USNM Curators Annual Reports - Department of Mammals, 1890-1891

A good year in a growing museum can mean many different things: valuable new accessions, research discoveries, new exhibits, more visitors and so on. However, the tally at the end of the year does little to reveal the challenges experienced throughout the year, challenges that made the year-end results so significant. Curator Frederick W. True had the responsibility of summing up the accomplishments of the Department of Mammals in 1891 for the Director of the United States National Museum. Please help us transcribe his report.