REPORT OP THE SECRETARY 73 



DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS 



The distribution of the publications of the bureau has been con- 

 tinued under the immediate charge of Miss Helen Munroe, assisted 

 by Miss Emma Powers. Publications were distributed as follows : 



Report volumes and separates 3, 42G 



Bulletins and separates . 3, 458 



Contributions to North American ethnology 38 



Introductions 5 



Miscellaneous publications 427 



7,354 



As compared with the fiscal year ended June 30, 1924, there was a 

 decrease of 6,609 publications distributed. This was undoubtedly 

 due not to a decrease in applications, but to the fact that only one 

 publication was distributed during the year just ended, whereas four 

 publications were issued in the preceding fiscal year and distributed 

 to the mailing list. 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Mr. DeLancey Gill, illustrator, with the assistance of Mr. Albert 

 Sweeney, continued the preparation of the illustrations of the bureau. 

 A summary of the Avork follows : 



Illustrations mounted, retouched, and made ready for engraving 927 



Drawing of objects, maps, etc., prepared 38 



Portraits of visiting Indians (2 Kiowa, S Tule) 27 



Negative films from field exposures 54 



Photostat prints from books and manuscripts 178 



Negatives of ethnologic and archeologic subjects 273 



Photographic prints for distril)ution and ofiice use 1,649 



On account of the large amount of illustrative work, reclassifica- 

 tion of the large collection of negatives has not progressed as rapidly 

 as last year. About 7,000 negatives have so far been catalogued. 



LIBRARY 



The reference library has continued under the immediate care of 

 Miss Ella Leary, librarian, assisted by Mr. Thomas Blackwell. 

 During the year 480 books were accessioned. Of these 100 were 

 acquired by purchase, 280 by gift and exchange, and 100 by binding 

 of periodicals. The periodicals currently received number about 

 975, of which 40 are by subscription, the remainder through ex- 

 change. The library has also received 187 pamphlets. The aggre- 

 gate number of volumes in the library at the close of the year was 

 26,101; of pamphlets, 15,512; also several thousand unbound peri- 

 odicals. The Library of Congress, officers of the executive depart- 

 ments, and out-of-town students have made use of the library through 

 frequent loans during the year. 



