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ington ; two, cabinet size, by A. Gardner, of Washington ; three, cab- 

 inet size, by S. M. Fassett, of Washington ; and one of cabinet size and 

 one of imperial size, both by F. Gutekunst, of Phihidelphia. 



Of crayon heads of life size, there are one by H. Ulke, from an oil 

 portrait by the same ; oue by Mrs. Fassett, from a portrait by S. M. Fas- 

 sett; one by Mrs. M. G. Dayton, from a photograph by Fassett ; one by 

 E. Eeichmann, from a photograph by T. W. Smillie ; and one by A. J. 

 Janvier, from a photograph by M. B. Brady. 



Of woodcuts, one was published in an "Account of the Smithsonian 

 Institution," by W. J. Rhees, W^ashington, 1855; and one in Harper's 

 Weekly of June 1, 1878, accomiianying an obituary notice. 



Of engramnyfi on steel, one was produced by L. L. Punderson, from 

 a painting by Mooney, and published at Boston in the Annual of Sci- 

 entific Discovery for 1852 ; one was engraved by G. E. Hall, from a 

 photograph, and published at New York in the Eclectic Magazine for 

 March, 1875 ; oue was engraved by S. Hollyer, from a i)hotograph, and 

 published at New York, in Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia for 1879; 

 and one of small size, vignette, was engraved hy the Bureau of En- 

 graving and Printing of the Treasury Department, at Washington, 1880, 

 for publication iu the Memorial volume ordered by Congress. 



Of oil paintings, of bust or half-length life size, one was painted by H. 

 Ulke, of Washington ; one was painted by W. Ingalls ; one by Thomas 

 Le Clear, of New York ; and one by Theodore Kaufmaun, of Washington. 



Of busts in plaster, oue of small size was modeled hj C. W. Burton, of 

 Washington ; one of life size by Clarke Mills, of Washington ; one of 

 life size by Fisk Mills, of Washington ; and one of life size by Mrs. 

 C. S. Brooks, of New York. 



In the last report it was stated that Congress had authorized the 

 printing iu one volume of the memorial services held iu honor of Pro- 

 fessor Henry in the House of Eepresentatives on the IGth of January, 

 1879. Of this volume a large edition was ordered ; and after various 

 delays, beyond the control of the Institution, it will soon appear in a well- 

 printed form, accompanied by an excellent portrait engraved by the 

 Treasury Department. There has been a great demand for this work 

 from all quarters of the country, and copies of it will be placed in all 

 the principal libraries at home and abroad. 



Smithsofi's Effects. — By the Gth section of the organizing act of Con- 

 gress of August, 1846, it was provided that "the minerals, books, manu- 

 scripts, and other property of James Smithson, which have been received 

 by the Government of the United States, and are now placed iu the 

 Department of State, shall be removed to said Institution, and shall be 

 preserved separate and apart from other property of the Institution," 



The books belonging to the founder of the Institution have been cata- 

 logued and placed in a handsome walnut case with plate-glass front. 

 They consist of 45 duodecimo, 110 octavo, and 26 quarto volumes, many 

 of them in a worn, and a few in a dilapidated condit on. It has been 



