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Excerpt from Preliminary Catalogue of the Rebecca Darlington Stoddard Collection of Greek and Italian Vases The Rebecca Darlington Stoddard Collection was first opened to the public on January 25, 1914. Mrs. Stoddard died on December 13, 1913, and therefore never saw the vases. These have, however, as she hoped and planned, proved of great interest to many residents of the City of New Haven and to numerous visitors, as well as to members of the University. The nucleus of the collection was obtained by Dr. Arndt at an auction sale in Paris of some vases which had for many years been in the possession of a family there. As opportunity presented itself the gaps were filled by purchases made by Dr. Arndt with a view to rendering the collection of the greatest historical value to university students. The success of his efforts has been attested by the increasing interest shown by many scholars in the vases now exhibited in Memorial Hall. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.