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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



[1884. 



REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN. 



During the twelve months ending November 30, 1884, 3422 

 additions have been made to the library', an increase of 419 over 

 the growth of 1883. These additions have consisted of 480 vol- 

 umes, 2760 pamphlets and parts of periodicals, and 182 maps, 

 sheets, photographs, etc. 



They have been derived from the following sources : — 



Societies, 1356 



Editors, 866 



I. V. "Williamson Fund, . . 520 



Authors 280 



Dr. G. E. Abbot, 145 



"Wilson Fund, 37 



Department of the Interior, . 29 



Geological Survey of India, . 19 



Geological Survey of Sweden, 17 

 Russian Geological Commission, 16 



Dr. F. V. Hayden, .... 15 

 Northern Transcontinental 



Survey, 14 



Geoldgical Survey of Belgium, 12 



Geological Survey of Kentucky, 10 

 Min ster of Public "Works, 



France, 8 



Department of Agriculture, . 8 



H. B. M. Government, ... 8 



Treasury Department, ... 7 



Prof. Angelo Heilprin, ... 6 

 Second Geological Survey of 



Pennsylvania, 6 



Dr. R. J. Dunglison, ... 5 



Geological Survey of Canada, 4 



~ H. Redfield, 4 



Engineer Department, U. S. A. 

 U. S. Fish Commission, . . 

 Navy Department, .... 

 Geological Survey of New 



Zealand, 



"War Department, .... 

 Trustees of British Museum, . 

 Smithsonian Institution, . . 

 Ex. of Wm. S. "Vaux, . . . 

 Commissioners of Inland Fish- 

 eries, 



F. G. Schaupp, 



East Indian Government, . . 



Geological Survey of Rouma- 

 nia, 



Census Commission of Buenos 

 A'res 



"W. H. Dougherty, .... 



Depaitment of Mines, Nova 

 Scotia, 



Royal College of Surgeons, . 



Justin "Winsor 



Trustees of Indian Museum, . 



Brazilian Museum, .... 



Dr. A. E. Foote, 



Chas. E. Smith, 



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The departments of the library, to which these additions were 

 disti-ibuted, and the proportions of such distribution, are as 

 follows : — 



Journals, 2382 



Geology 250 



Anthropology, 166 



General Natural History, . . 103 



Conchology, 82 



Botany, 55 



Anatomy and Physiology, . . 53 



Entomology, 51 



Med cine 45 



Chemistry, . 40 



Physical Science, 23 



Ornithology, 21 



Helminthology, 20 



Education, 20 



Voyages and Travels, ... 14 



Mammalogy, 13 



Agriculture, 12 



Encyclopedias, 12 



Bibliography, 12 



Ichthyology, 11 



Mineralogy, 10 



Geography, 3 



History, 1 



Miscellaneous, 23 



In consequence of the necessary curtailment of appropriations, 

 no binding has been done during the year. It is to be hoped 



