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the Astrophvsical Observutorv were also iiicrcasiMl by 4!M> Nolinncs 

 and 2,5ST parts of volunu's. 



A veiy eomplete aiid valuable collection of books antl |)ani])hlcts 

 relating to Napoleon Bonaparte has been presented to the Institution 

 by Gen. John Watts de Peyster, and will be known as the '"Watts de 

 Peyster Collection, Napoleon Bonaparte/' The 2,000 volumes in this 

 series are from many countries and in many languages. 



The Smithsonian x\rtRoom. placed in general charge of the lit)iarian, 

 has been made attractive by^ a rearrangement of the cases containing 

 the valuable' engravings and books on art belonging to the Institution, 

 and steps have ])een taken for exhibiting a reproduction of the Parthe- 

 non frieze aroimd the entire room. 



Several years ago the Secretary organized an employees' library, 

 which has proved to be very popular, and a branch has been established 

 in the National Zoological Park. 



The accessions to the National Museum Library were 19,553 books, 

 pamphlets, and periodicals. Its crowded condition has l)een relieved 

 by the addition of galleries, making a total floor space of '2,o\)'2 square 

 feet. Thirty sectional libraries are established in the departments of 

 the Museum, thus making readily accessible to those in charge of the 

 several branches of scientific research the books directly pertaining 

 to their work, while the administration of these sectional libraries is 

 under the control of the Museum librarian. 



Since the Secretary's last report, consideral)le work has l)een done 

 in the maintenance of the International Catalogue of Scientific Liter- 

 ature, an allotment from the Institution's fund permitting the estab- 

 lishment of a regional Inireau. An annual appropriation of about 

 $10,000 is needed for the United States Regional Bureau, and it is 

 hoped that Congress may provide such an amount for the accomplish- 

 ment of this undertaking, so important to every branch of scientific 

 learning, a work that no single institution could be expected to carry 

 forward. The importance of the catalogue and the methods of its 

 preparation have been fully explained in previous reports. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



Though the correspondence of the Institution has increased during- 

 the year, it has been promptly dispatched and the routine is not in 

 arrears. This correspondence embraces not oidy communications 

 referring to the work of the Institution proper, t)ut also to the National 

 Museum, the International Exchanges, the Bureau of American Ethnol- 

 ogy, the National Zoological Park, and the Astrophysical Oljservatory. 

 Such matters as require the personal attention of the Secretary, or 

 relate to the business of the parent Institution are retained in the 

 Institution, while comnuuiications relating to th(^ work of th(^ l)ureaus 



