212 OHIO
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL QUARTERLY
stalled Lithic Laboratory, and assisted
generally in routine duties in the
Museum.
The Department of Natural History
completed the rearrangement of
the bird and mammal study collections;
conducted work on a series of dis-
tribution maps on orthoptera and Ohio mammals;
collected more than
10,000 specimens of Ohio insects;
received numerous accessions of birds,
mammals, reptiles, amphibia, and insects from generous
donors; and carried
on the usual routine duties of the Department.
On November 1, 1937, Dr. William D.
Overman was granted a year's
leave of absence as curator of the
Department of History and Mr. John O.
Marsh was appointed to fill the vacancy. During the year a complete
change in case arrangement, displays and
labeling has been effected in the
Department and additional new material acquired. A series of special
exhibits was prepared in connection with the interest
occasioned by the
celebration of the founding of the Northwest Territory.
In addition to his duties as curator of
history Mr. Marsh has served
as State Director of the Historical Records Survey and
of the Federal
Archives Survey, thereby adding much prestige to the
Society.
On March 1, 1938, Mr. H. R. McPherson
resigned as curator of
State Memorials and was succeeded by Mr.
Erwin C. Zepp, erstwhile as-
sistant curator. During the year the
Department has carried on the resto-
ration of the Paul Laurence Dunbar home in Dayton,
acquired through
legislative appropriation. Close cooperation in the Northwest Territory
Celebration has demanded much of the
curator's time, particularly with
respect to the preparation of several
floats, which have joined in the cele-
bration in central Ohio towns and cities.
The routine duties connected with
forty-one prehistoric and historic
areas in custody of the Society has been a heavy burden
on the Depart-
ment. Curator Zepp has given a good deal
of time to a study of these
properties with the idea of determining
which of those of lesser impor-
tance may eventually be cared for by local agencies.
The Registrar, in addition to his usual
duties, has spent considerable
time in rearrangement of exhibits, the
lettering of signs and in the making
of labels. A list of accessions during
the year is appended hereto.
H. C. SHETRONE, Director.
List of Accessions
Cotton cloth from Inca burial, Mrs. G.
W. Knight, Tucson, Arizona.
Sword and military uniforms, Col. George
L. Converse, Columbus.
Cane, William C. Hall, Newark.
Cornsheller and metal square, Charles
Binning, Roscoe.
Mill pick, W. G. Davis, Leesburg.
Hatrack and motto, Miss Josephine
Parrett, Columbus.
Mill pick, Charles Neptune, Roscoe.
Glassworkers materials, Joseph Slight,
Columbus.
Colt revolver, Charles Binning, Roscoe.
Flags and broadside, John S. Campbell,
Jr., Cadiz.
Bittikofer Bible, Supt. F. G.
Bittikofer, Marysville. Loan.
Picture of Gen. Grant and family, Miss
Helen Read, Columbus.
Oil painting, Norris Schneider,
Zanesville.
Piano player, Miss Josephine Parrett,
Columbus.
Pair of boots, Homer Ellis, Columbus.
Misc. historical material, Miss Mary A.
J. Ballard, Richmond, Indiana.
Family portraits, Miss Mary A. J.
Ballard, Richmond, Indiana.