CONTENTS. 



rago. 



staff of Museum 7 



Inception and history 9 



Opei-ations of the j-ear 15 



Finances lo 



Loeb bequest 16 



Ruiklings and equipment . 17 



Collections 21 



War collections 22 



Other collections ^ 27 



National Gallery of Art (W. H. Holmes, Curator) 33 



Freer collections 38 



Visitors 40 



Publications ' 41 



Library 42 



Meetings and congresses 42 



Special exhibitions oO 



Organization and staff 51 



Innnediate needs of Museum 1 50 



Detailed reports on the collections: 



Department of Anthropology, by W. H. Holmes, Head Curator 57 



Department of Biology, by Leonhard Stejiieger, Head Curator 69 



Department of Geology, by G. P. ^Merrill, Head Curator 101 



Department of Arts and Industries, AV. deC. Ravenel, Director: 



Textiles, Medicine, Woods, and Foods, by F. L. Lewton 117 



^Mineral Technology, by Chester G. Gilbert 133 



Mechanical Technology, by Carl L. Mitman 137 



List of accessions 143 



List of publications 197 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



South front of Natural History Building of the Museum Facing title 



Mounted skeleton of Biontothcrium hatcheri Osborn Facing page 109 



Mounted skeleton of Tylosaurus proriger Cope ^ Facing page 109 



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