214 DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN MUSEUMS 



Historical Sketch. The greater part of the material in the 

 geological and paleontological collections was accumulated by the 

 late Henry A. Ward and was purchased in 1862 for the university 

 through the generosity of citizens of Rochester, at a cost of $20,000. 

 It includes about 40,000 specimens of the finest quality, mostly foreign, 

 handsomely mounted and labeled. 



Financial Support. From the general funds of the university. 



Building. The museum of geology and paleontology is located 

 on the second floor of Sibley Hall; the museums of botany and zoology 

 are on the third floor of the Eastman laboratories. 



Scope. College teaching, supplemented by public school work 

 and instruction of the general public. 



WARD'S NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT. 



This is a commercial company incorporated under the laws of 

 New York for the purpose of collecting, preparing, and dealing in 

 objects of natural history. This has been the chief supply house for 

 American museums for more than forty-five years. 



Staff. President, Frank A. Ward; Treasurer, Edward S. Ward; 

 and an average of 20 employees, including mineralogists, paleontolo- 

 gists, conchologists, osteologists, taxidermists, etc. 



Anthropology. 5ooo± articles of war, utility, ceremony, and 

 adornment of ancient and modern races from all parts of the world, 

 also a large series of aboriginal skulls and skeletons. 



Botany. Models illustrating the anatomy of plants. 



Geography. A series of "relief maps. 



Geology. 160,000 minerals from all parts of the world; a large 

 collection of meteorites ; 2 2 ,ooo specimens illustrating general petrology, 

 physical, dynamic, and stratigraphic geology; a special series of 125 

 specimens from typical localities of the New York formations; relief 

 maps and models of interesting geologic regions of the United States 

 and foreign countries; models illustrating dynamic and structural 

 geology. 



Paleontology. 150,000 specimens of all geologic ages from all 

 parts of the world; 1024 casts of celebrated fossils, many of the orig- 

 inals of which are in the royal museums of Europe; 100 different models 

 and charts. 



Zoology. 137,000 specimens, including mounted specimens and 

 skeletons of the various groups; human skeletons, anatomical models, 

 charts, and diagrams for classroom work; a general collection of 125,000 

 specimens of zoology representing over 5000 species and including 

 corals, Crustacea, other invertebrates, birds, and mammals. 



