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. 



Provides special courses of illustrated lectures. 



Gives free use of Library. Issues the Journal. 



Distributes Guide Leaflets. 



WHAT IT IS DOING FOR SCIENCE : 



During the year 1902 it maintained exploring parties in various parts of the United 



States and in : 

 Siberia, Alaska, Central America, Greenland, 



China, British Columbia, Venezuela, Baffin's Bay, 



Japan, Mexico, Martinique, Hudson Bay, 



The Bahamas, St. Vincent, Cuba. 



Maintains scientific publications : 



Memoirs — twenty-two have been issued. 



Bulletins — sixteen volumes have been issued. 



Journal — two volumes have 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 Members, $ 10. 



Life Members, 100. 



Fellows, 500. 



Patrons, 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. 



