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The Registrar has reported the additions
to the Museum
from October 1, 1926, to
September 1, 1927, as follows:
Accessions to Museum Collections
October 1, 1926 to September 1,
1927
The most important additions to the
Archaeological collec-
tion, aside from the material secured by
explorations, have been
the collections of the late Dr. G.
Miesse, Lancaster, Ohio, which
was bequeathed to the Society; of Mr. C.
O. Tracy, Bexley,
Ohio, presented by his son, Mr. William
P. Tracy; and the col-
lections of Dr. B. R. Bales of
Circleville, and Mr. George W.
Gossard of South Solon, Ohio, which were
purchased. The col-
lection of Mr. H. R. McPherson has also
been loaned to the
Society.
A number of fine examples of Indian
beadwork have been
presented, notably the collection of Dr.
H. Lee Good, Hamilton,
Ohio, and Mr. Tiffin Gilmore of
Columbus. The collection of
Dr. Good is exhibited in one of the new
wall cases in the De-
partment of Ethnology.
A fine collection of native hats and
other material from the
Philippines, and specimens of Apache
Beadwork have been de-
posited in the museum by Col. William F.
Martin, U. S. A.,
General Reserve Depot at Columbus.
The Egyptian Mummy presented last year
by Dr. J. Morton
Howell, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary to
Egypt, has been placed in the
sarcophagus in which it was found,
and a copy of the decoration on the
inside of the sarcophagus
has been framed and hung upon the wall
adjacent to the ex-
hibit. The sarcophagus was received from
Dr. Howell during
the past year, and the exhibit is now
complete.
Various relics of the Civil War are
still being added, among
those recently received being the
military equipment of the late
Col. W. L. Curry of Columbus.
The collection of Minerals has been
enlarged by specimens
presented by Mr. James G. Manchester of
New York, Mrs.
Theodore Leonard of Columbus, and
others. Mr. Philip Kientz
of Columbus has also contributed
generously, making several
Minutes of Forty-second Annual
Meeting 601
trips to Ross County localities to
secure material, One of the
specimens secured, part of a large
geode, contains five different
minerals in crystallized form.
An entire case is given to the fine
collection of Quartz
Geodes selected from several hundred
specimens presented by
Mrs. Cora Cromer and sons, Springfield,
Ohio. The geodes
were collected in Indiana by the late
Dr. P. E. Cromer, who was
an ardent collector, and they make a
very attractive and inter-
esting addition to the collection.
During the past year 88 accessions,
consisting of over 2500
specimens, have been recorded, specimens
numbered, and lists
filed. The general record follows:
Gray Foxes, male and female; presented
by Mr. H. R. Mc-
Pherson, Eldorado, Ohio.
Collection of Motion Picture Films;
presented by the Co-
lumbus Industrial Film Co..
Portrait of Thomas Walker Cridland;
presented by Mr.
Walter D. McKinney, Columbus, Ohio.
Bows and Arrows from South America;
presented by Mr.
E. V. O'Rourke, Columbus, Ohio.
Miniature Earthenware Utensils,
Philippine Islands; pre-
sented by Mrs. Selden L. Trumbull,
Columbus, Ohio.
Harpoon Point; presented by Mr. Thomas
M. Earl, Co-
lumbus, Ohio.
Shields, Axes and Bolo from the
Philippine Islands; loaned
by Dr. Albert W. Dumm, Columbus, Ohio.
Jinrikisha from China; loaned by Mr.
Earl Thurman.
Totem Pole, Alaskan; purchased.
Minerals and Shells; presented by Mrs.
O. E. Legg, Clin-
tonville, Ohio.
Minerals; presented by Mrs. Ella McKee
Erdman, Chilli-
cothe, Ohio.
Archaeological collection of the late C.
O. Tracy, Bexley,
Ohio; presented by his son, Mr. William
Tracy.
Archaeological specimens; presented by
Mr. Clarence Ball-
mer, Canal Winchester, Ohio.
Rifle; loaned by Mr. Lee E. Deem,
Divide, Montana.
Letter written by Salmon P. Chase;
presented by Mr. Wil-
bur H. Young, Montclair, N. J.
Minerals; the collection of the late Dr.
P. E. Cromer, Spring-
field, Ohio, presented by Mrs. Cora
Cromer and sons.
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Antique china plate, books and
daguerreotype; presented
by Mrs. Oscar Lear, Riverside Drive,
Columbus, Ohio.
Cloth from catafalque used at funeral of
President Gar-
field, presented by Mr. David Garfield
Stockman, Ravenna, Ohio.
