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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY. Museum. 



Staff. Curator, John Kern Strecker Jr.; Honorary assistants, 

 John L. Kesler (general biology), Lula Pace (botany), W. T. Gooch 

 (entomology) ; 1 student assistant, and 1 janitor. 



Anthropology. Archeology, native, 5000, foreign, 406; Ethnol- 

 ogy, native, 322, foreign, 242. 



Botany. The collection is uncataloged at present, but consists 

 largely of local plants, supplemented by a series collected by Miss 

 Pace in several states. The Texas material includes duplicate types 

 of many of Lindheimer's species. 



Geology. Minerals, on exhibition, 1272, in storage, 3401; 

 Rocks, on exhibition, 200, in storage, 650; the Mart (Texas) meteorite, 

 polished and sectioned, with a model of the original mass; and stone 

 meteorites from Fayette County, Texas. 



Paleontology. Invertebrates, on exhibition, 716, in storage, 

 1842; Vertebrates, on exhibition, 73, in storage, 346; Plants, on exhibi- 

 tion, 226, in storage, 507. The vertebrate fossils include fish skeletons, 

 a few skulls, teeth, and odd bones, but no large complete skeletons or 

 restorations. 



Zoology. Shells, on exhibition, 575, in storage, 10,613; Insects, 

 in storage, 8500; Other invertebrates, on exhibition, 683, in storage, 

 3115; Fishes, on exhibition, 46, in storage, 306; Batrachians and rep- 

 tiles, on exhibition, 52, in storage, 2786; Birds, on exhibition, 416, in 

 storage, 2123; Mammals, on exhibition, 473, in storage, 2101; Bird 

 nests, S3; Bird eggs, on exhibition, 3916 (908 species); Skulls, fin- 

 backed whale (18 feet 9 inches in length), seals, large cats, wolves, 

 etc. The series of complete skeletons is small. 



Historical Sketch. Previous to 1901 the collections consisted 

 of a small amount of material for teaching purposes. In that year Mr. 

 George W. Carroll purchased a number of collections and also provided 

 40 exhibition cases. The material acquired since 1903 has been through 

 donation and exchange. 



Financial Support. By the university. 



Building. The museum occupies 5 rooms in the basement and 

 one on the second floor of the Carroll Science Hall, erected in 1901 at a 

 cost of $75,000 by G. W. Carroll. The museum occupies 3200 square 

 feet of floor space for exhibition, and 256 for offices, workrooms, etc. 



Administration. By a curator, responsible to the board of 

 trustees of Baylor University. 



