistant curators, E. G. 

 McCann and A. H. S. Chuck (Chinese and Japanese department), 

 W. W. Adams (art), A. F. Meston (Egyptology); Assistants, C. 

 Williams, 0. Utzinger, B. Kawakama. 



Anthropology. Uncivilized peoples : Archeology , native, 350, 

 foreign, 8126; Ethnology, native, 2985, foreign, 3 no. Civilized 

 peoples, ancient, 3630, modern, 3250. Among special collections may 

 be mentioned the following: Danish stone and bronze, 12 50; Ohio and 

 Middle states, 1000; Klamath Indians (Dagget collection); Indian 

 baskets; early Spanish and Mission. At present the curator is devot- 

 ing special attention to local mound material. 



Art. Sculpture, 169; Prints and engravings, 1260; Oil paintings, 

 685; Water colors, 325; Ceramics, 1650; Textiles, 1635. The Anna 

 Lathrop Hewes collection of paintings, statuary, mozaic, etc., and a 

 collection of pictures in oil presented by the Hon. Thomas Welton 

 Stanford, of Australia, are noteworthy. The collection of ceramics is 

 rich in Sevres, Bohemian, Venetian, French, Oriental, Dresden, Royal 

 Berlin, Persian, Pompadour crystal, and many other wares. The 

 textiles are rich in laces, Japanese embroideries, Turkish, Roumanian, 

 and Chinese collections, and fine chronological series of mummy 



