28 ANNUAL EEPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1934 



55 to see the Washington Manuscripts, 13 to make tracings and 

 sketches from library books, 32 to get permission to make photo- 

 graphs and sketches, 342 to examine or purchase photographs, 115 

 to submit objects for examination, and 608 to see members of the 

 stafl. 



Sixty-eight groups, ranging from 1 to 98 persons (total, 565), were 

 given docent service upon request (of these, 2 groups of 3 persons 

 were given docent service on Monday), and 17 groups, ranging from 

 1 to 17 persons (total, 180) were given instruction in the study rooms. 



FIELD WORK 



Last autumn we began the disbanding of our field expedition in 

 China and recalled Mr. Bishop to this country, where he arrived in 

 April. 



It cannot be said that our attempt to prosecute scientific archeology 

 in China has been the sucess for which we hoped. On the other hand, 

 it has not been by any means a failure, as the results of our surveys 

 and excavations clearly show. We have to our credit a moderate 

 amount of positive scientific achievement, while on the negative side 

 we have demonstrated to my entire satisfaction that under the present 

 disturbed conditions it is not practicable to continue archeological 

 investigations in China. 



PERSONNEL 



Mrs. Myron W. Whitney worked at the Gallery between October 

 11, 1933, and June 25, 1934, on translations of Arabic and Persian 

 inscriptions. 



Y. Kinoshita, mounter, returned to the Gallery on October 31, 

 1933, after a 4 months' visit to Japan. 



Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bishop left China for this country on March 17, 

 1934. 



John Pinkney, laborer, retired on May 1, 1934, after nearly 14 

 years of continuous and faithful service. 



Respectfully submitted. 



J. E. Lodge, Curator, 



Dr. C. G. Abbot, 



Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 



