174 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 



The practice of maintaining savings accounts in several of the Wash- 

 ington banks and trust companies has been continued during the past 

 year, and interest on these deposits amounted to $1,480.60. 



In many instances, deposits are made in banks for convenience in 

 collection of checks, and later such funds are withdrawn and deposited 

 in the United States Treasury. Disbursement of funds is made by 

 check signed by the Secretary of the Institution and drawn on the 

 United States Treasury. 



The Institution gratefully acknowledges gifts and grants from the 

 following : 



Laura D. Barney, additional gift for the Alice Pike Barney memorial fund. 



Wenner-Gren Foundation, grant for La Venta exploration. 



Edward W. Nelson Estate, to support biological studies. 



National Geographic Society, for publication of "The Material Culture of Pueblo 



Bonito." 

 Morris Loeb Estate, for the furtherance of knowledge in the exact sciences. 

 Johns Hopkins University, for publications on Arctic research. 

 Link Foundation, for publication of a National Air Museum booklet. 

 E. A. Link, Link Aviation, Inc., additional gift for historical research (marine 



archeology). 

 Aircraft Industries Association of America, Inc., and Air Transport Association 



of America, for an architectural survey for the new proposed Air Museum. 

 Pan American Sanitary Bureau, for publication of manuscript by Herbert 



T. Dalmat on Guatemalan black flies. 

 Herbert Sondheim and the Washington Fashion Group, for research on historic 



dresses. 

 Agnes Chase, for copying the index to grass names. 

 Grene M. Stirling, for work on archeology and ethnology of Florida. 

 Time, Incorporated, for si)ecial paleontological work. 

 Guggenheim Foundation, for wax metabolism fund. 

 Rose Banon. 

 Robert M. de Calry. 

 Deere & Company, for E. C. Kendall. 

 Atomic Energy Commission, additional gift for studies on the regulation of 



plant growth by radiation. 

 Atomic Energy Commission, for study of mechanism of action of ionizing 



radiation. 

 United States Information Agency, for exhibition of "American Primitive 



Paintings." 

 United States Information Agency, for exhibition of "American Indian 



Paintings." 

 United States Information Agency, for five exhibits to be circulated abroad. 

 Frank Wilbert Stokes fund, for acquisition of certain paintings, sketches, and 



other artistic compostions. 

 For support of the Bio-Sciences Information Exchange: 



Atomic Energy Commission 



Department of the Air Force 



Department of the Army 



Department of the Navy 



National Science Foundation 



Public Health Service 



Veterans Administration 



