CONTENTS 



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List of officials xi 



The Smithsonian Institution 1 



The establishment 1 



The Board of Regents 2 



General considerations 2 



Finances 7 



Explorations and field work 9 



Smithsonian Scientific Series 10 



Research Corporation 11 



Cooperative ethnological and archeological investigations between 

 the Smithsonian Institution and State, educational, and scientific 



institutions 11 



Presentation of Langley Medal to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, and 



the deposit of the Spirit of St. Louis in the National Museum.. 13 



Walcott Memorial Meeting 14 



Presentation of portrait of the Secretary 15 



Publications 15 



Library 17 



National Museum 18 



National Gallery of Art 20 



Freer Gallery of Art 21 



Bureau of American Ethnology 22 



International Exchanges 22 



National Zoological Park 23 



Astrophysical Observatory 24 



International Catalogue of Scientific Literature 25 



Necrology 25 



Appendix 1. Report on the United States National Museum 29 



2. Report on the National Gallery of Art 52 



3. Report on the Freer Gallery of Art 63 



4. Report on the Bureau of American Ethnology 70 



5. Report on the International Exchanges 85 



6. Report on the National Zoological Park 97 



7. Report on the Astrophysical Observatory 111 



8. Report on the International Catalogue of Scientific Literature. 119 



9. Report on the library 123 



10. Report on publications 134 



11. Subscribers to James Smithson Memorial Edition of the 



Smithsonian Scientific Series 149 



Report of the executive committee of the Board of Regents 149 



Proceedings of the Board of Regents 157 



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