Author: American Museum Of Natural History

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-27

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9780666491688

Excerpt from Forty-Fourth Annual Report of the American Museum of Natural History for the Year 1912: Annual Report of the President, Treasurer's Report, List of Accessions, Act of Incorporation, Contract With the Department of Parks, Constitution, by-Laws and List of Members The President has the honor to submit herewith his sixth annual report and briefly to call attention to the salient features which have marked the year 1912. The detailed activities and growth of the several departments will be found in the reports by the Director, the Curators and the Officers in charge Of the scientific and financial administration included in this Report. The progress of the Museum is in large measure due to the liberal contributions of Trustees and other Members, which exceed those of any previous year; it is in still larger measure due to the spirit of devotion to the institution which ani mates all the members Of our scientific and administrative staffs and even characterizes the workers Of all Classes throughout the Museum. The members Of the Scientific Staff who are carrying on explorations in different parts Of the world, are extending the name Of the American Museum and creating world-wide interest in its undertakings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.