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local insects and about 6000 specimens of foreign insects in addition to 

 5000-10,000 unmounted specimens. These collections are chiefly of 

 economic importance. The foreign insects are from regions where 

 sugar cane is grown, viz: Mexico, Fiji, Australia, Malasia, and China. 

 There are 700-800 type specimens which will probably eventually be 

 deposited in the United States National Museum. The library of 

 the station contains over 1000 volumes on entomology. 



ST. LOUIS COLLEGE. 



The college has a collection of ethnological and natural history 

 specimens. 



IDAHO 



MOSCOW: 



UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO. 



The university museum was destroyed by fire in 1906, with the 

 exception of the mineral collections. There is now no central museum 

 and such collections as exist are distributed among the scientific 

 departments. 



ILLINOIS 



BLOOMINGTON: 



ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY. Powell Museum. 



This museum was established in 1852 with 1700 specimens, col- 

 lected in the Rocky Mountains by Major J. W. Powell, to which has 

 been added the Lichten thaler collection of shells and algae. The mus- 

 eum now comprises 40,000 labeled specimens on exhibition, and about 

 100,000 more accessible for study. In ethnology, there are large col- 

 lections of Zuni and Moqui utensils, articles of dress, etc.; and utensils 

 of the cliff dwellers and mound builders. In botany, there are 1000 

 cryptogams and 6000 phanerogams. Geology and paleontology are 

 represented by good general collections. In zoology, there are 10,000, 

 species of shells, a collection of insects, 600 birds, 200 mammals, etc. 



McLEAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



This society maintains a collection of about 250 objects of histor- 

 ical interest, a library of about 600 volumes, a large collection of por- 

 traits and photographs of pioneers and distinguished men of McLean 

 County, and about 100 unpublished manuscripts. These collec- 

 tions have been housed in the society's room in the McLean County 

 court house since 1903 and are under the care of Milo Custer, custodian. 



