Report on the Library 



Sir : I have the honor to submit the following report on the activ- 

 ities of the Smithsonian library for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1961 : 



As in the past the emphasis of the library has been on the providing 

 of the literature and library services necessary for the promotion of 

 the Smithsonian's various programs. 



The number of items received by the library during the year was 

 67,275, including books, journals, pamphlets, microfilms, maps, photo- 

 stats, and atlases. Of this total, 2,178 books were purchased, and 

 subscriptions were placed for 675 scientific and technical journals. 

 The balance of the materials came by exchange and gifts. The li- 

 brary's active exchange program, on a worldwide basis, continued to 

 supply the journals, proceedings, and memoirs of scientific and learned 

 societies which form the backbone of many of the library's collections. 

 New exchanges established totaled 289, and 1,867 pieces were specifi- 

 cally requested to supply items missing from sets. A concentrated 

 effort was made to bring the files of Russian journals up to date. 

 Duplicate or ephemeral materials forwarded to other libraries 

 amounted to 45,765 items including 41,159 sent to the Library of 

 Congress. 



Gifts from interested donors, many of them rare or out-of-print 

 items, contributed to the library's resources. Some of the outstanding 

 ones include : 



A collection of 91 books and papers on pipes and smoking, from Dr. Leo Stoor, 

 Cleveland, Ohio. 



The Tatler, 1709-1711 ; the Lucubrations, vols. 1-4, by Isaac Bickerstaffe, Esq., 

 London, 1749, from Mrs. Edward N. Towusend, Long Island, N.Y. 



Atlas nouveau, by Sanson-Nicolas, Paris, 1692, from President John F. 

 Kennedy. 



Trees, Shrubs and Woody "Vines of the Southvpest, by Robert A. "Vines. From 

 the author, Texas University, Austin, Texas. 



150 catalogs of medical instruments and apparatus, donated by the S. S. White 

 Dental Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War, 2 vols., donated by 

 J. W. Eardesley, Washington, D.C. 



Commemorative Biographical Record of New Haven County, Connecticut, 

 J. H. Beers & Co., 1902. Donated by Claude Pearce, Arlington, Va. 



Great Moments in News Photography, by John Faber. From Mr. Faber, 

 Mountain Lakes, N.J. 



Photochronograph and its Application, 1S94, donated by Fr. Hayden of George- 

 town College Observatory, Washington, D.C. 



The Birds of California, by W. L. Dawson, 4 vols., donated by C. U. S. Roose- 

 velt, Washington, D.C. 



500 pieces of philatelic materials donated by Mrs. F. J. Shippen, Detroit, Mich. 

 14 volumes on American history, from Mrs. Arnold Miles, Washington, D.C. 



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