Annual Report
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781459036376
Paperback|9781459036376
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: REPORTS ON THE COLLECTIONS. REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY. By Walter Hough, Acting Head Curator. INTRODUCTION. The department of anthropology closed a prosperous year in the acquisition of specimens. The customary and special work was carried on with vigor and efficiency on account of the somewhat increased personnel, which permitted a more equitable assignment of duties. The widening scope of anthropology, remarked as an outstanding feature of the present progress of science, was reflected in the work of the several divisions of the department. This was also shown by the nature of the inquiries which came in great numbers from persons wishing information on various subjects. More and more inquiries were made with the view of securing information of a practical nature, as for use in advertising or for other business interests. Informational advertisements are more likely to be read and appreciated by the public. Other inquiries related to special needs or to requests for literature on special lines. In these ways the department found itself carrying on a line of university extension of proved usefulness in a wide field. These features are not cited as novel instances of the work of the Museum, for the Museum is generally recognized as a public institution eager to help in all good causes despite its somewhat limited facilities, but to show its increasing value to the public. This aspect is often lost sight of or not fully appreciated. Anyone who knows the varied, important, and unadvertised work of the Museum will be keen for its support as an indispensable element in the social organization of an enlightened society. It must be said that a museum which is expected and even required to grow normally must not only utilize all its energies in building all the...
| ISBN-13 | 9781459036376 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1459036379 |
| Weight | 0.60 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.41 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 180 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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