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Title: Annual report, 1901
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
Subjects: Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art--Annual reports Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art--Annual reports Philadelphia Museum School of Art--Annual reports Philadelphia Museum College of Art--Annual reports Philadelphia College of Art--Annual reports Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts--Annual reports University of the Arts--Annual reports
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
Contributing Library: University of the Arts (Philadelphia), University Libraries
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f the varied and constantly in-creasing collections in Memorial Hall have been from an earlyperiod under his immediate direction. He made of this his life-work, having few other interests outside his home and a small circleof valued friends of his younger days, and his time and thoughtwere given to it unreservedly. With a liberal education and cul-tivated tastes, he had by constant study acquired much of theknowledge indispensable to the office of Curator. He was a manof high integrity and honor, fair and just in his dealings, and com-bining gentleness with firmness and good judgment. He won therespect and confidence of all the employes of the Museum, whocheerfully referred any disputes to him for final settlement, and heattached to him all who were in any way associated with his Mu-seum work. In bearing this public testimony of their appreciation, theTrustees direct that copies of this minute be sent to the family ofMr. Dorr, and to the guardians of his little children, that they may
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17 know, when they are older, in what esteem their father was heldby the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. By order of the Executive Committee. (Signed) ALFRED C. LAMBDIN, Secretary, pro tern. At a special meeting held March 9th, to consider the election ofa successor to Mr. Dorr, Mr. Edwin AtLee Barber was duly electedCurator. The much-needed repairs to Memorial Hall, begun on April 29thby the Commissioners of Fairmount Park, will add greatly to thecomfort of the occupants and the safet)7 of the valuable collec-tions on exhibition there. For full details as to the collections, and the additions thereto,the number of visitors during the past year, etc., a complete state-ment will be found in the Report of the Curator. All which is respectfully submitted. WILLIAM PLATT PEPPER, Director, Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art.Jul

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