Chapter 19: 1860-1863: Aet. 53-56.
- Return to Cambridge. -- removal of collection to New Museum building. -- distribution of work. -- relations with his students. -- breaking out of the war between North and South. -- interest of Agassiz in the preservation of the Union. -- commencement of Museum publications. -- reception of third and fourth volumes of ‘contributions.’ -- Copley Medal. -- general correspondence. -- lecturing tour in the West. -- circular letter concerning Anthropological collections. -- letter to Mr. Ticknor concerning geographical distribution of fishes in Spain.
On his return to Cambridge at the end of September, Agassiz found the Museum building well advanced. It was completed in the course of the next year, and the dedication took place on the 13th November, 1860. The transfer of the collections to their new and safe abode was made as rapidly as possible, and the work of developing the institution under these more favorable conditions moved steadily on. The lecture rooms were at once opened, not only to students but to other persons not connected with the university. Especially welcome were teachers of schools
