238 DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN MUSEUMS 



OREGON 



CORVALLIS: 



OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



The college maintains a museum, in charge of A. B. Cordley, dean 

 and professor of zoology, comprising a herbarium of 10,000 phanero- 

 gams and vascular cryptogams, 1500 fungi, and about 15,000 unclassi- 

 fied specimens; 1000 minerals; 75,000 Oregon insects; and a zoological 

 collection, including a valuable collection of Oregon birds, a synoptic 

 collection of marine invertebrates, and a small number of Oregon mam- 

 mals. 



EUGENE: 



UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. 



The geological department maintains a museum in charge of 

 F. L. Barker, professor of geology. The most important collection is 

 the Condon collection of vertebrate fossils from the John Day beds and 

 other deposits of Eastern Oregon. This material is cataloged and pre- 

 pared for exhibition. There are also about 3000 minerals and 1 000 rocks, 

 including a collection of Oregon building and ornamental stones, ores 

 of the Pacific coast, etc. 



There is a botanical collection of about 1000 specimens, and a col- 

 lection of Oregon woods. In ethnology there is a collection of 325 

 specimens from Oregon Indian tribes. 



PORTLAND: 



OREGON ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



The academy has been promised extensive collections when suit- 

 able fireproof exhibition space is obtained. 



OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



This society was organized in 189S, and occupies 7 rooms in the 

 city hall, where it maintains a museum comprising 1702 specimens 

 pertaining to the Indian life and early settlers of Oregon; and 4300 

 photographs and pictures, including portraits of pioneers, scenic 

 views, and photographs of Indians. The society also maintains an 

 extensive historical library and publishes a quarterly. The museum 

 and library are in charge of George H. Himes, assistant secretary 

 and curator, and an assistant curator. The financial support of the 

 society consists of a state appropriation of S2500 a year, supplemen- 

 ted by membership fees. 



