Botanical Series, Vol. XIII, Part III, No. 1, pp. 454-458. (Reprint.) 

 Crotalaria. By Harold A. Senn. October 11, 1943. 6 pages. Edition 

 268. 



Handbook Series 



Handbook of the Museum. General information concerning the Museum, 

 its history, building, exhibits, expeditions, and activities. Twelfth 

 edition. April, 1943. 80 pages, 8 plates. Edition 3,069. 



Guide Series 



General Guide to Museum Exhibits. Twenty-third edition, 1943. 58 pages, 

 6 plates, 3 text figures. Edition 10,244. 



The Book Shop . . . 



The Book Shop of the Museum again reports a notable increase 

 in its sales, reaching the highest total of any year since it was estab- 

 lished. This was accomplished despite the difficulties arising from 

 inability of publishers to meet the usual demands for their wares, 

 resulting from the paper shortage. A large volume of mail orders 

 was handled in addition to over-the-counter sales. The policy of 

 selling only books of the highest standards, which pass tests imposed 

 by members of the Museum's scientific staff to insure their authen- 

 ticity, was adhered to rigidly. This policy has apparently resulted 

 in building up confidence among discriminating purchasers. 



Photography and Illustration . . . 



During 1943 there was an increase of production by Photographer 

 C. H. Carpenter and his assistants to a total of 16,017 items as com- 

 pared to 12,458 in the preceding year. This figure includes negatives, 

 prints, enlargements, lantern slides, transparencies, and miscellane- 

 ous items. Although the bulk of production was for internal needs 

 of the departments and divisions of the Museum itself, a large num- 

 ber of items was also prepared for other institutions, the press, book 

 publishers, and sales to the public. Work was continued on the huge 

 task of classifying, indexing, numbering, captioning, and filing the 

 Museum's collection of more than 100,000 negatives. Special work 

 was done in new process color photography. 



The production of the Museum's Staff Illustrator, Mr. John J. 

 Janecek, was curtailed somewhat owing to his absence for approxi- 

 mately one-half of the year to engage in the preparation of strategic 

 war maps for the armed forces. However, several hundred art work 

 items were completed, including 55 scientific and illustrative draw- 

 ings for publications, slides, labels, transparencies, etc.; coloring of 



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