80 DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN MUSEUMS 



RICHMOND : 



EARLHAM COLLEGE. The Joseph Moore Museum. 



Staff. Curator, Allen David Hole; i student assistant; several 

 student attendants. 



Anthropology. Uncivilized peoples : Archeology, native, 32oo±, 

 foreign, 2oo±; Ethnology, native, ioo±, foreign, ioo±. Civilized 

 peoples, ancient, 5o±, modern, ioo±. The majority of the archeo- 

 logical specimens are arrowheads and stone implements from the Ohio- 

 Mississippi Valley. 



Botany. A herbarium containing 2oo± cryptogams and ioo± 

 phanerogams. 



Commerce and Industry. About 200 specimens, mostly models, 

 illustrating the pioneer industries of the Ohio Valley. 



Geology. Minerals, on exhibition, 23oc±, in storage, 300±; 

 Rocks, on exhibition, iooo±, in storage, 3oo±; 1 relief map; Frag- 

 ments of the "Homestead" (Iowa), and the "Kiowa" (Kansas) 

 meteorites. 



Paleontology. Invertebrates, on exhibition, 8ooo±, in storage, 

 2ooo±, type specimen of Lepadocystis {Lepadocrinus) moor el Meek; 

 Vertebrates, ioo±, type specimen, a mounted skeleton of Castoroides 

 ohioensis Foster; Plants, 4oo±. There is a mounted skeleton of a 

 mastodon. 



Zoology. Shells, on exhibition, 6ooo±, in storage, iooo±; 

 Insects, 3ooo±; Other invertebrates, ioco±; Fishes, 20o±; Batra- 

 chians, ioo±; Reptiles, ioo±; Birds, noo±; Mammals, 2oo±. 



Historical Sketch. The beginning of the museum dates from 

 the early days of the Friends' Boarding School (now Earlham College), 

 founded in 1847; it a t first consisted of a few fossils and minerals 

 collected for the purpose of instruction in geology. The present 

 development is largely due to the efforts of Professor Joseph Moore 

 from 1853 to 1905. The office of curator of the museum was created in 

 1888, and Professor Moore was appointed to the place. A complete 

 classified list of all specimens is now in preparation. 



Financial Support. Chiefly by college funds, with occasional 

 subscriptions from other sources. 



Building. The museum occupies rooms in a college building, 

 having about 5500 square feet of floor space for exhibition, and about 

 1000 for offices, workrooms, etc. 



Administration. By a curator, responsible to the board of 

 trustees of the college. 



