22 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1936 



312,031 visitors during August 1935 is the largest ever recorded for a 

 single month. The annual attendance in the several buildings was 

 recorded as follows : Smithsonian Building, 312,896 ; Arts and Indus- 

 tries Building, 873,533; Natural History Building, 635,561; Aircraft 

 Building, 151,683. 



Publications. — A small increase in the Museum allotment for print- 

 ing resulted in a corresponding increase in the number of papers 

 published. Thirteen publications were issued — the Annual Report, 

 11 Proceedings papers, and 1 number of the Contributions from the 

 National Herbarium. These are listed elsewhere in this report (ap- 

 pendix 10). Volumes and separates distributed during the year to 

 libraries and individuals throughout the world aggregated 33,936 

 copies. 



Under direction of the Museum editor, Paul H. Oehser, a sizable 

 start has now been made on the long task of compiling the compre- 

 hensive index to Museum publications, now 3 years in progress. The 

 index now comprises about 183,500 cards and is complete throng] i 

 Bulletin 47 (part 2) and Proceedings volume 17. 



Assistance from, work-relief agencies. — Under supervision of the 

 curatorial staff of the Museum, a great deal of work was performed 

 during the year by personnel assigned to the Museum by the Federal 

 Art Project, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, and the 

 Works Progress Administration, the latter two through the District of 

 Columbia Government. The work performed was chiefly as follows : 

 Checking, labeling, and repairing library material, preparing draw- 

 ings and photographs, typing, preparing and moimting specimens and 

 miscellaneous work on them, model making and repairing, labeling 

 and drafting, translating, and work on plaster casts. The work 

 aggregated 28,572 man-hours. 



Special exhibitions. — Fifteen special exhibitions were held during 

 the year under the auspices of various scientific, educational, and Gov- 

 ernment agencies, including, among others, the Association of Federal 

 Architects, Washington Philatelic Society, Center of Inter- American 

 Studies of George Washington University, District of Columbia 

 Dental Society, and Works Progress Administration. 



Changes in organization and staff. — Through a reorganization of 

 the fiscal offices of the Institution effective July 1, 1935, all fiscal work 

 was coordinated under the direction of N. W. Dorsey, accountant and 

 auditor. All fiscal matters pertaining to Museum appropriations are 

 now handled through Thomas F. Clark, assistant accountant and 

 auditor. Frank M. Setzler, assistant curator of archeology, was 

 advanced to the position of curator of anthropology on December 16, 

 1935, and at the same time was named acting head curator of the 

 department of anthropology. Paul S. Conger, of the Carnegie Insti- 



