76 DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN MUSEUMS 



Botany. A herbarium containing 30,000 phanerogams and 1500 

 cryptogams, especially complete in North American species; 1000 

 specimens of economic products. 



Geology. Minerals, 2000; Rocks, 1000; Economic series, 400 

 specimens, including a valuable series of marbles and granites, and a 

 series of iron ores with their furnace products. 



Paleontology. 4300 specimens; 300 casts of fossil vertebrates 

 (chiefly from Ward); 300 fossils from the coal measures; 500 crinoids, 

 200 trilobites, and 3000 corals, brachiopods, gastropods, cephalopods, 

 etc. , from the Keokuk group at Crawf ordsville ; fossil fishes from Persia ; 

 and a series of mammalian fossils from California. 



The illustrative material is valuable and fairly representative. 

 The series of fossils is carefully arranged to portray the development 

 of life from early primordial times to the present. Some groups of 

 devonian and sub-carboniferous forms are well represented, and have 

 furnished types for various species of crinoids, etc., for which the beds 

 in the near vicinity are famous. 



Zoology. Shells, 1000; Insects, 1000; Other invertebrates, 300; 

 Fishes, 50; Batrachians, 50; Reptiles, 25; Birds, 100; Mammals, 40. 



Historical Sketch. The museum was established by Dr. H. 

 Hovey, and maintained by private contributions for many years. 

 Later purchases have been made by the college. 



Financial Support. The museum receives $200 of the appro- 

 priation for the department of biology, and occasional gifts from other 

 sources. 



Administration. By a curator, responsible to the board of 

 trustees of the college. 



Scope. The collections are chiefly used for teaching purposes in 

 the college. 



Attendance. Open free to the public. No statistics of attend- 

 ance are available. 



CROWN POINT: 



OLD SETTLERS AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OF LAKE 

 COUNTY. 



This organization is said by Thwaites to maintain a small museum 



illustrating pioneer life and natural history. 



FRANKLIN: 



FRANKLIN COLLEGE. Gorby Collection. 



This collection is used primarily for college teaching but is also 

 accessible to visitors. It is carefully labeled and cataloged and occupies 



