CO^^TENTS. 



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General considerations 9 



Inception and history 9 



Some important matters of the year 1-1 



New building for the National Museum 16 



National Gallery of Art 19 



An important art movement 21 



Summary of the operations of the year 25 



Appropriations 25 



Buildings 25 



Collections 27 



Department of Anthropology 27 



Department of Biology 39 



Department of Geology 51 



Distribution and exchange of specimens 55 



Miscellaneous 56 



Visitors 56 



Congresses and meetings 57 



Correspondence 58 



Publications 58 



Library 60 



Photography 60 



Expositions 61 



Organization and staff 62 



The Museum staff 65 



List of accessions 67 



List of publications - 109 



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