USNM Curators Annual Reports: Department of Mollusks, 1885-1886

What were working conditions like work in the first United States National Museum? Over a century later, it may be hard for us to imagine what that experience was like. Fortunately Honorary Curator of Mollusks William H. Dall's candid report of his department's annual activity goes straight to the issue. Help us transcribe this Department of Mollusks report from 1885-1886 and learn more about what Dall thought was behind a harmful work environment.