LIBRARY DEPARTMENT. 
HALLS 28, 29 AND 34. 
ALCOVES 118 AND 119. 
The Library Department comprises the Library (Hall 29); the 
Reading Room (Hall 28), the Lecture Hall (Hall 34); and alcoves, 
1 18 and 1 19 and is in charge of the Recorder and Librarian, who 
also keeps the records of specimens entering or leaving the 
Museum. The Library is designed for reference purposes only. 
It contains many valuable scientific and technical works which 
may be consulted by the general public. It is primarily for Cura- 
tors and for those desiring to pursue special study or investigation 
on subjects treated in the Museum. In the alcoves is placed a 
display of early printed books, modern printing art, etc. A promi- 
nent feature of this Department are the lectures upon various sci- 
entific topics of interest and importance given in the Lecture Hall. 
HALL 29 
THE LIBRARY. 
The collection of books and pamphlets on the shelves numbers 
over 8,000, and is being increased rapidly. It includes: 
The Kunz collection of works on minerals, gems, and semi- 
precious stones, and containing many rare tomes on these sub- 
jects, in Latin, dating back to the XVth and XVIth Centuries. 
The Baltimore and Ohio collection, collected and loaned by 
Mr. J. G. Pangborn. This series comprehends nearly every book 
treating of the origin and early development of railways and 
their equipment. 
The special library of the Department of Ethnology of the 
Exposition, formed by contributions to that Department from the 
