52 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM^ 1909. 



The editorial office is charged with all printing for the Museum, 

 which comprises, besides the publications, much miscellaneous work. 

 The most important of the latter is probably the furnishing of labels 

 for the collections, although there are many forms of blanks to be 

 supplied, and the binding of books for the library is also included. 



LIBRARY. 



The library, .which is limited to the subjects belonging within the 

 scope of the Museum, has received many important gifts. Dr. Charles 

 A. AMiite, Dr. William H. Dall, and Dr. Charles W. Richmond have, 

 as usual, presented a large number of scientific publications of value 

 in completing sets and the series of authors' separates. From the 

 estate of the late Dr. Otis Tufton Mason, through the liberal inter- 

 pretation of his bequest b}^ the executor. Dr. E. B. Pollard, the 

 Museum has obtained Doctor Mason's working library relating to 

 anthropology besides other volumes of a general character, and also 

 his manuscript, notes which are destined to be of much service. 

 Another noteworthy gift consisted of about 1,000 pamj^hlets on min- 

 eralogy and kindred subjects from Mr. Wirt Tassin, for several years 

 a member of the staff as assistant curator of mineralogv. Additions 

 were made by Mr. William Schaus to his notable collection for which 

 a special bookplate has been engraved, and acknoAvledgments are also 

 due to Dr. E. A. Schwarz, Mr. Wilfred H. Osgood, Dr. O. P. Hay, 

 and Dr. W. P. Hay for numerous contributions. A complete collec- 

 tion of the entomological writings of the late Dr. William H. Ash- 

 mead, together with his manuscript notes, was secured by purchase. 



The Museum library contains 30,244 volumes and 50,010 unbound 

 papers, the additions during the 3^ear having comprised 2,G80 books, 

 3,671 pamj)hlets, and 22T parts of volumes. There were catalogued 

 1,280 books, 1,400 complete volumes of periodicals, and 4,213 pam- 

 phlets. About 1,800 volumes were sent to the Government Printing 

 Office for binding. 



PHOTOGRAPHY. 



The photographic laboratory is not only exceptionally well equipped 

 for its manifold purposes, but has been fortunate in retaining for over 

 forty-five years the services of Mr. T. W. Smillie, whose experience 

 and successful results have placed him in the foremost rank of scien- 

 tific photographers. The laboratory has, however, alwa3-s been inade- 

 quate in size and adaptation for the quality of work expected of it, 

 and in vieAv of the opportunity offered by the prospective transfer 

 of the contents of adjoining rooms to the new building its rehabilita- 

 tion was begun just before the close of the fiscal year. 



An important piece of special work accomplished during the year 

 was the preparation of an exhibit for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific 



