FOUNDING- OF THE DIVISION OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 
IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 
( 1902 ) 
On taking charge of the Bureau of Ethnology, I was 
much impressed hy the discovery that little attention was 
being given to Physical Anthropology and was at a loss 
and 
under the conditions of personnel/ funds of the Bureau to 
suggest a remedy. 
Happening one day to visit the Army Medical Museum, 
which occupied a building near at hand, I observed the 
large collection of human, cranium, said to number some 2200, 
belonging to that Museum and on inquiry found that they 
were not at present being utilized for any purpose. Imme- 
diately I asked for the transfer of the collection to the 
National Museum. This was readily granted and the appoint- 
ment of Ales Hrdlicka, Curator of the new Division of 
Physical Anthropology , followed. The position was really 
made for him as the only satisfactory candidate available 
at the t ime • 
I am naturally proud of having provided the place for 
one who is an honor to the Institution and who today, 1930, 
takes the highest rank in his chosen field in America. The 
collection of crania has grown in 28 years from 2200 to up- 
wards of 11,000. 
