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fxteiit, of a less teclmiral cliaiactiT. lU'siirnrd inaiiily fur a nillural 

 and, in some instances, even a recreational purpose. Most of the [)nh- 

 lications in tlie latter j;roup have been received as jjifts from em- 

 ployees of the Institution or from friends outside. During the last 

 year several hundred such pulilications were «riven to the Institution, 

 especially by Mr. J. Townsend Kussell, jr., of the scientific staff of 

 the National Museum. These will soon be catalogued and placed on 

 the shelves of the otiice library. The hai)py arran<;ement previously 

 nuide with the Library of Congress to lend to the library from time 

 to time for a brief period some of the latest popular and semipopular 

 books was continued, much to the satisfaction of the Smithsonian 

 employees. To the ofKce librar}' were added 1,*J3S vohnnes and JilG 

 pamphlets. Its periodical entries were 835. 



BDllEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY LIBRARY 



The library of the Bureau of American Ethnology, which is housed 

 in the Smithsonian Building, is one of the more important units in 

 the library system of the Institution. It is made up, in the main, 

 of works on anthropology, not a lew of which are quite rare. It 

 is particularly rich in publications on the archeology, history, myths, 

 religion, arts, sociology, language, and general culture of the Ameri- 

 can Indians. Tlie collection has some valuable manuscripts, many 

 photographs, and several Indian vocabularies. The library numbers 

 29,071 volumes and 10,527 pamphlets. During tlie last year it was 

 increased b}' 551) volumes and 150 j)amphlets. The number of periodi- 

 cals entered was 4,106, and the number of volumes bound 210. The 

 additions to the card catalogue were 3,420. The loans were 840. As 

 usual, hundreds of publications were consulted in the library, 

 especially by members of the bureau staff, and considerable reference 

 work was done by those in charge of the collection. 



ASTROrilYSlCAL OBSERVATORY LIBRARY 



The library of the Astrophysical Observatory, while one of the 

 smaller units in the library system, consists of publications of 

 especial value in the astrophysical and meteorological woik of the 

 Institution. The main part of the collection is shelved in the Smith- 

 sonian Building, the rest in the observatory itself, where it is im- 

 mediately available for the use of the investigators. Its file of 

 current periodicals is also k'cpt in the observatory, as is the card 

 catalogue of the library. The collection nunil)ei-s 4,()U8 \(»lumes and 

 3,100 pamphlets. To it were added during the last year 140 volumes 

 and 151 pamphlets. The numl)er of volumes i)ound was 50. 

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