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April 18. Mr. Gettens, in New York City, examined objects at the 



Metropolitan Museum of Art and at one dealer. 



April 23. Dr. Ettinghauseu, at the Cleveland Museum of Art, exam- 



ined Sasanian silver and Indian miniatures. 



April 27. Dr. Ettinghausen, in New York City, examined Persian and 



Sasanian objects at several dealers. 



April 29. Dr. Pope left to attend the opening of the Museum of Far 



Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm, Sweden, and to study 

 collections elsewhere in Europe ; to return in July. 



May 10-11. Dr. Ettinghausen, in New York City, met with Mr. N. 



Pevsner, publisher of the Pelican History of Art, and 

 examined objects at several dealers. 



May 22-24. Mrs. L. O. West and Mrs. M. H. Quail attended the annual 



meeting of the Museum Stores Association at the Minne- 

 apolis Institute of Arts and the "Walker Art Center, 

 Minneapolis, Minn. 



June 5-12. Mr. Gettens, in New York City, attended meetings of the 



American Group of the International Institute for Con- 

 servation of Museum Objects at the Institute of Fine 

 Arts, New York University. He also attended a meeting 

 of the Board of Consulting Fellows of the New York 

 University Conservation Center. Visited the New York 

 Public Library for reference material, and the American 

 Museum of Natural History in search of minerals in art. 

 Examined a number of photographs of ancient Chinese 

 bronzes belonging to the Royal Ontario Museum and 

 examined several objects at a dealer in order to acquire 

 pigment samples. 



June 6-7. Miss E. H. West, in New York City, attended the annual 



meetings of the American Group of the International 

 Institute for Conservation of Museum Objects at the Insti- 

 tute of Fine Arts, New York University. 



June 13-14. Dr. Stern, in New York City, attended the Buddha Image 



Exhibition at Asia House, met with a representative of 

 McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., concerning publication prob- 

 lems, and examined numerous objects at several dealers. 



June 17. Mr. Trousdale left for the Far East and Europe to 



give lectures and do research. He will return in October. 



As in former years, members of the staff undertook a wide variety 

 of peripheral duties outside the Gallery, served on committees, held 

 honorary posts, and received recognitions. 



Respectfully submitted. 



John A. Pope, Director. 

 Dr. Leonard Carmichael, 



Secretary^ Smithsonian Institution. 



