Field notes: Eastern United States trip, book 1, v4545
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58 May 15 - D.C. fossil as well as existing species. This card catalogue looks very complex, as he uses not only many colors of cards but many colors of inks, each with some special meaning! Still has skins of Whooping Cranes to exchange. Might sell. Follow up. May 16 D.C. Get Newton H. Carpenter's article on organization, results, etc., at Chicago Art Institute. Report to Acad. Council. "A city museum is often merely a municipal attic." An ideal museum is "an institution for visual instruction." Dana's paper should be secured and used for ideas. Hollister says the only way to keep mammals from small