REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 17 



National Museum: 



Annual Report. 



Bulletin. 



Proceedings. 



Contributions from the National Herbarium. 

 Bureau of American Ethnology: 



Annual Report. 



Bulletin. 

 Astrophysical Observatory : 



Annals. 

 National Collection of Fine Arts: 



Catalog. 

 Freer Gallery of Art : 



Oriental Studies. 



The total number of publications issued by the Institution and its 

 branches during the year was 99, of which 58 were issued by the 

 Institution proper, 35 by the National Museum, and 6 by the Bureau 

 of American Ethnology. Detailed information regarding these pub- 

 lications will be found in the report of the editor, appendix 11. The 

 number of publications distributed was 162,030. 



The printing and binding appropriation for the year covered by 

 this report was increased slightly over that for the preceding year, 

 and a further increase has been granted for the coming year, making 

 the 1940 appropriation $73,000. Although these small increases are 

 of material assistance in catching up arrears of printing and binding, 

 nevertheless the appropriations are still far short of the normal re- 

 quirements. To keep pace with the manuscript output of the staff 

 and with the binding requirements of the Smithsonian library, $100,- 

 000 a year is needed. Anything short of this amount necessitates the 

 holding over of many manuscripts each year, with consequent delay 

 in the publication of the results of original scientific research. This 

 delay — running sometimes to several years for the larger manu- 

 scripts — is detrimental to the morale of the scientific staff. 



LIBRARY 



A total of 11,913 volumes and pamphlets were added to the Smith- 

 sonian library during the year. These were received mainly through 

 gift and exchange. The total holdings of the library now stand at 

 899,327, exclusive of thousands of unbound or incomplete publications. 

 Outstanding among the many gifts was that of 1,636 publications on 

 the history, art, science, and literature of China, from Mrs. Eugene 

 Meyer. Other important gifts were 1,294 scientific journals from 

 Dr. J. R. Swanton, and 879 from Henry Otten. The exchange work 

 of the library involved the receipt of 24,600 packages of publications. 

 In addition to handling this material, the staff made 25,176 periodical 



