Peabody committed $150,000 to be used, according to the terms of the trust, to establish the position of Peabody Professor-Curator, to purchase artifacts, and to construct a building to house its collections.
Peabody forpligtede 150.000 amerikanske dollars, i henhold til trustens betingelser, til at danne stillingen Peabody Professor-kurator, til at købe artifekter, og til at bygge en bygning, der skal huse dens samlinger.