CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Letter of Transmittal iii 



Contents v 



General Considerations. 



As a museum of record 4 



As a museum of research 5 



As an educational museum. 6 



The new museum building 6 



Urgent needs of the museum 8 



Some important events of the year 9 



Su.mmary of the Operations of the Year. 



Appropriations and expenditures 11 



Buildings 12 



Additions to the collections 15 



General work upon the collections 30 



The exliibition collections 34 



Researches 37 



E.xplorations 47 



Distribution and exchange of specimens 50 



Visitors . 51 



Lectures and meetings ,53 



Correspondence and documents 54 



Publications • 54 



Library 58 



Photography 58 



Cooperation of the Executive Departments 59 



Expositions 59 



International Congresses ~ 60 



Organization and staff 62 



The Museum staff 63 



List of accessions 67 



List of publications Ill 



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