Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-27
"a Sagsits gerald.
IS, ~ U.av.rsity l1uss.a.

4; H. ~ Unavsrsity Museum.
NJ VIM. Prldham. local agent Of
fvslls H1fgo = Co., receipt Of
~ following circular nom the
h1ad efnes:
nAN ERANCIsCo, Jan. lat, 1881.
~ zoesete and Ehspl0yes:
01NxIBHuN:-The following let
~ q Prof, Gilman, written in
ma and which formed ct the time
~ boG1o Of an official circular to
ono0to, explains itself: We again
1nv1to attention to the subject.
1hoEo &, probably, not one Of the
o1x hundrod places At which this
0omnany % represented, which
yin uoE at one time or another,
II nd oDportunlee for securing de-
o1enblo sp6olmeus for contribution,
ot n, expense or trouble, to an
- ~ clerk or messenger, and
vkloh would undoubtedly be In.
B Vootod With much interest and
noGaibly prove Of great value, In .
Sollootioa such aa-the University OF
Cn11fofnia should, and undoubted.
" viii, secure, sooner or later.
II beepoaklne and hoping for
yooe sympathy with, and co-0pera-
tfon ID. eccomplishing the object
~ forth, you are not obliged, Off.
ololly or persenally, to subject
youfDolves to Inconvenience or dis
eo0fert IN any particular; but we
havo such . favorable opinion of
tho Intelligence Of the Company's
onployes g to believe there will be
3 o5ontaneous interest manifested
on1 cooperation vouchsafed.
It 10 not expected that . general
e Important collection will be se.
ouIod immediatsly; NOR will spas.
EAodio o6ort eject much. What is
moot desirable IL TO have you post
thlo and the letter referred to In .
y oonspluuous position in your Office,
am1 HON time to time receive and
fbkVar1 such ofterings - will un-
doaol6Gly b tendeeed BY all classes
- pAoploS fof there 10 no walk in
1l6o In which knowledge-which is
power-has not earnest votaries.
~ i,exlsdgs. We do learn ourselves to
- - ~; : = man and what TO God ~'
Whenever any article is obtain.
u, paok it securely and address
ssUnlveFsity OF California, Berks'
~, CAL, waybilling 1t by ex.
!. 49,, jfee, incloslng by letter te
10 Unlvoroity any Information re.
1Atlng 20 the thing sent.
Very teepeotfully yours,
JNQ. ]. VALENTINE,
0oneral Superintendent.
The letter referred to 10 - fol
lows:
UNIvnnaTTY OF CALIFORNIA, l
1erksley, Dec. !. 1873. !
NJ. r. J. Valentine, General Su
perjntendent:
DuAR 61R:-The Univsrsity o
Caljfornia has only recently enter
- upon its new site at Berkeley
oaktpg possession OF two large anC
oo0uiodious buildings provided by
TIE State. Here are spacious ant
MuYUVA0V 1VO0sU AYE AnoSSuu " IN
cabinets. Can you not through
your widely extended agencies hei
O 0ll them with such objects a
will illustrate the resources, thu
naturAl productions and the IndiaI
history Of the country? We shal
- especially glad to receive suct
specimens ~ these:
4 l. i1,,,
products.
4. npeeimsns Of native plants, of thu
woods, timber and peculiar vegetation
o& a19 rogi0n.
q. epeeilsns Of rare insects, fishes, shells
bfrdD ~ animals.
= Z. IndiAn antiquities. skulls, weapons
Stone implements. dresses and othel
13nRations Of aboriginal life.
:. Doehs. pamphlets, photographs and
maps.
Full directions will be given te
anyone interested in making col
: lootions, and every object received
will BE- gratefully Acknowledged tt
the donor, II the sOuEce OF the gif
ID known. and will be accordingly
eotered on the University records
0peei1nDns should be distinctly la
bolods Especially as to the place
nom which they were originally J
taken.
The Unlversity of California be
longs to the State and is free from
oootarian character. It is absolute
" free In tuition, and open to stud
onte-3Oung men and women
from any State or county. It is de
voted to the higher education, lit
esAry, scientific, and especially in
torootod In the Pacific Coast
Yeur kind cooperation will be
nnest ueFvlceable, and will be CRATE.
fully appreciated.
Ycufs very respectfully,
d. q. GILMAN,
President Of the University.