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DIVISION OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 
U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM 
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THE HRDLICKA LIBRARY 
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Dr. Ales Hrdlicka was placed in charge of thè 
Division of Physical An+hropology when i+ was fìrsf 
es+ablished in 1903. He retired in 1942. During this 
time he assembied one of thè largest collections of 
human skeletons in existence and made outstanding 
contributions to his Science. On his death, September 
5, 1943, he bequeathed his library to thè Division^ wt+h- 
the provision that : bz kepi zxclusivzly- 
in thè said Division, wbere if may bz zonsulfzd 
buf^nof foonzd ouf~ " 
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