Artificial Teeth, made in 1862;
presented by Dr. E. C. Mills,
Columbus, Ohio.
Archaeological specimens; presented by
Mr. Hubert Rees,
Rees' Station, Ohio.
Banner-stone (unfinished); presented by
Mr. W. W. Kem-
per, Bremen, Ohio.
Minerals; presented by Mr. James G.
Manchester, New
York.
Coverlet, Quilt and Scarf; presented by
Prof. W. A. Fos-
ter, Urbana, Ill.
Antique Locks; presented by Prof. F. C.
Caldwell, Ohio
State University.
Powder Horn; purchased.
Archaeological specimens; the collection
of Mr. G. W.
Gossard, South Solon, Ohio; purchased.
Books of Prose and Verse, by C. K. Hann;
presented by
Gen. Edward Orton, Jr., Columbus, Ohio.
Foreign Coins; presented by Mrs. Dahlia
Hart, Columbus,
Ohio.
Copy of "The Daily Citizen,"
Vicksburg, Miss., 1863; pre-
sented by Prof. F. H. Eno, Ohio State
University.
Historical specimens from the site of
old Portsmouth, O.;
presented by Mr. George T. Waters, Buena
Vista, Ohio.
Sword of the Civil War; presented by H.
W. Johnston, Co-
lumbus, Ohio.
Lincoln and Hamlin button; presented by
Mr. Charles Jus-
tice, Columbus, Ohio.
Tusks (boar); presented by Mr. E. H.
Pugh, Nelsonville,
Ohio.
Bowl (loan), and Tile (presented) from
Mr. E. J. Bognar,
Alliance, Ohio.
Stone Axe; added to collection by Mr.
Rodney Gragg,
Bainbridge, Ohio.
Archaeological and Natural History
collections of Dr. B. R.
Bales, Circleville, Ohio.
Canes and Calabash from Hawaii; added to
collection by
Miss Zarel Jones, Honolulu, T. H.
Indian Bow, and two Celts; loaned by Mr.
O. P. Hopkins,
Columbus, Ohio.
Mealing Stone, presented by Mr. T. B.
Bowers, Columbus,
Ohio.
Minutes of Forty-second Annual
Meeting 603
Pewter Tankard; loaned by Mrs. Minnie B.
Bowers, Co-
lumbus, Ohio.
Collection of Birds; presented by Mr.
Claude Meeker, Co-
lumbus, Ohio.
Marble bust of Samuel S. Cox; presented
by Mrs. William
V. Cox, Washington, D. C.
Samples of Wool and Flax; presented by
Mr. R. E. Hedges,
Scio, Ohio.
Belgian Musket; loaned by Mr. Ray S.
Ball, Huron, Ohio.
Aztec Musical Instrument (cast);
presented by Prof. Her-
bert A. Miller, Ohio State University.
Historic Cane, formerly belonging to
Gov. Tod; pre-
sented by Capt. Austin Kautz, U. S. N.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Revolver, belt and holster used in Civil
War; presented by
Mr. E. D. Chambers, Columbus, Ohio.
Banderillas used in Bull Fight in
Mexico, 1910; presented
by Mr. W. G. Wheaton, Columbus, Ohio.
Archaeological and Historical specimens
of the late Dr. G.
Miesse, Lancaster, Ohio; bequeathed to
the Society.
Fossil; presented by Mr. H. M. White,
Grand Rapids, Ohio.
Picture of Ohio Agricultural and
Mechanical College; pre-
sented by Mrs. W. A. Perley, Ojibway,
Ontario, Canada.
Sarcophagus for the Egyptian Mummy;
presented by Dr. J.
Morton Howell, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipoten-
tiary to Egypt.
Indian Beadwork and Silver Ring, of
Chief Red Cloud;
presented by Mr. Tiffin Gilmore,
Columbus, Ohio.
Fragments of the "Shenandoah";
presented by Miss Mary
E. Downey, Granville, Ohio.
Minerals and Shells; presented by Mrs.
Theodore Leonard,
Sr., Columbus, Ohio.
Military Equipment of the late Col. W.
L. Curry, Colum-
bus, Ohio; bequeathed to the Society.
Bow, Arrow and other curios from
Philippine Islands; loaned
by Dr. R. S. Moynan, State Hospital,
Columbus, Ohio.
Spinning Wheel; presented by Mrs. Joseph
R. Taylor, Co-
lumbus, Ohio.
Bookcase; loaned by Prof. Joseph R.
Taylor, Ohio State
University.
