D. C. Danielssen. 



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At the request of Christie some men were no w elected mana- 

 gers of the new association : besides Christie himself, Bishop Neumann, 

 Consul A. Konow, Headmaster Lyder Sagen, Major Dahl, Head- 

 master Forvald, and the apothecary Bull. From the managers of 

 the middle school they obtained the use of their large hall, for 

 the storage of the specimens. and they went on with the collection 

 of antiquities and national curiosities. From all directions contri- 

 butions pourecl in. some of money, some of curiosities of every 

 imaginable kind, but strangely enough, most of them rather valuable 

 things (especially antiquities and coins), although there were amongst 

 tliem some rubbish. 



The founder Christie was the leading spirit of tlie managers, 

 and displaid much energy for increasing the collections, by sending 

 letters to his numerous friends throughout the country and urging 

 people to undertake collections. 



In this patriarehal way, under self-established managers and 

 without statutes, things went on till 1833. The association throvo 

 visibly. and obtained in 1831 its own locality in a building rather 

 out of repair, which was bought by auction at president Klagenberg's 

 death, and which was paid for, partly by private contributions of 

 the townsfolk, and partly by a small contribution from the govern- 

 ment. 



In 1833 the first general meeting of the memoers took place* 

 when comprehensive statutes, in 52 paragraphs, were drawn up, 

 containing detailed directions for every thing imaginable connected 

 with the association and its management. Amongst other things it 

 was arranged that v once a year the collection should be open to 

 the niembers and a certain number of their families, in proportion 

 to their contributions, according to admission tickets issued by the 

 managers." Xo custodian was appointed at this time, nor was it 

 even spoken of till 1846, all the business being executed by the 

 members of the board. In the year mentioned, a new building 

 having then been built and tåken into use, beside the old one, 

 a new statute was added directing the managers to appoint a 

 curator and a preparator, the former to have £ 35 and the latter 

 £ 11 as salary. 



A-sistant-surgeon Koren was appointed to both posts, but he 

 was not very successful as a preparator, and so in a few years he 

 was released from doing the : 'rougher manual work." 



The old managing body, headed by Christie, some members 



