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etc. The library comprises over 1000 bound volumes, besides 245 

 portfolios containing mounted plates, and more than 12,000 

 photographs. The collections are in charge of H. Langford Warren, 

 head of the department. 



HARVARD UNIVERSITY. William Hayes Fogg Art Museum. 



Staff. Director, E. W. Forbes; Custodian of engravings, Laura 

 H. Dudley; Custodian of photographs, Eliza P. Huntington; Assistant, 

 x\lice M. Wood; 1 janitor and 1 page. 



Art. Sculpture, 15 marbles, Greek, Roman, and renaissance, 

 and 1501b casts; Engravings, 3o,ooo±; Paintings, 23 primitives, 22 

 early American school; Water color drawings of early English school, 

 including 12 of J. M. W. Turner; Ceramics, ancient Greek vases, and 

 Arretine pottery; Photographs, 42,ooc±; Lantern slides, 3855. 

 Among special collections may be mentioned electrotypes of the Brit- 

 ish Museum collection of Greek and Roman coins, a collection of 

 early pencil drawings of J. M. W. Turner, bronze reproductions of 

 Italian and French medals of the renaissance, the Loeb collection of 

 ancient bronzes, vases, gold ornaments, and engraved gems, and a small 

 Japanese loan collection. 



Historical Sketch. The museum was founded by Mrs. Eliza- 

 beth Fogg of New York in memory of her husband. Mrs. Fogg be- 

 queathed to the president and fellows of Harvard University the sum 

 of $220,000 for this purpose. 



Financial Support. The museum receives annually from the 

 Fogg endowment, $24oo±; from the Gray fund for engravings and 

 their care, S8oo±; from the Prichard fund, $85o±; from the Randall 

 fund, $i75o±; and from the Searle fund for books, $ioo±. 



Building. A fireproof structure erected in 1895 at a cost of 

 $150,000, derived from the principal of the Fogg bequest. It provides 

 9100 square feet of floor space for exhibition, and 500 for offices, work- 

 rooms, etc., in addition to a basement room and a lecture room seat- 

 ing about 500 persons. 



Administration. By a director, appointed by the corporation 

 and the board of overseers of Harvard University. 



Scope. Primarily, college teaching; secondarily, public instruc- 

 tion. 



Library. iooo± reference volumes for use of the staff and qual- 

 ified students. The museum library is largely supplemented by the 

 general university library. 



Publications, (i) Annual reports; (2) Catalogs, handbooks and 

 guides to special collections. 



