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The Peabody Museum has received a number of gifts during the summer, some of which will form very valuable additions. The most important is the collection brought by Professor Agassiz on his return from his expedition in the Pacific Ocean. Most of the objects were taken from Western Polynesia and...
Another interesting collection is one made by Mr. C. B. Moore '73, of Philadelphia, who has been exploring the west coast of Florida.
The building as planned is two stories high. The main entrance, which will be of Istrian stone, will be reached by a flight of steps from the quadrangle. There will also be a side entrance on the west for the use of students. On the lower floor, an exhibition hall...
The donor of the building, whose name has not yet been made public, has given additional funds which will make it possible at least to double the number of volumes and photographs in the library, and of the casts in the department collection.
Among the recent acquisitions to the Fogg Art Museum is a portion of the relief side of a Roman sarcophagus, attributed to the Graeco-Roman period, depicting a battle with Amazons. This was purchased from the Baracco collection at Rome.