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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.
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Costumes, Miss Eveline Harrington,
Columbus.
Pictures, Curier & Ives prints, Miss
Florence Masters, Columbus.
Chair, Charles W. Kite, Columbus.
Archaeological material, Fairport Harbor, Field Work,
1937.
Chalcedony geode, Ames G. Manchester,
Hampton Bays, N. Y.
Chinese vase, J. Kent Hopkins,
Washington C. H.
Archaeological material collected near
Newark.
Stone implement, Norbert Tople,
Columbus.
Cooper's adze, Charles F. Reasoner,
Columbus.
Fan, Charles R. Owens, Columbus.
Spanish-American War relics, Mrs. Tella
Axline Dewitt, Columbus.
Service medals, Col. George L. Converse,
Columbus.
Piano, Mrs. Harold Stahl, Columbus.
Loan.
Autographs, members of House of
Representatives, State of Ohio, 1880-81.
Photos and powder flask, Mrs. George
Knight, Columbus.
Flag, Arthur Kellogg, Columbus.
Silver water pitcher, David Wickliff,
Buckeye Lake.
Dress, fan, comb, etc., Mrs. Ella
Dennis, Columbus .
World War medals and paper money, Miss
Margaret A. Knight, Columbus.
Petrified wood from Arizona, large
section from State House, Columbus.
Mirror, Mrs. Rachel M. C. Brookbank,
Rosedale, Indiana.
Silver cup and medal, Miss Elizabeth
Sullivant, Columbus.
Furniture and china, Mrs. J. A. McComas,
Upper Arlington.
World War chevrons, C. W. Reeder, O. S.
U., Columbus.
Quilt and gold nugget, H. C. Crippen,
Columbus.
Chinese and African dolls, Joseph A.
Hartley, Columbus.
Coffee pot and creamer, Maj. H. S.
Bryan, Newark.
Kitchen utensils, A. G. Williams,
Columbus.
U. S. Flag, Demming L. Hannaford,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Portrait of Joseph Thomas, Stanley M.
Sells, Columbus.
Quilt and shawl, Dr. Laura Forward,
Urbana.
Antique weapons, Mrs. Charles Hamilton,
Columbus.
Buckskin pouch, Indian, A. H.
Buckmaster, Bexley.
Ox shoes, Calvin Pollock, St.
Clairsville.
Archaeological material, exchange with
Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.
Straw hat in box, bonnet in box, Mrs.
Lafayette Woodruff, Columbus.
Specimen of agate, John Vanartsdalen,
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Loan.
Archaeological material, H. M.
Trowbridge, Bethel, Kansas.
Civil War material, Miss Phebe H. Fisher
estate, Columbus.
Silver tea service, Mrs. J. G. Cramer,
Easton, Pennsylvania.
Antique clock and chair, Miss Arta I.
Bailey, and Fred W. C. Bailey, Co-
lumbus.
Shoulder patch of 332nd Regiment
Infantry, U. S. Army, Theodore T.
O'Connor, Masury.
Egyptian beads, Miss Bessie J. Morgan,
Columbus.
Indian head-dress, Dr. John Gillin,
Department Sociology, O. S. U., Co-
lumbus.
Adze and wooden measure, Charles
Binning, Roscoe.
Doll, Walter Floyd, Columbus.
Mineral specimens, Mrs. Stella Will,
Laurelville. Loan.
Material for Lithic Laboratory, Willis
Magrath, Alliance.
Cannon ball, H. Jones, Columbus.
Civil War flag, Miss Olive Neil,
Columbus.
Letters of 1850 and 1851, Mrs. J. O.
Goodwin, Cambridge, Nebraska.
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Spanish-American War badges, Alexander
Sapp, Pratt's Forks.
Japanese vase, with stand, estate of
Ella Price, Columbus.
Glass salt cellar, Mrs. M. H. Galliger,
Wellston.
Calcite crystal and barite rosettes,
Philip Kientz, Columbus.
Lot of old wood planes, Charles L.
Inscho, Columbus.
Clarinet, and boy doll, Clarence L.
Weaver, Columbus.
