The story of Pittsburgh: Education

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623714

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241132

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Education

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 14

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: [ca. 80] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Department of the museum

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of watches, which includes the gold watch which belonged to Admiral Nelson the hero of Trafalgar. One of the most at- tractive and valuable of the collections in this section is that recently presented by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert DuPuy, which besides a wonderfully extensive series of miniatures, is rich in enameled, inlaid, and carved boxes made of the precious metals. Historical collections are preserved either in the library of the museum or on the third floor. Among the interesting his- torical objects is the skeleton of the horse upon which ““Stone- wall” Jackson was seated the night he was killed at Chancel- lorsville, a number of the cannon surrendered by General Burgoyne to General Gates at the battle of Saratoga, and the collections belonging to the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The library of the museum is on the first floor. It con- tains the extensive private library of scientific works deposit- ed by Dr. W. J. Holland, as well as the many thousands of volumes collected by the museum. The museum publishes a series of octavo volumes known as the “Annals,” and a series of quarto volumes known as the “Memoirs,” besides annual reports and other occasional publications. The director emeritus of the museum is the ed- itor of these publications. From its inception the museum has carried on intensive studies in various fields and has been one of the leaders of re- search in America, especially in zoology, botany, and paleon- tology. The museum has either sent out or assisted in send- ing out many expeditions to various parts of the globe. A recent expedition from the museum traversed the interior of the peninsula of Labrador from south to north, the first time this feat was accomplished by white men. The results of the researches are in part embodied in the “Annals” and “Me- moirs”’ of the museum. Classes from the eighth grade of the public schools of Pitts- burgh and schools of Allegheny county visit the museum every day of the fiscal year. They are given instruction in natural history by members of the museum staff detailed for that purpose. In addition to these, annually, hundreds of

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