Medal commemorating the Iooth
Anniversary of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company;
presented by the President
and Directors of the Company.
Indian Beadwork, Robe, Vest, Leggings,
Moccasins, etc.;
presented by Dr. H. Lee Good, Hamilton,
Ohio.
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Hand-made brick from Chester, Meigs Co.;
presented by
Prof. Wilbur Stout, Ohio State
University.
Old Letters; presented by Mr. Edward
Eyman, Lancaster,
Ohio.
Archaeological specimens; presented by
Mr. T. J. Clark,
Chillicothe, Ohio.
Account dated March 30, 1827; presented by
Mr. Herbert
S. Atkinson, Columbus, Ohio.
Shells, Minerals and Botanical specimens
from Hawaii;
added to collection by Miss Zarel Jones,
Honolulu, T. H.
Books and Veterinary Instruments;
presented by Mrs. H. J.
Houston, Columbus, Ohio.
Howe Sewing Machine; presented by Mrs.
Ingle Morris,
Columbus, Ohio.
Philippine and Apache specimens; loaned
by Col. W. F.
Martin, U. S. A., General Reserve Depot,
Columbus, Ohio.
Archaeological specimens; presented by
Mr. J. R. Smith,
Canal Winchester, Ohio.
Minerals; presented by Mr. H. R.
McPherson, Eldorado,
Ohio.
Envelopes of Civil War period; presented
by Mr. C. W.
Reeder, Columbus, Ohio.
Archaeological and Historical Specimens;
loaned by Mr. J.
L. Robinson, Chillicothe, Ohio.
Marine curios; added to collection by
Mr. A. O. Glock,
Stuart, Fla.
Quilting Frame and Kraut Stomper;
presented by Miss
Blanche C. Addison, Columbus, Ohio.
Ethnological specimens, Alaskan Eskimo
material; loaned
by Prof. Clark M. Garber, Wales, Alaska.
Copy of "Daily
Constitutional," Augusta, Georgia, 1864;
presented by Mr. William B. Drake,
Columbus, Ohio.
Fragment of stone from Perry Monument,
Put-in-Bay, Ohio;
presented by Mr. A. B. Clark, Columbus,
Ohio.
Rifle; loaned by Mr. Phillip G. Horton,
86 Fairfield Ave.,
Newark, Ohio.
Sword of the Revolutionary War; loaned
by Mr. John
Dougherty, Logan, Ohio.
Bracelet of Human Hair; presented by
Miss Mary E. Coil,
Columbus, Ohio.
Specimens of Pyrite in Shale; presented
by Mr. Arthur M.
Brant. Department of Mineralogy, Ohio
State University.
Archaeological Collection of Mr. H. R.
McPherson, 2174
Summit St., Columbus, Ohio, loaned to
the Society.
Minutes
of Forty-second Annual Meeting 605
Historical
specimens added to the collection by Miss Rachel
Trimble,
Columbus, Ohio.
Land
Grant; signed by President Monroe; presented by Mr.
R. L.
Wildermuth, Columbus, Ohio.
Historical
specimens added to the collection by Miss Comly,
Washington,
D. C.
Banner
stone; presented by Mr. H. C. Mercer, Greenfield,
Ohio.
Archaeological
material from Kettle Hill Rock Shelter, Lan-
caster,
Ohio.
Respectfully
submitted,
WM. C.
MILLS, Director.
ANNUAL
REPORT OF THE TREASURER
FOR
THE YEAR ENDING JULY 1, 1927
RECEIPTS
Cash
on hand July 1st, 1926:
In
General Fund ................. $1,217.64
$1,217.64
Life
Membership Dues ................ 595.00
Active
Membership Dues .............. 76.00
Books
Sold .......................... 515.34
Subscriptions ........................ 18.50
Refund
account of Field Work ad-
vanced 1925
....................
300.00
Refund
Natural History Field Work by
J. S.
Hine .......................
208.33
Refund
of Express on Model by B. W.
Saville
..........................
5.00
Refund
of Expense of H. C. Shetrone
to Chicago
......................
30.00
Subscriptions
for Restoration of Seip
Mound .......................... 1,510.000
Interest
on Permanent Fund ......... 1,200.00
Interest
on Savings Account...........
17.87
Rent
Account of Schoenbrunn .........
150.00
From State
Treasurer on Sundry Appropriations as follows:
Main
Building, Columbus, Ohio
Salaries ............................ 34,493.02
Wages
.............................. 1,669.01
Office Supplies
...................... 149.50
Postage
............................. 202.38