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PUBLICATIONS OF THE NATIONAL COLLECTION OF nNE ARTS 



The following catalogs were issued by the Smithsonian Traveling 

 Exhibition Service during the year : 



The Daniells In India, 1786-1793. [44] pp., iUus. (Publ. 4513.) 1962. 

 Old Master drawings from Chatsworth. 46 pp., 144 illus. 1962. 



PUBLICATIONS OF THE FREER GALLERY OF ART 



The field of stones: A study of the art of Shen Chou (1427-1509), by Richard 



Edwards. Freer Gallery of Art Oriental Studies, No. 5, xxi+131 pp., 51 pis. 



(Publ. 4433.) Nov. 7, 1962. ($11.) 

 Ancient glass in the Freer Gallery of Art, by Richard Ettinghausen. 44 pp., 



with 99 illus. (incl. 3 pis. in color). (Publ. 4509.) July 16, 1962. ($1.65.) 

 Chinese album leaves in the Freer Gallery of Art, by James Caliill. 48 pp., 



with 35 illus. (incl. 2 pis. in color). (Publ. 4476.) Nov. 30, 1962. ($1.) 

 The Whistler Peacock Room (rev. ed.). vii+22 pp., 7 pis. (Publ. 4024.) Dec. 11, 



1962. (35 cents.) 

 The Freer Gallery of Art of the Smithsonian Institution (reprint). 16 pp., illus. 



( Publ. 4504. ) Aug. 8. 1962. ( 15 cents. ) 



REPORTS OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 



The annual reports of the American Historical Association are 

 transmitted by the Association to the Secretary of the Smithsonian 

 Institution and are by him communicated to Congress, as provided in 

 the act of incorporation of the Association. The following report was 

 issued during the year : 



Annual Report of the American Historical Association for 1961. Vol. 1, Pro- 

 ceedings. 1962. 



REPORT OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN 



REVOLUTION 



In accordance with law, the manuscript of the 65th annual report of 

 the National Society, Daughters of the American Eevolution, was 

 transmitted to Congress on May 16, 1963.^ 



DISTRIBUTION 



Requests for publications and information continued to increase 

 during the year. The publications distribution section, mider the im- 

 mediate supervision of Mrs. Eileen M. McCarthy, received 38,397 

 requests for publications from foreign and domestic libraries, uni- 

 versities, research institutions, educational establishments, and in- 

 dividuals throughout the world. Visitors to the office and replies to 

 inquiries numbered 30,053. 



A total of 899,788 copies of publications and miscellaneous items 

 were distributed : 67 Contributions to Knowledge ; 13,207 Smithsonian 



^ D.A.R. reports are published as Senate documents and are not available from the 

 Smithsonian Inetltntlon. 