DR. LINDLEY: Something ought to be said
concerning the
double interest involved this year. At
12:30 and 3.30, sessions
will be held at the Deshler-Wallick
Hotel, under the auspices of
the Ohio Academy of History. At six
o'clock is the annual din-
ner. The evening meeting will begin
promptly at 8:15. Tomor-
row at 10 o'clock will occur the last
session of the conference.
I wish to call special attention to the
exhibits of cacti at the
entrance in the rotunda, also an exhibit
of the publication division
of the Museum. In the main hall of the
building are special ex-
hibits of the Ordinance of 1787 and the
Establishment of Civil
Government in the Northwest Territory.
I might say that this idea of a joint
session combining the Ohio
Academy of History with the Annual
Meeting of the Ohio State
Archaeological and Historical Society
really originated with this
Society about eight years ago. On
account of the depression and
limited budget the idea was dropped for
the time being. When
the Ohio Academy of History,
representing the college and uni-
versity history teachers of the State
was re-organized some years
ago, those immediately interested in its
re-organization suggested
the possibility of a joint annual
meeting with this Society. But
conflicts of dates and other
difficulties were encountered. The
request for a joint meeting came to us
from the Ohio Academy
of History again last year, and it is
because of the desirability
for such a method of procedure that
steps were taken to amend
the Constitution making more elastic the
time for our Annual
Meeting. We shall endeavor to develop
this into a State-wide
history conference, enlisting the
interest of local and regional
historical societies, genealogical and
patriotic organizations and
all those interested in historical
endeavors. Various interests
can be accommodated through sectional
meetings. A good illus-
tration of this is the organization of a
committee on medical his-
tory among the physicians of the State
to develop a Medical His-
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tory section, under the supervision of
the State Historical So-
ciety. It is not intended to limit the
activities and interests of the
conference to Ohio history alone, but
rather to develop an annual
Ohio History Conference devoted to all
phases of history in which
the membership might be interested.
The president called for a report of the
Nominating Commit-
tee for trustees. The chairman of the
committee reported that the
committee recommended the re-appointment
of Dr. George W.
Rightmire, president of Ohio State
University; Mr. Harold T.
Clark, of Cleveland, and Mr. Webb C.
Hayes, II, of Fremont,
as trustees for the regular term of
three years from date. This
report was unanimously approved. The
Annual Business Ses-
sion of the Society then recessed to
April 26, 1938.
ABSTRACT OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OHIO STATE
ARCHAE-
OLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
APRIL 1, 1938
The regular April meeting of the Board
of Trustees of the Ohio
State Archaeological and Historical
Society was held in connection with
a called meeting of the Society on April
1, 1938, at 1:00 P. M. Trustees
present were Messrs. Johnson, Florence,
Goldman, Hayes, Miller, Parker,
Rightmire, Spetnagel and Weygandt.
Director Shetrone, Secretary Lind-
ley and Mr. McKinley also were present.
Mr. Johnson presided.
There being no objections to the minutes
of the previous meeting
which had been sent to members of the
Board through the mail, these
minutes were approved.
Mr. McKinley reported for the Committee
on Membership and policy,
that, although one meeting had been
held, there had been no definite action
to report. He stated that the meeting
may have had some value as a
precedent for future gatherings of the
kind but that a definite report would
have to be delayed until a later time.
The secretary reported that it was
necessary to get a definite action
from the Board concerning their wishes
regarding the publication of the
Ohio Guide for which the Society is
co-operating sponsor. He reviewed
previous transactions. It was the
general opinion of the members present
that since the money for writing the
Ohio Guide had come from W. P. A.
that the Federal Government procedure
should be followed so far as pos-
sible. Mr. Goldman moved that the Board
approve letting the contract
for publication of the Ohio Guide
according to specifications of the federal
director of the Writers' Project on the
basis of bids submitted by various
publishers with the understanding that
the Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical Society would under no
circumstances underwrite the publica-
tion in any amount and that an Ohio
publishing firm would be favored, all
other considerations being equal. After
some discussion, the motion was
seconded and approved.
The secretary read a brief report of the
current status of the Rankin
State Memorial which had been prepared
by the Society's Park Depart-