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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo11amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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iiistiuicc, a lirld mouse witli its enemies ii tlu' one liatid and its prey on the otlier — is an e.\ain))l(' ot" the stru.u'^ie for existence. The Hall of Mollusea. aims to do in detail for one dixision of animals what the Darwin Hall outlines tor all. Here an e.xtensive array of shells is placed, to- gether with exhihits sliowiny'how im))ortant some species are to man, such as the pearl oyster with its pearl-fishiufi; industry, and the connnon oyster and the elaiii with theii'culture and inihlstries. The Hall of Insect Biolojiy and Local Insects has a double function. In it are deposited larj^er collections of insects ftmnd within fifty nn'les of New ^Ork so that a student can hriny his own cDllections for comparison and identification. Here, as in the Darwin Hall, lar<ier ))rincij)les are demonstrated, such as variation of the members of a sinli 11'. Toircr TllK Librai'y of the American Mus<'um has been in existence since the founding f)f the institution but not until \cry recent times has it kept j)ace with other departments. Dm-ing the last decade how- ever, enthusiasm has increased, some scientific societies ha\'e deposited their books in the Museum's custody and altogether a serious attempt has been made to make this library one of the most comprehensiNc and complete of its kind in America. Library progress in general has been \'ery rapid in .\nierica in recent years and one of the most important (le\-eloi)iiients in this progress has been the rise and growth of the "special library," ))articularly the one whose purpose it is to .serve the public in a free and um-estricted maimei-. A special library relating to natural history appeals not only to the specialist whose needs demand accurate and detailed descriptions l)Ut al.so to a very large proportion of the pubhC where the desire is for more general 252

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