PART 2. REPORT ON THE PROGRESS AND CONDITION 

 OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM FOR THE 

 FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30. 1933 



By Alexander Wetmoke 

 Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in Charge of the National Museum 



Operations for the year 



Appropriations 



Collections 



Explorations and field work. 



Educational work 



Visitors 



Publications 



Library 



Photographic laboratory 



Buildings and equipment 



Meetings and receptions 



Changes in organization and staff. 



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Detailed reports on the collections 87 



Department of anthropology 87 



Department of biology 94 



Department of geology 108 



Department of arts and industries 118 



Division of history -.. 130 



List of accessions ' 



List of publications issued by the National 



Museum -- 134 



OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 



APPROPRIATIONS 



Provision for the maintenance of the United States National 

 Museum for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1933, made by appropria- 

 tions carried in the Executive and Independent Offices Act approved 

 June 30, 1932, was subsequently affected by the Economy Act 

 (legislative appropriation act for 1933). Funds available for Museum 

 operations were as follows: 



Preservation of collections $617, 760. 00 



Impounded deductions (returned to Treasury) 2,. 74, 031. 60 



Amount available 543, 728. 40 



Maintenance and operation 148, 370. 00 



Impounded deductions (returned to Treasur}')^- - 12, 995. 74 



Amount available 135, 374. 26 



Printing and binding 22,354.00 



Total appropriation available 701, 456. 66 



1 The complete list of accessions to the collections durinii the y<'ar, which appears In 

 the pamphlet "Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 193."{ ", pp. 

 134—183, la here omitted in the interests of economy. 



* Legislative appropriation act of June 30, 10;'2. 



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