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Title: The American Museum of Natural History : its origin, its history, the growth of its departments to December 31, 1909
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. fmo Huntington Free Library. fmo
Subjects: American Museum of Natural History Natural history museums
Publisher: New York : Irving Press
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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y becoming approachable. The Park Board developed its walkson the south side. It is of interest to record that the Trustees in 1876petitioned the Legislature to allow them to establish an Aquariumin connection with the Museum, of sufficient size to enable the publicto learn on a somewhat satisfactory scale the form and habits of a (25) HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM large class of marine fauna. The estimated cost was $50,000. In thisconnection it was stated that the visitors to the Musemn at that timeexceeded by 2,000 per week the munber visiting the British Musemnin London. This petition was one of the last acts of Mr. Stuartsadministration. Mr. Stuart resigned the presidency on February 14, 1881. Hisconnection with the Museum had been made memorable by importantchanges both in the erection of the building and in the equipment ofthe collections. An increase in maintenance had been secured fromthe City. It can be said that the Museum had entered in a way uponits present scientific career. (26)
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MORRIS KETCHUM JESUP THIRD PRESIDENT1881-1908 From Museum Portrait by Eastman Johnson PRESIDENCY OFMORRIS KETCHUM JESUP 1881-1908 MR. JESUP was elected to the presidency on February 14,1881, at a time both promising and critical. The prospectsof the Musemn were broadening, but the responsibihtieswere increasing in the same proportion. The institution had out-grown its original organization, and scientific and educational devel-opment was needed, as well as more building space. The revenuesfrom the City were very inadequate, and the foundation of an endow-ment fund was imperative. Little advance had been made in themethods of display of the collections, or in meeting the real educationalneeds of the public. Mr. Jesup had been fitted for the office by his connection with the Experience.founding of the Musevmi and by his long service on the Executive,Auditing, Nominating, Legislative, and Building Committees. Hewas elected Chairman of the Executive Committee on March 29, 1880,and immedia

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