APPENDIX 12 

 REPORT ON PUBLICATIONS 



Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report on the publica- 

 tions of the Smithsonian Institution and its branches for the year 

 ended June 30, 1950: 



The Institution published during the year 12 papers in the Smith- 

 sonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1 Annual Report of the Board of 

 Regents and pamphlet copies of 22 articles in the report appendix, 

 1 Annual Report of the Secretary, and a reprint of 1 special publication. 



The United States National Museum issued 1 Annual Report, 22 

 Proceedings papers, 2 Bulletins, and 4 Contributions from the United 

 States National Herbarium. 



The Bureau of American Ethnology issued 1 Annual Report, 1 

 Bulletin, and 1 Publication of the Institute of Social Anthropology. 



The National Collection of Fine Arts issued 1 catalog. 



The Freer Gallery of Art issued 1 paper in its Oriental Studies series 

 and 1 in its Occasional Papers series. 



Of the publications there were distributed 150,612 copies, which 

 included 26 volumes and separates of Smithsonian Contributions tu 

 Knowledge, 26,489 volumes and separates of Smithsonian Miscel- 

 laneous Collections, 28,248 volumes and separates of Smithsonian 

 Annual Reports, 3,619 War Background Studies, 5,918 Smithsonian 

 special publications, 40 reports and 211 sets of pictures of the Karri- 

 man Alaska Expedition, 57,938 volumes and separates of National 

 Museum publications, 14,877 publications of the Bureau of Americaw 

 Ethnology, 4,239 publications of the Institute of Social Anthropology, 

 38 catalogs of the National Collection of Fine Arts, 1,178 volumes and 

 pamphlets of the Freer Gallery of Art, 10 Annals of the Astrophysical 

 Observatory, 1,318 reports of the American Historical Association, 

 and 6,463 miscellaneous publications not printed by the Smithsonian 

 Institution (mostly Survival Manuals). 



In addition, 11,523 picture pamphlets, 80,751 guide books, 30,230 

 natural history and art post cards, 135 sets of North American Wild 

 Flowers, and 5 volumes of Pitcher Plants were distributed. 



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