(The alumni received tax deductions for their original donations only.)

Today the museum hoses some 350,000 items, of which the core 10% are from Frederick's original donation.

A certificate of the original donation had not been issued.

Covenants to the original donation prevent the new owners from taking it home or changing its name.

To this original donation several additions were made between 1965 and 1975, both by gift and purchase.

Although the bulk of the objects come from this original donation, new donations and acquisitions have been made over the years.

Actual construction costs far exceeded the original donation, becoming a source of controversy among students and faculty at the time.

The original $100,000 donation allowed it to be opened the next year, and in the next decade the need for more services grew substantially.

Since the original donation by the Caplans, the museum has continued to collect objects that enhance and strengthen the collection.

The most recent addition, Physicians Park, has been expanded since its original donation in 1990 to include a winter ice rink among other improvements.