American Museum of Natural History. 
WHAT IT IS DOING FOR THE PUBLIC: 
Gives free admission to its halls on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays 
and Sundays. 
Provides for free illustrated lectures on Tuesdays and Saturdays. 
Provides for free illustrated lectures to teachers on Saturdays. 
Provides instruction to school children when accompanied by teachers. 
WHAT IT IS DOING FOR ITS MEMBERS: 
Gives free admission at all times. i 
Provides special courses of illustrated lectures. 
Gives free use of Library. Issues the Journal. 
Distributes Guide Leaflets, 
WHAT IT IS DOING FOR SCIENCE: 
Maintains exploring parties in various parts of the United States and in : 
Siberia, British Columbia, Alaska, Peru, 
China, Mexico, Bolivia, Central America. 
Maintains scientific publications : 
Memoirs—eighteen numbers have been issued. 
Bulletin—fifteen volumes have been issued. 
Journal—one volume has been issued, 
What the Museum Needs. 
Additional members. 
Increased subscriptions to defray expenses of exploring expeditions. 
Funds to make additional groups similar to those in the Bird, Mammal, and 
Ethnology Halls. 
Small sums sufficient to preserve the records of the Indians of New York. 
Means for collecting and preserving representative examples of animals on the 
verge of extinction. 
Means for collecting fossils and geological specimens. 
Membership Fees : 
Annual, Membere, asc fora cleats alow sinn sides $ 10. 
Life Members, ./0..4 ceedas's senna ani aysluis cretals 100, 
BY CNL OW Sic < crs sidierste! ona aletalesatelk 1a myaye;ole satel efe tatptatatats 500. 
Patronsgsse+ tone ter aso lenny pie tnceue eee welts 1,000, 
All money received from membership fees is used for increasing the collections. 
Publications. 
The publications of the Museum consist of an Annual Report, 
in octavo, about 80 pages; the Bulletin, in octavo, of which one 
volume, consisting of about 400 pages, and about 25 plates, with 
numerous text figures, is published annually ; the Memoirs, in 
quarto, published in parts at irregular intervals; an Ethnographical 
Album, issued in parts, and the American Museum Journal. 
