D.C. COLLIER. President. 
U. S .GRANT, Jr. .Chairman gf the Board. 
J.D. S PR ECKELS, First Vice President. 
G. A .DAVI DSON, SecondVice President. 
L.S.McLURE,ThirdVice President, 
GEORGE BURNHAM, Fourth Vice President, j 
F.W. JACKSON, Treasurer. 
FRANK P. ALLEN, Jr., Director of Works 
EDGAR L . H EWETT, Di rector OF Exhibits. 
WINFIELD HOGABOOM, Director ofPublici 
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SECTOR OF EXHIBITS 
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My dear Mr* Holmes : 
I think the time has arrived for taking 
preliminary steps toward carrying out the plan that 
Dr* ErdXicka and I discussed while he was here, with 
reference to the future use of the collections that 
we have assembled* Our idea was to establish what 
might be called the San Diego Anthropological Sta- 
tion* It would be a branch of the School of American 
Archaeology and would have ’ its headquarters in the 
permanent buildings here* It would , I feel sure, 
have no detrimental effect upon the institution in 
Santa Fe, but on the contrary would serve to support 
the school there, because of the larger number of peo- 
ple that can be interested in the work through the 
organization here* The permanent buildings, I am cer- 
tain, would be placed at our disposal, and I have no 
doubt the collections in physical anthropology, ethnology 
and archaeology would be turned over to us, 1 think 
the maintenance would be provided for locally, in fact, 
it would have to be* Some support would probably be 
given by the Park Board because of the organization 
being within the limits of the city park* Then, 
too, we have a very fine body of men, such as Mr* George 
Marston, President Davidson, and many others that could 
be mentioned, who would bring to the organisation eon- 
• siderable financial support* 
Will you please call a meeting of the Execu- 
tive Committee aa soon as possible after receipt of 
this letter and take the matter up* You have a quorum 
in Washington City. You, Mr* Springer, Mr* Hodge, 
Miss PI etcher. Dr* Hrdlieka and Dr* Carroll would con- 
stitute, as I remember, more than two-thirds of the 
Committee,- and perhaps you might be able to secure 
