Report on Publications 



Snj : 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, 1954: 



The publications of the Smithsonian Institution, comprising eight 

 regular series and six others appearing from time to time, are issued 

 partly from federally appropriated funds (Smithsonian Reports, 

 publications of the National Museum and the Bureau of American 

 Ethnology) and partly from private endowment funds (Smithsonian 

 Miscellaneous Collections, publications of the Freer Gallery of Art, 

 and some special publications) . This past year there has been added 

 the series known as Ars Orientalis, which will be edited by 

 the Smithsonian Institution under the auspices of the Freer Gallery 

 and will appear under the imprint of the University of Michigan and 

 the Smithsonian Institution. The first number of this series was 

 in press at the close of the year. The Institution also publishes a 

 guide book, postcards, photo albums, color slides, and picture books 

 for sale to visitors. Through its publication program the Smithsonian 

 endeavors to carry out its founder's expressed desire for the diffusion 

 of knowledge. 



During the year the Institution published 14 papers in the Smith- 

 sonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1 Annual Report of the Board of 

 Regents and pamphlet copies of 17 articles in the Report appendix, 

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



The United States National Museum issued 1 Annual Report of the 

 Director, 13 Proceedings papers, 1 Bulletin, and 2 papers in the series 

 Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 



The Bureau of American Ethnology issued 1 Annual Report and 

 3 Bulletins. 



The National Collection of Fine Arts issued 1 catalog, and the 

 Traveling Exhibition Service published catalogs for 3 of the circulat- 

 ing exhibits. 



There were distributed 468,600 pieces of printed matter — 141,953 

 copies of the publications and 326,647 miscellaneous items. Publica- 

 tions: 54 Contributions to Knowledge, 31,243 Smithsonian Miscella- 

 neous Collections, 10,527 Annual Report volumes and 15,811 Report 

 separates, 1,367 War Background Studies, 3,920 special publications, 

 27 reports and 105 pictures of the Harriman Alaska Expedition ; 44,095 

 publications of the National Museum, 21,229 Bureau of American 

 Ethnology publications, 7,589 National Collection of Fine Arts cata- 



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