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Cole, Inness, Wyant, and others. There is also a collection of early 

 books and prints to illustrate the development of printed pictures, 

 made by William C. Prime. In a portion of the building known as the 

 Morgan Memorial is a remarkable collection of tapestries loaned by 

 Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan. 



The natural history collections include an especially choice collec- 

 tion of Connecticut Valley birds, bird eggs, shells, minerals, etc. 



Data concerning the building and financial support have not been 

 received. 



LITCHFIELD: 



LITCHFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



The society maintains a museum of local history, including war 

 relics; old china, furniture, tools, coins, articles of clothing, etc.; 

 autographs, portraits, and medals ; and a library of books of local inter- 

 est, files of newspapers, etc. These collections occupy about 2250 

 square feet of floor space in a building erected by Mrs. Emily N. 

 Vanderpool, in memory of her son. The museum is in charge of Mrs. 

 Vanderpool, curator, and is open to the public on week-days in summer 

 and twice a week in winter. 



M ERIDEN : 



MERIDEN SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION. 



The association possesses a geological and mineralogical collec- 

 tion of about 3000 specimens. 



MIDDLETOWN: 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



This society has a museum of about 2000 articles of historical 

 interest, military, naval, civil, religious, and ethnological, pertaining 

 mainly to the count}-, state and the United States, in charge of A. R. 

 Crittenden, curator. It also has a library of 2500 or more volumes 

 with many pamphlets, documents, letters, and historical engravings, 

 in charge of Frances M. Pelton, librarian. 



WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY. Museum. 



Staff. Curator, . 



Anthropology. 3400= specimens, rich in material illustrating 

 the life of American Indians, largely from localities in New England, 

 from burial mounds near Chattanooga, and from California. There is 

 also a large collection from China, the South Sea Islands, and Africa. 



